Donald Trump rally shooting being probed as assassination attempt: AP sources

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Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
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I don’t follow the news for one day, and apparently Richard Simmons took a shot at Trump. Or was it Dr. Ruth?

Dr. Ruth was a trained sniper. No joke.

TIL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Westheimer

Westheimer joined the Haganah Jewish Zionist underground paramilitary organization (later, the Israel Defense Forces) in Jerusalem.[26][27][25][28] Because of her diminutive height of 4 feet 7 inches (140 cm), she was trained as a scout and sniper.[24][28][29] Of this experience, she said, "I never killed anybody, but I know how to throw hand grenades and shoot."[30] She became an ace sniper, and learned to assemble a rifle in the dark.[24][14] When she was 90 years old, she demonstrated that she was still able to put together a Sten gun with her eyes closed.[31]

A sniper for terrorists, specifically

Well, I think at the time the people involved felt differently. But, she left, so maybe she did feel like that.

Bold move, criticizing someone whose parents were killed by Nazis.