

200 yards isn’t that big of a deal for a half decent marksman. Thomas Crooks was a lousy shot but if it wasnt for Trump’s last second head movement he would have been shot through the head.
The rifle used to shoot Kirk was in .30-06 AND was a bolt-action Mauser style military rifle which has far superior ballistic qualities as a target rifle and round, meaning it is quite simple to bullseye someone’s head with a little practice and training at that distance.
Not only that, but the embarrassment that was the birthday letter probably drove him to want to get attention off it as quickly as possible.
Also Trump is dying. He wants to cause as much hell as he can before he goes. The shitstorm this has done is really bad.