# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![rat\_avatar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rat_avatar/32/255_2.png) [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/261 "2017-01-31T06:11:59Z")
I live in Seattle, near an Industrial area and several of my neighbors live in RVs in the street or more often now in boxes and tents. This is mostly due to rapid growth and a brain dead zoning policy that resulted in almost all housing that someone on a fixed income could afford. While this is not Trumps fault the following part is. I just spent almost an hour talking with a man that is living in a box a block away. I often offer him food and a warm place to eat. He is a Gulf War veteran, and he is scared. He was kicked out of his apartment a year ago when it was torn down to build townhouse. His entire disability goes to buying insulin and other medicines. He knows very well that when the federal funding is pulled from our “Sanctuary City” that his days are numbered. I know that his story is not unique. I do not have a handicap friendly house, and he has already refused my charity due to pride. But the divisive scorched earth policies of this administration will most likely lead to him dieing in a diabetic coma in the streets within the next 12 months. Dylann Roof single handedly killed 3 x as many people in a terrorist attack than people in the US on refugee visas killed in the 40 years from 1975-2015. Of the roughly 768,000 total murders committed in the United States from 1975 to the end of 2015, only 3 were from refugee’s The chance that someone will be killed in a terrorist attack committed by a refugee is 1 in 3,640,000,000 a year. To put this in perspective your odds of being struck by lightning this year are 1 in 960,000. The people that created the “white genocide” myth are your neighbors, and in fact Dylann Roof was inspired by one of mine, Harold Covington lives in the PNW and he calls for violence that is indiscernible from that of ISIS. Yet we as a country have bought their lies, we punish Iraqis who fought side by side with our soldiers, despite a far higher mortal risk than even our brave Men and Women faced. We elected a president that repaid our allies by assigning them to death. We bought their demonization of refugees and now are making those people in need pay with their lives. As an example of how close the asshole Harold Covington is to ISIS, his response on twitter to the terrorist attack in Montreal was anger because it was not a start of a war, and that it looked bad. No remorse, nothing but being mad that it was “bad optics”. > [@](#): > > "Guys, if we MUST engage in these counterproductive hissy fits, could we have a rule? NO CHURCHES or mosques? Very bad optics. Very bad! I am pretty low in spirit, and while our previous POTUS administrations were also very much guilty of evil, I now fear that the “Race War” that they have been looking to start may have been a silent one that we already lost. Trump owns the ear of a large segment of our country, and they will rally around an idea but toss away what is real. I hate Trump today just because I can’t find anything to be hopeful about. While he may make me richer, as I am an upper-middle class white male, I would never want that to happen this way. There are very dark days ahead I fear. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/262 "2017-01-31T06:46:50Z")
**rat avatar** ’s previous (I don’t like to do long quotes), ^ ∞. Coincidentally, I live about 30 miles south as the guttersnipe flies, in the Armpit of Puget Sound. Like **ra** , I’m a white upper class male; in addition, I’m bumping up against 70, so it’s probable that I wouldn’t see the worst of what I fear is coming (though my daughters certainly would). Nevertheless, I find myself sick at heart over what’s happening: as I said elsewhere, it reminds me of the last year or so of the Nixon administration, when it seemed that the nation was teetering on a precipice. Unlike then, however, the President’s party doesn’t seem to have the stones to face up to him, and Og alone knows what other entity could stand in his way. I’m not much of a praying type, but at the moment it seems that divine intervention is our best hope. And to say that I’d be delighted to be proved wrong is a ridiculous understatement. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/263 "2017-01-31T06:57:13Z")
> [@rat\_avatar](#): > > While he may make me richer, as I am an upper-middle class white male, I would never want that to happen this way. You may not need to worry about that. :dubious: The immigration ban is [making markets nervous](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-poised-to-dip-below-20k-as-wary-investors-eye-trump-earnings-2017-01-30), and the stock market is dropping. Remember, Trump has never been very good at making money for anyone but himself. If that (still haven’t seen those tax returns). ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/264 "2017-01-31T10:05:01Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > You may not need to worry about that. :dubious: The immigration ban is [making markets nervous](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-poised-to-dip-below-20k-as-wary-investors-eye-trump-earnings-2017-01-30), and the stock market is dropping. The market seemed to assume that Trump would be your standard business-friendly Republican, lowering taxes and reducing regulation which would increase profits (at least until the market fell over again when the bubble burst). But markets also like stability - indeed, it’s the thing they like most - and if the last week demonstrates anything it’s that Trump is anything but stable and they can’t rely on him to act in the best interest of the markets at any given moment. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/265 "2017-01-31T17:46:32Z")
I haven’t seen the news today, but presumably, he woke up. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/266 "2017-01-31T19:27:57Z")
Oh, the irony!: [http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/sally-yates-jeff-sessions-deputy-attorney-general-hearing/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/sally-yates-jeff-sessions-deputy-attorney-general-hearing/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/267 "2017-02-01T15:10:14Z")
‘Liberty’ University President Jerry Falwell Jr. [has been appointed by Trump to head up his higher-education task force](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jerry-falwell-higher-education-task-force). Now there’s a guy who almost - I said _almost_ - makes Betsy DeVos look good by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/268 "2017-02-01T16:52:03Z")
I haven’t seen the news today, but presumably, he woke up. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/269 "2017-02-01T16:56:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I haven’t seen the news today, but presumably, he woke up. That’s one way to up your post count. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/270 "2017-02-01T19:48:00Z")
Here’s his speech for Black History Month: [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370](http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370) > [@](#): > > Last month, we celebrated the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose incredible example is unique in American history. You read all about Dr. Martin Luther King a week ago when somebody said I took the statue out of my office. It turned out that that was fake news. Fake news. The statue is cherished, it’s one of the favorite things in the—and we have some good ones. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/271 "2017-02-01T19:51:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s one way to up your post count. > > 😃 And that’s another 😛 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/272 "2017-02-01T20:07:32Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > Here’s his speech for Black History Month: > > [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370](http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370) Holy shit! Everyone needs to click on that and read the whole, incoherent, self-absorbed, infantile thing. The man can’t think. I already knew that, but every time I read a transcript that demonstrates it, I have the same shocked reaction. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/273 "2017-02-01T20:08:51Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > Here’s his speech for Black History Month: > > [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370](http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370) > [@That idiot in the White House](#): > > Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody **who’s done** an amazing job and **is being** recognized more and more, I noticed. I think he thinks Frederick Douglass is still alive. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/274 "2017-02-01T20:10:41Z")
I love how whenever he talks about black people, he always talks about fixing them. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/275 "2017-02-01T20:10:45Z")
Trump to Iran moments ago: “You’re officially on notice.” The man is fucking unhinged. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/276 "2017-02-01T20:19:11Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > ‘Liberty’ University President Jerry Falwell Jr. [has been appointed by Trump to head up his higher-education task force](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jerry-falwell-higher-education-task-force). > > Now there’s a guy who almost - I said _almost_ - makes Betsy DeVos look good by comparison. Yeah…After all, what better expert on higher education than the head of a school that has a [ranking](http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/liberty-university-10392) of 287 out of 298 by high school counselors (in its category of national universities) and has an engineering school ranked 177 (many-way tie) out of 198 (in its category of engineering schools with no doctorate program). So, it’s not quite the worst-ranked school in the country, just close to the bottom of the barrel! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/277 "2017-02-01T20:21:57Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > Here’s his speech for Black History Month: > > [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370](http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-full-transcript-of-donald-trumps-black-history-month-1791871370) So, have Dr. Bronner’s heirs filed an infringement suit against TrumpCo yet? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/278 "2017-02-01T20:52:15Z")
> [@President Drumpfuck](#): > > I’m proud to honor this heritage and will be honoring it more and more. The folks at the table in almost all cases have been great friends and supporters. Darrell—I met Darrell when he was defending me on television. And the people that were on the other side of the argument didn’t have a chance, right? And Paris has done an amazing job in a very hostile CNN community. He’s all by himself. You’ll have seven people, and Paris. And I’ll take Paris over the seven. But I don’t watch CNN, so I don’t get to see you as much as I used to. I don’t like watching fake news. But Fox has treated me very nice. Wherever Fox is, thank you. The Republicans who support this man are destroying our country. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/279 "2017-02-01T20:52:50Z")
Trump approves raid on village in Yemem: > [@](#): > > Planning for the raid “started months before”, under Barack Obama’s administration, but was “not previously approved”, he said. > > Thomas said he did not know why the prior administration did not authorize the operation, but said the Obama administration had effectively exercised a “pocket veto” over it. > > A former official said the operation had been reviewed several times, but the underlying intelligence was not judged strong enough to justify the risks, and the case was left to the incoming [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) to make its own judgment. Manages to kill an 8 year-old girl who was an American citizen and get one SEAL killed and three wounded. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/280 "2017-02-01T21:16:04Z")
It’s sick how those bastards are so quick to remind everyone that their decisions are based on things that Obama had allegedly considered prior. It’s as if they understand that NO-FUCKING-BODY should trust their judgements on their own merits. “Look, we understand that everyone knows we don’t know shit from shinola, but this is coming from Obama, ok” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=15)