Trump Behind Bulletproof Glass

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Trump Behind Bulletproof Glass refers to memes and jokes made in reference to news that Donald Trump will be speaking at rallies ahead of the 2024 election from behind bulletproof glass, following the assassination attempt on July 13th, 2024. The memes typically utilize a particular photo taken of Trump speaking from behind glass at a 2019 Independence Day Celebration and grew popular online in August 2024.

Origin

On July 4th, 2019, photographer Alex Brandon clicked a photo of Trump speaking from behind bulletproof glass at an Independence Day event at the Lincoln Memorial. The image can be accessed via Alamy^[1] (seen below).

On August 15th, 2024, ABC^[2] broke the news that Trump will be speaking from behind bulletproof glass at subsequent rally events, in light of the shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on July 13th, 2024. X^[3] account @AFpost posted the 2019 image of Trump behind bulletproof glass, gathering over 4,000 likes on an August 16th, 2024 post (seen below, left).

Also on August 16th, X^[4] user @StatisticUrban quoted the post, writing, "I think he legit has PTSD," and gathering over 70,000 likes in four days (seen below, right).

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Various other X users quoted the AFpost post on August 17th, 2024, to crack jokes about Trump speaking from behind bulletproof glass in all subsequent public rallies. X^[5] user @computer_gay wrote, "why? did something happen?" to joke about how supposedly unimpactful Trump's assassination attempt was, gathering over 199,000 likes in two days (seen below, left).

Also on August 17th, X^[6] user @aoneNatwo2 wrote, "just like the late great Hannibal Lecter," to joke to Trump's repeated references to Hannibal Lecter in his rallies, gathering over 43,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).

On August 17th, X^[7] user @Bill_Gerrard wrote, "It looks like they froze him in an ice cube," gathering over 70,000 likes in two days (seen below, left). On August 18th, X^[8] user @TheTyronePalmer wrote, "The vegetables in my crisper looking at me Doordashing yet another meal," gathering over 45,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).

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