“Staged”
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What happened during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch offered a bit of a reality check about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The president, he said, was not really in danger. This man was a floor above the ballroom with hundreds of federal agents. between him and the president of the United States. The worst never came to pass. Law enforcement did not fail. They did exactly what they are trained to do. Solid attorney generaling.
How did law enforcement respond to the shooting incident?
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What conspiracy theories emerged after the shooting?
OK, so this weekend, White House Correspondents Dinner is underway. Shooter enters the Hilton, doesn't make it past security. No one is killed. Shooter's apprehended. The Internet reacts. And what's the reaction? It was instantaneously, I would say. skeptical in a way that was actually kind of remarkable. I mean, I know that I was fielding text messages from people asking me if it was staged within minutes of it happening. You know, if you look, it was happening on the parts of the Internet, the parts of social media that are dominated by liberal voices. A lot of people are not buying that this assassination attempt was legit. I mean, Trump is known to stage things for his benefit I don't believe in that whole White House correspondent shooting event going on.
Don't believe in it. I think it's all staged. They didn't even wait for evidence, really. It just was kind of an almost gut reaction that people had based on the idea that there was an attack. against the president and that there had been several of them before it's not entirely unexpected but it does make you wonder about the people who say it was staged okay gotcha why why do they think it was staged Well, there is what they'll tell you, which is that, you know, Trump's facial expression doesn't look like it reflects real fear. Trump clearly smirks when shots are fired. No panic, no fear. He knew it was coming. Or that there was something odd to how Caroline Leavitt was saying there were going to be shots fired tonight, which she meant in a purely rhetorical way.
There will be some shots fired tonight in the room. Then there were people who sort of couldn't believe that a gunman would be able to get into the hotel. All right, I'll be that guy. Where did the agents shoot him? What stopped him? Where's the blood? Why is his supratrochlear vein not indicating that he is in any pain or distress? Is this another staged event?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
0:01–0:28
2
How did law enforcement respond to the shooting incident?
0:28–2:20
3
What conspiracy theories emerged after the shooting?
2:20–12:21
4
Why do some people believe the shooting was staged?
12:21–15:38
5
What evidence do conspiracy theorists cite to support their claims?
15:38–21:14
6
How did Trump's previous actions influence perceptions of the shooting?
21:14–26:48
7
What role does social media play in spreading conspiracy theories?
26:48–29:34