# 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:** 292
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5827 "2019-02-25T01:27:30Z")
[Trade Chief Dumbs Down Contract Term After Donald Trump Doesn’t Get It](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-lighthizer-trump-trade-terminology-memo_n_5c724378e4b03cfdaa55f93d) SNL can just do this word for word and not have to use sketch writers. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5828 "2019-02-25T02:38:53Z")
On more than one occasion Trump has said that the world’s been laughing at us. I didn’t believe it was true. I now stand corrected. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5829 "2019-02-25T04:34:24Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > On more than one occasion Trump has said that the world’s been laughing at us. I didn’t believe it was true. I now stand corrected. More like facepalming. And he claims the world was laughing at y’all before his election and that he and his wall will put things to right, when actually it was his election which started The Facepalm That Never Ends. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5830 "2019-02-25T05:05:17Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Trade Chief Dumbs Down Contract Term After Donald Trump Doesn’t Get It](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-lighthizer-trump-trade-terminology-memo_n_5c724378e4b03cfdaa55f93d) > > SNL can just do this word for word and not have to use sketch writers. The trade chief tries to gracefully get them both out of the embarrassing situation, and iDJiT says, “Good!” like he won the argument. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5831 "2019-02-25T05:16:11Z")
And this is something that a great deal-maker, a great negotiator, doesn’t know? Good grief. Vice Premier Liu was probably laughing at how right President Xi was. No doubt the conversation afterward went this way: > [@](#): > > Xi: So, you didn’t give away too much dealing with Trump, right? > > Liu: Comrade President, you warned me, but I have to tell you, I did not believe anyone could be that stupid, that ill-informed, that much of an embarrassment to his country. > > Xi: Right. Putin let me in on that secret. All you have to do is compliment him, and Trump will give you the keys to the nuclear codes briefcase. > > Liu: I mean, he’s supposed to be a great businessman, with international holdings. How can he _not_ know any of this? That’s why I didn’t believe you. I really thought you were just setting me up for one of those prank TV shows the Americans love. > > Xi: No. There’s no way I could make a better prank than Putin did putting Trump in the White House. But that’s okay. Soon, we’ll have Guam and Hawaii, too. You know Trump doesn’t think islands are part of his country. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5832 "2019-02-25T06:05:07Z")
A great deal-maker, a great negotiator, with a business degree. If that’s what Wharton produces, I’d rather my kids go to Potatoville Biznes Skul. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5833 "2019-02-25T12:51:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > And this is something that a great deal-maker, a great negotiator, doesn’t know? Good grief. Vice Premier Liu was probably laughing at how right President Xi was. No doubt the conversation afterward went this way: Brilliant! (Did they know you had a bug planted in the room?) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5834 "2019-02-25T12:57:52Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > …OTOH, it is possible that he did come up with it himself, **but not meant as a joke, but as a genuine confusion**. Bingo. He was serious. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5835 "2019-02-25T13:35:10Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > A great deal-maker, a great negotiator, with a business degree. If that’s what Wharton produces, I’d rather my kids go to Potatoville Biznes Skul. I hate to defend Trump, but the term Memorandum of Understanding means something totally different in private business than it does in foreign relations / international politics . > **[Memorandum of understanding](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding)** > > A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a type of agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used either in cases where parties do not imply a legal commitment or in situations where the parties cannot create a legally enforceable agreement. It is a more formal alternative to a gentlemen's agreement. > Whether a document constitutes a binding contract depends only... Just one of the many ways that running a business is different than running a country. Only idiots think it takes the same skill set, ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5836 "2019-02-25T13:49:21Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I hate to defend Trump, but the term Memorandum of Understanding means something totally different in private business than it does in foreign relations / international politics . And was this event private business or foreign relations? Remember, the term showers means something totally different in weather than it does in a Russian hotel room with two hookers. > [@Ann Hedonia](#): > > Just one of the many ways that running a business is different than running a country. Only idiots think it takes the same skill set, To me, it’s much more about the person Trump is than skill sets. Trump is an idiot who thinks he’s not. He continues to make a fool of himself, and he has no intent to ever try and get better. I did love the chuckle from the envoy and the quick response of the trade chief. Made me smile. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5837 "2019-02-25T13:57:53Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > …Only idiots think it takes the same skill set, Trumps got that covered. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5838 "2019-02-25T14:21:16Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > …Remember, the term showers means something totally different in weather than it does in a Russian hotel room with two hookers. … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5839 "2019-02-25T14:46:49Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Only idiots think it takes the same skill set, Which is exactly why Howard Schultz should go FOAD. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5840 "2019-02-25T15:13:33Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I hate to defend Trump, but the term Memorandum of Understanding means something totally different in private business than it does in foreign relations / international politics… And if he actually read his State Department briefing papers instead of watching Fox News and tweeting whatever popped into his aging little mind, he might know that! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5841 "2019-02-25T15:49:09Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I hate to defend Trump, but the term Memorandum of Understanding means something totally different in private business than it does in foreign relations / international politics . So what? The United States Trade Representative (a Trump appointee) was right there telling him what it meant in the present context. ---
**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 25, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5842 "2019-02-25T16:16:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > So what? The United States Trade Representative (a Trump appointee) was right there telling him what it meant in the present context. Maybe the various advisors should carry fake chyrons so they look like they’re on Fox. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5843 "2019-02-25T16:58:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Maybe the various advisors should carry fake chyrons so they look like they’re on Fox. That feels like the perfect job for an intern… I can see their next job interview: “White House? That’s pretty prestigious. So, what did you do there?” “I was part of the briefing team. I printed out the bullet points on large pieces of paper and ran them back an forth in front of the senior staff while they were giving briefings. Like live chyrons. If you have a big printer here, I know exactly how to get those to work. Multiple colors even.” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5844 "2019-02-25T18:31:40Z")
Here’s _The Washington Post_ on the six essential cons that define Trump’s success to date. I got more and more angry as I read this: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/22/essential-cons-that-define-trumps-success/?utm\_term=.9dbf9c234d4c](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/22/essential-cons-that-define-trumps-success/?utm_term=.9dbf9c234d4c) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5845 "2019-02-25T18:47:31Z")
> [@](#): > > When I asked a white, 82-year-old Trump-supporting Floridian grandmother how she supported this policy given her Christian faith, her face seethed with anger: “It’s their parents’ fault for bringing them!” Wow, if the age was right I’d think they’d interviewed my grandmother. :eek: ---
**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:** [February 25, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/5846 "2019-02-25T19:09:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Here’s _The Washington Post_ on the six essential cons that define Trump’s success to date. I got more and more angry as I read this: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/22/essential-cons-that-define-trumps-success/?utm\_term=.9dbf9c234d4c](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/22/essential-cons-that-define-trumps-success/?utm_term=.9dbf9c234d4c) I read that yesterday and it made me sick. For those who don’t like to follow links (each one is described in depth): > [@](#): > > [ul] > [li]Con No. 1: To borrow billions, Trump lies to inflate his net worth.[/li][li]Con No. 2: To avoid taxes, Trump lies to deflate his net worth.[/li][li]Con No. 3: To be a winner, Trump makes losers of those he does business with.[/li][li]Con No. 4: To win in politics, Trump makes voters believe that his presidency benefits them.[/li][li]Con No. 5: To avoid accountability, Trump makes the media, and truth, the “enemy of the people.”[/li][li]Con No. 6: To stoke fear, Trump recasts perpetrators as victims.[/li][/ul] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=293)