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> The sound was just not sharp enough,

Couldn't that just be some kind of distortion due to the way the microphones are set up, and whatever audio post-processing they may have doing?

> and the way he touches his head after being shot was just weird, if it was a gun/bullet, it definitely was not a direct impact

It looks to me like Trump got extremely lucky – an attempted headshot missed and the bullet grazed his ear.

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The way he touches his ear actually looks perfectly normal for getting shot in the ear. He looks like he has no idea WTF just happened, which is more normal for getting shot IRL than what happens in the movies. It takes a while for the mind to catch up to reality and to process that the noise was gunshots and the pain is due to getting hit.

>Couldn't that just be some kind of distortion due to the way the microphones are set up, and whatever audio post-processing they may have doing?

Probably. If that's the case, the dramatic fistbump pose with the American flag while yelling "fight" was pretty incredible.

Trump immediately knew how good this was going to be for him in the upcoming election, His arm-pumping gesture is perfectly in line with his well known and highly egoic personality.

He was already reportedly telling friends that he has been receiving "gifts from the political gods". [0] If that's what he was thinking before this, what is he thinking now?

[0] https://www.axios.com/2024/07/10/trump-undecided-voters-plan...

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