# 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:** 133
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2641 "2026-01-28T05:15:20Z")
Can you imagine if Barack Obama said those very words? Millions of Republican voters and lawmakers would raise a huge ruckus. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2642 "2026-01-28T05:59:56Z")
It’ll be interesting to see how it all shakes out. So often, I’ve seen MAGA silently sit by when the administration does something they complained about when Democrats did it. I suspect they’ll continue to kowtow to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2643 "2026-01-28T06:59:35Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > I’ll give it this much credit: it wouldn’t be the first vanity film project intended to repair or burnish a damaged public image, and it probably isn’t even the worst of them. Don’t overthink it. It’s a bribe, pure and simple. > **[Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/normative.bsky.social/post/3mdgtnpesuc2r)** > > Bezos spent $40 million on this, of which $28 million was a direct gift to the Trunp family, plus another $35 million marketing blitz for a propaganda clunker absolutely nobody could have believed would recoup even a small fraction of that cost. It... > **[Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/normative.bsky.social/post/3mdguuhscbc2r)** > > Low on the priority list, but one things Dems should do when they get back in the saddle is subpoena Amazon’s internal docs on this. Shareholders should be aware if (lol “if”) they knowingly blew $75 mil with no chance of recouping a tenth of that so... There’s behind-the-scenes information emerging (as people try to throw one another under the bus so they don’t get blamed for the fiasco) that the project was basically forced through the pipeline by upper management despite lower-level doubts and a persistently chaotic production. There was never any hope or intention that this would be successful as a film. It’s a multi-million-dollar check written to the Trump family, with only the thinnest veil of camouflage. Period. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2644 "2026-01-28T11:18:25Z")
Did none of those geniuses anticipate any blowback if Melanie is embarrased by the low turnout? Who gets the blame for that? Doesn’t seem like a good way to curry favor with Trump by exposing his wife to ridicule. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2645 "2026-01-28T12:19:33Z")
If Melania wasn’t already immune to shame and ridicule, she wouldn’t have married Donald in the first place. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2646 "2026-01-28T12:46:26Z")
And the fact that they chose a director who was accused of sexual assault and partied with associates of Epstein is no coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2647 "2026-01-28T13:12:59Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Don’t overthink it. It’s a bribe, pure and simple. I mean, sure, obviously there’s always the grift, but they do want more than just that. Else why push for a big UK release for somebody almost universally despised outside the US? Or the wide release in major US markets rather than focusing on the usual crowd? They’ve always craved legitimacy and the respect and admiration of the social elite. And tried to buy it (or get somebody else to buy it) yet again while personally profiting. I do think they expected the loyal hicks who make up their base would make it at least not a total financial disaster. And still might. The error was hoping anybody with any taste or class would also fall for the grift. But hope springs eternal. And yet, there are still some worse attempts at vanity projects. It’s oddly re-assuring that they’re outclassed even at monumental altars of narcissism. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2648 "2026-01-28T20:42:13Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _I Kissed a Vampire_ at least sounds like something RiffTrax could do something fun with. Hell, it even sounds like it could be about FIFA as well. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2649 "2026-01-28T23:56:55Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Else why push for a big UK release for somebody almost universally despised outside the US? It’s a widespread self-delusion of the right that they are the mainstream and beloved of the populace and as such they tend to wildly overestimate their popularity. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2650 "2026-01-29T12:39:15Z")
@JRDelirious reminded me (thanks!) in the clusterfuck thread that this is the place we are mocking $Mellania’s vain schadenfreudy vanity. Here is a nice Substack about it. It has all been said before, but it bears repeating, even if it takes more than one thread: > **[Amazon pays $75 million for a movie with an audience of one: Donald Trump](https://horseytoons.substack.com/p/amazon-pays-75-million-for-a-movie?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6397922&post_id=186165442&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=203721&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)** > > Spending vastly more money than has ever been spent on even the most prestigious documentary, Amazon has invested $75 million in a film about First Lady Melania Trump. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2651 "2026-01-29T13:42:18Z")
Trump “Truthed” or “Retruthed” more than 50 times in the last several hours. From what I’ve learned, he definitely won the 2020 election and Georgia has now proven it, the Minneapolis protesters are paid, and Pretti was a domestic terrorist. Pretti was a domestic terrorist, then wasn’t, and now is back to it. How long before the next pivot? ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2652 "2026-01-29T14:18:07Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Pretti was a domestic terrorist, then wasn’t, and now is back to it. How long before the next pivot? Wow, he’s really going back to the ‘Pretti was a domestic terrorist’ line, after publicly and officially backing off that? Christ. His handlers must be going nuts trying to keep him on message. Haha, that was a grim joke. As if he has any semblance of ‘handlers’ anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2653 "2026-01-29T14:41:17Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Pretti was a domestic terrorist, then wasn’t, and now is back to it. Well, another video has emerged, which shows Pretti having a violent interaction with ICE agents 11 days before he was killed. Pretti spits on their vehicle and then kicks a breaks a taillight. He is then tackled to the ground before he’s released. His gun is clearly visible in his waistband. Obviously, if you have multiple dealings with ICE, you are obviously a domestic terrorist. /s > **[Video shows physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/us/video/pretti-physical-clash-11-days-before-shooting-digvid)** > > New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. A representative for Pretti’s family confirmed to CNN that the man in a video posted... ---
**Author:** ![JoePockets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2654 "2026-01-29T14:48:32Z")
73% Rotten Tomato rating ! ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2655 "2026-01-29T15:48:33Z")
[Thom Tillis ‘thrilled’ Trump called him ‘loser’](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5712506-tom-tillis-donald-trump-criticism/) > Sen. [Thom Tillis](https://thehill.com/people/thom-tillis/)(R-N.C.) signaled Wednesday that he’s not at all bothered by [President Trump](https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump/)[labeling him](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5710828-noem-homeland-security-controversy/) a “loser.” > > “I am thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be [Department of Homeland Security] secretary and senior advisor to the president,” Tillis [told](https://x.com/mkraju/status/2016577796852629987?s=20) CNN’s [Manu Raju](https://thehill.com/people/manu-raju/)on Capitol Hill, referring to Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem](https://thehill.com/people/kristi-noem/)and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2656 "2026-01-29T15:51:58Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > @JRDelirious reminded me (thanks!) in the clusterfuck thread that this is the place we are mocking $Mellania’s vain schadenfreudy vanity. Here is a nice Substack about it. It has all been said before, but it bears repeating, even if it takes more than one thread: > [Amazon pays $75 million for a movie with an audience of one: Donald Trump](https://horseytoons.substack.com/p/amazon-pays-75-million-for-a-movie?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6397922&post_id=186165442&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=203721&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email) The masterbatory vanity project has [been pulled from all theaters in South Africa](https://www.newsweek.com/melania-film-pulled-south-africa-11436695). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2657 "2026-01-29T15:54:28Z")
For anyone in Boston, there’s $50 for you if you’re willing to endure the movie. > ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2658 "2026-01-29T16:03:28Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > For anyone in Boston, there’s $50 for you if you’re willing to endure the movie. If I was in Boston I might take the ad up on this, taking my noise-canceling earbuds and some podcasts downloaded on my phone and / or my Kindle. Hey, $50 is $50, and it’s $50 less that stays with the trump machine to possibly be spent on something worse. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2659 "2026-01-29T16:05:20Z")
Does anybody know what drugs are legal in Boston? Those 50$ could be quite an experience on LSD, for instance. Some gonzo journalist should try and report. Who is paying those 50$? If it is related to the temper tanTrump I would not trust them to pay. If it is some dadaist kind of artist I’d give them the benefit of the doubt. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2660 "2026-01-29T16:06:22Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Does anybody know what drugs are legal in Boston? Those 50$ could be quite an experience on LSD, for instance. Just don’t take the LSD, then go see the movie. Talk about a bad trip! 🫨 [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=132) [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=134)