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Is that a demo ranch t-shirt? https://www.bunkerbranding.com/collections/demolition-ranch-shirts/products/demolitia-t-shirt?variant=6807591190573
Looks like the flag matches up and I see a bit of an EM on the front. That would quickly pivot things to gun control.
Yup, I see it too.
For the uninitiated, "Demo Ranch" is a gun-tuber youtube channel that... well, probably the best description would be low-budget gun-centric DIY Mythbusters. I'd classify them as moderate Red Tribe, certainly on the family-friendly end of the spectrum. No idea what their community looks like, no idea if it's actually their shirt, and no idea why an attempted assassin aiming at Trump would be wearing it.
There is another angle from before the shooting circulating which definitely confirms it https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1812333459127578870 The blue shirt photo is fake, some 4chan troll, but that grey shirt matches with the photos of the deceased shooter and shows the logo clearly.
Yeah demo really keeps his channel clean of politics given it's focus and the audience. Though he collabs with Brandon Herrera who recently ran for congress and lost his primary and is very pro Trump / populist right.
The nypost now reports that he was a registered republican as well, and it wasn't a super recent registration either, in 2021, the same month he turned 18.
Either this is a very long running attempt at creating a republican persona to falseflag with or he was republican and still shot trump for some reason.
Or maybe it's two different people or something.
The details are all over the place. He was registered as a republican since 2021, had donated 15$ to the Biden campaign in 2021, was wearing a t-shirt of one of the biggest gun youtube channels, was using an AR with basic iron sights...
Combine that with all the scrutiny the secret service is getting for the delayed reaction and lax security and if there is no manifesto there will be as many conspiracies about this as JFK.
Or, alternatively, isn't this classic "regular-ish person with heterodox-ish views does something radical"? I don't see why seeing someone incompetent do something leads to the conclusion that really there must have been someone competent behind the scenes. Seeing how many incompetent people in my daily life exist...
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Wasn't the donation in January 2021?
oops typo, fixed.
Hilariously 4chan also found out he starred in a commercial for a big globalist / left wing investment company https://youtube.com/watch?v=hjmLqoGRqNo
invest in tin foil
Hilarious yes but serious no. The way those work is a camera crew shows up one random schoolday and is like "hey do you mind if you're in the shot while we film your teacher" and you're like "hell yeah" or "whatever don't care, it's fine" and you never hear about it again.
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Who are you referring to? The guy who "stars" in that video is an older man with a goatee and is definitely not our shooter.
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I looked it up, and Pennsylvania has a closed primary. If he were an anti-Trump centrist, or even a Democrat, it would be sensible for him to have registered as a Republican in order to tactically vote against Trumpy candidates in the primaries. It's not like you have to vote along with your party registration in the general.
But it also seems most likely to me this was indeed a Republican. The motivation isn't particularly clear at this stage, maybe there'll be a manifesto. But I doubt we'll be allowed to read it.
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I can't imagine one getting ready to assassinate a former President and not considering the symbolism of one's attire. I'm curious to know whether this shirt was bought especially for this ocassion or whether it was something pulled out of the back the closet because it just happened to be an inconspicuous gray.
The optics of attire are a slippery slope for mainstream media to assign providence. If the attire of a criminal is proof of intent then every keffiyeh, sagger pant or blm hoodie is grounds for discrimination.
What I'm trying to say is: fucking do it. Open discrimination against redcaps means open discrimination against the DSA and I know who will lose any confrontation.
I admire your confidence that the DSA won't just be declared a protected class.
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