# 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:** 426
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8511 "2020-09-11T18:31:37Z")
The White House quietly removed the Vietnam War MIA flag from the top of the White House. Possibly in violation of federal law. > **[Removal of flag honoring veterans from White House sparks anger](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-veterans/removal-of-flag-honoring-veterans-from-white-house-sparks-anger-idUSKBN2621DT)** > > A decision by the Trump administration earlier this year to move the flag honoring missing war veterans from a prominent position atop the White House to a less visible spot on the South Lawn has angered some veterans and lawmakers, who see it as... ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8512 "2020-09-11T19:21:48Z")
Can’t fly a flag that recognizes the suckers and losers who were (1) so dumb they went to Vietnam and (2) too dumb to leave once they got there. In fact, they’re so dumb they’re still there! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8513 "2020-09-11T19:22:27Z")
The only reason Vietnam POW flags are still flying is bureaucratic entropy. Anybody unaccounted for from the Vietnam era has probably died of old age by now. But jeez, these guys are _really_ not good at managing optics. This is not a good week to further annoy vets and the military. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8514 "2020-09-11T19:24:08Z")
Their optics are the _best_. That’s what people are saying. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8515 "2020-09-11T19:24:49Z")
> [@The President of the United States of America](#): > > If Bob Woodward thought what I said was bad then he should have immediately, right after I said it, gone out to the authorities so they can prepare. [![](https://www.mebuckner.com/smack.gif) ](https://www.mebuckner.com/smack.gif) You _ **are** _ “the authorities” you dumb motherfucker!!! ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8516 "2020-09-11T19:27:13Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The only reason Vietnam POW flags are still flying is bureaucratic entropy. Anybody unaccounted for from the Vietnam era has probably died of old age by now. In which case, the POW/MIA Accounting Agency wants to bring their remains home. > [@jsc1953](#): > > But jeez, these guys are _really_ not good at managing optics. This is not a good week to further annoy vets and the military. Would’ve been worse to wait a week. > Friday, September 18 > National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020 in United States ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8517 "2020-09-11T19:34:25Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > You _ **are** _ “the authorities” you dumb motherfucker!!! 🤫 Shhhhh! Don’t remind him ffs! ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8518 "2020-09-11T20:05:40Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The only reason Vietnam POW flags are still flying is bureaucratic entropy. Anybody unaccounted for from the Vietnam era has probably died of old age by now. > > But jeez, these guys are _really_ not good at managing optics. This is not a good week to further annoy vets and the military. Please! HE will restore it. That will be his idea. He will wrap himself it it before it flies again. It will be bigly, hugher, greatest POW MIA flag ever. He may even get Man-of-the-Year in Michigan - Again! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8519 "2020-09-11T20:10:33Z")
That _is_ his MO, now that you mention it. One of his underlings does something incredibly stupid and he steps in to fix it ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8520 "2020-09-11T20:14:39Z")
Eh, there are WWII subs that are “Still on patrol” ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8521 "2020-09-11T20:14:53Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > That _is_ his MO, now that you mention it. One of his underlings does something incredibly stupid and he steps in to fix it - No doubt the underling was ordered to do it then handed a bus schedule. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8522 "2020-09-11T22:20:55Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Please! HE will restore it. That will be his idea. He will wrap himself it it before it flies again. It will be bigly, hugher, greatest POW MIA flag ever. He may even get Man-of-the-Year in Michigan - Again! There’s far too much non-white space on that flag for him to be molesting it. Just think of the visual after he’s done accosting it. That would leave a much too obvious stain. Heck, there’s far too much black on that flag for him to even respect it. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8523 "2020-09-11T22:23:24Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No doubt the underling was ordered to do it then handed a bus schedule. And this is why one needs to search the thread for posts by **running\_coach** before even drafting one’s own post. Dammit, **r\_c** ; you’re hogging all the good lines! 😁 ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8524 "2020-09-12T00:05:01Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > > [@The President of the United States of America](#): > > > > If Bob Woodward thought what I said was bad then he should have immediately, right after I said it, gone out to the authorities so they can prepare. > > [www.mebuckner.com/smack.gif](http://www.mebuckner.com/smack.gif) > > You _ **are** _ “the authorities” you dumb motherfucker!!! Vlad Putin might beg to differ. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8525 "2020-09-12T00:17:59Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Eh, there are WWII subs that are “Still on patrol” (joke) What do you call Sailors buried at sea? Chum (/joke) I know I have mentioned it before, but most all of the streets on the submarine base in New London [actually Groton, but what the hell] are named after various vessels, with the date and casualty numbers. I might have the chance to snap a picture of one if someone wants to see it. [Here](https://www.ndia.org/-/media/sites/ndia/meetings-and-events/2019/september/usw-fall/ndia-2019-base-map-web.ashx?h=778&w=1000&la=en&hash=3CA1A95E5601E3BA98A1A36370FAA8B7EA7302E0) is the sort of general map without most of the little side streets - see, [Thresher Ave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)), [Shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shark_(SS-174)), and so forth. The submarine museum there is interesting, one can actually tour the [Nautilus](https://www.ussnautilus.org) =) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8526 "2020-09-12T04:43:20Z")
I toured the USS _Nautilus_ in the late Eighties. At the time, they had a several-foot-long studio model of Capt. Nemo’s _Nautilus_ from Disney’s _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_ on display in the visitor’s center. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8527 "2020-09-12T04:56:33Z")
That was the one ride I really, really wanted to go on the two times my family went to Disney in Florida. Both times it was shut down, and I learned not too long ago that they replaced the ride completely. I has a sad. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8528 "2020-09-12T15:57:07Z")
Historical outrage - to get the thread back on track. “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” — Donald Trump, [Nov. 6, 2012](https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/265895292191248385). ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8529 "2020-09-12T16:03:58Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > That _is_ his MO, now that you mention it. One of his underlings does something incredibly stupid and he steps in to fix it Underlings? Maybe, usually just him. Witness him first telling his oil and gas (and coal) donors about how he’ll open up the Atlantic/Florida coastal waters for exploration; then a few days ago reversing himself (to everyone’s surprise) claiming he’s mister environ mental spewing how he’ll ban the practice. Pandering to Florida. Of course, if elected, it’s back to “drill baby, drill.” ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640/8530 "2020-09-12T16:07:08Z")
“Global warming, no more wind, no more life! The oceans are going to rise. One-eighth of an inch within the next 250 years, we’re going to be wiped out!” — Donald Trump mocking climate change, [Dec. 10, 2019](https://www.factcheck.org/2019/12/trump-mocks-global-warming-lowballs-sea-level-rise). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/777640.md?page=427)