# 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:** 69
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1363 "2021-04-06T20:32:53Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > And a statue of Trump! - That’s actually Trump behind the desk. I don’t want to know what Miller did with the statue. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1364 "2021-04-06T20:47:18Z")
When talking about Trump’s Doral golf course: > With $125 million of Deutsche Bank debt coming due in 2023, rumors are circling that the Trump Organization may consider turning the property into a casino. Ya, that worked out well for him in Atlantic City. Another Casino bankruptcy in the making. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1365 "2021-04-06T20:58:42Z")
Or he could consider selling it for ten cents on the dollar, or whatever other arrangement the master deal-maker can come up with. Under ethical ownership the golf course could attract desirable clientele and maybe even a PGA tournament. Under the ownership of the orange shit-gibbon it’s basically worthless. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1366 "2021-04-06T21:01:01Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s actually Trump behind the desk. I don’t want to know what Miller did with the statue. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51100275410_eba144fabe_b.jpg "2021-04-06\_04-00-33") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51100275410/) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1367 "2021-04-06T21:08:00Z")
What’s that display of little round objects in front of the statue? ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1368 "2021-04-06T21:15:35Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Had he sold out in 2017 and reinvested in the market, he’d be an estimated $1.6 billion richer. He probably could have brought that over two billion by also forgetting about running for President and letting somebody competent take the job instead. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1369 "2021-04-06T21:17:56Z")
WAG-Challenge coins. > **[Challenge coin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they might be given to prove membership when asked and to enhance morale. They are also collected by service members and law enforcement personnel. Historically, challenge coins were presented by unit commanders in recognition of special achievement by a member of the unit. They could also be exc... Or bottle caps. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1370 "2021-04-06T21:24:30Z")
1. Desk appears to be a reproduction of his oval office desk 2. Newspaper is spread out weirdly across his desk with a weird lump under it ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1371 "2021-04-06T21:24:45Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > And a statue of Trump! That statue shows his horrible slanting posture, too! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1372 "2021-04-06T21:37:42Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Or bottle caps. I was going to say that they looked like Boy Scout badges or pins, but since Trump was never a Scout, [Frat Boy](https://mysterymen.fandom.com/wiki/Frat_Boys) badges was an option. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1373 "2021-04-06T23:06:31Z")
Challenge coins. The big one on the top row is, dollars to donuts, from his Scottish golf course. There’s a shield-shaped something behind the tankard but I have no idea what it could be. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1374 "2021-04-07T04:16:22Z")
What is the diamond-shaped plaque on the desk? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1375 "2021-04-07T06:41:09Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > WAG-Challenge coins. I was gonna say pogs. Okay I’m still gonna say pogs. I love the idea that he’s obsessed with them and wants to show everyone his collection. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1376 "2021-04-07T08:46:18Z")
No idea, but it starts with “#45”, then comes something that seems to read “Mr. President”. You can also see that it is badly battered at the ridges and that the seams betweent the brown stuff and the wooden base are very badly glued. Then there are the glasses. You never saw him wearing them, did you? Well, just to say: you do **not** put glasses face down like this. **Never**. It scratches the lenses. It is even worse than laying a book open face down after making dog ears on it. A _book_, yes. Aw, never mind… I also like the yellow cables from the lamps on the tables in the back, left and right. I can´t make up my mind: are they supposed to look gold plated or did they just yellow with age as they became brittle? Are they just tacky or a fire hazard? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1377 "2021-04-07T12:37:50Z")
Politico is on the case: > **[What a photo of Trump’s new office reveals about how he wants to be remembered](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/06/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-office-479412)** > > An obsessive, inch-by-inch POLITICO breakdown of the 45th president’s new digs at Mar-a-Lago. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1378 "2021-04-07T13:25:11Z")
> **[Stark County Board of Elections files lawsuit in Dominion voting machine dispute](https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/04/05/stark-county-board-elections-filed-lawsuit-ohio-supreme-court/7094394002/)** > > The Stark County Board of Elections filed a lawsuit against county commissioners for refusing to fund the purchase of Dominion voting equipment. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1379 "2021-04-07T13:44:05Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > What’s that display of little round objects in front of the statue? Boy Scout merit badges. Turns out you can just BUY those. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1380 "2021-04-07T16:47:52Z")
No, you can’t, dammit! And see: > **[Donald Trump got a \*lot\* less rich as president | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/donald-trump-forbes-billionaires/index.html)** > > During his four years as president, Donald Trump loved to remind people that being president was costing him a whole bunch of money. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1381 "2021-04-07T16:49:04Z")
> **Newspaper:** Before the picture was taken, Trump seems to have been leafing through the Wall Street Journal, a paper whose editorial board has [criticized](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-election-rejectionists-11609713506) him for promoting false claims on voter fraud. Trump also issued a statement last month blasting the editors, [saying](http://wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-georgia-rewrite-11614902503): “The Wall Street Journal editorial page continues, knowingly, to fight for globalist policies such as bad trade deals, open borders, and endless wars that favor other countries and sell out our great American workers, and they fight for RINOS that have so badly hurt the Republican Party. That’s where they are and that’s where they will always be. Fortunately, nobody cares much about The Wall Street Journal editorial anymore.” Well, according to Trump, he is now a _ **nobody** _ then. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/1382 "2021-04-08T13:47:12Z")
trump org hires criminal lawyer as Manhattan prosecutors close in. Time to get the popcorn ready? > **[Trump Organization Hires Criminal Defense Lawyer](https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-hires-criminal-defense-lawyer-11617837781)** > > Ronald Fischetti will represent the firm in the Manhattan district attorney’s probe into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings. [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=68) [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=70)