# 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:** 263
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5242 "2026-11-05T12:25:13Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > I think she said something about “Deep State”. Which means, _The Jews_. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5243 "2026-11-05T13:11:13Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Last night they had an scrolling comment page open, and it was probably 80% liberals or never-Trumper conservatives celebrating or saying good riddance, and **20% conservatives literally praying to a higher power to deliver their country from evil.** I’d say that their prayers were answered, although maybe not as intended. God works in mysterious ways! ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5244 "2026-11-05T13:34:40Z")
The folks at Talking Points Memo have compiled a list of some of the best right-wing freakouts on election night. Enjoy. [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-best-maga-midterm-crashouts-ranked](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-best-maga-midterm-crashouts-ranked) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5245 "2026-11-05T13:47:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > This is almost certainly part of the emerging campaign to blame Hegseth for the war and thus the election result. Mr. Potato Head said Kegsbreath is doing a great job, and has no plans to get rid of him. _Translation: 'Kegsbreath is out._ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5246 "2026-11-05T13:51:10Z")
Imagine being nominated to replace Kegsbreath - being put in charge of a war no one wants (not even the person who started it) and which you can’t get the USA out of without losing face, and which the USA can’t win, but which your boss will nonetheless blame you for not winning or getting out of without losing face anyway. You may as well not bother waiting for Mr Potato Head to push you, and just pre-emptively throw yourself under the bus and get it over with. Albeit this administration has so many absolute loyalist crazies that he won’t have too much difficulty finding someone to take it on. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5247 "2026-11-05T14:19:51Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > The folks at Talking Points Memo have compiled a list of some of the best right-wing freakouts on election night. I had to reply to Laura Loomer’s Xitter post: ‘Hey, Laura: They’re already teaching Arabic numerals to our kids in elementary school! 😲’ (I have five followers, and they never interact with me; so no one will see my post except accidentally. Oh, and I almost never go to ‘X’ anyway.) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5248 "2026-11-05T14:41:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I had to reply to Laura Loomer’s Xitter post: ‘Hey, Laura: They’re already teaching Arabic numerals to our kids in elementary school! 😲’ Good one 😄 ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5249 "2026-11-05T17:07:54Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > The folks at Talking Points Memo have compiled a list of some of the best right-wing freakouts on election night. The Mark Levin stuff was particularly ironic. > “We will not be dragged into some ideologically driven agenda based on fringe operators, Jerry Springer-like performers, and shock-jock loudmouths.” I have listened to him in the past, and “shock-jock loudmouth” is a perfect description of him. Every other statement from him is being screamed into his microphone; it’s his brand. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5250 "2026-11-05T18:08:02Z")
And the first rat off the sinking ship is… > **[Harmeet Dhillon Becomes First Senior DOJ Resignation After Democratic Sweep](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harmeet-dhillon-resigns-doj-civil-rights_n_6aecaef1e4b08d8d4a8e1eec?utm_campaign=share_email&ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4)** > > The reported departure is the first for the Trump administration after the president was rebuked in the midterms. I believe Blanche and Dhillon are facing potential civil suits for failing to open a probe into the shooting of Renee Good, which may explain the rapid departure. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5251 "2026-11-05T18:12:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Mr. Potato Head said Kegsbreath is doing a great job, and has no plans to get rid of him. _Translation: 'Kegsbreath is out._ Just like in sports, where a “vote of confidence” in a coach usually has the shelf life of a carton of milk. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5252 "2026-11-05T18:34:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > This is almost certainly part of the emerging campaign to blame Hegseth for the war and thus the election result. > > Mr. Potato Head said Kegsbreath is doing a great job, and has no plans to get rid of him. _Translation: 'Kegsbreath is out._ Unfortunately, the scuttlebutt is that Marsh Fucking Blackburn will appoint Kegsbreath to her old seat. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5253 "2026-11-05T18:54:30Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Unfortunately, the scuttlebutt is that Marsh Fucking Blackburn will appoint Kegsbreath to her old seat. That’s not horrible news in the sense the Republicans will have an incompetent senator. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5254 "2026-11-05T19:27:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Mr. Potato Head said Kegsbreath is doing a great job, and has no plans to get rid of him. _Translation: 'Kegsbreath is out._ You have to get behind someone before you can stab him in the back. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5255 "2026-11-05T20:08:14Z")
The Laubacher/Boebert watch continues, with the Democrat’s lead shrinking. It’s now 48.69% to 48.07%. A difference of 2,254 votes. Can we hurry it up, Colorado? ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5256 "2026-11-05T23:23:52Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Unfortunately, the scuttlebutt is that Marsh Fucking Blackburn will appoint Kegsbreath to her old seat. First: He can still be impeached though not still in office. Make him explain the girl’s school, the extra-judicial killings in the Caribbean Sea, and all the firings—at a minimum. Second: Donald may take steps to prevent this (Hegseth getting Blackburn’s Senate seat) because even he will be aware that there is a MASSIVE hunger for an impeachment. Donald will reason (really!) “_better him than me_.” Yes, even if Hegseth _could_ be impeached after leaving the Cabinet. That’s too nuanced for DT. Impeaching Hegseth even though he’s left his Cabinet post would ensure that he could never hold Federal office again. (Discussed, though with regard to Trump back in 2021: > **[History Shows the Senate Can Hold an Impeachment Trial After Trump Leaves Office](https://www.justsecurity.org/74226/history-shows-the-senate-can-hold-an-impeachment-trial-after-trump-leaves-office/)** > > The suggestion that impeachment applies only when officials are in office is not consistent with the uniform practice of impeachments in US history. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5257 "2026-11-05T23:40:41Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Unfortunately, the scuttlebutt is that Marsh Fucking Blackburn will appoint Kegsbreath to her old seat. Never underestimate the stupidity of the current GOP, but why would she do this? Even if Trump still wields power, why would he call in a favor for Pete? And there are certainly any number of loyal Tennessee pols who are salivating over the seat. I have to believe Blackburn will do what is best for her control of power in her state. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5258 "2026-11-06T02:29:46Z")
Trump is not known for arranging exit parachutes for his servants. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5259 "2026-11-06T02:38:28Z")
Wives, on the other hand. . . ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5260 "2026-11-06T13:25:58Z")
Have we seen the end of the rallies? Those have always been a huge ego boost for him personally, even during the recent campaigns for others. He loved being surrounded by fawning fans while sneering and ranting nonsensically. But crowd sizes are way down, he’s been heckled unmercifully and things will only get worse for him as attention shifts to his potential successors. I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/5261 "2026-11-06T13:58:27Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Have we seen the end of the rallies? Gawd, I hope so. Actually, I hope he does plan a rally for whatever reason. And about 100 people show up. [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=262) [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=264)