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Iran Wanted To Assassinate Trump Too
Just after noon on November 2, 2018, Donald Trump did a silly thing.
In what The New Yorker aptly described as "his weirdest foreign-policy ploy to date," Trump pre-announced new sanctions on Iran using a "Game Of Thrones"-inspired meme depicting himself with the caption "SANCTIONS ARE COMING."
Iran's Qassem Soleimani was (more than) happy to play along. Just hours later, he posted his own "Game Of Thrones" meme. "I WILL STAND AGAINST YOU," it read.
Here are the memes, side by side, for your
This may end up being a pretty profound catalyst, or just a tempestg in a teacup. But unless it impacts one month volatility, who cares?
Considering the 2 minutes of ignored warnings police were given by spectators about a guy on a roof before he started shooting, it’s hard to believe the security posture was increased at all.
I wonder what Russia thinks about this. I can’t imagine Putin would be too happy with his Iranian allies if they took out the candidate most favorable to their interests. The next OPEC+ meeting would have been awkward if Iran had taken out Trump.
A civil war in America — a real one — is a far better outcome if you’re Moscow than any puppet president. The ultimate prize is the dissolution of American society and the demise of democracy itself, not the installation of any one guy (e.g., Trump) or gal (e.g., Le Pen) as head of state.
You are unfortunately absolutely right about this. A dead Donnie is worth 10 divisions to Vladimir.
The enigma of the shooter is deafeningly loud in shouting out that someone did not want people to know who was behind this attempt. I have to think it was a real attempt. Afterall a few inches was simply too close to call by a 20 year old inexperienced shooter at 500 feet without a professional stand.
Donnie is now further between a rock and a hard place. I saw one analysis that said his mind does not handle stress well therefore we might expect more rapid deterioration?
I wonder, will we ever know who was responsible for this attempt?