# How has Former President Trump pissed you off today? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640 "2017-01-20T17:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 106
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2101 "2017-10-18T03:16:50Z")
So much for the Comforter-in-Chief. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2102 "2017-10-18T05:12:43Z")
He likes the soldiers who don’t get killed. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2103 "2017-10-18T13:34:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > So much for the Comforter-in-Chief. Now, now, now; cut the man some slack. His bone spurs are probably bothering him again. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2104 "2017-10-18T13:41:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > So much for the Comforter-in-Chief. Imagine how many beds his skin would cover. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2105 "2017-10-18T15:55:52Z")
Trump strongly supports the Senate’s bipartisan healthcare deal - until he doesn’t: [http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/health-care-state-of-play/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/health-care-state-of-play/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2106 "2017-10-18T17:55:47Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Imagine how many beds his skin would cover. “New! From Bolton Family Products! And don’t forget to check out our line of natural, all-meat doggie treats!” ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2107 "2017-10-19T13:16:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > So much for the Comforter-in-Chief. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > He likes the soldiers who don’t get killed. Apparently Trump was given a prepared statement on October 5, and if he had just gone on TV and read it, this whole kerfuffle could have been avoided. But then, of course, the story would have been about the soldiers and not about “How much better Trump is than Obama.” > [@](#): > > In fact, Politico reports that the National Security Council staff drafted exactly such a statement for release on October 5, the day after the deaths. “The heroic Americans who lost their lives yesterday did so defending our freedom and fighting violent extremism in Niger,” a draft read in part. “Our administration and our entire nation are deeply grateful for their sacrifice, for their service, and for their patriotism.” Yet for reasons that are still not clear, the statement was never released. Putting it out might have dampened any questions about the mission—which it is increasingly appears was ridden with problems—and avoided the press-conference question. [Cite](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/trump-cant-resist-unforced-errors/543348/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAtlantic+%28The+Atlantic+-+Master+Feed%29) This whole article is about “yet another example of how this president inflicts crises on himself.” :rolleyes: But that way he gets to turn the cameras on himself and be the Star of the Story and trash his predecessors and everyone else for beating up on him, stealing his milk money, and breaking his toys. What. A. Loser. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2108 "2017-10-19T13:39:27Z")
Hijack - Where did the term “Gold Star”, referring to bereaved families, suddenly appear from? I only stared hearing it about a year ago. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2109 "2017-10-19T13:52:54Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Hijack - > > Where did the term “Gold Star”, referring to bereaved families, suddenly appear from? I only stared hearing it about a year ago. Dates back to I believe WW One - families with serving members would post a flag with one (or more) stars on it in the window to show how many members were serving. If the family member died, the blue star would be replaced by a gold one. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2110 "2017-10-19T17:03:04Z")
Now Trump apparently believes that the[FBI is part of the giant conspiracy](http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/politics/donald-trump-conspiracy-dossier/index.html)against him. Wonder who put this little tidbit into his ear. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2111 "2017-10-19T17:16:47Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Now Trump apparently believes that the[FBI is part of the giant conspiracy](http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/politics/donald-trump-conspiracy-dossier/index.html)against him. Wonder who put this little tidbit into his ear. He needs conspiracy theories for his presidency to survive. He’s trying to destroy truth. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2112 "2017-10-19T17:30:47Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > He needs conspiracy theories for his presidency to survive. He’s trying to destroy truth. I bet the Lizard People are in on it too… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2113 "2017-10-19T18:22:30Z")
[Trump gives himself a 10 for the Puerto Rico response.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-puerto-rico-response-20171019-story.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump on Thursday said the federal response to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico deserves a grade of 10 out of 10 as he met at the White House with Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of the U.S. territory. > > “It would say it’s a 10,” Trump said, arguing that the destruction wrought by Hurricane Maria “was in many ways worse than anything people have ever seen.” > > “It went right through the middle of the island, right through the middle of Puerto Rico,” Trump said as Rosselló sat by his side in the Oval Office. What the _fuck_ is the Governor doing anywhere but in Puerto Rico? Maybe the Howling Yam invited him to go golfing this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2114 "2017-10-19T18:30:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What the _fuck_ is the Governor doing anywhere but in Puerto Rico? Trying to persuade the President to help? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2115 "2017-10-19T18:35:09Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Trying to persuade the President to help? He’s been kissing the back end of The Yam right from the start. Fat lot of good that did. He doesn’t need to come here to ask for more help. Wanna bet Trump will ask him if he can arrange for P.R. to vote in the next election? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2116 "2017-10-19T18:35:18Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Trump gives himself a 10 for the Puerto Rico response.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-puerto-rico-response-20171019-story.html) Well, he is the Russian judge … (stolen from Reddit) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2117 "2017-10-19T18:38:29Z")
Harry Truman: “The buck stops here.” Donald Trump: “I’m not going to blame myself, I’ll be honest.” ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2118 "2017-10-19T18:47:24Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Dates back to I believe WW One - families with serving members would post a flag with one (or more) stars on it in the window to show how many members were serving. > > If the family member died, the blue star would be replaced by a gold one. You might remember in _Saving Private Ryan_, after the Omaha Beach sequence there was a scene at the Ryan family home showing their mother getting the word. It opened, silently, with their [blue star](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--PR5Zs0csFc/VQ3noCHsavI/AAAAAAAAjVk/LrTAN4oHBdU/s1600/SavingPvtRyan_219Pyxurz.jpg) flag before panning up to show mum washing dishes as the army automobile shows up. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2119 "2017-10-19T19:06:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Trump strongly supports the Senate’s bipartisan healthcare deal - until he doesn’t: [http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/health-care-state-of-play/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/health-care-state-of-play/index.html) But thanks to his penchant for pissing off senators of his own party, including Corker and McCain, it looks like they now have enough votes to get it past a filibuster. [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/alexander-murray-csr-trump-cosponsors](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/alexander-murray-csr-trump-cosponsors) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/2120 "2017-10-19T19:08:08Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Trump gives himself a 10 for the Puerto Rico response.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-puerto-rico-response-20171019-story.html) > . Dunning-Kruger effect in action. In art class, Trump would have taken a shit on his desk, stuck a Russian flag in it, and given himself a 10/10. In math class, Trump would have taken aa shit on his desk, stuck a Russian flag in it, and given himself a 10/10. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=107)