Buchanan & Manning on: The Trump Assassination Attempt, Security, The Politics, What Happens Next

BySelwyn Manning

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The Trump Assassination Attempt, Security Failures, The Politics and What Happens Next? – Firstly, in this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, provides us a preliminary assessment of the assassination attempt on former United States president Donald Trump. And then Paul and Selwyn assess what impact this crime will have on the US Presidential election campaign.

At this juncture, it’s important to be clear, to achieve a robust analysis of the crime that occurred while Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will require a thorough assessment of eye witness accounts, details of the supposed gunman, his background, associations, potential motivations – and importantly a deep assessment of the role of the security agencies.

To determine a clear and probable account of what happened in Pennsylvania this weekend, we would need all of that information, and then to apply it against any variances and/or avoidances by those involved or associated with investigating the events. But clearly, much of that information is not yet available to us.

However, there is enough information for us to consider a preliminary assessment of how satisfactory, or otherwise, the security arrangements were for Trump at this rally.

So, with that said; today Paul and Selwyn examine:

  • How could an assassin get inside a security parameter, and in to a position with direct line of sight to his target Donald Trump?
  • And specifically, while the gunman was outside the immediate venue, it would appear the shooter’s location was within the security parameters, a position obvious to him as a prime area, with direct line of sight to his intended target.
  • So why wouldn’t that fact be obvious to the US security services who were responsible for ensuring the parameters were safe and clear?
  • And, importantly too, what are the political implications of this assassination attempt?
  • For example; does this assassination attempt accentuate Trump’s mythology as an invincible born to rule leader? And as such, draw contrast to the incumbent US President Joe Biden’s frailty?

In this regard, Paul and Selwyn assess what is likely to happen next?

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6 Comments

  1. Apparently the guy is a registered Republican – which is a small mercy, but obviously Trump’s minions are finding ways to blame the Democrats anyway. I was actually struck by the difference between Biden’s and Pelosi’s responses to the shooting and Trump’s response to the assault on Pelosi’s husband. I swear if this had been someone shooting at Biden, Fox news pundits would be joking about his free ear piercing.

  2. But Trump having God turn him around on his campaign is back to his ‘ norm’ already.

    “The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle,” Trump told the right-leaning news outlet.

    According to Trump the doctor told him they had never seen anyone survive being hit by an AR-15, the type of rifle recovered from the scene of the assassination .”

    Duh !

    Good luck USA. Good luck world.

  4. At least – another small mercy – the latest poll, which is the only one done so far post the shooting has shown that Trump has dropped back a bit. He is now leading by 1%, the margin of error of the pole is 2%. So essentially it’s a tie. Let’s hope that the trend continues.

    1. That’s the Fox polls and those put out by the various Republican PACs. All the others say Felon Daipher Don will lose, and lose hugely, along with a good number of Senate seats that are up for election.
      Long term demographics have settled the US political scene well before 2015. Trump’s election was an aberration, against the trend of the previous 20 years. As the Republican Party has retreated into populism and Christian Nationalism, they’ve cut themselves off from the half of Americans who bother to vote. As Felon Daipher Don’s lies and corruption and criminality have been exposed, his support, even among the MAGA zombies, has fallen – fallen hugely compared to what it was.
      After this election, the Republican Party will have to undergo a fairly violent purge to return to its conservative roots. That’ll be worth watching.

  5. Richard WHAT? Not any polling
    I have seen your comments make no sense the reason Bribem is quitting is because his party is saying he will lose to Trump

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