# 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:** 408
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8147 "2022-12-17T21:44:57Z")
> **[Arizona judge dismisses Finchem’s election challenge in secretary of state race](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/arizona-judge-dismisses-finchems-election-challenge-secretary-state-ra-rcna62243)** > > Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, filed a lawsuit seeking a redo of the election after losing to Democrat Adrian Fontes in November. Finchem is a noted election denier and was endorsed by Trump. Note that the suit was dismissed **with prejudice**. That means he can’t file another lawsuit based on those claims. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8148 "2022-12-17T21:59:00Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > The most interesting comment for me: According to Pelosi, in her first small group meeting with Trump his opening statement was, “I won the popular vote.” > > Wow. Straight to the Big Lie of the Day…. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said that, in his first phone call with Trump after the 2016 election, Trump spent ten minutes bragging about his big win. Ego overcomes reality with him every freakin’ time. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8149 "2022-12-19T02:36:33Z")
> **[Donald Trump had to be told a pool of reporters would no longer follow him...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-had-told-pool-012354292.html)** > > Trump asked staff members if they could call on his press pool for a private event at his Palm Beach home, former aides told the Washington Post. > Trump wanted his team to call on a press pool — reporters who travel with presidents — for an event at Mar-a-Lago. Advisers had to break the news to Trump that this was no longer a possibility. > > “We had to explain to him that he didn’t have a group standing around waiting for him anymore,” an unnamed former aide told the Washington Post. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8150 "2022-12-19T03:20:06Z")
Good grief, that so pathetic. Poor, ignorant, little narcissistic man. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8151 "2022-12-19T04:19:03Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Poor, ignorant, little narcissistic man. I hope you don’t actually feel sorry for him. If it was to his advantage, and he thought he could get away with it, he would quite literally throw you under a bus without the slightest hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8152 "2022-12-19T06:54:40Z")
It’s possible to find that story pathetic without feeling sorry for him. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8153 "2022-12-19T07:26:04Z")
I also thought Hitler being rejected from art school after his mother died was pathetic. But I also don’t have a ton of sympathy for him. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8154 "2022-12-19T14:22:28Z")
Are these the same reporters that Trump says always lied about him and treated him worse than any president, ever; that’s who he wanted at his event? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8155 "2022-12-19T14:59:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Trump wanted his team to call on a press pool — reporters who travel with presidents — for an event at Mar-a-Lago. Advisers had to break the news to Trump that this was no longer a possibility. > > “We had to explain to him that he didn’t have a group standing around waiting for him anymore,” an unnamed former aide told the Washington Post. But what if it was for an incredibly _ **major** _ announcement – like, f’rinstance, the introduction to the world, for the first time ever, of Trump-themed virtual baseball cards featuring Trump badly Photoshopped in superhero costumes? Every news network in the world should be covering this! But at least comedy shows and satire sites covered it. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8156 "2022-12-19T15:45:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I also thought Hitler being rejected from art school after his mother died was pathetic. Thought: If anyone’s going to go back in time to deal with Hitler, it should be an art teacher. (random tangent, do not perpetuate) ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8157 "2022-12-19T16:04:55Z")
[Donald Trump’s NFT Collection Crashes Over 50% After 12-Hour Selloff Frenzy (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/donald-trump-s-nft-collection-crashes-over-50-after-12-hour-selloff-frenzy/ar-AA15qWot?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=d424324de1c4496890308b449bd4c2a9) Not sure if this is Schadenfreude or not. I thought the build up would go on longer. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8158 "2022-12-19T16:11:11Z")
_“…due to incredible demand.”_ 🤪 👏 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8159 "2022-12-19T17:55:48Z")
Well, they are still trading at $390, which if you are an original holder is still a profit. The last fool in on the pump-and-dump aspect, however, has seen the value drop from $1,182. I’m certain this just marks a buying opportunity, however. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8160 "2022-12-19T17:56:30Z")
They are still “worth” considerably more than they were when they were minted 4 days ago. I’ve been following the secondary market site. > **[Trump Digital Trading Cards - Collection | OpenSea](https://opensea.io/collection/trump-digital-trading-cards)** > > The First Digital Trading Card by President Trump. > > Are you ready to make history? For the first time ever, collect your own Official Trump Digital Trading Cards by President Trump. Incredible, hand-drawn art, inspired by President Trump’s... It’s really transparent, you can view all the cards that were minted, see every transaction that has been made with any given card, view the movement for wallet to wallet, and see what other NFT’s the owners of each card own. Some of the collectors seem to be NFT buffs, holding a few Trump cards among a huge selection of other NFT’s. Others are straight up Trumpists. The price has been all over the place. Even though it’s currently way lower than the high mark, it’s still about 3X the low mark. But I’m not sure it matters to the collectors, because I suspect most of them are trading rather than buying them up or selling them off. They sell a card and then buy one of equal value and the transactions wash. Except someone connected to Trump gets 10% of all of it. What a grift. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8161 "2022-12-19T19:33:25Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Good grief, that so pathetic. Poor, ignorant, little narcissistic man. It’s probably the season but I started thinking of Scut Farkas, especially after Ralphie gets pulled off of him, [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbzObyvBslw&t=35s) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8162 "2022-12-19T19:54:48Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > It’s really transparent Lol. And which wallet belongs to whom? Which wallets belong to NFT INT LLC? Who is NFT INT LLC? What is Trump’s share in this? Did he get paid lump sum? Is there anything even remotely “transparent” In any of this? (Except that the whole thing is transparent bullshit) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8163 "2022-12-19T22:23:38Z")
Rudy Giuliani was in a disciplinary hearing to determine whether he was fit to continue to practice law in Washington DC. Just before they break for lunch, he looks at his wrist and exclaims on camera that he just realized he accidentally put two watches on the same wrist. > Not a good look Rudy. To nobody’s surprise, they recommended he be disbarred. > **[DC Bar's disciplinary counsel recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred](https://abcnews.go.com/US/dc-bars-disciplinary-counsel-recommends-giuliani-disbarred/story?id=95370350)** > > The D.C. Bar's disciplinary counsel is calling for Rudy Giuliani's disbarment in D.C. after finding he violated attorney practice while contesting the 2020 election. At least he might have avoided sweating motor oil this time. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8164 "2022-12-19T22:29:51Z")
I hope both watches are at least synchronized. By which I mean they show both the current century. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8165 "2022-12-19T22:30:06Z")
I was referring to the secondary site I linked to as well as blockchain technology in general, not to the the entire scheme. I’m sure, based on Trumps history, that every company that’s making as much as a dime off this is owned by a crony and in Trumps pocket. I think it’s a safe assumption that almost every dime eventually makes it way into Trump’s pocket. It really is quite the racket, and I think the mechanics of this part of the grift are interesting. Trumpist A buys card for $99. Trumpist B buys card for $99 Trump makes $198 Trumpist A sells his card to Trumpist B for $1000 Trumpist B sells his card to Trumpist A for $1000 Now, everyone is like…….lookee, the cards have gone up 10x in value! But neither Trumpist A or Trumpist B have laid out any money, the transaction would be a wash no matter how much they traded for. But, because of the 10% commission, Trump makes another $198 bucks. He essentially gets paid again for the cards the next day. Rinse and repeat and keep swapping the same cards over and over. Now, this description is highly simplified, but I’m pretty sure I figured out the scam, or at least one of them. ETA: You are right that the real identities of the owners are masked by their usernames, and your not going to get to that unless you’re law enforcement or a way bigger geek than me, it’s it why crypto is still a scam. But I’ve been reading up on blockchains lately, and how a lot of people buying sex or drugs with crypto though they were using some super secret payment method, never realizing how easily the transactions can be traced back through them. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/8166 "2022-12-19T22:30:50Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I hope both watches are at least synchronized. A man with a watch always knows what time it is. A man with two is never sure. [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=407) [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=409)