# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 367
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7327 "2022-10-18T16:01:13Z")
> [@SoToasty](#): > > Just curious. Does any one know of another negative billionaire? The internet tells me a guy named Jérôme Kerviel was several billion dollars after committing a bunch of fraud, but I think a court ending up waiving the judgement. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7328 "2022-10-18T18:38:35Z")
Was… found liable for paying? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7329 "2022-10-18T21:01:52Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > According to Forbes, Trump owes about a billion — but his assets are worth over two billion, so he’s net positive at least a billion. Wait. Is Forbes using Trump’s _Pay Taxes_ valuation or _Get a Loan_ valuation? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7330 "2022-10-18T21:05:53Z")
And was it counting the potential increased value of the properties by prying the Trump name off them? ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7331 "2022-10-18T23:27:20Z")
At least Trumps donations are going to a good cause… down the drain > **[Jared Kushner's memoir hit best-seller list mere days after Trump PAC spent...](https://www.rawstory.com/jared-kushner-book-2658456600/)** > > According to Forbes, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner managed to get his new book onto the best-seller list — just days after a massive expenditure on "books" taken out by a joint fundraising committee aligned with the Trump... ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7332 "2022-10-19T04:27:56Z")
“We used to buy our own records at the store So they would think it was a hot seller and order more” -Insane Clown Posse ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7333 "2022-10-19T13:57:15Z")
Heheheheh. > **[Donald Trump is actively hurting Republicans' Senate chances | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/trump-odea-republican-senate-colorado/index.html)** > > For months now, Senate Republicans have been quietly optimistic about Joe O'Dea, their candidate running against Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7334 "2022-10-19T14:31:38Z")
Funny line from that story: > “MAGA doesn’t vote for stupid people with big mouths,” wrote Trump on his Truth Social site. I’m pretty sure that is all they vote for. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7335 "2022-10-19T14:48:37Z")
Hell, it’s their brand! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7336 "2022-10-19T15:51:28Z")
So MAGA is an individual now? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7337 "2022-10-19T16:18:11Z")
Fox News’ CEO may be in trouble because of the Dominion lawsuit. > **[Fox News C.E.O.’s Strategy at Center of $1.6 Billion Lawsuit](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/business/media/fox-news-suzanne-scott.html?unlocked_article_code=ZLuATRdUDYKDUaqVAONcBdTp-1M5n_82yTVxutv3oQJZg-jLK9tfe6UZKjAR002qxa0BquKek7WqWCfICBJxNbjMGgKLBMdaTWB7ZzcVBnqoTgpku2BxW-yGf3YtYrHse2iW4aM9Z-j__Zr32r71Lnmz1ymTnf8RDmkNgCZ84RK6LChHaFMa2a05dUDu6Lg-I5eP4RlbGuaOQ6a_VbYtkAiZaz8i9ISuDTtUqksOKJRp2nQtqztvZBUSpAeSqUwqxs8PNWJOuIAXOiSYuRz1l15djxEdB4E8Ggi7G2NSoT33Zsm-2ryH2CW_4n9GyJNx07s1NGhq2wR36HhPB4PjN8sgMHY08-c&smid=share-url)** > > Suzanne Scott remade Fox News Media into a lucrative consumer brand. But a defamation suit against the company is a test of her strategy and leadership. [gift link] ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7338 "2022-10-19T16:25:54Z")
They are becoming Borg-like. Or as someone likes to say around here, they have a hive mind. But unlike the Borg, they are definitely not trying to achieve perfection. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7339 "2022-10-19T16:44:42Z")
Of course they are. Perfectly white, perfectly Christian, perfectly heterosexual… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7340 "2022-10-19T16:51:05Z")
Expecting statesmanship is futile. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7341 "2022-10-19T19:36:27Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > So MAGA is an individual now? One mind, many assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7342 "2022-10-19T20:00:56Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > One mind At most. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7343 "2022-10-19T20:10:15Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > They are becoming Borg-like. They’re like the crowd in the first Brendan Fraser mummy movie. Only they’re chanting “Trump” instead of “Imhotep.” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7344 "2022-10-19T20:10:17Z")
“Save America” PAC has been sending out fundraising messages for Blake Masters in Arizona, with the Mango Moocher taking a low low [99% cut](https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1582724310841556992) of the proceeds. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7345 "2022-10-19T20:40:29Z")
Generous to a fault! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7346 "2022-10-19T20:42:07Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > “Save America” PAC has been sending out fundraising messages for Blake Masters in Arizona, with the Mango Moocher taking a low low [99% cut](https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1582724310841556992) of the proceeds. So basically, Trump and co. are now ripping off other GOP campaigns by scamming their contributions… go for it, I say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=368)