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[–] zewm@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I know it’s easy to see a still image with no context and assume the worst. Below is a YouTube video showing the entire scene.

Trump did get up when it happened and went over to look at the man. Everyone was already handling it and he turned back around and that’s the still image.

He even updated the press at the end explaining that the man got light headed but was okay.

https://youtu.be/mRdwW9qfdyY

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you. I really wish people would quit making things up and taking things out of context. There is enough awful stuff going on. Adding fake and out of context junk just makes it harder to get people to believe the real problems when they're shown.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I don't see anything in the video that suggests his reaction is misrepresented in the picture. He stares at the man with apparent frustration and contempt for a few seconds then turns away as shown in the photo.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

But it might still be deemed noteworthy if the misinterpretation stemming from this picture happens to be well aligned with the reality of all the horror caused by Trump.

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