# 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:** 323
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6448 "2019-06-17T17:03:50Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Trump has to flaunt his presidential power by berating an aid for coughing during an interview.](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-interview-goes-off-the-rails-after-his-chief-of-staff-coughs-052356627.html) I hope scores of people show up at every one of Trump’s appearances from now on and start coughing like chainsmokers with TB. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6449 "2019-06-17T17:29:08Z")
Donald John Trump, so mean he once shot a man just for coughing. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6450 "2019-06-17T17:55:16Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Trump has to flaunt his presidential power by berating an aid for coughing during an interview.](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-interview-goes-off-the-rails-after-his-chief-of-staff-coughs-052356627.html) > > This reminds me of when he told RNC chairman Reince Preibus to swat a flying bug during a meeting. He just has to bolster his fragile ego by embarrassing the people who profess loyalty to him. Has anybody ever benefited from associating with this loon? Vladimir Putin? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6451 "2019-06-17T18:42:04Z")
Got it in one. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6452 "2019-06-17T22:49:58Z")
> [@Gus\_Gusterson](#): > > Someone vandalized the Wikipedia page. It has since been reverted to the original text. Here’s the vandal’s edit: > > [Skeet shooting: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skeet_shooting&type=revision&diff=901173181&oldid=899109635) > [@Skywatcher](#): > > And Google’s spiders take a while to catch up. Ah, I see—of course I know that people vandalize Wikipedia pages, but for some reason I assumed Google would be giving contemporaneous information. Not so, apparently! (Thanks to you both.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6453 "2019-06-18T03:05:00Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > I hope scores of people show up at every one of Trump’s appearances from now on and start coughing like chainsmokers with TB. You know what would really get his goat? Audio of John McCain coughing. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6454 "2019-06-18T11:56:55Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And if it lasts a week, you’ll have to take off work. Or are they relying on 80-year-old codgers? They may very well be, but I’d guess it is 4-5 two hour training sessions in the evening. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6455 "2019-06-18T13:31:37Z")
Trump is visiting Orlando today for a… campaign?.. rally. So all of downtown is closed off, and my law school class has had to postpone our long-scheduled drinking reunion. Fucker. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6456 "2019-06-18T14:49:21Z")
Trump is protecting us from drunk lawyers. MAGA! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6457 "2019-06-18T14:58:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Why Trump’s immigration plans are bad for America’s elderly and disabled: [https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/politics/elderly-home-health-aides-immigrants/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/politics/elderly-home-health-aides-immigrants/index.html) _“Cada vez que una española vuelve al trabajo, una dominicana encuentra empleo”_ - every time a Spanish woman returns to work (after maternity leave or a similar situation), a Dominican woman finds a job. The nationalities change, but the saying holds true throughout all countries that have net immigration. Domestic jobs, whether for individual families or institutions such as schools and hospitals, rely heavily on immigrant labor. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6458 "2019-06-18T15:12:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [Trump has to flaunt his presidential power by berating an aid for coughing during an interview.](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-interview-goes-off-the-rails-after-his-chief-of-staff-coughs-052356627.html) > > This reminds me of when he told RNC chairman Reince Preibus to swat a flying bug during a meeting. He just has to bolster his fragile ego by embarrassing the people who profess loyalty to him. Has anybody ever benefited from associating with this loon? And to top it off, he wanted to do a clean take of his word-salad of an answer. It is clear he does not understand that he is not on his TV show. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6459 "2019-06-18T18:03:14Z")
[**Trump goes after ECB as euro drops against the dollar**](https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-european-central-bank-interest-rates-0a19ec70-14bf-43e9-ae30-613b04716027.html) Bold in original. > [@](#): > > \*\*The big picture: \*\*Trump has been waging a war with his own central bank, blurring the lines of the Federal Reserve’s political independence by calling on it to cut interest rates. Now, Trump is picking a fight with the ECB, one of the major central banks that has hinted at easing monetary policy as the global economy slows. The Fed is one of the few that has yet to make that pivot, though speculation abounds that it may indicate this week that a rate cut is coming. > > ``` > **What Trump's saying:**"Mario Draghi just announced more stimulus could come, which immediately dropped the Euro against the Dollar, making it unfairly easier for them to compete against the USA. They have been getting away with this for years, along with China and others. ... European Markets rose on comments (unfair to U.S.) made today by Mario D!" .... > > ``` Sigh. Just pick a fight with everyone, why don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6460 "2019-06-18T18:55:02Z")
Shrug, he’s just doing his usual of expecting everybody to put [del]Trump[/del]America first. The idea that other countries’ (or, in this case, plurinational entities) also put their own interests first isn’t for him a pretty self-evident truth, it’s incomprehensible. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6461 "2019-06-18T19:21:32Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > From the [ABC Trump interview transcript:](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-exclusive-interview-president/story?id=63749144&utm_source=CNN+Media%3A+Reliable+Sources&utm_campaign=86aa0ed741-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_11_04_47_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e95cdc16a9-86aa0ed741-81836405) > > > [@](#): > > > > TRUMP: …And when I’m treated badly by the press-- and nobody’s ever been treated badly like me. When I’m treated so badly– > > > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You know that every president says that. > > > > TRUMP: I-- I disagree. Look, it’s been acknowledged. Although they do say Abraham Lincoln was treated really badly. I must say that’s the one. If you can believe it, Abraham Lincoln was treated supposedly very badly. But nobody’s been treated badly like TRUMP: …And when I’m treated badly by the press-- and nobody’s ever been treated badly like me. When I’m treated so badly– > > > > STEPHANOPOULOS: You know that every president says that. > > > > TRUMP: I-- I disagree. Look, it’s been acknowledged. Although they do say Abraham Lincoln was treated really badly. I must say that’s the one. **If you can believe it, Abraham Lincoln was treated supposedly very badly. But nobody’s been treated badly like me.** And this way I can fight the dishonest media, the corrupt media, the fake news. > > . And this way I can fight the dishonest media, the corrupt media, the fake news. > > Poor Trump. Always the victim. Yep, he has been treated more badly than Lincoln: > > “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” You know, since plays and musicals have Pulitzer Prize categories, the argument could be advanced that actors count as part of the media. Under those conditions I wouldn’t be terribly displeased for his claim to be proven true… ---
**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:** [June 18, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6462 "2019-06-18T20:40:15Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > You know what would really get his goat? Audio of John McCain coughing. While saying nice things about Hillary Clinton. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6463 "2019-06-19T04:16:50Z")
Trump stands by his 1989 call for execution of since-exonerated black NYC teens: [Donald Trump insists people are on 'both sides' of exonerated Central Park 5 case](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/06/18/donald-trump-insists-people-are-on-both-sides-of-exonerated-central-park-5-case/23752317/) And again with the “both sides” idiocy! ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6464 "2019-06-19T12:09:57Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Shrug, he’s just doing his usual of expecting everybody to put [del]Trump[/del]America first. The idea that other countries’ (or, in this case, plurinational entities) also put their own interests first isn’t for him a pretty self-evident truth, it’s incomprehensible. Just the other day he was complaining about how Democrats in Congress dare to have their own ideas about how the country is to be run instead of following in line behind _him_. _Art of the Deal_ my ass; Donny Two-scoops’ idea of negotiation is, “Do what I want or I flip over the table.” ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6465 "2019-06-19T14:45:58Z")
My wife watched Trump’s campaign kickoff last night. She hates him as much as I do, but felt obligated because he was in our town. I could hear bits and pieces of it from the other room. I’ve never wanted to punch my TV so much. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6466 "2019-06-19T14:54:51Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > My wife watched Trump’s campaign kickoff last night. She hates him as much as I do, but felt obligated because he was in our town. I could hear bits and pieces of it from the other room. I’ve never wanted to punch my TV so much. According to [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/politics/fact-check-trump-orlando-rally/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2uLY84WOF9xxg1M_BOEs0o5cXVI1W4w5JSqoybYJgGhj_vRU_BLdw-uhE), Trump lied over 15 times in his 76-minute speech last night. That’s about 1 every 5 minutes. Normally he emits falsehoods at a faster rate. He’s slipping. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6467 "2019-06-19T16:01:59Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > My wife watched Trump’s campaign kickoff last night. She hates him as much as I do, but felt obligated because he was in our town. I could hear bits and pieces of it from the other room. I’ve never wanted to punch my TV so much. Yeah, I wanted to watch the Stephanopoulos interview but I just couldn’t stomach the sight and sounds of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=324)