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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during a marathon testimony on Wednesday that investigators still do not know if former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel during his attempted assassination.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

There's no way a bullet "grazes" an ear and it's not obvious... He'd be legitimately missing cartilage, he was seen golfing days later without even a bandaid on it

I don't think at any point any source has said he was shot.

Just that he was shot at, and came up with a bleeding ear.

Not saying he cut it himself, just that it probably got scratched at some point.

Due to Trump's age and, well, just everything about him, he's most likely on blood thinners. Which would make even a tiny scratch bleed like a motherfucker. It makes you bleed fast and takes forever to clot. A normal nick that barely bleeds normally would look like a murder scene

Add in the adrenaline and it's really going to pump out.

The most logical explanation is (and always has been) a SS agent accidentally scratched his ear while he kept trying to stand up.

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The most logical explanation is (and always has been) a SS agent accidentally scratched his ear while he kept trying to stand up.

There’s blood on his hand right after he touches his ear, before he even ducks down

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1e2q931/the_photograph_sequence_of_the_bullet_that_hit/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/photo-path-trump-assassination.html

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