# 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:** 27
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/521 "2025-03-15T02:16:43Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I wonder if I should bring this up with my MAGA relatives in as friendly and neutral way as possible? You could lead with this, from the same article. > [A] [CNN poll](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25558091/cnn-poll-trumps-performance-and-economy.pdf) published Wednesday [showed](https://newrepublic.com/post/192652/trump-poll-economy) that one in five people who voted for Trump in 2024 disapproved of how the 78-year-old has implemented his tariff plan, as did 24 percent of Republican-leaning voters. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/522 "2025-03-15T03:08:42Z")
They’d just say that’s 75-80% _approval,_ though. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/523 "2025-03-15T03:14:09Z")
Plus, it’s CNN. Fake news! ---
**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:** [March 15, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/524 "2025-03-15T05:49:18Z")
Trump got hit in the face with a microphone today. > ---
**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 15, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/525 "2025-03-15T06:36:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump got hit in the face Nowhere near hard enough, that reporter wasn’t even trying. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/526 "2025-03-15T08:52:54Z")
[![](https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-17-2022/6JrXYb.gif) ](https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-17-2022/6JrXYb.gif) ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/527 "2025-03-15T09:59:30Z")
Bernard Arnault, owner (48.6% of shares, 64.33% of votes) of **[LVMH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH)** Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE and probably Europe’s richest man considers himself a friend of the temper tanTrump in the White House. Here you see them both during the inauguration of a Louis Vuitton plant in Texas in 2019, in font of the right flags and with some employees applauding: [![](https://images.handelsblatt.com/tLFLnXas1Ysh/cover/1902/1268/0/0/0/0/0.5/0.5/file-photo-us-president-donald-trump-speaks-next-to-louis-vuittonaposs-chairman-and-ceo-of-luxu.avif) ](https://images.handelsblatt.com/tLFLnXas1Ysh/cover/1902/1268/0/0/0/0/0.5/0.5/file-photo-us-president-donald-trump-speaks-next-to-louis-vuittonaposs-chairman-and-ceo-of-luxu.avif) The **[Handelsblatt (German link)](https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/champagner-zoelle-donald-trump-gegen-dom-perignon-handelskonflikt-wird-persoenlich/100113648.html)** writes about how the relation between the two is no longer what is used to be: > [In 2019] Trump was asked why he was planning punitive tariffs on wine and cheese from France, but not on LVMH’s product range. In his answer at the time, the President referred to Arnault: “He was so nice to me. And I can’t impose tariffs on him because he moved to the USA.” Now Trump obviously sees things differently. > After his return to the White House, however, the America First president is no longer taking his old friend from France into consideration. Trump has announced punitive tariffs of 200% on “wine, champagne and alcoholic products from France and other EU countries”. > > With champagne brands such as Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon and Veuve Clicquot, industry giant LVMH has been hit particularly hard by the latest escalation in the transatlantic trade conflict. > > Lazily translated with [DeepL.com](http://DeepL.com) (free version) and not even proof read and corrected. Good enough. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/528 "2025-03-15T12:54:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump got hit in the face with a microphone today Let’s try again with a rattlesnake. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/529 "2025-03-15T13:36:30Z")
I don’t own a rattlesnake. How ‘bout this sledgehammer? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/530 "2025-03-15T13:46:27Z")
Now I’m picturing that scene from Airplane! with everyone lining up to “help” the hysterical passenger. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/531 "2025-03-15T14:14:18Z")
I’m game. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/532 "2025-03-15T14:42:52Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Let’s try again with a rattlesnake. Would not work. They don’t attack their own kin. ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/533 "2025-03-15T15:00:37Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > > > Let’s try again with a rattlesnake. > > Would not work. They don’t attack their own kin I disagree. trump has thrown many of his fellow rattlesnakes under the bus. New flag for the MAGA crowd: DON’T TREAD ON ME 🐍 (Unless you’re President trump doing something that will hurt me, but only because it’s absolutely necessary for some reason. In that case, bring on the tire treads!) ---
**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 15, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/534 "2025-03-15T18:05:56Z")
“I’ve never seen a snake throw up before!” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/535 "2025-03-15T22:56:56Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Bernard Arnault, owner (48.6% of shares, 64.33% of votes) of **[LVMH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVMH)** Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE and probably Europe’s richest man considers himself a friend of the temper tanTrump in the White House Friend huh? Perhaps an Epstein acquaintance? He didn’t notice Orangeman was a complete conman, serial sex abuser, serial bankruptcy loser… So Arnault I suspect is a bit of a sucker for a con and not the business genius others suppose. And now, the face eating part of the leopard story. No tears shed. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/536 "2025-03-16T02:06:43Z")
Just look at him standing at that podium, his big belly up against the edge and his big ass sticking out behind him. Yeah, _real_ macho there, Donnie. ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/537 "2025-03-16T17:50:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just look at him standing at that podium, his big belly up against the edge and his big ass sticking out behind him. He was probably clinging to it to stay upright. It’s a credit to whoever built it that it’s so sturdy. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/538 "2025-03-16T23:22:55Z")
Canda, China and Europe plan their retaliatory tariffs so they will hit MAGATs the most: > **[Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/business/economy/tariffs-trump-maps-voters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4U4.7XBM.tC2daLXnFKHr&smid=url-share)** > > Nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows > The retaliatory tariffs are an attempt to put pressure on the president to relent. And they have been carefully designed to hit Mr. Trump where it hurts: Nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows. Sweet. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/539 "2025-03-17T13:13:21Z")
As so often at the Times, good use of GIS. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/540 "2025-03-17T17:01:07Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Canda, China and Europe plan their retaliatory tariffs so they will hit MAGATs the most As the article correctly points out, farmers may lose their overseas corn markets, just as they lost their soybean markets under Trump 45. But they won’t suffer, because the subsidies will once again be raised. [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=26) [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=28)