Summary
Donald Trump, speaking at the Justice Department, called for jailing officials behind the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and defended allies while attacking critics.
He praised Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed his classified documents case, and condemned those who criticized her.
Trump called former special counsel Jack Smith “deranged” and referred to Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.”
His remarks, delivered before Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, underscore his escalated rhetoric on retribution now that he holds presidential power again.
Assuming it wasn’t staged.
Very little in life is staged. I’ve worked in a theatre, with professional actors, and it still takes weeks of work to pull off a play.
This also includes some improv work.
So the very first thing you have to acknowledge is that Trump would never do the work needed to pull off anything staged. He can read (sort of) a speech written by someone else, but the smarmy bastard cannot act to save his life.
The next thing here, Crooks was using live rounds. And killed a guy behind Trump. Trump would never allow his own life to be put at risk.
And third, Crooks was a notoriously bad shot. He was kicked out of his highschool gun club over it and some safety violations.
The kid was a mass shooter in waiting who just so happened to come across an opportunity to shoot a former president. And he blew it, just one more failure to add to the pile that was his life.
I have my doubts as well. I had the displeasure of being near him, in person, shortly after it happened and his ear looked fucking fine.