Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/mar-a-lago-armed-man-shot-killed

FYI Shooting Trump will solve nothing, and only just make things WAY worse.

Keep this fucker alive and make his life hell, why on earth would you shoot him and let him escape justice?

He treats his body like shit, don't give him the gift of being released from it too soon.

I agree. As much as I hate that fucker, the last thing we need is a martyr. Best option is he goes out Hitler-style, but I'll accept disgraced, imprisoned, and turned into a slur for pedophiles.

Hitler style or perishes in a very embarrassing public way that is difficult to conspiracy bake. If he stumbles on his own and falls off the stairs to air force one and dies that might be enough for the country to not immediately erupt into further violence

I would 100% watch a parody video made using that footage with AFV-style setup and commentary. I might very well laugh so hard it would kill me. Would still be worth it.

Why was he shot dead if trump wasn't on site? How could they have posed a threat?

I mean if you walk onto private property with a gun in the US, errr well that is kind of diving hard into the Find Out part of the FAFO Loop right?

You aren't wrong though, the Trump administration hates taking prisoners as the prisoners keep turning up innocent upon closer inspection, it is much better for their PR narrative to kill outright. Then they can portray the culprit any way they want and they can scream RADICAL LEFT over and over again without the thorny details that it was in all likelihood another MAGA piece of shit who tried to shoot Trump.

I'm thinking that it may have been because he started moving the muzzle of the shotgun in the direction of the officers (per the New York Times).

Well yeah, when the 'victor' gets to write the story, of course they'll say anything to justify their actions. (If ZERO evidence to say otherwise, just pointing out that we will never know)

Only if there's a laugh track.

Yeah, it's dumb to test systems that are currently on a high arc of the shoot first ask questions later narrative. Guess we will never know either way now.

Here to hoping that this event, and the increasing prospect that some hero will breach his safe space, causes trump and his family and colleagues ever more stress, discomfort and pain. Anything that makes life worse for all of them is a good thing.

Falls off the stairs to air force one and shit himself in the process*

FTFY

FYI Shooting Trump will solve nothing, and only just make things WAY worse.

That's speculation.

Is it?

Of course. It's very likely that things would be way worse, but it is not a certainty. The quoted statement is speculation.

Pedantic, I like it.

Which is why offing the cheeto would bring such narrative relief here, he could become the gas station junkfood matyr of 'murica nice and cleanly.

Slowing this down and letting Trump shit his pants for everyone to see as he sundowns into denial makes hero worship and passing the throne far less effective storytelling wise.

This is how the truth wins, by refusing to follow the easy story.

He will still be a martyr if he dies from the cheeseburgers to is followers.

He's faked an assassination before. Wouldn't put it past him.

I'd be happier for one. Chances of him seeing actual justice is slim unfortunately.