Trump rally shooting: Ex-president injured in assassination attempt at rally that leaves spectator and gunman dead
news.sky.com
The former president ducked to the floor as shots rang out and was mobbed by Secret Service agents, while the sniper, who was killed by security forces, has been named as Thomas Matthew Crooks.
  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zip
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    2 years ago

    This has immense rhetorical power in terms of amping up support. It makes it easier to recruit, justify, pursue goals, etc.

    Put in in Hoi4 terms. If ‘political capital’ can be reasonably simplified into a score, a currency, this is ‘bank error in your favor, have a buttload of free points.’

    …with which you can more easily pursue a wide variety of actions or policies.

    • SeattleRain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Nah, he’s still a fascist and when anyone reads up on Project 2025 is not going to change their mind about him over this.