Summary
During a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump criticized the bulletproof glass surrounding him, joking that an assassin would need to “shoot through the fake news” to reach him, a remark aimed at the press positioned behind the glass.
He called the media “bloodsuckers” and mocked the glass’s size, referencing prior assassination attempts, including a July incident in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a bullet grazed him and an audience member was killed.
Trump added that his supporters serve as his “glass” for protection: “Glass here. There’s nothing over there. They’re my glass. See? Those people are my glass,” Trump said, pointing to the crowd.
It’s relevant because the video literally shows the Doug Mills photograph capturing Trump’s blood-smeared hand immediately after he grabbed his ear, just before being tackled. So, your “logic” entails time travel, a vast conspiracy involving a NYT photographer, a hyper-accurate sniper, and fake-blood capsules—or all of the above—to explain it as the result of a holster alone.
Unless you’re inclined to believe the conspiracy theory promoted by the video—which appears to be the case, given that you’re attributing the injury to an unseen holster rather than the bullet (also photographed) or bullet-related shrapnel—it would be “just logical” to trust the direct photographic evidence over a random YouTube conspiracy theory.
This is precisely how disinformation spreads. And, like many who propagate it, you don’t even realize you’re doing it.