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 Sounds sketchy, from the limited info I have 
 Straight sus.  FBI, CIA, et al don’t employ half-assed assassins.  Taking cover didn’t seem to occur to any of the spectators except the true professionals surrounding Trump. 
 I wouldn’t know what to do in a situation like that. It seems pretty stressful. I would hope that bodyguards would know to take cover in a high stress situation like this. 
 They were as professional as can be. I imagine that they can’t keep DJT from sticking his head up and fist-pumping if that’s what he was determined to do. 
 Definitely. It’s sad that there was a casualty 
 And the last thing this nation needs is to axe the leader of half of it.