President Trump got in the face of ABC’s Rachel Scott after she asked him a question about the rationale behind his national midterm voter bribe.

“Mr. President, on the checks: The U.S. is still $40 trillion in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote?” she asked Thursday night.

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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

The secret service would eliminate them before their fist connected, let alone the matter reached court.

I don't think you're appreciating the different reaction times and speeds here. The punch would be a response to Trump's lunge. It could be very fast and almost instinctual. The secret service response would be slower.

Even if the reporter had a secret service agent person standing behind them with a gun to their head and their finger on the trigger, the secret service agent wouldn't be able to react that fast. Primarily because they weren't planning to shoot the person and it's difficult to tell if they're just flinching or counter punching for a split second.

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