# 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:** 166
**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 1, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3302 "2026-04-01T19:57:06Z")
It’s a completely different kind of regime. And in delightful polling news: > **[CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-rating-economy)** > > President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of 31%, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, reflecting growing pessimism among Americans over the issue they consistently describe as the most... ---
**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 1, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3303 "2026-04-01T21:51:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And in delightful polling news: His support is getting close to the [crazification factor](https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/april-2011/the-alan-keyes-constant/) which is 27%. He’s just barely above it. ---
**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 1, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3304 "2026-04-01T22:16:05Z")
He’s now about where Nixon was on October 8, 1973. I’d like to see Trump surpass Nixon’s low - 24% approval on Aug 5, 1974, 5 days before he resigned. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3305 "2026-04-01T22:51:57Z")
Trump shoots a campaign ad for every Democrat in the 2026 midterms. > “We can’t take care of daycare. We’re a big country. We’re fighting wars. It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.” > **[FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/factpostnews.bsky.social/post/3mihkubjrmo2x)** > > Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3306 "2026-04-01T23:54:29Z")
What a cluttered, absolute nightmare that website is. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3307 "2026-04-02T00:05:18Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump: We can’t take care of daycare. We’re a big country. We’re fighting wars. It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things. It actually got better when he said that states should pay for Medicaid and Medicare. > “They should pay. They’ll have to raise their taxes.” I’m sure all the GOP Congresscritters running for re-election this year are going to love seeing that clip during the campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3308 "2026-04-02T15:49:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Airplane. It’s a completely different kind of regime … altogether! He’s a menace to himself and everything else in the air… yes, birds too. ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3309 "2026-04-02T16:12:16Z")
Twitter is alight with rumors that Pam Bondi has been fired… > ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3310 "2026-04-02T16:47:48Z")
It doesn’t matter who he puts in there, they are not going to be able to do what he wants them to do. He can’t comprehend that they can’t magic up convictions against his “enemies.” Anyone who takes the job is a fool, and future bus tread gunk. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3311 "2026-04-02T16:52:45Z")
If true, maybe he’s just trying to shove the Epstein problem deeper into a hole. ---
**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 2, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3312 "2026-04-02T17:24:03Z")
LOL, Todd Blanche is the acting AG now. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3313 "2026-04-02T17:24:41Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Twitter is alight with rumors that Pam Bondi has been fired CNN reports it as well: > **[Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general, source says | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump)** > > President Donald Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. > She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the source said. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3314 "2026-04-02T17:49:14Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > CNN reports it as well: > > [https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump) What’s to stop Bondi from turning against Trump at this point? I suppose I could ask the same about the many, many whose loyalty to Trump was rewarded by betrayal. ---
**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 2, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3315 "2026-04-02T17:49:52Z")
Buh Bye Pam! Don’t let the bus hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Try to stay between the tires and get as low to the ground as you can, and you may avoid the worst damage as it passes over. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3316 "2026-04-02T17:53:51Z")
Funny how Trump only hires the best people, yet he’s constantly having to fire them. And it’s not like the next person is going to be any better. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3317 "2026-04-02T17:54:47Z")
When Trump was being convicted of felonies in NY and holding those insane angry pressers I wondered who the idiot in the back was. Blanche, always scowling and trying to look tough. God what a joke this moron is making of my country. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3318 "2026-04-02T18:01:10Z")
Hmm. Kristi and Pam. I guess women just can’t get the tough jobs done, amiright? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3319 "2026-04-02T18:10:21Z")
I thought for sure that Pam would be replaced by Jr. Eric is too busy playing Trump fantasy library. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3320 "2026-04-02T18:16:22Z")
Could Blondie Bagdhad Bob be next? That is Karoline Leavitt in case you couldn’t figure out her nickname. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3321 "2026-04-02T18:18:49Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > What’s to stop Bondi from turning against Trump at this point? May I introduce you to “[wingnut welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingnut_(politics)#%22Wingnut_welfare%22)”: > “the lavishly-funded ecosystem of billionaire-financed think tanks, media outlets, and so on [which] provides a comfortable cushion for politicians and pundits who tell such people what they want to hear. Lose an election, make economic forecasts that turn out laughably wrong, whatever — no matter, there’s always a fallback job available.” You think Pam Bondi could live the life she’s become accustomed to on Cassidy Hutchinson’s salary? Nope, Pam will be well taken care of, and when she retires from public life she can write a memoir all about how much she did to keep Donald Trump from becoming a dictator, if that’s the way the wind is blowing by that time. [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=165) [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=167)