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20. Welcome to DU, Unbitten. /nt

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AP photo of his ear, without the bandaid. No visible damage. [View all] onecaliberal Jul 27 OP

Pete Souza is great! BittyJenkins Jul 27 #1

Where is the bullet damage? onecaliberal Jul 27 #3

Why are there people on DU adamantly defending the Trump took a bullet hoax? Brenda Jul 27 #17

Right MFM008 Jul 27 #39

And me still having shin bruises from doing a hard bump into heavy dining table leg. n/t iluvtennis Jul 27 #70

I'm curious how the FBI could draw such a definitive conclusion Orrex Jul 28 #96

actually, Trump only wore the bandaid mon and tue-maybe wednesday. riversedge Jul 27 #42

Ridiculous Rebl2 Jul 27 #25

It's not exactly a close-up photo of the ear. But if Pete's wondering about the allegorical oracle Jul 27 #45

If it had been a seious wound we'd have seen a bandage any nurse could verify was professionally applied brewens Jul 27 #59

It could likely have been an ice compress to stop bleeding. Photos taken immediately allegorical oracle Jul 27 #73

Agree 100%! That blindingly white, perfectly Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 27 #94

can't have people wondering why he needed a big-ass bandage Skittles Jul 27 #2

Must have been a teeny nick. Wingus Dingus Jul 27 #4

"teeny nick" Dave Bowman Jul 27 #10

Are there bands, tapes, or clips to pull skin up and back to make face look younger? Attilatheblond Jul 27 #62

That too... nt allegorical oracle Jul 27 #83

And a tiny prick. CentralMass Jul 27 #46

TFG is a big prick. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 27 #57

This thread made me think of this song ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 27 #75

I thought this was current, but it's at least six years old. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 27 #90

A real tough guy central scrutinizer Jul 27 #5

"Proof of Our Heavenly Father's divine healing powers!1!!" Pinback Jul 27 #6

Where's our pack of rabid press jackals? This livetohike Jul 27 #7

They don't do journalism when it comes to cheato senseandsensibility Jul 27 #29

reportage on Trump's harrowing Ear-Death Experience... alterfurz Jul 27 #8

No wonder he threatened people into shuting up about his "wound". Dave Bowman Jul 27 #9

Or lack there of. onecaliberal Jul 27 #11

Yep. Dave Bowman Jul 27 #53

A week is plenty of time to grow back skin and cartilage Orrex Jul 27 #12

There would MFM008 Jul 27 #40

Exactly Jilly_in_VA Jul 27 #44

Well obviously you're not an oaken stalwart like the ubermensch Trump Orrex Jul 28 #95

3d printer maybe, but not geriatric folks. 😂 MerryBlooms Jul 27 #89

Not that he wouldn't lie about it, but Unbitten Jul 27 #13

Welcome to DU, Unbitten. /nt Lucid Dreamer Jul 27 #20

Thank you! Unbitten Jul 27 #34

Do you have a source for that? Scrivener7 Jul 27 #50

He could just release his medical records Farmer-Rick Jul 27 #14

And it would still be bruised. Brenda Jul 27 #24

He's perfect Clouds Passing Jul 27 #15

That boy good! JoseBalow Jul 27 #60

A ketchup packet exploded on him. twodogsbarking Jul 27 #16

X is a republican shithole BoRaGard Jul 27 #18

Still wondering why his shoes were off at that podium after being nicked. NoMoreRepugs Jul 27 #19

Yeah, he kept saying Farmer-Rick Jul 27 #30

shoes with lifts are easily discarded with abrupt movement Skittles Jul 27 #37

That makes the most sense to me JoseBalow Jul 27 #52

his vanity triumphs even at an assassination attempt Skittles Jul 27 #77

I saw a pic yesterday that showed Bibi looking at it... dchill Jul 27 #21

Link to AP Photo? NonPC Jul 27 #22

It's also on Voice of America's website Rob H. Jul 27 #66

He heals faster than anyone on earth! Fact! Easterncedar Jul 27 #23

Ha! 2naSalit Jul 27 #33

Why did FBI Director Christopher Wray testify it was unclear if it was a bullet or shrapnel surfered Jul 27 #26

these are questions the press should be asking Skittles Jul 27 #28

The FBI issued a statement that it was the bullet or a bullet fragment. onenote Jul 27 #65

He needs to worry about an infection... rubbersole Jul 27 #27

If an AR round nicked his ear there would have been catastrophic damage Mr. Scorpio Jul 27 #31

At 3,600 FPS, it could easily "nick" his ear and leave very little damage. SlimJimmy Jul 27 #35

It is a little known fact why the military uses the M16 rather than the AR-15 sarisataka Jul 27 #47

Sarcasm? tusk Jul 27 #54

Sarcasm? sarisataka Jul 27 #61

same here, buddy,,,, tusk Jul 27 #63

Are turtles a big threat where you live? liberalla Jul 27 #93

Welcome to DU, tusk. calimary Jul 27 #69

As I recall from our local Game Warden... DiamondShark Jul 27 #64

some states allow 22 caliber (CF) for deer... tusk Jul 27 #68

That is the regulation in several states still sarisataka Jul 27 #71

Are you being serious? SlimJimmy Jul 28 #98

that simply isn't true stopdiggin Jul 27 #56

Thanks, stopdiggin. Lucid Dreamer Jul 27 #67

Yeah, that Vitamin E sure works miracles . . . . no_hypocrisy Jul 27 #32

I can't find this story in ms media. Hope it goes viral lindysalsagal Jul 27 #36

So X gets a free pass for censoring the truth? Piss off Musk! GreenWave Jul 27 #38

Trump is a fraud in every way Joinfortmill Jul 27 #41

Something about the whole "thing" doesn't pass my smell test Botany Jul 27 #43

Has anyone successfully located this photo sarisataka Jul 27 #48

It's a real photo. egduj Jul 27 #55

If the photo isn't current .. ? Then that would amount to something like a lie .. ? stopdiggin Jul 27 #58

Except it was current. nt Tommy Carcetti Jul 27 #92

In which case I retract. But there are competing stories here - and clearly SOMEBODY is wrong. stopdiggin Jul 28 #97

It was by Doug Mills, NYT photographer Tommy Carcetti Jul 27 #74

More than once we have seen sarisataka Jul 27 #76

He's wearing the same pattern tie as he was at the Bitcoin conference Tommy Carcetti Jul 27 #80

That does sound like it is legit sarisataka Jul 27 #81

You can see the injury in this photo... druidity33 Jul 27 #84

Musk is an un-American fascist. Kid Berwyn Jul 27 #49

Musk is humping for trmp. spanone Jul 27 #51

more like both are humping for... jcgoldie Jul 27 #82

Wow, that huge sympathy bandage must've had miraculous healing powers!! Beartracks Jul 27 #72

Yeah, no damage, but I hear square white ear muffs will be quite the Halloween costume this year bucolic_frolic Jul 27 #78

#FreePeteSouza is trending LetMyPeopleVote Jul 27 #79

Musk is being an asshole LetMyPeopleVote Jul 27 #85

He posted a photo from an AP photographer that showed trumps ear. onecaliberal Jul 27 #86

He will most likely be reinstated Meowmee Jul 27 #87

" Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." ashredux Jul 27 #88

meh, in the high def picture Mountainguy Jul 27 #91