# Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428 "2016-11-19T15:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 109
**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:** [July 24, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2161 "2017-07-24T13:41:49Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Guys the problem here is leaks. Let’s stay on point. The problem is not what I’ve done or am doing or might do. It’s that anyone knows about it. As soon as the veil of secrecy is drawn over my deeds, everything will be fine and you will be happy because you will be unaware of any problems. The [[del]Computer[/del] President](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Paranoia) is your friend. Friend President is wise. Friend President wants \ to be happy. Happiness Is Mandatory. Failure to be happy is treason. Treason is punishable by summary execution. Have a nice daycycle! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2162 "2017-07-24T14:05:25Z")
[Today](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889467610332528641): “So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillary’s crimes & Russia relations?” He’s just daring Puddy the Elf to quit, ain’t he? And I don’t think he knows how to exist in a world without enemies at his doorstep at this point-- Hillary, Dems, the media, his intelligence department, Rosie O’Donnell, teh Moslems, et al. This is why his followers stick by him through thick and thin; they love being victims themselves and they now have a kindred spirit in the WH. This is the WWE presidency, nothing happens except fighting and trash talk. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2163 "2017-07-24T14:12:28Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Today](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889467610332528641): “So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillary’s crimes & Russia relations?” Okay, he’s lost me (again). Are there _any_ allegations that Hillary had any “Russia relations?” And, of course, he seems to have forgotten he’s President and can simply ask his beleaguered A.G. if Hillary is being investigated and why. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2164 "2017-07-24T14:31:18Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > “It’s very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried over the line on my back, do very little to protect their President.” > > The House GOP is the only thing protecting you. Maybe attacking them is a bad move. But, as someone rooting against you, by all means, keep talking. God, that idiotic fuckwit is becoming more unhinged with each passing day. Time to disappear, Donald. Do us all a favor! ---
**Author:** ![Pippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2165 "2017-07-24T14:32:05Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Today](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889467610332528641): “So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillary’s crimes & Russia relations?” > > He’s just daring Puddy the Elf to quit, ain’t he? > > And I don’t think he knows how to exist in a world without enemies at his doorstep at this point-- Hillary, Dems, the media, his intelligence department, Rosie O’Donnell, teh Moslems, et al. This is why his followers stick by him through thick and thin; they love being victims themselves and they now have a kindred spirit in the WH. This is the WWE presidency, nothing happens except fighting and trash talk. You hit the nail on the head. Trash talk and fighting, exactly! I feel like the U.S. is just another rerun of a Jerry Springer show these days. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2166 "2017-07-24T14:55:40Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > … > And I don’t think he knows how to exist in a world without enemies at his doorstep at this point-- Hillary, Dems, the media, his intelligence department, Rosie O’Donnell, teh Moslems, et al. … > [@Pippers](#): > > You hit the nail on the head. Trash talk and fighting, exactly! I feel like the U.S. is just another rerun of a Jerry Springer show these days. This is exactly correct. Everything you read about him says that he thrives on conflict. The following was in the Washington Post after Trump was only President for ELEVEN DAYS: [“Donald Trump’s White House is in chaos. And he loves it”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/31/donald-trumps-white-house-is-in-chaos-and-he-loves-every-minute-of-it/?utm_term=.dc1b9d011aa2) > [@](#): > > …Read any one of those stories and the word “chaos” jumps to mind. Or “turmoil.” Or “dissension.” All of them convey the same thing: Less than two weeks into his presidency, there is a knife fight happening daily among Trump’s top aides. > … > > But, every indication from what we know of Trump the businessman and reality TV star suggests that he revels in the chaos, that he believes the chaos produces just the sort of results he likes. > > Think back to the “boardroom” on “The Apprentice.” Bring everybody in. Let them attack one another and level allegations. Consult with a few of your consiglieres — George for the win! — and then make a bold and, often, unpredictable decision. Yes, that was a TV show. But it was a TV show created by Trump (and Mark Burnett). That means that the way the show worked came directly out of Trump’s brain and generally speaking represents his view of how things should work. > … > > The other important point here is that Trump believes all of life — business and politics included — amounts to a sort of survival of the fittest/toughest. His critique of Hillary Clinton’s health during the 2016 campaign was based on the idea that anyone who has a weak moment — as Clinton did at a 9/11 memorial service — can’t possibly be up to the top job in the country. For Trump, the constant battles between his aides are a sort of real-life “Survivor” episode. The toughest SOB is the one Trump wants. And only through political combat can that be determined. > > The combination of chaos, combat and constant sniping is not a bad thing in the worldview of Donald Trump. In fact, it is the one truly necessary thing. Emphasis added. This is who the man is. WYSIWYG. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2167 "2017-07-24T16:00:18Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Okay, he’s lost me (again). Are there _any_ allegations that Hillary had any “Russia relations?” > > And, of course, he seems to have forgotten he’s President and can simply ask his beleaguered A.G. if Hillary is being investigated and why. I think that’s the new Nutbar talking Point. Hillary is the one who had the Russian connections. Which is why they broke into her server and released emails that made her look bad. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2168 "2017-07-24T16:48:23Z")
There’s also some discussion about how Junior was meeting the Russians as part of a sting operation to heroically uncover the true collusion with the Democrats. This has been said with a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2169 "2017-07-24T17:45:07Z")
This mornings spew from the Cheeto-faced Shitgibbon: > [@](#): > > Sleazy Adam Schiff, the totally biased Congressman looking into “Russia,” spends all of his time on television pushing the Dem loss excuse! To which Schiff replied: > [@](#): > > With respect Mr. President, the problem is how often you watch TV, and that your comments and actions are beneath the dignity of the office. ---
**Author:** ![Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambrosio_Spinola)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2170 "2017-07-24T18:23:19Z")
Even by the standards of the very strange times we live in, Trump’s Twitter (and other media) attacks against Jeff Sessions are just _weird_. He can pick up the phone and demand that Sessions pack up his desk within the hour literally any time he wants to. I understand that many of the things that annoy him in this world are outside his immediate control and he likes to bitch and moan about them constantly, but this one particular thing he can do something about if he wants to. There have been plenty of Cabinet officials let go for various good and bad reasons, but I’m straining to think of a time where a President has been so openly critical of one of his Cabinet and not immediately fired them. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2171 "2017-07-24T18:35:42Z")
> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#): > > Even by the standards of the very strange times we live in, Trump’s Twitter (and other media) attacks against Jeff Sessions are just _weird_. He can pick up the phone and demand that Sessions pack up his desk within the hour literally any time he wants to. I understand that many of the things that annoy him in this world are outside his immediate control and he likes to bitch and moan about them constantly, but this one particular thing he can do something about if he wants to. > > There have been plenty of Cabinet officials let go for various good and bad reasons, but I’m straining to think of a time where a President has been so openly critical of one of his Cabinet and not immediately fired them. Trump does not want to fire Sessions, because he has been burned already when he fired Comey. He wants Sessions to quit. Likely, this is what has worked for him in the past, when he ran his shady businesses. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2172 "2017-07-24T18:41:55Z")
> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#): > > Even by the standards of the very strange times we live in, Trump’s Twitter (and other media) attacks against Jeff Sessions are just _weird_. He can pick up the phone and demand that Sessions pack up his desk within the hour literally any time he wants to. I understand that many of the things that annoy him in this world are outside his immediate control and he likes to bitch and moan about them constantly, but this one particular thing he can do something about if he wants to. > > There have been plenty of Cabinet officials let go for various good and bad reasons, but I’m straining to think of a time where a President has been so openly critical of one of his Cabinet and not immediately fired them. Just speculatin’, but maybe Trump wants Sessions to resign rather than be fired. In his tiny lizard brain maybe he thinks that will absolve him from any possibility of an obstruction charge, down the road. Otherwise, totally agree with you. Trump has developed quite the history of bitching via Twitter about things that seemingly could be resolved by _simply picking up the phone and calling one or another of his own appointees_. As much of a knucklehead as he may be, I can’t believe that he is quite that clueless, but I likewise don’t see what he thinks he is accomplishing with this bit of theater. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2173 "2017-07-24T18:58:51Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Trump has developed quite the history of bitching via Twitter about things that seemingly could be resolved by _simply picking up the phone and calling one or another of his own appointees_. To be fair, in a number of instances the appointees in question haven’t been appointed yet, usually because Trump hasn’t gotten around to nominating anyone for the appointment. Also, even in cases where he has appointed someone, that someone is frequently ill-suited to the performance of the requisite duties. So really, it isn’t anywhere near as simple as you suggest. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2174 "2017-07-24T19:57:05Z")
Trump: > [@](#): > > Sleazy Adam Schiff, the totally biased Congressman looking into “Russia,” spends all of his time on television pushing the Dem loss excuse! > Schiff’s response: > [@](#): > > With respect Mr. President, the problem is how often you watch TV, and that your comments and actions are beneath the dignity of the office. > > > Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2175 "2017-07-24T20:02:24Z")
I think I can guess what the idiocrats think Congressman Schiff talks like. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2176 "2017-07-24T20:07:12Z")
I got a survey from the Democratic National Committee the other day, (which was hilariously biased, not that I care) but one of the questions was like a list of ten things and ''Which of the following things about Donald Trump concerns you the most?" I swear to Og, the list had, ‘‘His early morning tweets.’’ Right alongside ‘‘his dangerous foreign policy decisions.’’ _Really?_ His Tweets may be the best thing about his Presidency. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2177 "2017-07-24T20:26:20Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > His Tweets may be the best thing about his Presidency. They are indeed… for those of us playing the “disgusted, but at least amused” game. And those of us enjoying watching him implicate himself in one nefarious ploy after another. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2178 "2017-07-24T22:43:30Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > His Tweets may be the best thing about his Presidency. His tweets are destroying the credibility of the office of President and the country that was stupid enough to elect him. Every time he picks up his phone, Americans should burn in shame. There is nothing cute about any of this. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2179 "2017-07-24T22:57:37Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Every time he picks up his phone, Americans should burn in shame. We do. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428/2180 "2017-07-24T23:03:28Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > His tweets are destroying the credibility of the office of President and the country that was stupid enough to elect him. Every time he picks up his phone, Americans should burn in shame. There is nothing cute about any of this. Of course it’s awful; it’s just the best thing about him _relatively speaking_. Sort of how a eating a shit sandwich is awful, but it’s better than eating a shit sandwich while on fire. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-1/772428.md?page=110)