# 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:** 394
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7870 "2020-05-16T03:29:37Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > There was an interesting story about Vietnam. Relatively few tests, but concentrated where most effective. Aggressive contact tracing and quarantining (prob much more than we would accept or pay for in US). Good covid control, zero deaths. > > Can’t find link just now. Here’s a link to an article. > **[In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths....](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/16/835748673/in-vietnam-there-have-been-fewer-than-300-covid-19-cases-and-no-deaths-heres-why)** > > With nearly 100 million people, Vietnam has 268 confirmed cases. Experts say experience with prior pandemics and aggressive social distancing have helped, as has the muscle of an authoritarian state. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7871 "2020-05-16T04:10:36Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Here’s a link to an article. > [In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here's Why : Coronavirus Updates : NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/16/835748673/in-vietnam-there-have-been-fewer-than-300-covid-19-cases-and-no-deaths-heres-why) I was holidaying in Vietnam in early March, and even then, EVERYONE was wearing a facemask. On my last trip in Aug 2019, it was only those on scooters and the odd random person on the streets, as per regular SE Asian hygiene practises. They took the threat seriously and EARLY, unlike many in the West. In fact, since leaving my home town to fly to Sydney, then to Saigon, then back home again via Sydney, the ONLY place I was health-screened was at the War Remnants Museum in HCMC. Vietnam had their shit together. We need to take some lessons. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7872 "2020-05-16T04:16:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Not nearly enough. > How about “gutless and a disgrace to the vows she took as a member of the armed forces and the vows she took when she was sworn into office”? Nitpick: oaths. That is all. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7873 "2020-05-16T11:12:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nitpick: oaths. > > That is all. In the US it’s either oath or affirmation, the person’s choice. 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7874 "2020-05-16T15:12:07Z")
I’m cool with that. But “vows” makes it sound weird. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7875 "2020-05-19T15:19:47Z")
The latest cheap stunt by the [Asshole-in-Chief](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/19/national-guard-coronavirus-267514): > [@](#): > > More than 40,000 National Guard members currently helping states test residents for the coronavirus and trace the spread of infections will face a “hard stop” on their deployments on June 24 – just one day shy of many members becoming eligible for key federal benefits, according to a senior FEMA official… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7876 "2020-05-19T18:05:03Z")
The petulant child [will not have](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/politics/obama-portrait-trump-white-house/index.html) an official unveiling of the official Obama White House portrait, because he’s just that small of a person. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7877 "2020-05-19T19:04:13Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The petulant child [will not have](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/politics/obama-portrait-trump-white-house/index.html) an official unveiling of the official Obama White House portrait, because he’s just that small of a person. Not too surprising; it would be a deeply uncomfortable occasion for both. Better to wait for President Biden to host it. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7878 "2020-05-20T15:03:15Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The petulant child [will not have](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/politics/obama-portrait-trump-white-house/index.html) an official unveiling of the official Obama White House portrait, because he’s just that small of a person. Naw. He’s understandably miffed about his own [official portrait](https://chaser.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/portrait.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Strassia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7879 "2020-05-20T15:11:27Z")
> [@slumtrimpet](#): > > And here’s how that bit of breathtaking stupidity will be spun: > > **The only reason the US has by far the most Covid-19 cases in the world is because the USA is #1 in testing. The USA tests more people than anywhere else in the world. MAGA** > > :rolleyes: > > And y’all are dumbasses for thinking Great Leader said something stupid. [And you called it](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/trump-worlds-most-coronavirus-cases-badge-of-honor-good-bad-thing.html). > [@](#): > > “When we have a lot of cases,” Trump continued, “I don’t look at that as a bad thing. I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better.” ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7880 "2020-05-20T15:16:44Z")
More from the “You Can’t Make This Shit Up” Department. :dubious: [ **Trump Warns Farmers That Gun Control Will Leave Their Potatoes Defenseless** _Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam fires back: “I suggest you stop taking hydroxychloroquine.”_](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-virginia-potatoes_n_5ec4b313c5b6956f416a1114) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump offered an unusual warning to Virginia farmers on Tuesday, suggesting that their potatoes might be at risk and they will need to be armed to protect those spuds. > > > [@](#): > > > > President Trump: “We’re going after Virginia, with your crazy governor, we’re going after Virginia. They want to take your Second Amendment. You know that, right? You’ll have nobody guarding your potatoes.” > > > [@](#): > > > > Ralph Northam > > @GovernorVA > > > > I grew up on a Virginia farm, Mr. President—our potatoes are fine. And as the only medical doctor among our nation’s governors, I suggest you stop taking hydroxychloroquine. > > Others soon joined in with their own quips about potatoes in need of armed protection… Who needs stand-up comedy anymore, amirite? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7881 "2020-05-20T15:32:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > More from the “You Can’t Make This Shit Up” Department. :dubious: > > [ **Trump Warns Farmers That Gun Control Will Leave Their Potatoes Defenseless** > _Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam fires back: “I suggest you stop taking hydroxychloroquine.”_](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-virginia-potatoes_n_5ec4b313c5b6956f416a1114) > > Who needs stand-up comedy anymore, amirite? They don’t know how to build a potato gun? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7882 "2020-05-20T15:49:38Z")
Potatoes? What potatoes? We ain’t Idaho! Our potato crop is pretty much confined to the two counties on the Delmarva. The really big crop is still tobacco, AFAIK. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7883 "2020-05-20T15:58:50Z")
Coffin nails and greasy chips. Who could ask for anything more? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7884 "2020-05-20T17:49:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > They don’t know how to build a potato gun? Oh, great, why don’t you just trigger _every_ Canadian’s PTSD about the New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Potato War? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7885 "2020-05-20T19:28:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Oh, great, why don’t you just trigger _every_ Canadian’s PTSD about the New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Potato War? On this coast, we’re still a bit sensitive about the 1859 Pig War > **[Pig War (1859)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859))** > >  United States >  United Kingdom > Current Border Disputes > The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and the Washington Territory (present-day State of Washington). The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato War, the San Juan Boundary Dispute, and the Northwestern Boundary... ETA: Potatoes were also involved, as the pig was eating them. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7886 "2020-05-20T19:55:10Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > More from the “You Can’t Make This Shit Up” Department. :dubious: > > [ **Trump Warns Farmers That Gun Control Will Leave Their Potatoes Defenseless** > _Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam fires back: “I suggest you stop taking hydroxychloroquine.”_](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-virginia-potatoes_n_5ec4b313c5b6956f416a1114) > > Who needs stand-up comedy anymore, amirite? Sounds like an issue that has become a real hot potato. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7887 "2020-05-20T20:09:08Z")
> [@Strassia](#): > > “When we have a lot of cases,” Trump continued, “I don’t look at that as a bad thing. I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better.” Whatever the number is then, it seems it can be called a victory. Heads: trump’s great, tails: trump’s great. Huge pile of American corpses? #MAGA! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7888 "2020-05-20T20:10:02Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Sounds like an issue that has become a real hot potato. Go to your room. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/7889 "2020-05-20T23:06:53Z")
> [@Strassia](#): > > [And you called it](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/trump-worlds-most-coronavirus-cases-badge-of-honor-good-bad-thing.html). I’d be pleased if I wasn’t so disgusted. I follow the Guardian US live blog and I can’t figure out if I’m getting crazier or if the shit going down in the US is getting crazier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=395)