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During a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump criticized the bulletproof glass surrounding him, joking that an assassin would need to “shoot through the fake news” to reach him, a remark aimed at the press positioned behind the glass.

He called the media “bloodsuckers” and mocked the glass’s size, referencing prior assassination attempts, including a July incident in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a bullet grazed him and an audience member was killed.

Trump added that his supporters serve as his “glass” for protection: "Glass here. There's nothing over there. They're my glass. See? Those people are my glass," Trump said, pointing to the crowd.

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[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 54 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I wish we lived in a world where his words mattered to more than ~51% of the population.

Although, it does give us a more clear picture of where the values of nearly half of Americans lie – those who call themselves Patriots aren't dissimilar to those who called themselves Confederates.

Also... there's a very compelling video suggesting that it wasn't the bullet that caused his ear to bleed but a collision with the gun holster of a secret service agent when he crouched down for cover.

Edit: Found the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TOtnYboqxQ

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

I wish we lived in a world where his words mattered to more than ~51% of the population.

Most of the people who will vote for Donald Trump don’t know the things he says. They don’t attend his rallies, they don’t watch or read news that will report on what he says. They read the Wall Street Journal opinion pages that talk about how terrible and stupid Kamala Harris is, rather than how stupid and terrible Donald Trump is.

When I talk to my family about things he has said they are shocked, and don’t really believe me. Or they shrug and say things like, “He’s just speaking tongue-in-cheek” or something like that. They don’t have any sense of the candidate because they don’t listen to him. They don’t like him, but they don’t fear him. They think he’s a bullshitter who will enable their side to do what they think is good, not realizing all the horrible racist and xenophobic baggage that comes along.

My mom said yesterday, “Vance will keep him in line.” I laughed and said the only reason Vance—a man who once called Trump “America’s Hitler”—has the job is that he (and the other finalists for the VP pick) agreed they would have done what Pence did not, and prevented the vote from being certified in 2020. She’s a smart (if uninformed) woman, and was very thoughtful after I said that. Seemed to agree.

They just don’t know. Our bubbles are constructed to make us never have to hear what we don’t want to hear. And that goes for all of us, we all need to be careful about avoiding confirmation bias.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

he "jokes all the time" is how my sister puts it.

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