On July 17, 2024 at 2:56 pm, J Maxine Fullbright wrote:
Official excuse for no one on the roof: Not safe for officers.
Fact: There are 9 options for rough terrain scissor lifts in Butler, Pa. The height option is from 26 ft to 50 ft. Platform capacity is 4 men or more. Weight capacity is from 700 pounds to 2000 pounds depending on height and model. Cost for rental $240 per day to $675 per week.
This search took me 5 minutes. Who is in charge of this fiasco? The village idiot?
On July 17, 2024 at 2:57 pm, Sam Williamson wrote:
I've attended PGA events with stricter security. You can bring in binoculars to watch the golfers from afar, but you cannot bring in the protective case.
On July 17, 2024 at 2:58 pm, Jeff Estes wrote:
Hi Mark,
I'd like to dispel the conspiracy rumors regarding the US Secret Service. I spent 16 years in the agency (departing in 2002) and can affirm that, at least during my tenure, the level of pride and professionalism was the highest, bar none.
If I were to guess what has become of the agency, I'd suggest the move from Under Secretary of Treasury into the DHS behemoth plays a large part, whereas all large organizations tend to be inefficient and poorly managed. The agency requires stacks of young men willing to devote their lives to the mission, family de damned. There was an old saying that the USSS suffered from the Apache syndrome; they rode their horses until they died, then ate them. It's a job, unburdened by birthdays or Disney on Ice tickets.
Glad to see your vim and vigor has returned. Thanks, Jeff
On July 17, 2024 at 2:59 pm, Jamie Marsh wrote:
Mark,
With a major overhaul, I think maybe the Secret Service could be salvaged. But I don't think that's the case with the FBI and CIA. They need to be completely dismantled. Vivek Ramaswamy said recently he'd like 75% of the federal administrative state to be removed as part of a Trump presidency. While that sounds about right, I'd settle for 50%.
My question for you is, assuming we could get rid of the FBI, CIA, and the dozens of other alphabet soup American law enforcement agencies, what would we replace them with? Would one umbrella federal law enforcement agency make sense? Or would that just ultimately make matters worse?
Thanks and God bless you for all of your work.
On July 17, 2024 at 2:59 pm, Eric Dale wrote:
Mark and fellow Club members, am I the only one who thinks it's a little suspect that this "Iranian assassination plot" is only now coming to light after the failed shot on Trump?
Why would Iran risk a hot war with the United States over the one Republican least likely to order a direct attack on them, especially since Lindsay Graham is presumably much more hostile and lightly guarded?
It seems to me to be at once an obvious attempt at distraction while actually quite effective to those who are inclined to think an open war with Iran is just the bee's knees.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm, Tom in Guernsey wrote:
Very interesting.
Another question - why is Trump not shouting about it?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:01 pm, Elisa Angel wrote:
Do you suppose the same people who blew up the Nordstream 2 pipeline also shot Donald Trump? Er, I mean, had their agents do both.
How connected, global, and deep might these operations run, if they are at all connected and/or global?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:01 pm, Patrick Geagan wrote:
Hello Mark, is John Durham coming out of retirement to investigate this shooting?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:07 pm, Denyse O\'Leary wrote:
My own view: Why the debate about whether it was a lone shooter vs. a secret service plot?: Why choose?
If the Secret Service despised Trump, as so many who have iron rice bowls in the government do, security might be disastrously deficient, as it was.
Sooner or later some lone rando strikes. There must be thousands of friendless guys in the US who are computer nerds with a passion for shooting games. Secret Service would not need to bother selecting or grooming one. They will, of course, just kill the self-chosen one later in any event.
So much went wrong and yet no heads roll so far? THAT'S a tell. Steyn is right: The US is on the brink.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:09 pm, Greg Warren wrote:
So we are now in the situation where it appears that officials in the US government, aided by its appointed officials, have set out to murder the opposition leader.
I have heard the term "stochastic terrorism" bandied about where the public atmospbere has been so contrived by the government and the media as to make the murder of Donald Trump more or less inevitable. And still they failed.
Can it be that the reason that the Democrats so villify Vladimir Putin is nothing more than professional jealousy? Say what you like about Vlad, but if he wants you gone, you're gone.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:13 pm, Idaho Bob wrote:
Hi Mark,
During last week's Q&A you alluded to a single prediction you missed from your demographic best sellers. Are you willing to tell us what that prediction was?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:16 pm, Benjamin Bumgardner wrote:
Hi Mark. Hope you are well and getting stronger. Sometimes being complicit in an event is no more than ignoring it while it takes place. More than a few club members think there will be another attempt on Trump.
Do you think there will be another assassination event involving Trump? And even if, a bigly if, he does get elected what is to keep dementia joe from declaring martial law and suspending the election results once the riots start?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:17 pm, Peter Marsh wrote:
Hi Mark,
I'm half joking, but do you still think that Oswald shot JFK? If it happened today, I'd be open to some conspiracy theories. What a mess. How could it have gotten this far? Could we have stopped it? How? Any ideas?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:18 pm, David & Jane van Gend wrote:
Hi Mark.
We have been club members for ever but limited by the unconvivial Australian time zone. Tonight we are able to listen live from residually-AngloSaxon London and register our thanks for your being one of the last great prophets of the West.
A non-assassination question: Do you think the overtly sectarian branding of "The Muslim Vote" here in the UK, and the same more recently in Australia, will have any cultural-identity-rousing effect for residual Christian nations, or is that residue past rousing?
Regards,
David & Jane van Gend
Toowoomba, Australia
On July 17, 2024 at 3:20 pm, Wanda Sherratt wrote:
Head of the Secret Service Kimberley Cheatle says the buck stops with her. Hillary Clinton declared that she "took responsibility" for the Benghazi debacle.
Then they sit back and think that this discharges their obligation and why can't we just leave them alone?
Does anyone in the West have any concept of "responsibility" that goes any further than reciting a ritual incantation?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:20 pm, Alison Castellina wrote:
Two questions:
a) Biden has authorised security protecton for RFKJr. Does he really, really want it?
b) Is Trump a little bit naive e.g. speaking in public without bullet proof screens knowing that the SS is tight on numbers and the local guys are not really trained/have probably never done anything like this before?
One thing that really surprises me (positively, actually) is that billionaire former President Trump is willing to spend his weekends in a retail park outside a small rural town with a relatively small crowd, in his seventies, risking his life in the open air, with mentally ill people all around in a country awash with powerful guns with telescopic sights, even if his election rally is (finally) on live TV.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:23 pm, Amy\'s boney carrot wrote:
I agree with your premise that the nefarious improprieties of 2020 election were not wide-spread and they did not need to be. This assassination attempt on the Donald did not require a multitude of nefarious individuals to run this operation.
One only needs a small cadre of "SS agents" (ie deeply corrupt CIA agents with a secret service jacket on) in the right places. Notwithstanding, you swap out his regular A-team SS agents with the summer-vacation relief C-team. It is as simple as the cadre of faux "supervisors" directing the local bobby's with erroneous and ineffective instructions "you stay here in the building, don't go on that roof, who would possibly think of bringing a backpack, rangefinder and trusty collapsible ladder to a Trump rally". It's utterly remarkable of the competency of the incompetent.
What can President Trump do to shore up his personal defenses? The deep-state is very conniving - Nixon would attest to that.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:24 pm, John Flamini wrote:
Hi Mark,
First, best wishes for your health and eventual recovery as well as your exoneration on all counts! I know, you should live so long. In fact, I hope you do as we need all the strong voices we can get out there.
I am going to ask a question about your music, which I have enjoyed thoroughly. I hope your music makes a reappearance here but I would love to get some of the great cuts you have played. I was particularly taken by Steve Lawrence's performances, I believe with Nelson Riddle. They seem to be no longer available. Much of his "rock" performances are available, which I do not find compelling. Are these old dusty LP's, or tapes, or what? Where can I find the "good stuff" outside of a second-hand store? I have a fine turntable, but also play music for our local Ballroom dance scene, and would love to incorporate this great music.
P.S. Don't let the bastards grind you down!!
On July 17, 2024 at 3:25 pm, Bideford Jake wrote:
Dear Mark,
Bideford College held their annual Sports Day yesterday and thanks to a PA sound system which quite possibly could have been heard in New Hampshire, we all got to enjoy the likes of Mr Fanshawe winning the teachers' race for the second year running.
It occurred to me later that I've rarely heard you make a sporting reference. I imagine many people assume someone of your height and heft must have albums full of family snapshots featuring you in crash helmet and shoulder pads. Were you ever a jock?
Knowing how time consuming an interest in sports can be, I'd say it might well affect your output if you were a sports nut.
I know nothing about ice-hockey but I believe a Canadian player once talked about the pressure the national team felt under to win at the Olympics and beat the US: "It's like walking around with a piano on your back," he said. That image has always stayed with me. You must have felt like that this past year, too.
Thank you so much for keeping on keeping on,
On July 17, 2024 at 3:26 pm, Queen of the Jungle wrote:
Mark- nobody has done a better job writing and analyzing the amazing events that have transpired since last our club met just seven days ago..
To quote Lenin: "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen."
This was certainly one of them, so to cut to the chase: where, in your estimation, do we go from here?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:26 pm, Amr Marzouk wrote:
Dear Mark,
When these people speak to media and explain away this event who is their target audience that they think believe this nonsense that they say shamelessly?
Regards, and stay well.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:27 pm, Johnny B wrote:
Hi Mark, I see that Biden has eventually offered Secret Service protection to Robert F Kennedy. Up until now Mr Kennedy has used Gavin de Becker to provide his security. Don't you think he might be better to stay with de Becker just in case the failed Trump assassination inspires someone to have another go? For that matter, wouldn't Mr Trump possibly be well advised to hire de Becker. The security would undoubtedly be better and he could send a not so subtle message to the deep state as to their possible eventual redundancy. From de Becker's website they seem to be a serious firm. Albeit without any sign of diversity.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:29 pm, Matthew McWilliams wrote:
There is the old adage that says one shouldn't assign to malice that which can be explained by stupidity, or in this case, incompetence. We inhabit an age of incompetence, which is largely the result of following the dictates of leftist mythologies. That impacts competence in two ways. The first is that you get the five foot, two inch cheerleader vainly trying to force the six foot, three inch 200 odd pound man to the ground for his protection. There are many people out there who hold a sincere belief that that is a good model for security.
The second is that people learn what does and does not get them pushed up the promotion ladder in their organization. Competence and initiative are not among them. Following the latest DEI pieties is. Gone are the days when a single Border Agent can take it upon himself to deny boarding to an airplane passenger because "he didn't look right." I'm sure that all of these secret service types are doing exactly what they think they need to do to get ahead. I'd like to believe that 20 years ago, an agent or police officer would have looked at that empty roof and said to himself, "you know, nobody told me to be on that roof, but I think I ought to get up there," then done it.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm, AJ from Surrey, BC wrote:
Dear Mark,
For all of my life, I had never been a particularly spiritual person, nevermind a religious person, but have felt this growing in me over the past year or so. I believe that this has been triggered by the obvious presence of evil in the world right now and how brazen evil's disciples have been in carrying out their deeds.
Since Saturday, I have been completely absorbed in following the fallout from Trump's assassination attempt and, in particular, all of the positives that are coming out of it - i.e. people waking up to the real battle we are facing and what the MAGA movement and other populist movements are really fighting for. I honestly haven't felt this hopeful in years!
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I truly believe that good, represented by the hand of God in this case, is what saved Donald Trump on Saturday, prompting that slight head movement and, in so doing, creating this hope that so many of us are now feeling.
Are you also finding some hope and positivity in where we are at post-July 13?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm, Robert Bridges wrote:
Mark.... would it surprise you if Lady MacBeth,,,, er...Edith Wilson.... I mean Dr. Jill Biden ordered the stand down in Butler? Why was Trump's team reduced to just one of his regulars with the others pulled to cover the "acting" President of the United States... Dr. Jill?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm, Robert Scott wrote:
What intrigues me is that the Director of the Secret Service, who is supposedly sufficiently intelligent and knowledgeable to be appointed to a rather important role could be so clueless about offering the excuse that "That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point". When her own agents are expected to (and did) offer themselves as human shields for their principal at a time of crisis, why could her other agents not manage the "elf & safety" aspects in advance of their duties of the day? That stupid offering alone should ensure her immediate removal from her post. Let's see.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:31 pm, Scot A wrote:
Mark,
Once again thank you for doing another Q&A.
What do you think of the RNC's first night at the convention? I was reading a lot of religious conservatives not happy with the changes to the Republican platform in regard to gay marriage, Amber Rose speaking, and ending the night with a Hindu prayer.
I do not look for my politicians to be my moral leader. I just hope they can be leaders with some type of morals but more and more they fail at that like everything else these politicians do. I do not believe the evangelical spirit of G.W. Bush benefited this country and Romney being a conservative Mormon did not win him the election.
I believe we need to save America and restore sanity to this country.
I do believe there is spiritual warfare going on in this world but I do not look to some politician to save us.
Once again the best to you and your family and thank you for being a voice of sanity as the world slides into chaos.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:33 pm, Pat Smith wrote:
Hi Mark,
Since it's clear that our government (just kidding, it's their government, they just let us play with it from time to time) failed to assassinate the leading presidential candidate what is their next step? Do they trot out another 20 year old sacrificial lamb, or do they run up and whack him Jack Ruby style with a slug in the stomach? Either way, he doesn't make it to November. The question is, what happens after that? Do they reinstall the sock puppet or bring in someone new? Kim Cheatle would be a good choice. She can follow orders as well as anyone.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:33 pm, Mrs S E Priest wrote:
Dear Mark, You are right to point these failings out. It does look like the whole episode was planned from start to finish, but with a different ending. Do you believe, as many do, that God was watching over Mr Trump? There does not seem to be anyone else he can really trust.
It is very worrying that the same thing could easily happen to our new Party MPs in the UK. People who supported the new party by standing as candidates have been mocked and called names and some have even had the sack from their jobs, so it seems. It would be easy to just get on with life and try to ignore what is going on, especially in the light of all this hatred and possible danger.
My husband and I pray for all those standing up for the truth and hope we too will be brave enough to join in a certain large event coming up soon in the UK. Thank you for your bravery and determination.
Sylvia and Stephen
On July 17, 2024 at 3:35 pm, Hart wrote:
Saturday was the second time that the Hand of God recently intervened to save Trump. A few weeks ago the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity forced Merchan to "postpone" Trump's sentencing hearing. (Note, though, that the hearing, scheduled for 18 Sept., has not yet been vacated.)
Surely, if Trump had been sentenced by now and had decided to naively display manly bravado in allowing himself to be incarcerated, he would not have survived. Are these two situations related?
(Trump should, this week in his convention speech, tell Merchan and the state of NY before the entire world that he will, in no way, submit to their tyranny.)
Obviously, federal "protection" can not be trusted....should any of these Republican governors step up and provide security details and also places of sanctuary for Trump? Trump, and now maybe Vance, will remain in danger from the Deep State for the foreseeable future. If he does become president, Trump may indeed need a personally-selected Praetorian Guard.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:36 pm, Bill Dekker wrote:
Dear Mark,
A second Joe Biden (or fourth Barack Obama) presidential term would make altering America's course impossible. A second Donald Trump term would likely upgrade the situation to virtually impossible.
In face of the enormous unelected bureaucracy which will remain in place regardless of federal and state election results, what should the next President do first?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:36 pm, Keith Farrell wrote:
Was the assassination attempt the Democrats final shot at getting rid of Donald Trump? Are they now resigned to leaving the hollowed out husk to continue the puppet show until November then produce a new candidate for 2028, or have they something else up their sleeve? I remember Biden saying 'we have the best voter fraud system'.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:37 pm, Erick Redmon wrote:
Could someone inform me regarding the performing aggregation, and the title, of your closing musical theme?
It harkens back to the style practiced by the Count Basie Band (to date myself).
On July 17, 2024 at 3:38 pm, Jonny Woodrow wrote:
Dear Mark,
Now that the US secret service is run by the Women's Institute should there be changes to the building regulations for roofing to accommodate diversity hires who might need to pop up there once in a while? Corrugated sloped roofs are devilishly tricky for heels and Kimberly Cheatle is so safety conscious that she said she didn't want to put anyone on the would-be assassin's roof. Presumably she had risk assessed the roof and determined it was so sloped that it posed more of a threat to the gunman than say, another sniper pulling a trigger on time. Perhaps the hesitation from the sniper that eventually shot Crooks was because they were looking to see if gravity would have a go first. They had to shoot when they realised the risk assessment hadn't foreseen a bloke laying down rather than tottering on heels.
Your thoughts?
Jonny
On July 17, 2024 at 3:38 pm, Chris Davies wrote:
Mark,
The Democrats have now tried everything they can to unseat Trump but still the immovable object remains.
Surely even this venal and criminal organisation would not make another attempt on the life of the Leader of the Opposition would they?
Keep well Mark.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:39 pm, John Marovich wrote:
I don't think Cheatle keeps her job after the upcoming House hearings. The lamest of excuses was the slope of the roof. Agents are al over the more highly-sloped White House roof. As a ten-year-old, I climbed steeper roofs in gym shoes.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:40 pm, Michael J. from Colorado wrote:
Hello Again, Mark! Founding Member here. Been quite some time since I last wrote to you. So glad that you "keep on ticking!"
My comment - We simply CANNOT lose this next election! There will be no turning back after a 4th Obama term. Already, I believe, it feels like we are now a Center-Left country, not a Center-Right country. Independents will determine the winner in November. May already be the largest of the 3 major voting groups.
There's much to like about J.D. Vance, but when I heard that Trump had named him as his VP running mate, I was sick to my stomach! Convinced that the election is lost! Vance does absolutely nothing to bring the Independents into the Trump camp. Strictly as a political move, I'm afraid it will be a colossal mistake and just when victory was practically handed to us on a silver platter. Your thoughts, kind sir?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:40 pm, George Pereira wrote:
Mark,
What surprises me very much is that Donald J Trump! did not succumb to his injuries in the ride to the hospital.
What surprise me is that with a tin roof and people inside the building nobody heard the shooter walking around, on the roof and then the walking stopped.
It's been five days, and nobody has been disciplined for the multiple failures. Anybody surprised?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:40 pm, Mark Jensen wrote:
Thank you, sir. Your insights are invaluable. As are you. I'm continuing to pray for your complete restoration.
It's looking increasingly like they didn't botch security... more like they botched the assassination. They can't even do that right.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:43 pm, Mark Shere wrote:
Mark, I think you go right to the heart of it when you ask, "Who gave the order to do nothing until after the assassin shot Trump, killed an innocent man on that stage, and fired round after round after round after round?"
May I try to flesh this out? I still can't quite bring myself to think there is a big conspiracy, but it's disturbingly easy to picture a single rogue secret service supervisor in the "command center." This supervisor sees an opportunity and takes it. She instructs the secret service agents in the field to stand down — don't engage the suspect and don't notify the agents on stage to cover Trump and get him away. She very much hopes to give the shooter a couple of minutes to get his shot off. She thinks a minute or two delay can always be justified later. The minutes drag on, she's gnashing her teeth, but she's not seeing a good moment where she can reverse course. This isn't just speculation.
As you say, it appears almost certain that some supervisor gave such a stand-down order. It's likewise much more likely than not that the supervisor was a DEI appointment — not merely someone unqualified but someone ideologically committed to DEI and the whole baggage of the hard Left that goes with it. This isn't exactly a "conspiracy." It's one wicked supervisor in the shadows of the command center seizing her unexpected moment.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:45 pm, Kelly Harbeson wrote:
So apparently the rules of engagement require a would-be assassin to start shooting before the alphabet agencies took him out. I'm surprised that they weren't required to determine "their" pronouns first.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:45 pm, Nick Russell wrote:
Has Trump been captured? Did the globalists pay his appeal bail? Is that why he's talking to Boris about war funding?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:45 pm, Leonid wrote:
It certainly looks like malign intent on behalf of the SS, and the more facts come out, the more it looks that way. A couple of questions, in addition to in Sean Davis' excellent article: are the protocols identical for all protected persons, how have they changed over time (in particular, did anything change soon after Trump announced his re-election bid), and who made the changes?
Also, thinking about the assassin: seems that he has been walking around with rifle and range finder, in full view of anyone who cared to look. Moreover, if the snipers could see the shooter on the roof, then he could see them, too. Why was he so unfazed throughout? Did he know something? (although perhaps not the fact that assassins are usually taken out right after they do their bit)
Also the timing is interesting: a few days before the Republican convention, and before the VP was named. (Vance complicates things for them, as he is a more capable and younger version of Trump.) I would make sure he campaigns at different locations from DJT.
Most important of all: so they tried to assassinate Trump so brazenly that anyone with half a brain will understand this is not just a screw-up. Presumably, when Trump wins the election, this will be investigated and some smoking guns will be found. Can they possibly let that happen? I assume the next attempt will not take long, and this time they won't even be concerned with misdirection via 20-year olds, which leaves so much to chance. I assume they will also activate their rioters, to make the streets, and the country, inhospitable to anyone who asks questions. This might get very ugly very quickly. Perhaps there is a lot everyone (and certainly DJT) need to be ready for.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:45 pm, Gareth Roberts wrote:
The US government is corrupt. Some people see this, others don't. After what happened to Trump, a lot more people see it.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:48 pm, Nicola Timmerman wrote:
Reminds me of the Uvalde Texas elementary school shooting where police tried to keep parents from rescuing their kids while the police did nothing for ages until finally a Border Patrol agent went in. 19 children killed and some adults. Can't remember if anyone was fired after an investigation.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:48 pm, Alysia L wrote:
Regarding Biden, I too was astonished by the lucidity of his brief remarks on Saturday night. Why was he "TV ready" at 8 pm on a random Saturday night at the beach? I assume it takes some time and skill to balance his meds.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:49 pm, eaglepatriotminuteman1776 wrote:
Dear Mark,
We are all responsible for our actions but personal responsibility only goes so far. The shooter has heard nothing "Trump is Hitler" since he was 12. If you had the chance to kill Hitler, wouldn't you? The media and DNC killed this young man just as much as if they pulled the trigger.
Respectfully,
William Fleishman
On July 17, 2024 at 3:50 pm, Tom Gelsinon wrote:
Hi Mark, Less than two days after Donald Trump was almost murdered on live TV, the typical US media explanation was that conservative hate speech is the main culprit for such violence. You know, repeating the lie that Trump said neo-Nazis were very fine people after the Charlottseville riot a few years ago, etc. etc . . .My question is: With this level of unbound hatred from the left, do you think it is possible that if Trump is elected, his adversaries will try to stop him from taking office via some legalistic magic or by other means? I know they would at least try to hobble and disrupt a Trump administration as they did the last time he was in office.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:51 pm, Robert Bridges wrote:
Since the shooting, many investigators have braved the Slopes of Butler to gather information about the shooting. I'd love to start the questioning of the SS Pepsico DEI position holder what was the difficulty level for that roof using the "UIAA Scale of Overall Difficulty". The real difficulty is telling the truth.
Biden: "Why did you choose to move to the right?'" Ah... for future windage correction?
On July 17, 2024 at 3:53 pm, Vince from Air Ronge wrote:
This time all their lies and deceptions have been revealed stark naked. This was a set up that could not fail. The deep state must be scurrying around like insects whose nest has just been destroyed. . Sedition and treason trials will be on order coming after the inauguration and they will be high up and extensive. The only thing is they will try again because they absolutely must now. Deep State has already pinned this re-do on Iran as the perpetrators. The Republicans and everyday Americans now know all this and have to adjust and counter without fail.
On July 17, 2024 at 3:55 pm, Scott Schertzer wrote:
Dear Mark:
If you posed a hypothetical to someone using a scenario based on the available information regarding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, I would guess there is a 90% probability that the average person would assign intention rather than incompetence to the actions of the Secret Service. The only arguments in favor of incompetence are the DEI hiring priorities of the agency and the presidential administration in which they are serving.
They've tried investigations, impeachments, lawfare, rhetorical dehumanization and now attempted murder and, in toto, it has only made Trump stronger. Do you figure that they have anything left in their arsenal that can derail Trump from winning the election, or will they have to settle for the deep state making his second term as ungovernable as his first?
I hope you are doing well as you've been sounding much healthier as of late.
Sincerely,
Scott Schertzer
Miami Beach
On July 17, 2024 at 3:57 pm, Peter wrote:
Greetings Mark,
In a discussion with Adam Corolla, Tucker listed the actions taken against Trump over the years by the regime, starting with the Russia collusion hoax and continuing to the bogus criminal charges to imprison Orange Man. Nothing worked. As such, Tucker said next step is killing the man, "graph it out."
In your estimation, is there any chance that the events in Butler, PA were simply a lone-wolf coincidence, or is this part of a continued escalation along the graph by powerful interests?
Best,
Peter
On July 17, 2024 at 3:58 pm, A Clockwork Cabbage wrote:
Some follow up on that FreedomFest convention in Las Vegas last week. One big highlight was the speech by RFK Jr., who really gave an intelligent and substantive talk, far better than Trump or the pre-dementia Biden could ever give. It's a shame that he is too much associated with the fringe to be a serious contender. Maybe he might move the needle of discourse anyway.
On July 17, 2024 at 4:12 pm, Mark Shere wrote:
Never mind about the rogue supervisor. You convinced me it's worse than that. You remain the best, Mark.
On July 17, 2024 at 4:17 pm, Amr Marzouk wrote:
Could a sloping roof be the cause of your ear problems ?
Regards,
On July 17, 2024 at 4:17 pm, Elisa Angel wrote:
What "US Govt"? Do we know who is running our govt?
On July 17, 2024 at 4:22 pm, David & Jane van Gend wrote:
Thanks for the answer Mark - since you mentioned the UK Spectator on the Muslim question, here was my firmer take in the Spectator Australia last month:
https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/04/immigration-challenges-in-the-era-of-islam/
On July 17, 2024 at 4:35 pm, Alysia L wrote:
Regarding Biden, I was astonished by his lucidity in his brief appearance on Saturday. Why was he made "TV ready" on a random Saturday night at the beach? I assume it takes time and skill to balance his meds.
