# 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:** 325
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6488 "2019-06-20T21:02:05Z")
I’m not sure why you put “drone” in quotes. An unmanned plane = drone, regardless of how big it is. ---
**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 20, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6489 "2019-06-20T21:08:04Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I’m not sure why you put “drone” in quotes. An unmanned plane = drone, regardless of how big it is. Maybe because Chief Tinyhands is trying to get everyone to think Iran shot down a toy. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6490 "2019-06-20T21:13:26Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I’m not sure why you put “drone” in quotes. An unmanned plane = drone, regardless of how big it is. Because the idea of a drone is generally a small toy sized flying thing, not a plane the size of a 737. ---
**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 20, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6491 "2019-06-20T21:32:39Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > I hate to criticize one of my favorite posters, but I think you’ve missed the mark here. This sounds more like Reagan as described in Garry Trudeau’s seminal work “In Search of Reagan’s Brain.” I imagine Trump’s brain is more like what was described in “Being John Malkovich” - the only image in his brain is his own, the only word in his brain is his name. Both analogies are frightening, but only one describes the egotistical feedback loop that is Trump. Funny you should say this, because I was pondering the question asked earlier re how to convey the black hole, and rather than painting the inside black, maybe the inner surface of the pumpkin could be lined with lots of little mirrors like those balls that hung over dance floors and rotated. Of course, the mirrored ball is convex, reflecting light outward. What the concave scrambled hall of mirrors would convey is the continuous reflecting and re-reflecting of… well, of basically _nothing_. Lots of nothing, just bouncing around inside this swampy cavern. The mirrors would have to be applied while somehow leaving the goopy pumpkin innards in place. Some conceptual artist or MFA student (at a libtard college, of course) needs to get on this… ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6492 "2019-06-20T22:07:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Because the idea of a drone is generally a small toy sized flying thing, not a plane the size of a 737. Well, there’s civilian drones – little flying cameras – and military drones, that can launch missiles. Depends on what context comes to mind first. I’d love to know the behind-the-scenes chaos in the White House right now. Bolton and Pompeo are probably arguing for a ground invasion, Desert Storm II. Trump is probably torn between knowing that there’s nothing like a war to boost a president’s poll numbers, and his general preference for bluster over action. Shoot, he’s probably hoping that there’s some way he can get a Nobel Prize out of this mess that he created. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6493 "2019-06-20T22:27:59Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Well, there’s civilian drones – little flying cameras – and military drones, that can launch missiles. Depends on what context comes to mind first. > > I’d love to know the behind-the-scenes chaos in the White House right now. Bolton and Pompeo are probably arguing for a ground invasion, Desert Storm II. Trump is probably torn between knowing that there’s nothing like a war to boost a president’s poll numbers, and his general preference for bluster over action. Shoot, he’s probably hoping that there’s some way he can get a Nobel Prize out of this mess that he created. Get real. The most likely scenario is that Trump is currently looking at fabric swatches for curtains or seat covers for his new plane. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6494 "2019-06-21T00:12:15Z")
So Iran was flying one of their missiles in international airspace and a drone got in its way? ---
**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 21, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6495 "2019-06-21T01:19:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Judge Stone] “That’s not herb tea, that’s Herb!”[/Judge Stone] Thirty-five years since that show premiered…!!! > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh sorry. I thought your head was exploding. Ogod, getting inside his head. I remember the first time I ever made a jack o’lantern. The inside of that pumpkin was one of the scariest things I’d ever seen. I was afraid to stick my hand in there, even with a knife. A mostly hollow space but with those slimy strands hanging down and all those seeds. Actually, that’s probably exactly what the inside of the Orange One’s head is like. Ewwwww. His head almost certainly is extremely light in weight. Dementia patients show severe atrophying of brain-matter----a sort of ‘Swiss-cheesed’ effect with lots of big holes. Trump’s head might weigh only a pound or two, even counting the hair-product. ---
**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 21, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6496 "2019-06-21T02:29:36Z")
Apologies if somebody else has brought this up. I haven’t seen it in this thread or elsewhere. Trump assures us that the drone was unmanned: _“I think probably Iran made a mistake,” he later said. “I would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down. Fortunately, that drone was unarmed. **There was no man in it and there was no — it was just — it was over international waters, clearly over international waters, but we didn’t have a man or woman in the drone. We had nobody in the drone.** It would have made a big difference, let me tell you. It would have made a big, big difference. But I have a feeling, and it maybe wrong and I may be right, I’m right a lot. I have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldn’t have been doing what they did. I think they made a mistake. I’m not just talking the country made a mistake. I think somebody under the command of that country made a big mistake.”_ You can watch the video [here](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/trump-brilliantly-explains-that-unmanned-drones-dont-have-people-in-them/). It’s at about the 6:55 mark. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6497 "2019-06-21T13:41:48Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Apologies if somebody else has brought this up. I haven’t seen it in this thread or elsewhere. > > Trump assures us that the drone was unmanned: > > _“I think probably Iran made a mistake,” he later said. “I would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down. Fortunately, that drone was unarmed. **There was no man in it and there was no — it was just — it was over international waters, clearly over international waters, but we didn’t have a man or woman in the drone. We had nobody in the drone.** It would have made a big difference, let me tell you. It would have made a big, big difference. But I have a feeling, and it maybe wrong and I may be right, I’m right a lot. I have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldn’t have been doing what they did. I think they made a mistake. I’m not just talking the country made a mistake. I think somebody under the command of that country made a big mistake.”_ > > You can watch the video [here](https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/trump-brilliantly-explains-that-unmanned-drones-dont-have-people-in-them/). It’s at about the 6:55 mark. His followers are so stupid that it might be important to emphasize that an unmanned drone didn’t, you know, have anyone in it. I wonder how long that took to explain to Donnie. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6498 "2019-06-21T16:23:00Z")
Holy shit. I actually think Trump made the right decision and said something intelligent for once. He said that killing 150 people was not proportionate to shooting an unmanned drone. Is this the new Trump? Nah. Like they say, the sun shines even on a dog’s ass once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6499 "2019-06-21T17:59:56Z")
Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll says Trump attempted to rape her 23 years ago: > **[E. Jean Carroll: “Trump attacked me in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman.”](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/president-donald-trump-faces-new-rape-accusation.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=nym)** > > The Elle advice columnist says the assault took place in Bergdorf Goodman. > [@](#): > > When Carroll meets Donald Trump in Bergdorf Goodman, the encounter starts as a friendly one. Trump recognizes her as “that advice lady”; Carroll recognizes him as “that real-estate tycoon.” Trump tells Carroll that he’s there to buy a gift for “a girl,” and though we don’t learn the identity of this mystery woman, Carroll places the ensuing incident in late 1995 or early 1996, during which time Trump was married to Marla Maples. When Trump asks Carroll to advise him on what to buy, she agrees, and the two eventually make their way to the lingerie section. Trump suggests a lace bodysuit and encourages Carroll to try it on; she, deflecting, jokingly suggests that he try it on instead. After they reach the dressing rooms, events turn violent. In Carroll’s account, Trump shoves her against a wall inside a dressing room, pulls down her tights, and, “forcing his fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me.” ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6500 "2019-06-21T18:19:22Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll says Trump attempted to rape her 23 years ago: > > [President Donald Trump Faces New Rape Accusation](http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/president-donald-trump-faces-new-rape-accusation.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=nym) Where the fuck has she been all this time? Not that it would have mattered one lick. Trump could rape a woman in the middle of fifth avenue and it wouldn’t make a difference. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6501 "2019-06-21T18:21:30Z")
> [@KidCharlemagne](#): > > Where the fuck has she been all this time? Not that it would have mattered one lick. Trump could rape a woman in the middle of fifth avenue and it wouldn’t make a difference. She’s about to enter a world of shit, just for speaking about her experiences. I have trouble blaming women for whatever choice they make about telling their stories. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6502 "2019-06-21T18:32:55Z")
Seems well beyond, “attempted”. ---
**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 21, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6503 "2019-06-21T19:23:42Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > 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. Maybe he wasn’t feeling well. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6504 "2019-06-21T20:12:57Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > She’s about to enter a world of shit, just for speaking about her experiences. I have trouble blaming women for whatever choice they make about telling their stories. This. But I particularly like her remark; “forcing his fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me.” Nubbin anyone? ---
**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 21, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6505 "2019-06-21T20:20:21Z")
> [@KidCharlemagne](#): > > Holy shit. I actually think Trump made the right decision and said something intelligent for once. He said that killing 150 people was not proportionate to shooting an unmanned drone. Is this the new Trump? Nah. Like they say, the sun shines even on a dog’s ass once in a while. No, he was told to say that and recognizes it as good advice. ---
**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 21, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6506 "2019-06-21T22:25:44Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > She’s about to enter a world of shit, just for speaking about her experiences. I have trouble blaming women for whatever choice they make about telling their stories. ^ Yes, this. The many accusations against Trump haven’t been in the news for a long time. This has the potential to give those events some new air-time. There could even be more women coming forward (including, potentially, women who were minors at the time of their assaults). It certainly would be nice if Mark Burnett would release some of the _Apprentice_ tapes he’s likely to be keeping secret to shield Trump, too. (I gather he says he doesn’t own them, but in any case, he’s been protecting Trump for a long time. I wonder if he’ll hold to that position forever.) ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6507 "2019-06-22T15:49:31Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > She’s about to enter a world of shit, just for speaking about her experiences. I have trouble blaming women for whatever choice they make about telling their stories. Generally I agree but she could have been a voice to potentially save the country instead of saving it to sell her book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=324) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=326)