A group of Ugandan children have gone viral after sharing a reenactment of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Days after the horrific, near-fatal shooting that shocked the world, the group of children, led by TikToker Blud Ugrevealed just how far around the world shocking images mimicking the chaotic – and now infamous – scenes have spread.
Using wooden rifles and a stand made from plastic boxes, Ugandan children satirically reenacted the shooting as the boy playing Trump raised his fist in the air and shouted, “Fight.”
The clip has racked up millions of views on social media, with viewers pointing out that it shows how “the whole world” stopped and watched the attempted murder.
A group of Ugandan children have gone viral after sharing a funny recreation of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Using wooden rifles and a lectern made from plastic boxes, Ugandan children satirically reenacted the shooting as the leader raised his fist in the air and shouted “fight.”
In the footage, the group of children used actual audio of Trump’s shooting, while the one impersonating the former president stood behind a makeshift lectern in front of other children.
As gunshots rang out on the audio, the “mini-Trump” Secret Service team mimicked his security response by quickly surrounding him with fake wooden rifles.
The boy then raised his fist in the air and mouthed “fight,” just as Trump did in the images that went viral from Butler, Pennsylvania.
And just as Trump raised his fist again as the Secret Service led him into a van, the young Ugandan continued his performance to the end.
The children playfully imitated the Secret Service’s reaction to the shooting.
While the assassination attempt sparked widespread panic and raised concerns about the safety of public figures in the United States, viewers used the video to joke about the huge backlash the original footage received.
“People forget that the whole world is watching what happens in America,” one person commented.
“That moment touched something primal and deep,” said another.
“I don’t think we are yet aware of the depth of this phenomenon, which is being observed so widely and immediately around the world.”
As the “mini Trump” raised his fist in the air, his “Secret Service” surrounded him and quickly led him away.
The Trump impersonator continued to pump his fist in the air as the clip came to an end.
Children recreated images of Trump’s near-assassination that quickly became iconic
Commentators also took the opportunity to compare the images of the Ugandan children to a number of conspiracies and scandals surrounding the assassination attempt.
While critics focused on the Secret Service’s reaction, one chimed in: “It’s sad that the Ugandan kids are doing better than the SS.”
“The Secret Service would be better off hiring these guys,” said another.
The spotlight on the Secret Service comes as agency chief Kimberly Cheatle is under mounting pressure to resign following the chaotic episode.
As questions arise about why her agency did not place an officer on the roof where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired, she offered a bizarre explanation.
She said Secret Service officials planning security for Trump’s rally deemed the warehouse 147 yards from where Trump spoke a risky position to station an agent.
“That particular building has a sloped roof at its highest point. So there’s a safety factor that has to be taken into account because we don’t want to put someone on a sloped roof,” he told ABC News in an interview Tuesday.
“And then, you know, the decision was made to secure the building from the inside.”
Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle is already facing calls to resign amid what some are calling a “massive security failure.”
Chilling new details have revealed that a local police sniper team was inside the building when 20-year-old Crooks opened fire, shooting Trump in the ear and killing a member of the crowd attending the rally.
Crooks managed to evade police and Secret Service three times, even though he had been deemed “suspicious” and could have been on the roof for up to 30 minutes before pulling the trigger.
Witnesses also pleaded with law enforcement to act when they saw him climbing onto the roof with his AR-style rifle, but the lack of security meant he was able to carry out his attempt to take the life of the 45th president.