Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

"I plan to plead the Fifth about this crime we are about to commit, if anyone ever asks in the future."

Mueller Deputy Andrew Weissman now on MSNBC: “This is really serious. This is not a bit of hidden income. There are allegations that Eric Trump and the Trump Organization did not report $100 million in income. And that’s just one allegation.“

— Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) August 25, 2020

In other words, we got him!

But what if....

It....

DIDN'T...

Happen

That's fair, if anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt, it Trump and his family.

9 years pass....

"and news today that after the initial trump organization case rose all the way to the state supreme court and then passed back down to a circuit court and then appealed back up to the second highest court, then stayed and revived and sustained and rejected and demoted and then puffed up a little with mysterious drugs with names that look like social security numbers, the allegations against eric trump jr have been dropped"

i love how magically, 2.5 months before the election, so much progress is suddenly being made in the case

how long ago did mueller's team refer this to SDNY?

I think this stretches back to at least Michael Cohen's arrest.

I am obsessed with the guy at the RNC roll call who said ‘Donald John President’ pic.twitter.com/ojVESe6oQ8

— Dan Dixon (@danldixon) August 25, 2020

We brought out the goof Don J
The Grand Ole Party and me

Permanent name change? Subtle dynasty start so nobody notices. Used to be an elective role now going to be in the family so to honour tradition we thought we'd honour it.
Hope not.

Or like another bunch of primitivity from Queens take it on as a group surname for all the bruddas and especially the sista.
Now for a minimalist solo from Ivanka President that lasts 4 years.

Just having a normal one:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-meltdown-missed-phone-call-putin-mike-flynn-theresa-may-meeting-a9691001.html

i'm leaning towards dud

give him a chance

Another 12 years in the White House and he’ll grow on you.

The thirty seconds of the president petulantly demanding that a reporter take off his mask here is just the prelude to an amazing clip. https://t.co/Ed3tiVfsu0

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 7, 2020

Former White House Press Secretary wrote in her book—"Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House"—that Trump told her the video for 'November Rain' was "the greatest music video of all time" and made her watch it with him in the Oval Office to prove his point, though she "didn't disagree."

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rally-michigan-november-rain-axl-rose-guns-n-roses-1531294

The CC has it right

"They take our money and spend it on building airplanes, ships, rockets, and muscles."

Them Sammie's gonna end up all over that tie...

sir real philly guys can confirm this is exactly how we eat our hot meat pockets sir https://t.co/DmuBPzeDFm

— kilgore trout, non mini-stroke haver (@KT_So_It_Goes) September 15, 2020

Cheddar Goblin vibes

^^Worst Spiderman Villain

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/donald-trump-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-former-model-amy-dorris

Not that anyone gives a shit, of course.

I was going to ask if this was 100% a new accuser, or more in-depth reporting on an existing one. I'm assuming the former, but I've lost track.

This is a new accusation as far as I can tell.

It still astounds me that absolutely fuck all happens with these mountains of accusations. But hey, at least we booted Al Franken out of public life for good for that tasteless photo!

Not that Franken didn't deserve some sort of pushback for that shit either, just infuriating that nothing sticks to this fuckin' guy.

Well, you see, Donnie is not only a rich and powerful man, he is also famous for his good looks, which have always made the ladies swoon. As he effortlessly leaps from lily pad to lily pad, some lilies inevitably get jealous and band together in order to take down the Don Juan who promised them the moon only to leave them all in the dust. These things always boil down to liberal resentment, you see, so don't you believe a word of what these chicks are saying.

His figure, and the splendour of his dress,
Of which some gilded remnants still were seen,
Drew all eyes on him, giving them to guess
He was above the vulgar by his mien;
And then, though pale, he was so very handsome

Great minds incest alike.

Drunk guy sitting next to you on a plane pic.twitter.com/s1yCyXtaC1

— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) September 18, 2020

There are, as usual, some bonkers clips that came out of that. It's incredible this guy even has a shot, because he sounds like he truly does not give a shit.

sorry if linked upthread or elsewhere but only just seen this

Barbara Walters tried to tell you bitches about this man 30 years ago, but you didn't listen. Now, we're here.pic.twitter.com/5nYkqDgzvm

— Covfefe "Shecky" Jones- King Of Shade👑 #BBQAnon🌊 (@King_Of_Shade) September 12, 2020

^ I've definitely mentioned before, but he was barred from opening a casino in Sydney in 1987 because of his untrustworthiness and mafia involvement

he's done some stuff, ok. but why can't we just give him a chance and see how he does, these last few months of the term? everyone deserves a fresh, clean start

tbf he's never had a second term, give him a chance.

he got booed by some randos near the supreme court today. apparently it was only like the 5th time he's had to endure this humiliation:

On Thursday morning, we saw one of the rare exceptions. Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the Supreme Court to pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who died last week. When Trump emerged from the building, within view of the assembled crowd, a rumble of opposition emerged. Soon, it became a chant: “Vote him out.” Trump was probably thankful that, for once, he was wearing a mask; no reaction was visible on his face.

Other incidents in which he’s faced public opprobrium can be counted on one hand: boos at his inauguration, boos at a Nationals baseball game last year and, again, at a UFC event a few days later, and, unusually, boos after disparaging the press at an international summit in Switzerland in 2018. Beyond that, opposition manifested directly to Trump’s face is rare precisely because he rarely gets his face in front of hostile critics.

It’s tricky to overstate the extent to which Trump generally operates in a sphere where criticism is limited or rare. The White House has been largely purged of people who are willing to buck Trump, by his own design. His travel heavily skews toward either his private properties — where the other people have paid to be in his presence — or to campaign rallies crowded with supporters. During his trips to and from those appearances, he can often see critics along the side of the road, people bearing signs or elevating particular fingers to make their feelings known. But the car simply zips past them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/24/brief-moment-trump-comes-face-to-face-with-political-reality/

Yeah, I saw somewhere that this was the first time since January he'd been in public at something that wasn't a rally or some other event honoring him (ie. with a controlled audience).

that time that he had public servants beat up citizens and throw priests out of a church so he could do a photo op was technically an event honouring him by the time he walked outside I guess

Has there been any broad public appearance he's made where he hasn't been booed?

how many does he have that aren't closely stage managed

according to that washpost article, 5

Other incidents in which he’s faced public opprobrium can be counted on one hand: boos at his inauguration, boos at a Nationals baseball game last year and, again, at a UFC event a few days later, and, unusually, boos after disparaging the press at an international summit in Switzerland in 2018

+ boos at RBG's wake at the SC

i DEEPLY wish that the phrase "and the time he got within 500 ft of karl malone, who immediately screamed 'FUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOOOOUUU!!' at the top of his lungs before escaping down an alleyway while blasting an air horn" could be added to that sentence though

I wonder if his death will eventually be celebrated as a sort of unofficial national holiday, with impromptu fireworks, pinatas, parties ... like, Don't Be An Asshole Day.

Anyway, for fellow masochists:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?475971-1/trump-v-vance-oral-argument&live

he definitely seems like one of those people who is going to choose to cryogenically freeze his body rather than succumb to death

I don’t think he has given even one second of thought to his own death. It wouldn’t surprise me if he doesn’t have a will.

there's a song called "When Will You Die?" by They Might be Giants that, if it was released today, would immediately be assumed to be about Donald Trump

I'm so tired
Of your lies
And the evil things
You're doing behind my back

Are there crimes
That you have never committed?
I doubt it, sometimes I wonder
When will you die?

You're insane
You are bad
You wreck everything you touch
And you're a sociopath

But there's one thing
That everyone's wondering
When will you die?

I don’t think he has given even one second of thought to his own death.

lol, he probably has a dedicated team doing constant sweeps making sure a mysterious nerve agent doesn't get within 50 feet of him.