Besides the fact that killing people is wrong and we should peacefully eliminate politicians we don’t like by using elections, there is one big reason not to shoot at Donald Trump.
As we’ve witnessed since the very moment the bullets left the shooter’s rifle, shooting at Trump only makes him stronger.
If the assassination attempt succeeded in killing him as many people wish it had, Trump would be a genuine martyr and his hateful MAGA cause would only grow bigger.
With a bloody ear nick and a handful of dramatic photos, the Convicted-Felon-in-Chief has received a huge boost.
(And, yes, I don’t think Trump is above manufacturing a moment like this, but I refuse to believe any “false flag” conspiracies until they are actually proven.)
The reality is that Trump’s perpetual campaign of phony victimhood and grievance now has some very real victimhood to rally ‘round.
After accumulating such a following using phony victimhood, just think how much more support he’ll have now that he really is a victim.
When he said people (Democrats, the Department of Justice, Stormy Daniels, etc.) were out to get him, he just sounded like a paranoid liar.
Now that he narrowly missed getting killed by someone, anytime he plays the victim or says people are out to get him, there is an adjacent element of truth.
In other words, this dangerous new truth can help legitimize the other Trump lies.
Trump dodged a bullet, but our democracy may not be so lucky.
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