It's a far more plausible accounting of the facts than either mainstream narrative (there are two different ones being pitched to the pro- and anti-Trump camps in this case), but you're not going to accept that because of the level of cognitive dissonance it would generate with your existing perceptions of how the world works (particularly the idea that you're too smart to be fooled).
"Flat Earth" isn't an organic thing either, clearly an astroturfed movement meant to give people like you a handy example of why all such questioning is badthought.
You're suggesting that Donald Trump, of all people, willingly put himself in front of a gun and allowed himself to be SHOT AT to increase his street cred.
There were ACTUAL bullets flying at him, as evidenced by the DEAD MAN who was sitting behind him.
Now you're assuming I think things I didn't even write.
No, of course Trump didn't allow a shot to be taken anywhere near his head. You are certainly correct that he's a very self-regarding person unlikely to put himself in harm's way (another reason the "fight fight fight" fistpump is incongruent with the presence of a genuine threat). What we saw on his ear was just stage blood.
It's already emerged that there were men with guns in the building directly underneath Crooks, one of them probably fired some rounds into the crowd to give the scene believability. I doubt Crooks was even allowed to get on top of that building and point a rifle with live rounds anywhere in Trump's direction.
"Flat Earth" isn't an organic thing either, clearly an astroturfed movement meant to give people like you a handy example of why all such questioning is badthought.