A Power-Grab for a Lost Shoe Kicks off a Film

In Trump’s plea for ‘my shoes’, I heard echoes of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Still from The Wizard of Oz

Two weeks ago, when a 20-year-old on a roof shot at Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally and grazed his ear with a bullet, Secret Service agents jumped onstage, yelled “Get down!” and crouched with Trump behind the podium.

One minute later, as Trump rose, his face reached the microphone again and the first thing he was heard to say was: “Let me get my shoes.”

The Secret Service escorted Trump away for medical attention. A black shoe was left on the red-carpeted stage. It was photographed by Jabin Botsford for the Washington Post.

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