# 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:** 156
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3101 "2026-03-13T15:04:32Z")
To Trump’s benefit, an entire cabinet which will degrade themselves to wearing the wrong-sized shoes as to not irritate Grampy Diapers is, in no way, going to exercise the 25th amendment. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3102 "2026-03-13T15:25:13Z")
Yes, let’s all praise ~~Stalin~~ , um, I mean trump, for his manly dominance over his entire ~~Politburo~~ , uhh, I mean Cabinet. Truly a macho, macho man. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3103 "2026-03-13T15:31:46Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > And of course the only one who understands German humour here is **EinsteinsHund**! In the immortal words of Captain Edmund Blackadder, the Germans have no sense of humour, and in fact, they have no word for “fluffy”. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3104 "2026-03-13T15:37:38Z")
Flauschig. It’s the Spaniards that have no word for fluffy. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3105 "2026-03-13T16:04:13Z")
“Flooring some flusheims!” ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3106 "2026-03-13T16:14:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump’s favorite shoe company is suing him. Paywalled. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3107 "2026-03-13T16:22:42Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > It’s the Spaniards that have no word for fluffy. Esponjosa? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3108 "2026-03-13T16:23:52Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > > > Trump’s favorite shoe company is suing him. > > Paywalled. ☹ What are they suing him FOR? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3109 "2026-03-13T16:27:28Z")
They are “challenging the legality of those tariffs and seeking refunds for duties it says were unlawfully collected.” ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3110 "2026-03-13T16:28:04Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > What are they suing him FOR? That would be a question for @Fear_Itself . The article is paywalled, so I can’t read it. EDIT: > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > They are “challenging the legality of those tariffs and seeking refunds for duties it says were unlawfully collected.” So it’s not because Trump’s penis display made Florsheims look like clown shoes? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3111 "2026-03-13T16:35:25Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > To Trump’s credit, it’s something of a power move to force your flunkies to wear oversized shoes to please you. It’s almost like a kind of fraternity hazing. It wasn’t that long ago cabinet members were weraing pins with Trump’s face on them. While I expect cabinet members to have some loyality to the president, I do not expect them to be lickspittles. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3112 "2026-03-13T16:41:54Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I do not expect them to be lickspittles. They most certainly are, and with this demented old octogenarian wreck, there is a lot of spittle to lick. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3113 "2026-03-13T16:53:05Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > there is a lot of spittle to lick. Ewwwwww! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3114 "2026-03-13T17:15:18Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > They are “challenging the legality of those tariffs and seeking refunds for duties it says were unlawfully collected.” If Florsheim was paying tariffs, does that mean their shoes are not made in the U.S.? Trump is giving foreign-made shoes to his cabinet members; put that in a campaign ad. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3115 "2026-03-13T17:25:33Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If Florsheim was paying tariffs, does that mean their shoes are not made in the U.S.? Not necessarily, as any number of tools, components and materials could be from outside the US. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3116 "2026-03-13T17:41:15Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If Florsheim was paying tariffs, does that mean their shoes are not made in the U.S.? Trump is giving foreign-made shoes to his cabinet members; put that in a campaign ad. His MAGA supporters already buy goods made in China - including the US flags, red hats, etc. And publicizing the non-US origins of the crap products with Trump emblazoned on them has done nothing to shake their support in the slightest. After all that, why would they suddenly care if his preferred mid-tier dress shoes are also made in China? Somehow I doubt shoes remotely resemble the last straw for these folks. And it’s a longstanding US based company. There’s a lot of rationalizations they will no doubt use. As for fence-sitters, anybody dumb enough to be on the fence about Trump in 2026 is a lost cause. They’re impervious to logic and you should use a different tactic on them. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3117 "2026-03-13T19:27:23Z")
My dress shoes are made in Wisconsin. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3118 "2026-03-13T19:57:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If Florsheim was paying tariffs, does that mean their shoes are not made in the U.S.? Trump is giving foreign-made shoes to his cabinet members; put that in a campaign ad. Of course they’re made in foreign countries. All Florsheim shoes are imported, with the exception of [one model manufactured exclusively for the US Postal Service](https://www.uniformbonus.com/products/men-s-florsheim-ulysses-postal-moc-toe-oxford-work-shoe?srsltid=AfmBOor2X92NFmQuqzPk1ejsLbUwRaeD4c4bJBh2LoUk_-aeGO4gwOWg&utm_source=chatgpt.com) . This should not be surprising; all of Trump’s merch is made overseas, mostly in China. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3119 "2026-03-13T20:23:26Z")
Come to think of it, my work shoes might be from Minnesota. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3120 "2026-03-13T20:42:46Z")
Rick Grenell next in line for under-the-bus duty. > **[Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/ric-grenell-out-as-kennedy-center-head-trump)** > > President Donald Trump is expected to remove Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, according to three sources familiar with the matter. [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=155) [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=157)