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Miles Archer

(23,685 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:54 PM Thursday

STAGED by Trump, or NOT staged by Trump. You decide. (poll)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-armed-with-joker-rifle-arrested-near-trump-golf-course/

A man wearing ballistic gear and carrying a rifle has admitted to opening fire near one of President Donald Trump’s golf courses, officials say.

Sean Steiner, 36, is accused of illegally carrying a rifle in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, in close proximity to the Trump National Golf Course Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the semi-automatic weapon bore phrases associated with the the Joker, a villain in Batman.

Deputies say a tip was called in after Steiner was spotted “hiking through nearby trails in the area wearing rifle-rated body armor, gloves, carrying a rifle, a duffle bag, and even a step stool.”

“Not only was the rifle loaded with a round in the chamber and a full magazine inserted... he admitted he had just fired one of the pistols near the landslide area to ‘get some anger out,’” says a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.
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Oh yeah. Definitely staged. Economy sucks, people are losing healthcare, and we're at war with Iran. STAGED.
22 (81%)
Oh no, he'd never stage something this serious. It's no laughing matter. He just wouldn't so something like this.
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STAGED by Trump, or NOT staged by Trump. You decide. (poll) (Original Post) Miles Archer Thursday OP
Like the bomb threat called in on Pope Leo's MAGAT brother? Hmmm... hlthe2b Thursday #1
Just because it could be staged doesn't mean it was. yardwork Thursday #2
I agree 👍 MustLoveBeagles Thursday #3
You're right, and it saddens me that we are at a point where both could be true Miles Archer Thursday #4
They're out there and they're not going away. yardwork Thursday #5
That is the aim in our post-truth reality misanthrope Thursday #7
He was promptly hired by ICE... purr-rat beauty Thursday #6
Gee MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #8

yardwork

(69,466 posts)
2. Just because it could be staged doesn't mean it was.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:04 PM
Thursday

Two things can be true: Trump is an evil person who would stage anything AND there are a bunch of heavily armed, angry people out there who could do anything.

Miles Archer

(23,685 posts)
4. You're right, and it saddens me that we are at a point where both could be true
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:11 PM
Thursday

And as the eternal optimist, I'd prefer "Trump staged it," simply because that would mean that it wasn't an actual "heavily armed angry person who could do anything."

misanthrope

(9,514 posts)
7. That is the aim in our post-truth reality
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:56 PM
Thursday

When people don't know what to believe, then they are easier to mislead.

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,622 posts)
8. Gee
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:24 PM
Thursday

Yet another "assassination attempt"??

His newest email: "President Piggy narrowly escapes death at the hands of a crazed Leftist! Send your grocery, medication and rent money NOW!!! Allah be praised!!1!!"



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