Hear me out; I know Trump has major mouth impulse challenges but he is the best at showmanship, it is embedded in his DNA, and that now iconic picture of his fistbump and defiant face right after getting bloodied is THE definitive evidence. ( As a side note, I also surmise the drugs he was on helped in him being able to act that way; remember what the corticosteroids he was probably still on right after he left the hospital did for his little show of defiance on that balcony?)
Trump's entire driving force is to not go to prison and to enrich himself, and he will do ANYTHING to prevent the prison outcome. It was not a surprise his inner hench people strong-armed the true believer religious and anit-abortion groups during the pre-convention platform meetings. As previously stated, he KNOWS those groups have nowhere else to go and that even if Trump, as president again, does not advance new true believer laws, those believers know if the Democrats make gains they will undo what has already been done for those causes. So Trump can say anything he wants to to stay out of jail and move into the Presidency, including using the shooting as a coming to Jesus moment for himself, stating to the world he is now a more understanding and compassionate leader, albeit in very vague and undefined terms..
Trump has to have the independents or he loses and he knows this. Everyone who voted for him in 2020 is going to vote for him again no matter what. This shooting event is the perfect opportunity to go out on that convention stage and declare god saved him to be a leader for everyone blah blah blah. He has already made a statement since the shooting saying exactly that. He will shield his new more compassionate bullshit stance under the “I've been chosen and humbled by god and jesus”, thus smoothing over the faithful’s need for red meat, while dancing to a new siren song to low information independent voters.
Hopefully I am full of sh*t with this diary.