# 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:** 80
**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:** [August 24, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1581 "2025-08-24T22:12:00Z")
You want a point-and-laugh at Trump’s expense? An Indian news reporter gave Trump as [scathing takedown regarding his Nobel Peace Prize demand](https://youtu.be/ikmQRj_RPC8?si=2M3yggsDdJyQ1TRe). The only video I could find was from Occupy Democrats’ YouTube channel, but they show the actual footage starting at around the 3:30 mark. It’s beautiful to behold. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1582 "2025-08-24T22:27:52Z")
That woman deserves a Pulitzer Price. Beautifull! ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1583 "2025-08-24T22:31:15Z")
I was thinking The Daily Show. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1584 "2025-08-25T10:39:23Z")
That was hilarious. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1585 "2025-08-25T15:20:32Z")
[Trump launches new crypto venture, takes profit early, leaving supporters broke](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/trump-launches-new-crypto-venture-takes-profit-early-leaving-supporters-broke/ar-AA1L8qND) > **Donald Trump, from inside the White House, has pushed a new crypto investment. This time, it’s dressed up as a “crypto treasury” firm. But just like the last two times, his base is paying the price.** > > The setup is simple: Trump cashes out early. Everyone else eats the loss. According to _The Wall Street Journal_, the strategy looks eerily familiar to anyone who’s watched his past financial ventures blow up in supporters’ faces. > > The playbook hasn’t changed. You’d think people would have caught on by now. This has been how Trump has cheated people for _decades_. He gets people to invest in his ideas and then cashes out early, leaving the investors holding the (empty) bag. Decades, folks! Get smart! ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1586 "2025-08-25T15:37:32Z")
Ahh, a good old fashioned, now new fashioned, rug pull. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1587 "2025-08-25T15:58:48Z")
Nah, more like good old fashioned bribery and money laundering. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1588 "2025-08-25T18:16:09Z")
> **['I resent it': Teacher exodus hits 'Trump stronghold' due to federal budget cuts](https://www.rawstory.com/doge-education-department-contract-cuts/)** > > A county in North Carolina where nearly 70% of voters favored President Donald Trump in 2024 is facing an exodus of educators following budget cuts to the Department of Education, cuts that have left some residents feeling betrayed.During Trump’s... > A county in North Carolina where nearly 70% of voters favored President Donald Trump in 2024 is facing an exodus of educators following budget cuts to the Department of Education, cuts that have left some residents feeling betrayed. > Another Montgomery County educator, Rhonda Perkins, who voted for Trump, defended her support for the president to The Washington Post, while at the same time, criticizing him for some of his policies. > > “I think he’s awful, but he protected my values,” Perkins said. One more time for ~~Roman Hruska~~ Trump supporters! The leopards will eat your face! It’s only a matter of time! ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1589 "2025-08-25T18:20:49Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > I don’t want to admit to being a doomer, but that’s how bad this is. Bad is getting worse. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/trump-threatens-nbc-abc-licenses-over-news-coverage?embedded-checkout=true](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/trump-threatens-nbc-abc-licenses-over-news-coverage?embedded-checkout=true) It’s Bloomberg ( and it’s blocking previews from it’s site) . I have No Control over that. Usually Bloomberg doesn’t lie though. . . . Back in the day they said Cusack used to read here and posted here. Before this place gets attacked and shuttered… John, way back when on Twitter… you were right. Looks like you’re just going to have to write off that $80. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1590 "2025-08-25T18:34:22Z")
> **[Rug Pulls & Ponzi Schemes in Crypto Statistics 2025 • CoinLaw](https://coinlaw.io/rug-pulls-amp-ponzi-schemes-in-crypto-statistics/)** > > Discover key stats on rug pulls and Ponzi schemes in crypto, covering fraud trends, losses, enforcement actions, and prevention strategies! > Rug pulls alone accounted for **65%** of all DeFi scams last year. It really is becoming the standard, and while a rug pull can lead to fraud charges and SEC violations, it seems like most people get away with it in the unregulated marketplace. So of course Trump’s going to jump on the bandwagon. This kind of scheme is totally in his wheelhouse. It’s just a modern, electronic version of the same shit he’s been doing for most of his life. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1591 "2025-08-25T18:37:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > “I think he’s awful, but he protected my values,” Perkins said. Values? **Values?** Is it amateur night at the comedy club??? “I didn’t like getting shot, but damn, that was a good bullet” Who are these people? I never knew anyone could be so stupid and live. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1592 "2025-08-25T18:57:12Z")
And vote. And raise children to follow in their shambling footsteps. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1593 "2025-08-26T09:25:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > “I think he’s awful, but he protected my values,” Perkins said. Which values were those, Rhonda? _ **Which values?** _ [![](https://content.imageresizer.com/images/memes/Goose-Chase-meme-6l39r2.jpg) ](https://content.imageresizer.com/images/memes/Goose-Chase-meme-6l39r2.jpg) > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > One more time for ~~Roman Hruska~~ Trump supporters! I understood and endorse that reference. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1594 "2025-08-26T12:17:23Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Values? **Values?** Is it amateur night at the comedy club??? “I mean, he’s ruining our schools and killing jobs and destroying our community, but at least he’s stopping those Drag Queens from trying to make everyone be like them.” (My interpretation) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1595 "2025-08-26T14:34:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I understood and endorse that reference. Me too, and like you (I suspect), my mind inserted the omitted _motherfucker_. Oh wait, that was your meme. Anyway, that word is still there in my head. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1596 "2025-08-26T14:39:09Z")
I was confused for a moment, as I don’t remember Ogden Edsl including that. But you meant the goose thing. I certainly wish some of these people would be explicitly asked what “values” they’re thinking of. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1597 "2025-08-26T16:14:24Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I was confused for a moment, as I don’t remember Ogden Edsl including that. But you meant the goose thing. Dead geese aren’t much fun. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1598 "2025-08-26T16:46:39Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > You want a point-and-laugh at Trump’s expense? An Indian news reporter gave Trump as [scathing takedown regarding his Nobel Peace Prize demand](https://youtu.be/ikmQRj_RPC8?si=2M3yggsDdJyQ1TRe). Very nice! I did notice Trump’s spokesgirl said “noble prize” instead of “nobel prize.” Slip of the tongue or no? > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Dead geese aren’t much fun. Neither are dead puppies. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1599 "2025-08-26T18:27:52Z")
Dump has butchered the whole Nobel / Noble Prize thing numerous times. I purposely do it in any mocking opportunity of President Glow Worm. And where are those Epstein files? What do we want? FILES When do we want them? NOW ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/1600 "2025-08-26T19:14:12Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I certainly wish some of these people would be explicitly asked what “values” they’re thinking of. The classic explanation (attribution: Andrew Lawrence @ndrew\_lawrence): > **Conservative:** I have been censored for my conservative views. > > **Me:** Holy shit! You were censored for wanting lower taxes? > > **Conservative:** : LOL no…no not those views > > **Me:** So…deregulation? > > **Conservative:** Haha no not those views either > > **Me:** Which views, exactly? > > **Conservative:** Oh, you know the ones [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=79) [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=81)