# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 120
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2381 "2025-12-27T04:57:53Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > “CLAIM GIFT FROM TRUMP” which actually charges you for a donation. He’s misrepresenting this one. Yeah, it’s more purposefully opaque sleezy grifting but I doubt anyone familiar with these emails is going to think Trump is sending them money. You are choosing a donation amount to _claim the gift offer_. On the second page it does say “This donation qualifies for the gift offer!” (The scam here is getting them to check the box that doesn’t make it clear it’s for an extra donation.) He doesn’t show what comes after that page which I would expect to show some worthless gift you can get. But since it’s just a gift “offer”, I imagine you have to pay shipping and handling if you really want it. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2382 "2025-12-27T10:15:52Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > He’s misrepresenting this one. Yeah, it’s more purposefully opaque sleezy grifting but I doubt anyone familiar with these emails is going to think Trump is sending them money I _don’t_ doubt. “$150 – claim gift from Trump” is deliberately misleading. Yes, to you or I, we would immediately guess it can’t be you just choosing how much money to receive and so it must mean donation. But we would also roll our eyes about the “woke mob” and other nonsense on that page. It’s deception targeted at the level of a trump voter. Many will get stung by this, including clicking the “double rube” checkbox. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2383 "2025-12-29T04:22:10Z")
I don’t know where this story belongs, but at least this asshole is off the street. ICE supervisor arrested on domestic violence charge transferred to the same jail ICE is using for detainees. > **[UPDATE: Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Now Faces Federal...](https://www.citybeat.com/news/update-cincinnati-ice-leader-charged-federally-booked-into-butler-county-jail/)** > > "This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his own ICE jail," said Lynn Tramonte, executive director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2384 "2025-12-29T16:16:08Z")
I don’t know where to post this, so here it goes. My family has a loose tradition of going to the movies on either Christmas day or the day after (it’s usually our only movie theatre visit for the year since our small town doesn’t have one). This year we went to see _Song Sung Blue_ (it’s a bit overly dramatic, but it’s a cool real story and the performances were awesome. I enjoyed the movie). The previews and ads before the movie keep getting longer and longer…there were 30 minutes of them this time! Guess what preview came up? Drumroll please. _Melania_ HOLY SHIT! If that preview is the best they could come up with, that movie is going to be a doozy. She sounds like an absolute moron and she also disses her doting husband. Can’t wait for it to be released so I can read the reviews. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2385 "2025-12-29T16:38:51Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Melania What kind of film is that supposed to be? A documentary? A biopic? A biography? Is she in the film, being interviewed and talking? Do you have a link to the preview you saw? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2386 "2025-12-29T16:42:39Z")
I think it is a documentary. They follow her around with a camera. My wife, who listens to too many political podcasts says it was one of the many corporate bribes to the Trump family. Here is the trailer. Enjoy! > **[MELANIA | Official Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxXJAqOU00g%2F)** > > MELANIA. Only in theaters January 30. #MelaniaFilmAbout Amazon MGM Studios: Amazon MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) is a leading entertainment company focused on th... ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2387 "2025-12-29T16:45:00Z")
Should I say “thanks for the link”? It made me want to see the film like I want to poke my eyes out… ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2388 "2025-12-29T16:46:05Z")
It’s a horror film masquerading as a documentary. My take on the whole movie is the last line of the trailer. > [@Melania](#): > > “Did you watch it?” > > “I did not, I will see it on the news.” ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2389 "2025-12-29T16:50:09Z")
> [@robby](#): > > It’s a horror film masquerading as a documentary. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rQldWoFe4Mc/maxresdefault.jpg "American Horror Story: Melania Trump Edition") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQldWoFe4Mc) ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2390 "2025-12-29T16:55:19Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Should I say “thanks for the link”? It made me want to see the film like I want to poke my eyes out… Exactly! I can’t wait for the release so I can read the reviews. As I said, if that trailer is the best they could come up with, the rest should be even more 🤮 🤣 > [@robby](#): > > My take on the whole movie is the last line of the trailer. I love that that is what the trailer leads up to: Melania making fun of little Donnie. “I’ll watch your big election later.” ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2391 "2025-12-29T19:46:54Z")
Melania looks to me like she’s about halfway through a series of horcruxes. ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2392 "2025-12-29T20:24:41Z")
I watched the trailer. It just looked incredibly boring. It’s mostly just a lady walking around, not doing much of anything. Which is probably what her life is like. I think they added that bit in the end for levity. “Haha, what a weird couple, she can just watch stuff about her husband on the news.” It didn’t seem all that funny to me. But again, it just looks dull. And you know how trailers tend to have bits of the juiciest parts of a film to drum up interest. If this is the best they can do, the actual film has to be a real slog. I suspect few outside of the MAGA faithful are going to bother, and even they probably aren’t going to turn out for it all that much, because it’s about Melania, not her husband. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2393 "2025-12-29T20:29:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > registered by comedy writer Toby Morton – apparently months ago. Per a Facebook post by Occupy Democrats: > > > Having previously acquired domain names related to MAGA reps such as Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace, and Marjorie Taylor Greene for his satiric web-based purposes, the writer knew exactly when to spring into action. They say, in comedy, timing is everything. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2394 "2025-12-29T20:33:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It just looked incredibly boring Yep! if that trailer is the highlights, good god, the rest is horrible. Most trailers are trying to hype you up but that one left me going “meh”. I guess that is because Amazon paid a bribe of a gazillion dollars to lock in this story. I’m sure the rest is even worse. ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2395 "2025-12-29T20:45:00Z")
More people will watch it than went to his inauguration address way back then. It will be hughest success ever. Wait until they find out it is about skin cancer. They will want to get it. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2396 "2025-12-29T20:48:55Z")
In my little dirtball world, the line “Is it safe?” in a movie belongs irrevocably and forever to Laurence Olivier in _Marathon Man_. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2397 "2025-12-29T21:38:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I suspect few outside of the MAGA faithful are going to bother, and even they probably aren’t going to turn out for it all that much, because it’s about Melania, not her husband. I suspect that all the theaters will be sold out, but mysteriously also empty. ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2398 "2025-12-29T22:08:50Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > I suspect that all the theaters will be sold out, but mysteriously also empty. Hmm, I’ll just say: > **[Film Industry and Money Laundering - Sanction Scanner](https://www.sanctionscanner.com/blog/film-industry-and-money-laundering-402)** > > Money laundering is a significant issue affecting many industries worldwide, with the film industry being particularly vulnerable due to complex financing structures and the potential for large sums of money to be moved around. > The use of the film industry as a vehicle for money laundering is a growing concern. Criminal organizations and individuals are drawn to the potential to launder large sums of illegal funds through the complex financing structures of film productions. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2399 "2025-12-30T00:22:32Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Yep! if that trailer is the highlights, good god, the rest is horrible. Most trailers are trying to hype you up but that one left me going “meh”. I’m reminded of a comment by Roger Ebert many years ago; that it was a good indication that a movie was going to be _really_ bad when they couldn’t even find a few minutes of good footage for a trailer. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2400 "2025-12-30T05:05:34Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > It made me want to see the film like I want to poke my eyes out… I’m not sure if I could identify a more vapid, uninteresting and just plain dull subject for a movie. I mean, unless she melts down and “tells all” but even then, I will just read it in gossip websites, which at least attempt to be salaciously entertaining. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=121)