Some MAGA Voters say Trump Assassination Attempt was Staged

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Alternet writes about the growing sentiment in the MAGA movement that the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump was staged.

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NEW: Much of MAGA is now convinced that the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA was staged www.wired.com/story/maga-i ...

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-- David Gilbert (@davidgilbert.bsky.social) Apr 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM

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It's been a minute since the loathsome orange chomo cracked a joke about the dead firefighter.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-17 03:01 PM | Reply

The television-quality drama of the "assassination attempt" is enough to cause suspicion that the entire thing was faked.

Shortly, Trump will have to start killing off witnesses to the conspiracy.

Maybe he already is? Anyone know?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-18 09:16 AM | Reply

I agree with analysis that states MAGA worrying about the authenticity of what happened in Butler is a big sign that the man is going down.

His reaction to this will not be smooth.

We Americans individually, and as a group, get our best protection against Trump with a massive turnout to vote in November.

We need to intimidate the man enough so that Trump the Coward shows up during the election, so that all we have to fear is more of the man's endless moaning about rigged elections.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-18 09:21 AM | Reply

I remember how "wrestlers" on television in the old days would hide something sharp in their tape wrist wrappings and cut themselves to heighten the drama for the rubes at home that truly believed pro wrestling was real. It's the same today with those that believe MAGA is real. My tinfoil hat theory is that his ear was nicked by a piece of the prompter when it was hit. That, and the sketchy, rather miraculous way his ear shows no scaring now puts it in the realm of possibilities that this was indeed staged, but the shooter evidently changed the script.

#4 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-04-18 10:24 AM | Reply