đŸ‡ș🇾 WaPo: Trump says he doesn’t mind someone shooting at journalists at rally

“I have this piece of glass here,” Trump said. “But all we have really over here is the fake news, right? And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. “And I don’t mind that so much,” Trump said. “I don’t mind. I don’t mind.” The audience roared with laughter. Trump also said he regretted leaving office after losing the 2020 election and trying to overturn the result. He at one point said he “shouldn’t have left” the White House, while complaining about Democrats’ handling of the border and returning to his false claims that he won the 2020 election.

That offhanded regret about leaving office? It’s not wistful—it’s a seed, planted to cast doubt on whether he should have left at all, suggesting a world where he never conceded, where rules don’t apply if they don’t suit him. His audience isn’t laughing at a joke. They’re signaling their commitment to his story. To the bloody end.