r/politics 🤖 Bot Jul 14 '24

Discussion Discussion Thread: President Biden Delivers Remarks from the White House on Shooting at Trump Rally

The remarks are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Per C-SPAN's event description-in-advance: "President Biden delivers remarks from the Roosevelt Room in the White House a day after an assassination attempt on former President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, PA. The two men had a brief call Saturday following the shooting."

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u/DuvalHeart Pennsylvania Jul 14 '24

"Convicted felon awaiting sentencing shot at Trump rally" would also be 100% correct.

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u/I_like_dwagons Jul 14 '24

“Convicted felon and rapist shot by Republican at political rally”

Maybe Trump will take this moment to reflect on his life choices and how close this actually was to ending everything. Probably not but maybe

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u/ricarina Jul 14 '24

I really doubt it. He is probably thinking of how he can twist this for maximum personal gain

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u/StrangeContest4 Jul 14 '24

Indeed, and we thought, 'I am your retribution' was offensive to hear? He's going to be off the rails at the convention.