Luck may have spared the Republican nominee’s life, but a split-second decision on his part made him look like an idol
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped into a vehicle after an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.History is decided by seconds and inches. If the driver carting around Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, hadn’t made a wrong turn, we might have avoided the First World War.
That moment yielded a once-in-a-lifetime image that will forever be used to telegraph the Trump legend. The former and would-be president didn’t know if and where he had been hit, if there were more shooters, or if the danger had been neutralized. Yet somehow, he had the wherewithal to recognize that this was a moment – his moment – to showcase everything he wants the Trump brand to stand for: strength, resilience, bravery, defiance.
The former president lies with impunity, of course, which is perhaps why he’s so effective at what he does. Indeed, while other politicians obfuscate, redirect, or dance around an answer, which conveys an air of untrustworthiness, Mr. Trump just outright lies, which creates an impression of authenticity – if you don’t actually listen to what he says.
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