Okay, so now we’re headed into the murky world of retributions, conspiracy theories and wild distortions. Were there failings by Trump’s security team? Was the assassination attempt sanctioned by Joe Biden? (Hey, no-one likes to be told they’d be a loser on the golf course).
Thomas Matthew Crooks was a kid of twenty years. Presumably, he thought he’d go down in history as the hero who rid the world of Donald J Trump. He only managed to rid the planet of a tiny piece of Trump’s ear.
There followed the usual round of hypocritical outpourings. “My thoughts and prayers are with….” from virtually every politician on the planet. Perhaps a few unspoken cogitations of, “There but for the grace of God, go I.”
Aside from his brainwashed followers, to the world populace as a whole, Donald Trump is possibly one of the most hated people on the planet. He’s made no secret of the vile things he’ll do to the world if he regains the Presidency of the United States.
Taking a page from the rulebook of China’s Xi Jinping, Trump is hellbent on ensuring the 2024 election will be the last that Americans vote for a President. He intends to be a king for life. He is also one of Vladimir Putin’s greatest admirers. Escalation of the war in Europe will have his blessing, followed by the disbanding of NATO.
Quickly recovered from his ear piercing, Trump called out to Americans to, “Stand united!” It rang somewhat hollow given that the ex-president is responsible for a greater dis-uniting of the American people than any other US President since the Civil War of 1861.
The outpourings of disgust, dismay, alarm, and various other sanctimonious utterings from around the world this morning, lead one to consider just how many on this planet secretly harbour some regret that Thomas Matthew Crooks was not a better shot?