There is zero chance he or his closest lackies would let anyone point a rifle at his head, no matter the bullet or cartridge. This was a legit attempt.
If you’d like to warp it into a conspiracy theory, consider that the shooter could have been recluted by someone else whose role it was to put the weapon in place. The organiser could have messed with the sights or, if you really want to break out the tin foil hats, they could have loaded it with blanks and told trump to grab at his ear, and/or told a SS agent to slash his ear in the dogpile.
There is zero chance he or his closest lackies would let anyone point a rifle at his head, no matter the bullet or cartridge. This was a legit attempt.
If you’d like to warp it into a conspiracy theory, consider that the shooter could have been recluted by someone else whose role it was to put the weapon in place. The organiser could have messed with the sights or, if you really want to break out the tin foil hats, they could have loaded it with blanks and told trump to grab at his ear, and/or told a SS agent to slash his ear in the dogpile.