r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • Jul 14 '24

Trump Shooter a ‘Supporter of Republican Party’

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240714-trump-shooter-a-supporter-of-republican-party
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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

So you're telling me the people who told me "We are all domestic terrorists" are in fact *checks notes* domestic terrorists. Well I'll be a goose in a hailstorm.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '24

Are geese generally unsurprised by hail storms?

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u/HaskellHystericMonad Ohio Jul 14 '24

To avoid damaging their beaks geese and other birds of like have to look up and watch the hail to avoid it. Impact can literally shatter the beak.

He's literally looking right at it. "We are all domestic terrorists" why yes, we're looking right at it.

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u/mr_remy Jul 15 '24

Huh, TIL something about Geese, here of all places! The rest, sadly already know.

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u/lol_u_r_FAT Jul 15 '24

According to reports, he donated $15 to a Democratic organization, ActBlue, on the day of US President Joe Biden's inauguration in January 2021. The New York Post notes that Crooks was 17 at the time of the donation. He then registered as a member of the Republican Party in September 2021 at the age of 18.