Like most assassinations and assassination attempts, it was probably just a lone nut that did it. No one has ever been able to connect a major assassination or assassination attempt to any sort of giant conspiracy. I know the Mafia likes to claim they took out JFK, but the Mafia is a bunch of guys who like to brag about how powerful they are, and there's never been any evidence that they did it.

I would question what the Secret Service was doing allowing that guy to climb on that roof with a long rifle. Most likely they just [BLEEP] up. I saw a video that showed a Secret Service sniper apparently focused on the guy for a long time before the guy got 5 shots off. Then the SS sniper pulled the trigger and killed the guy. It's always bad when the perpetrator gets killed, because then you can't question him.

I've never been a conspiracy guy. I've always believed the simplest explanation, absent any evidence to the contrary, is that mistakes were made, and some nut with a gun managed to get a few shots off.

God knows I do dislike Trump intensely, but it would be far worse for the country if he got assassinated than if he got elected President.

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