Exactly, that is why I went on to say: "Once the bullet exits the barrel, it immediately starts slowing down. It is still travelling at supersonic speed, but it does not break the sound barrier a second time. It passes the sound barrier as it slows, but that passing does not makes any noise."
Please think about it. It does not matter how far the bullet remains traveling at supersonic speed.
The bullet only breaks the sound barrier once, correct?
And the bullet will never be travelling faster than when it exits the barrel, correct?
Once the bullet exits the barrel, all the forces acting on it are slowing it down.
There were thousands of people with cameras, and there was no damaged monitor. There was no reason for the bullet to fragment, and it is did fragment, the fragment would likely be travelling at the same speed as the bullet. The shock-pulse thing is ridiculous.
Again, the bullet nicked Trump's ear and apparently, did not do any significant damage. If it did not nick him, it had to be staged. Why is this even controversial?