MSNBC host Joy Reid has raised questions about the nature of former President Trump's injuries after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt. Reid's comments follow a post on Threads in which she expressed doubts about the severity of Trump's injuries and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
MSNBC host Joy Reid has questioned the nature of former President Trump's injuries after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt. Reid's comments follow a post on Threads in which she expressed doubts about the severity of Trump's injuries and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
In the post, Reid questioned why journalists weren't demanding medical information from Trump in the aftermath of the Pennsylvania shooting, as they are from President Biden. She also raised concerns about the Secret Service's security measures at the rally.
Joy Reid Questions Trump's Injuries After Assassination Attempt
Reid's comments have sparked a debate on social media, with some users supporting her skepticism and others accusing her of spreading misinformation.
In a subsequent on-air discussion, Reid suggested that Trump bore the "consequences" of "promoting" violence during a discussion about the attempt to kill him.
Joy Reid Questions Trump's Injuries After Assassination Attempt
"The idea of political violence that we've been nursing really since then, is so dangerous," she said, after detailing her experience at the RNC in Cleveland in 2016. "It's so dangerous that you cannot avoid the consequences of it, even if you're one of the people promoting it."
MSNBC host Michael Steele also questioned Trump's injuries this week and wondered if it was actually a bullet that grazed his ear.
"Was it caused by a bullet as opposed to — as some reports from those on the scene, other reporters — saying that it was actually shards of glass from the teleprompter itself, not the bullet. So there are a lot of questions around that ear. And yet there’s been no response to that. Instead, just showing the image of the man coming into the hall with the wounded ear," Steele said.
The FBI is continuing to investigate the deceased shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks.
