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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Breakdown of the latest security footage. There is absolutely 0% chance this was legit and there was ever a threat.

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The K-9 officer watches Cole walk into the room and they speak for about 3 seconds, after which the officer turns and walks away. Within a second Cole is out the door holding a shotgun and having multiple knives on his person. He's through the metal detector within 2 seconds.

It is impossible that that officer did not see Cole holding a long gun. It is not possible that officer didn't notice the multiple knives on Cole's person.

After Cole made it past the security, he was apprehended without a single injury/gun shot wound. You're telling me a man running towards a room containing the majority of the Presidential line of succession with a long gun somehow wasn't dropped on the spot? People have been shot on the WH grounds for far less than that.

Throw in Trump's complete indifference to the sound of the shooting, the slow response to remove Trump and others from the room and the jovial, all smiles demeanor of folks at the press conference after the "assassination attempt" and there's no way one could believe it was a legitimate threat to anyone's life.

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-06 12:13 PM | Reply

We need to get that gunman over to the Strait of Hormuz, stat.
No doubt, with his unique abilities to avoid detection he will be able to overwhelm the IRGC with both speed and stealth, run the Hormuz gauntlet, break the deadlock and get those boats through!

#2 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-05-06 12:28 PM | Reply

No ----.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-06 12:29 PM | Reply

It is impossible that that officer did not see Cole holding a long gun.

Posted by jpw

Noticed that, did you?

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 07:38 AM | Reply

the slow response to remove Trump and others from the room

4 | Posted by Zed

Which mirrored Butler, except that Trump didn't get to make a grand gesture.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 07:39 AM | Reply

"It is impossible that that officer did not see Cole holding a long gun. It is not possible that officer didn't notice the multiple knives on Cole's person"

Cole charged immediately after the cop and dog were gone, fully armed, as if he knew that the coast was clear to make a successful charge, which he did.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 07:42 AM | Reply

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."

-FDR

#7 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-05-07 08:37 AM | Reply

Noticed that, did you?

#4 | Posted by Zed

Something less obvious but is a damning issue is he's not carrying the gun when he walks into the room. I didn't see a bag, so was the gun already in the room?

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-07 11:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Something less obvious but is a damning issue is he's not carrying the gun when he walks into the room. I didn't see a bag, so was the gun already in the room?

#8 | Posted by jpw

A couple of news reports I read stated he was wearing a long coat to hide the long gun and shed the coat when he started running.

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-07 12:19 PM | Reply

It's was all a staged performance. A charade for the morons like Turds and SHRIMPedo to get worked up over.

The footage was so absurdly comical, only the stupidest idiots believed it.

I never really understood the story about people listening to War of the Worlds panicking and running into the streets until MAGA showed how gullible and stupid people can be.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-07 12:23 PM | Reply

A couple of news reports I read stated he was wearing a long coat to hide the long gun and shed the coat when he started running.

There's security footage showing him colluding with the secret service.

They lead him into a room and he comes running out with the gun.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-07 12:25 PM | Reply

Just more denial from the politically violent Lumpers.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-07 12:28 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

violent Lumpers.
#12 | POSTED BY ONETRUMPER

Violent Femmes is a better band.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-07 12:31 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Just more denial

#12 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

It's a terrible thing when a president is so contemptuously distrusted that no one accepts his preferred narrative of events.

All I can say is that Trump worked hard to get to this place.

And I'll point out that within one-half hour the man was using this "assassination attempt" to get his stupid ballroom.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 12:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

That comment will go down on your permanent record, Clownshack.

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-07 12:52 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

Gone daddy, gone!

The love is gone!

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-07 01:01 PM | Reply

Just more denial from the politically violent Lumpers.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut

Duhhhh LuMpErZ!!!

STFU idiot. That you're stupid enough to fall for it is your problem, not ours.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-07 01:18 PM | Reply

Chumper be chumping!

#18 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-07 07:32 PM | Reply

So, this guy threw his life away to participate in a hoax?

#19 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-07 08:38 PM | Reply

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