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‘Lone gunman’ armed with shotgun rushed security before opening fire inside White House Correspondents Dinner (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] derAbsender@piefed.social 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A Fake assassination attempt to disteact from the other Fake assassination attempt?!

Holy distraction Batman! Where are the Epstein files?

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, he shot a SS officer and he didn’t get shot? Tell me this is a fake setup without telling me the is a fake setup.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

A SS officer got shot, we don't know if it was by another SS in the confusion or the suspect. If the former they naturally try to pin it on the suspect.