It turns out there�s a new conspiracy theory floating around�and this one might be too absurd even for cable news.

During a CNN NewsNight panel, left-wing podcast host Tour� ignited chaos by floating the idea that Donald Trump wasn�t actually shot during last year�s assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Yes, that assassination attempt. The one that was captured on live television. In front of thousands. With actual blood.

�He supposedly got shot in the ear. We never heard from his doctors about that,� Tour� said with a straight face, making his assertion with the confidence of someone denying gravity mid-air.

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings practically leapt out of his chair. �Whoa, whoa, whoa! Uh-uh! Did you say �supposedly�?� he demanded, turning to host Abby Phillip for backup.

Phillip, to her credit, tried to restore order. �Hold on. If you all stop screaming at the table, maybe I can actually respond,� she said.

But Tour� wasn�t done. �When did we hear from his doctors?� he pressed.

For the record: Days after the July 13, 2024 shooting, former White House physician and current Congressman Ronny Jackson confirmed that Trump had, in fact, been shot�with a bullet, no less. Not a jellybean. Not a laser pointer. A bullet.

Jennings reminded everyone of the obvious: �I went to the Republican National Convention and he had a bandage on his ear.�

Still, Tour� remained unmoved. �That would be �no.� That would be �no,�� he repeated.

Phillip finally stepped in: �Tour�, he was shot in the ear.�

Meanwhile, conservative commentator Ben Ferguson attempted to squeeze in a coherent sentence before the panel devolved further. At one point, Phillip had to put both hands up to restore order�though possibly also in a gesture of existential surrender.

The whole exchange had started with a discussion about a recent White House health disclosure noting Trump�s chronic venous insufficiency�essentially swollen ankles. But thanks to Tour�s off-the-rails skepticism, it quickly escalated from �circulation issues� to �maybe the most publicly documented political shooting in modern American history never happened.�

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)