Do you think Donald was expecting riots for this? He pumps his fists and says fight, fight, fight! (?) Also he could have been saying that to go in line with his previous mentions of fighting the deep state.. (which would be the motive, on that perspective) I have suspicions of bread soaked in kerosene, which is highly flammable.
What are the probabilities of an anticipated precision shot to the edge of the ear? Body language seemed twisty to me..
Faked ear shot? Will we see new photos with his ear missing a piece or repaired?
Was this a magic trick?
Still analyzing things.
Metaphorical penny for your thoughts?
I think that's zero to several decimals. The closest I could come would be that the white hats know there's a risk of someone getting the rifle in line (as indicated by former assassination attempts) but they have a backup plan for that and they anticipate (correctly so far) that its actual odds are quite low. I see no scenario in which Trump's team would knowingly permit a rifle in unvetted hands in line of sight. I do see potential for certain aspects to be anticipated but nobody can put together a big picture yet, and so we can say every scenario has holes in it.
He says his ear is missing a piece, he has a full bandage over it now in public, so we'll see what new look he goes for.
I previously said Penn & Teller would've turned down this gig. They say "No permanent damage."