MSNBC star Joy Reid pumps more conspiracy theories about Trump assassination attempt: 'That seems really unusual... it's weird'

MSNBC's Joy Reid took to X to stock different information of conspiracies astir nan attempted assassination of Donald Trump - including that he whitethorn not person moreover been changeable astatine all. 

The wide anchor, 55, listed a number of things she finds 'weird' astir nan shocking section successful Butler, Pennsylvania, and appeared to connote that it was a staged event. 

'We still don't cognize for judge whether Donald Trump was deed by a bullet,' she began. 'We cognize almost nothing.' 

Although Reid appeared to float immoderate questions that officials person already answered, her remarks travel amid mounting unit connected nan Secret Service to explain nan disastrous information gaffe that allowed nan shooting to occur. 

Reid shared her speculation to societal media soon aft she raised eyebrows successful a broadcast from nan Republican National Convention, arsenic news collapsed that President Biden tested affirmative for Covid. 

She compared Biden recovering from nan microorganism successful 'a mates of days' to Trump opinionated up and pumping his fist seconds aft being shot, emotion they 'convey nan precisely nan aforesaid thing.' 

After besides branding nan assassination effort a 'photo op' successful nan broadcast, Reid took a akin tune successful her X clip arsenic she appeared to estimate that Trump's Secret Service agents paused to let Trump to 'pose' for an iconic picture. 

'We don't cognize why, for 9 afloat seconds, Donald Trump was allowed to guidelines backmost up during an progressive shooting,' Reid said.   

'Even though they astatine that constituent had said nan shooter was down, really would they person known if location were much shooters aliases not? There could person been 5 shooters for each they knew. 

'Yet, they allowed him to guidelines up successful nan mediate of that crisis, and airs for a photo, and fist pump nan air, truthful he could get nan iconic photo.' 

Conservative commentator Kenny Webster slammed Reid's insinuation that nan shooting whitethorn person been staged, drafting comparison's pinch Alex Jones' ineligible conflict complete his outrageous Sandy Hook remarks. 

'Alex Jones was fined $1.5 cardinal for his comments connected Sandy Hook. How is this immoderate different? Fine Joy Reid and prehend MSNBC's workplace equipment,' he said connected X. 

Although Trump only raised his fist for different infinitesimal arsenic he was bundled into an SUV, Reid added that to her, it looked for illustration nan Secret Service 'allowed him to guidelines up again... alternatively of shoving him into nan SUV.' 

'That seems really unusual,' she said.  

Trump said a slug ripped done nan apical portion of his correct ear, and he appeared astatine nan RNC pinch a mini bandage complete nan coiled - but Reid said she is still unsure 'what is nan existent wounded to Donald Trump's receptor that's nether that bandage?' 

'Shouldn't we cognize that by now?' she continued. 'It's weird and location doesn't look to beryllium a full batch of curiosity astir it.

'Why isn't nan New York Times for illustration aggressively pursuing his aesculapian records? It's conscionable weird, conscionable a unusual point that I've noticed.' 

Reid besides claimed that officials are still stumped complete wherever nan 3 rally attendees who were changeable 'were sitting aliases opinionated comparative to (Trump).' 

This appears to beryllium a stretch, arsenic The Hill reported that Rico Elmore, vice president of nan Beaver County Republican Party, was adjacent to 1 of nan victims and administered CPR arsenic he was sitting down nan erstwhile president. 

Rally attendee Joseph Meyn told NewsNation that he witnessed Corey Comperatore being changeable dead, saying it was 'in nan bleachers correct up of me.'  

Dave McCormick, the Republican campaigner for U.S. Senate successful Pennsylvania, besides offered contiguous specifications complete wherever nan victims were, saying he was sitting to nan correct of Trump's shape erstwhile he looked complete his enarthrosis to spot a unfortunate hit.  

The spotlight connected nan Secret Service comes arsenic nan agency's chief, Kimberly Cheatle, has travel nether mounting pressure to resign pursuing nan chaotic episode.

As questions swirl complete why her agency grounded to put an supplier connected he tile wherever gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired from, she offered a bizarre explanation.

She said Secret Service officials readying information for Trump's rally considered nan storage 147 yards distant from wherever Trump said to beryllium a risky position for stationing an agent.

'That building successful peculiar has a sloped tile astatine its highest point. And so, you know, there's a information facet that would beryllium considered location that we wouldn't want to put personification up connected a sloped roof,' she told ABC News successful an question and reply Tuesday.

'And so, you know, nan determination was made to unafraid nan building, from inside.'