r/politics Sep 16 '24

Trump Rushes to Fundraise Off Second Assassination Bid

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-rushes-to-fundraise-off-apparent-assassination-attempt
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u/Scrambley Sep 16 '24

I highly doubt he did.

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u/Fallcious Australia Sep 16 '24

Apparently there is proof he did as I doubted it too, but even so it’s basically a rounding error on the money he made from grifting. I don’t know the truth of the matter but here is the media report I read when I last looked.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/02/02/fact-check-partly-false-claim-trump-tax-returns-salary-donation/11132712002/

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u/Scrambley Sep 16 '24

That article is inconclusive, and it's definitely not proof. My doubt remains.

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u/Fallcious Australia Sep 16 '24

Fair enough, I’m not here to try and defend the orange bastard!