# 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:** 194
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3862 "2026-05-22T23:11:18Z")
May be because they lie all the time? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3863 "2026-05-22T23:14:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Now _there’s_ a loving father for you: > > [Trump says he'll 'try and make' son's wedding but it's 'not good timing' - AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-hell-try-sons-174014756.html) I’m reminded of Franklin Roosevelt’s wedding to Eleanor. Her Uncle Teddy was president at the time, and gave away the bride. The nuptials were held on St Patrick’s Day. Why? That was the only day that Uncle Teddy would be in town, since he was scheduled to be feted by an Irish holiday celebration. > [@](#): > > The President went on to give an after-dinner speech to 600 people at Delmonico’s sponsored by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; he had been elected an honorary member in 1901 based on 18th century Irish immigrant ancestors of his mother. He had visited the parade with its huge crowds and 60,000 participants before the wedding and after it he and his family were escorted to the dinner by Colonel Edward Duffy of the 69th Regiment, the “fighting Irish,” who had fought, like the President, in the Spanish-American War. [https://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/exhibits/much-holiday-roosevelts-st-patricks-day-wedding-march-17-1905/](https://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/exhibits/much-holiday-roosevelts-st-patricks-day-wedding-march-17-1905/) I’ve previously said that I saw parallels between Trump and TR. The secret to get Donald to show up was to schedule something in _his_ honor. I’m sure he would have gladly attended if they’d handed him some sort of prize right before the ceremony began, or, like Teddy, let him ride at the head of a huge parade. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3864 "2026-05-23T00:08:22Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > May be because they lie all the time? It’s almost like asking why you feel like the fire will burn you. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3865 "2026-05-23T03:15:13Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > I’ve previously said that I saw parallels between Trump and TR. Sure…back in the days when rail travel was the fastest way between cities. And most of all, he actually showed up (for a niece, not his own child), instead of giving excuses. Spin this any harder, and you might get dizzy ---
**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:** [May 23, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3866 "2026-05-23T03:32:06Z")
TR and Trump are both bipedal Republicans who were born in New York. The similarities pretty much end there. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3867 "2026-05-23T04:19:34Z")
You’re forgetting the “Bride at every wedding, baby at every christening, corpse at every funeral,” part. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3868 "2026-05-23T04:35:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The similarities pretty much end there. Roosevelt was also a eugenist who hated immigrants and pushed to get laws passed to keep undesirables out of the country. > **[How Teddy Roosevelt's Belief in a Racial Hierarchy Shaped His Policies | HISTORY](https://www.history.com/articles/teddy-roosevelt-race-imperialism-national-parks)** > > His conviction that white men of European descent were innately superior informed his actions on matters from nationa... > Roosevelt believed fundamentally that American greatness came from its rule by racially superior white men of European descent. > **[Immigration Act of 1907 | History | Research Starters | EBSCO Research](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/immigration-act-1907)** > > The Immigration Act of 1907 was a significant piece of legislation in the United States aimed at regulating immigration amid growing concerns about its impact on society. Spearheaded by President Theodore Roosevelt, the act sought to tighten... > Spearheaded by President Theodore Roosevelt, the act sought to tighten restrictions on those deemed undesirable immigrants, particularly focusing on individuals from Asia. It prohibited entry through Hawaii and doubled the immigration head tax, reflecting a shift towards more stringent immigration controls. This legislation expanded the categories of individuals excluded from entry, including contract laborers and those believed to be socially or morally subversive. He and Trump might have bonded over griping about subhumans from shithole countries. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3869 "2026-05-24T10:44:15Z")
Candace Owens vs Turning Point? I like to see the wolves turn on each other (no disrespect to wolves). So she’s out money, AND a bunch of Australian MAGAesque folks don’t get refunds? SAD! > **[No refunds for 15,000 Australian ticket holders after Candace Owens’ tour...](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/24/candace-owens-tour-cancelled-australia-no-ticket-refunds-ntwnfb)** > > Rightwing commentator says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by promoter Rocksman ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3870 "2026-05-24T16:25:58Z")
In the article: > Owens herself says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by the promoter, Rocksman, a company with links to the influential conservative lobby group [Turning Point Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/02/turning-point-australia-rightwing-christian-politics). > > Rocksman collapsed with just 21 Australian cents in its bank account and will never refund Owens, her Australian ticket holders or other creditors, according to its liquidator’s statutory report to creditors, filed with Asic and dated 3 March. How on earth did the grifters miss those twenty-one cents? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3871 "2026-05-24T17:03:21Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > How on earth did the grifters miss those twenty-one cents? You have to leave a little bit behind to show you were operating in good faith. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3872 "2026-05-28T19:02:45Z")
Hadn’t thought about state audits! Assuming the next Dem POTUS and AG don’t immediately take action to set aside this one-sided, greed-driven “settlement,” that could be a very useful approach. > **[Trump’s IRS Settlement: Shielding Past Taxes To Closing Lawfare Loopholes? -...](https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/trumps-irs-settlement-shielding-past-taxes-to-closing-lawfare-loopholes/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-OmPVLD3n_Xerv9Um2ExjEHJieQsL6Y4WRA2YBamy3JdNtZG1Pp268b0v9umseBkuefarr4eGBijorJkIvxsTSK9aSg&_hsmi=421031452&utm_content=421031452&utm_source=hs_email)** > > Let’s look at the language in the settlement agreement. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3873 "2026-05-29T12:29:50Z")
More acts have pulled out of the Freedom 250 concert. So far I think they are only left with Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli and Flo-rida. And the actual surviving Milli Vanilli “front man” has denounced it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3874 "2026-05-29T12:37:11Z")
Are Spinal Tap or maybe a puppet show available to beef up that line-up? That is pretty sad. Not even Kid Rock… ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3875 "2026-05-29T12:41:23Z")
Not to mention, who gives a shit about MMA? It’s a rather niche sport. They might as well have Greco-Roman wrestling…not that there’s anything wrong with that. Now, if we could toss Trump and Putin into the cage, I would definitely tune in. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3876 "2026-05-29T12:46:17Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Trump and Putin Trump vs. Putin would be shorter than most of Mike Tyson’s boxing matches. Putin would mop the floor with Trump in seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3877 "2026-05-29T12:47:01Z")
May be they can get the celebrities that Gabo had in his show against Krusty in the Simpsons? (In the Latin-American dubbing they were Luis Miguel y Juan Gabriel) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3878 "2026-05-29T12:47:53Z")
Surely we could handicap the match. Give Donnie some armor and a club. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3879 "2026-05-29T14:21:08Z")
You’re buying into Putin’s made up tough guy myth. The fact is, Putin is a 73-year-old garden gnome. Trump will probably trip, fall and crush him to death. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3880 "2026-05-29T20:59:09Z")
Three bits of good news today! CNN: Federal judge halts work on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ > **[Federal judge halts work on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/politics/federal-judge-halts-work-on-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund)** > > A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who it says were wrongly targeted by the government in the past. Above the Law: Todd Blanche Faces New York Bar Complaint After Federal Judge Flags Vindictive Prosecution > **[Todd Blanche Faces New York Bar Complaint After Federal Judge Flags...](https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/todd-blanche-faces-new-york-bar-complaint-after-federal-judge-flags-vindictive-prosecution/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--_4LuNODnxtOBhTWhfrhGrREpA-XuzMCFypFal192VgrKQdXqDeLmR1v-VxdtiDmNaQ5mBt1r9xL9yOf64Uvbj7qXiMQ&_hsmi=421251707&utm_content=421251707&utm_source=hs_email)** > > Does NY have the courage to police its own lawyers? CNN: Judge says Trump can’t add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure > **[Judge says Trump can’t add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/politics/judge-trump-cant-add-name-to-kennedy-center-or-close)** > > A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3881 "2026-05-30T00:29:21Z")
I hope this hasn’t been posted already, but poor poor Nancy Mace. She’s been a loyal supporter of Trump and now he turns on her. How unexpected! [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-snubs-nancy-mace-endorse-224353102.html](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-snubs-nancy-mace-endorse-224353102.html) [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=193) [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=195)