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I don't think any of them were staged, but this seems much more likely than the others. The fact that this was the only Correspondence Dinner he attended, the generally muted reactions from most of the administration...it seems like them allowing this shootee to get as far as he did seems very possible. The fact that they seemed so pleased with themselves afterwards at least says that they see this as a big opportunity. I think that's a pretty big misread though. Outside of MAGA diehards and pearl clutching media elites, the reactions I've been seeing online vary from, "it's fake," to, "who gives a shit?" They're not going to be able to capitalize on this the same way they did in 2024.