# 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:** 341
**Author:** ![Bouncer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bouncer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6809 "2019-08-16T10:49:55Z")
Frankly he’s just exhausting. I was thinking yesterday about the influencing of Israel to ban Congresswomen, and I wake up today to find out he wants to buy Greenland. I mean… fuck dude, take a day off from doing batshit/stupid things. It’s like trying to drink from the firehose of stupidity. Regards, Bouncer- ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6810 "2019-08-16T11:24:43Z")
> [@Bouncer](#): > > Frankly he’s just exhausting. I was thinking yesterday about the influencing of Israel to ban Congresswomen, and I wake up today to find out he wants to buy Greenland. > > I mean… fuck dude, take a day off from doing batshit/stupid things. > > It’s like trying to drink from the firehose of stupidity. > > Regards, > Bouncer- Yeah, the Greenland thing is just…weird. It’s like he’s become Grandpa Simpson and is going to propose that we get rid of three states on the basis that there are too many. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6811 "2019-08-16T11:49:07Z")
The Greenland thing is because he supposedly wants to tack “added another state” onto his legacy. So why not make a state of someplace that’s already a U.S. territory, like Puerto Rico or Guam? Oh right… they’re full of brown people. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6812 "2019-08-16T12:23:35Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Yeah, the Greenland thing is just…weird. It’s like he’s become Grandpa Simpson and is going to propose that we get rid of three states on the basis that there are too many. I thought he already made that proposal, but with a different [del]bias[/del] basis. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6813 "2019-08-16T12:27:25Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > The Greenland thing is because he supposedly wants to tack “added another state” onto his legacy. So why not make a state of someplace that’s already a U.S. territory, like Puerto Rico or Guam? > > Oh right… they’re full of brown people. I wonder if enough of us [del]wrote in[/del] sent tweets to him, could we get him to try to make Hawaii the next state in the union? There are brown people there, of course, but not a majority. (Sadly, in Trump’s view no doubt, whites are also in a minority there.) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6814 "2019-08-16T13:11:49Z")
> [@Bouncer](#): > > Frankly he’s just exhausting. I was thinking yesterday about the influencing of Israel to ban Congresswomen, and I wake up today to find out he wants to buy Greenland. > > I mean… fuck dude, take a day off from doing batshit/stupid things. > > It’s like trying to drink from the firehose of stupidity. > > Regards, > Bouncer- I see this morning that the Danes aren’t interested. Maybe he could trade them Puerto Rico for Greenland. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6815 "2019-08-16T13:15:04Z")
Maybe they should offer to buy back the Virgin Islands. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6816 "2019-08-16T13:22:54Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Maybe they should offer to buy back the Virgin Islands. VIRGINS! That might get his attention for longer than the typical 30 seconds. And Monty, yes, it would be fun to see if we could convince him to make Hawaii or Alaska a state. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6817 "2019-08-16T13:28:20Z")
How about New Mexico? That should be a state. I hear they have a lot of Republicans there. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6818 "2019-08-16T13:50:39Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > How about New Mexico? > > That should be a state. I hear they have a lot of Republicans there. Seriously? It’s full of drug dealers with large calf muscles and rapists. I don’t think we want it. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6819 "2019-08-16T13:56:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Well, Trump isn’t about to prosecute _himself_ for providing such jobs: > > [https://www.axios.com/trump-organization-undocumented-labor-golf-courses-a329a120-7a50-4284-a45d-77f2a888f69b.html](https://www.axios.com/trump-organization-undocumented-labor-golf-courses-a329a120-7a50-4284-a45d-77f2a888f69b.html) > [https://thehill.com/latino/456868-trump-org-uses-construction-company-that-hires-undocumented-workers-report](https://thehill.com/latino/456868-trump-org-uses-construction-company-that-hires-undocumented-workers-report) In large part, this raid was about sending a message to undocumented workers. That message is “If you complain about harassment and abuse and call attention to yourselves, you will feel the consequences. You’ll be deported and you might lose your kids”. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-koch-foods/allegations-of-labor-abuses-dogged-mississippi-plant-years-before-immigration-raids-idUSKCN1UZ1OV](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-koch-foods/allegations-of-labor-abuses-dogged-mississippi-plant-years-before-immigration-raids-idUSKCN1UZ1OV) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6820 "2019-08-16T14:35:40Z")
[NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-new-hampshire-you-have-no-choice-vote-me-n1043001): > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump made a rare move Thursday night — holding a rally in a state he didn’t win in 2016, New Hampshire. > > :snip: > > In a week when bond markets flashed what has historically been a major recession warning and the stock market had its worst day of the year to date, the president rolled out both his positive and negative economic pitches, again arguing that if he loses re-election, the stock market will plummet. > > “You have no choice but to vote for me, because your 401(k) is down the tubes. Everything’s going to be down the tubes,” Trump said. “So whether you love me or hate me, you’ve gotta vote for me.” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6821 "2019-08-16T14:41:22Z")
Dude may have been born in Nu Yak, but he learned talkin’ from watching the Sopranos. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6822 "2019-08-16T14:57:12Z")
Hey, we already know in what high esteem he holds New Hampshire: [Trump's 'drug-infested den' remarks prompt strong reaction in New Hampshire | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/05/us/new-hampshire-reacts-drug-infested-den/index.html) ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6823 "2019-08-16T15:31:49Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > How about New Mexico? > > That should be a state. I hear they have a lot of Republicans there. > [@Folacin](#): > > Seriously? It’s full of drug dealers with large calf muscles and rapists. I don’t think we want it. That was Old Mexico. This is New Mexico we’re talking about. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6824 "2019-08-16T15:41:20Z")
If he wants to emulate Andrew Johnson, can we do the impeachment part instead? ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6825 "2019-08-16T15:43:17Z")
Hmmm. This idea of buying Greenland has possibilities. A few minutes with google and a calculator reveals fun stuff. Like Rhode Island is 1,212 sq. miles, which is apparently acceptable for a state. Greenland is 836,300 square miles, so it could be turned into 690 states! Not that I’ve ever (knowingly) talked with a Greenlander, my bet is they’d be far more likely to lean Democratic than Republican. Just think: 13800 more Democratic senators! Their population is something around 57,000. Meaning each of these new states would have about 82.5 people. (Great odds if you aspire to get into politics.) On the other hand, that’s certainly enough for them to change the official language of the United States. (I wonder how hard it is to learn Danish?) I think out of fairness the state lines should be drawn up radially, like pizzas. Then each state would get about 39 miles of coastline (unless I screwed up the km to mile conversion. Plenty for shipping purposes. And every single person could have a 4.8 mile stretch of beach for his very own! Sounds like paradise. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6826 "2019-08-16T15:46:47Z")
> [@CFSB](#): > > “You have no choice but to vote for me, because your 401(k) is down the tubes. Everything’s going to be down the tubes,” Trump said. “So whether you love me or hate me, you’ve gotta vote for me.” Ha! Joke’s on him! None of his supporters have 401(k)s. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6827 "2019-08-16T15:53:24Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Like Rhode Island is 1,212 sq. miles, which is apparently acceptable for a state. Greenland is 836,300 square miles, so it could be turned into 690 states! Is that land, or including ice cover? Because if it’s the latter it’s already shrinking. Apparently there are golf courses in Greenland already, so maybe he’s figuring when the ice melts he’ll be able to pick up some cheap real estate for another resort. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/6828 "2019-08-16T16:03:44Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Hmmm. This idea of buying Greenland has possibilities. A few minutes with google and a calculator reveals fun stuff. > > Like Rhode Island is 1,212 sq. miles, which is apparently acceptable for a state. Greenland is 836,300 square miles, so it could be turned into 690 states! Not that I’ve ever (knowingly) talked with a Greenlander, my bet is they’d be far more likely to lean Democratic than Republican. Just think: 13800 more Democratic senators! Their population is something around 57,000. Meaning each of these new states would have about 82.5 people. (Great odds if you aspire to get into politics.) > > On the other hand, that’s certainly enough for them to change the official language of the United States. (I wonder how hard it is to learn Danish?) > > I think out of fairness the state lines should be drawn up radially, like pizzas. Then each state would get about 39 miles of coastline (unless I screwed up the km to mile conversion. Plenty for shipping purposes. And every single person could have a 4.8 mile stretch of beach for his very own! > > Sounds like paradise. When I lived Out West, people there were always complaining about comparisons to Rhode Island. RI is smaller than a lot of western _counties_. Wyoming’s almost 100,000 square miles, so Greenland could make about eight REAL states. (at least as far as westerners are concerned). And I’ll bet the population density is lower than those western US states, too. Giving Greenland 16 Senators is asking for trouble. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=340) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=342)