The fake news media was up to its usual dirty tricks on Saturday evening following the failed assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
After witnessing what was blatantly an attempt on the former president’s life with the sound of gunshots, many media outlets began by framing the attack as a mere “incident” in which even the most basic details were unclear.
USA Today claimed that Trump had been “startled” by “loud noises”:
Enemy. Of. The. People. pic.twitter.com/4HZwqm5sWI
— Ben Kew (@ben_kew) July 13, 2024
CNN went with a similar line, suggesting that Trump had merely fallen over.
Even in a horrifying moment such as this they just can’t help themselves. pic.twitter.com/REDIQvWaX8
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 13, 2024
The New York Times went as far as saying that the spraying of bullets “sounded” like gunfire.
“What sounded like gunshots”
Really? I thought they sounded like paper airplanes pic.twitter.com/GkOrd5MJSn
— Ben Kew (@ben_kew) July 13, 2024
The Washington Post also used the “loud noises” line:
If you are on , you witnessed an assassination attempt on President Trump in real time
If you are reading regime Media like CNN + Washington Post, you believe Trump fell on stage because of loud noises
And you wonder why they hate Elon… pic.twitter.com/aflKqyavHR
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) July 13, 2024
Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke claimed a “source” told her that Trump was actually hit by glass fragments rather than bullets.
“Glass fragments not a bullet hit Trump,” a source familiar tells me.
— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) July 13, 2024
One of the Post‘s reporters said that Trump was merely “grazed” by gunfire.
Butler county district attorney Richard Goldinger tells me Trump was grazed by gunfire but is safe. An audience member was killed and the shooter is dead. Another person is in serious condition, the prosecutor said.
— Meryl Kornfield (@MerylKornfield) July 13, 2024
Full details of the incident have yet to be released, although one person is said to have died while at least one more is in critical condition.
Trump, meanwhile, posted a statement on Truth Social in which he described the shocking incident that took place.
“I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,” he wrote. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.”
