NEW YORK — A person has self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial is ongoing, police confirmed to The Hill. Max Azzarello, 37, walked into…
Oh I know, I just mean why would someone assume Palestine is the issue when it’s outside of Trump’s trial? Hardly a key Trump issue. I assumed it was a protest in support of Trump until I saw your comment on this post
Well, right-wing protests tend to involve guns and not self-immolation, and it’s not likely for anyone not-right wing to protest Trump finally facing some consequences for his crime, so a statement on the middle east seemed most probable to me.
I’m gonna guess a pro-Israel or pro-Palestine remark, and the guy chose a place he knew lots of press were gonna be.
(edit: Mediaite is reporting he was calling NYU a mob front and was throwing out flyers.)
The article doesn’t make it clear- did he die, or was he extinguished quickly enough?
Press conference is saying he survived and is hospitalized.
Hospitalized and in critical condition
Why wouldn’t it be about Trump?
He’s an avatar for the mental illness they personally suffer with.
Psychosis isn’t limited to Trump. ;)
Oh I know, I just mean why would someone assume Palestine is the issue when it’s outside of Trump’s trial? Hardly a key Trump issue. I assumed it was a protest in support of Trump until I saw your comment on this post
Yeah, of all the things to set yourself on fire over “NYU is a front for the mob” is not the first thing I’d think of…
Well, right-wing protests tend to involve guns and not self-immolation, and it’s not likely for anyone not-right wing to protest Trump finally facing some consequences for his crime, so a statement on the middle east seemed most probable to me.