# 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:** 231
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4602 "2026-09-20T01:03:53Z")
I can’t remember if it was before or after the handjob? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4603 "2026-09-20T01:40:10Z")
I’m skeptical of this one because “American Muckrakers”, the group making the accusation, has tossed out some dubious allegations before, such as that she was embezzling from her now-defunct restaurant or that she had been a high-end call girl whose clients included Ted Cruz. They seem to be the lefty equivalent of James O’Keefe with his hidden camera manufactroversies and I take anything they say with a grain of salt. That being said, I would not be surprised in the least if the teen mom of a teen mom whose teen mom insisted for years that a pro wrestler was her biological father, who got caught jarking her boyfriend’s thang at a musical for children, and whose son is facing jail time for domestic abuse and CSAM, turned out to be a bisexual party animal. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4604 "2026-09-20T05:08:52Z")
…who knew… ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4605 "2026-09-20T13:26:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m skeptical of this one because “American Muckrakers”, the group making the accusation, has tossed out some dubious allegations before, such as that she was embezzling from her now-defunct restaurant or that she had been a high-end call girl… I’m skeptical too. During the Trump era, affairs, embezzlement, and call girls are all perfectly fine. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4606 "2026-09-20T13:48:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m skeptical too. During the Trump era, affairs, embezzlement, and call girls are all perfectly fine. You forgot about the drug use. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4607 "2026-09-20T14:01:49Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m skeptical too. During the Trump era, affairs, embezzlement, and call girls are all perfectly fine. In a way you have to admire the GOP for being willing to embrace this behavior from women as well as men. Truly they’re dedication to representation in horndogs, embezzlers, and same sex hookups should be appreciated by all. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4608 "2026-09-20T17:18:13Z")
Big tent party. Lots going on in that tent though. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4609 "2026-09-20T17:24:12Z")
Animal cruelty (bestiality, shooting your dog in the face…) seems perfectly acceptable as well. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4610 "2026-09-20T20:19:22Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Animal cruelty (bestiality, shooting your dog in the face…) See recently: On a scale from Kristi Noem to Kash Patel, how much do you like dogs? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4611 "2026-09-20T22:36:35Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > On a scale from Kristi Noem to Kash Patel, how much do you like dogs? JD Vance: I’d couch that question differently. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4612 "2026-09-20T23:47:45Z")
POTUS: That subject didn’t age well. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4613 "2026-09-21T02:22:36Z")
RFK Jr: Are we talking about them as pets or leftovers? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4614 "2026-09-21T03:30:14Z")
Also RFK Jr: Just ‘accidentally’ run over 'em, and they can be both! ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4615 "2026-09-21T15:06:18Z")
I guess we just need to wait and see who gets recruited into some high profile position in the FBI over the next few weeks, and we will know what they did. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4616 "2026-09-21T16:39:04Z")
> The [White House press pool](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/trump-white-house-press-policy.html) is a small group of correspondents, TV journalists and photographers who are the eyes and ears of the broader White House press corps for coverage of the president. The pool arrangement, which began during the Eisenhower administration, solves the practical problem of having hundreds of reporters crowding into the White House or following the president on every trip. > > Four other networks that shared the responsibility for providing television coverage of presidential events with CNN — ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC — said on Monday that they would suspend those efforts, which entail distributing footage that is carried by news organizations worldwide. > > – _NY Times_ After Trump banned CNN and MSNOW, the four big networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, and yes, **even FOX News** (!!) – voluntarily suspended themselves in protest. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4617 "2026-09-21T16:43:52Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > The [White House press pool](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/trump-white-house-press-policy.html) is a small group of correspondents That link is paywalled. Here’s a link that’s open. Not quite the same content, however. [https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/major-television-networks-cnn-nbc-abc-cbs-fox-news-white-house-press-pool-ban-ms-now-politico/507-41d3a8b9-eb0a-468b-9b16-8c8ebd0190a8](https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/major-television-networks-cnn-nbc-abc-cbs-fox-news-white-house-press-pool-ban-ms-now-politico/507-41d3a8b9-eb0a-468b-9b16-8c8ebd0190a8) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4618 "2026-09-21T19:04:52Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > After Trump banned CNN and MSNOW, the four big networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, and yes, **even FOX News** (!!) – voluntarily suspended themselves in protest. He had a ribbon-cutting for his helipad today and couldn’t be heard speaking over the noise because the press pool boom mic wasn’t there. That’s hilarious and I hope it causes him to throw ketchup. > **[Trump Totally Drowned Out By Background Noise on WH Official Feed in First...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-totally-drowned-background-noise-180738166.html)** > > As Trump was not near a network mic, his remarks at the ribbon-cutting for the new helipad were completely drowned out by background noise. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4619 "2026-09-21T20:11:05Z")
If Trump speaks and there’s no mic present, is he still saying something stupid? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4620 "2026-09-21T20:28:12Z")
The MAGA Freedom Fest, scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled due to lack of ticket sales to the fat cats. > A right-wing festival headlined by Kid Rock and Dog the Bounty Hunter has been canceled. > > This year’s Freedom Fest, the Northern Kentucky MAGA gathering known for drawing thousands of attendees and A-list conservative speakers, has been called off entirely just days ahead of its scheduled start on Saturday, according to organizer Eric Deters, reported the Cincinnati Enquirer. > > “I am never ever, ever, ever, ever doing this event again – ever,” Deters announced Monday in a video posted on his Facebook page. Only six of the 100 $1000 tickets have been sold. Link to [Raw Story](https://www.rawstory.com/eric-deters-freedom-fest/) ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4621 "2026-09-21T20:36:32Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > He had a ribbon-cutting for his helipad today and couldn’t be heard speaking over the noise because the press pool boom mic wasn’t there. That’s hilarious and I hope it causes him to throw ketchup. > > [Trump Totally Drowned Out By Background Noise on WH Official Feed in First Appearance Since TV Press Pool’s Boycott](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-totally-drowned-background-noise-180738166.html) This has the potential to make a big difference. Donald reportedly spends hours every day watching coverage of himself on TV. If there’s no sound, he will freak out. And for some events he confidently expects will put all eyes on himself, there won’t even be images. In short: **a narcissist’s worst nightmare**. In spite of the fact that this thread is for schadenfreude about Donald’s enablers, I’m loving that there’s plenty to spare for Donald himself. [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=230) [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=232)