# How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 15, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178 "2021-05-15T18:35:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 273
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5441 "2024-01-06T21:28:45Z")
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5442 "2024-01-06T21:32:50Z")
Another source: > **[Trump says the Civil War was 'something that could've been negotiated'](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12933667/trump-says-civil-war-couldve-negotiated.html)** > > Former President Donald Trump said Saturday at an Iowa campaign event that the Civil War was 'something that could've been negotiated.' You can say, simply and accurately, that Trump is not just glossing over the issue of slavery, but downplaying it and criticizing abolitionists. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5443 "2024-01-06T23:03:38Z")
To say nothing of his stunning ignorance of the history of the country he once “led.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5444 "2024-01-07T01:50:00Z")
When filing to run for office in Illinois, candidates are asked to sign an oath swearing not to attempt to overthrow the government. Guess who declined to do so? > **[Trump did not sign Illinois’ loyalty oath that says he won’t advocate for...](https://www.wbez.org/stories/trump-did-not-sign-illinois-candidate-loyalty-oath/1d1fbaf4-261f-4c15-b466-8fb749d404e1)** > > The pledge, a vestige of the McCarthy Red Scare era, is not mandatory, but has been signed by candidates for decades, including by Trump in 2020 and 2016. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5445 "2024-01-07T02:48:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > candidates are asked to sign an oath swearing not to attempt to overthrow the government. It’s a slippery slope. Next will be an oath to not grab women by the pussy. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5446 "2024-01-07T03:12:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > Trump claims Civil War didn’t have to happen: “You could’ve negotiated that … this is something that could’ve been negotiated … that was a tough one for our country … if you negotiated it, you probably wouldn’t even know who Abraham Lincoln was … that would’ve been okay” I suppose Trump does have a certain amount of credibility in knowing how to stop civil wars, given his track record of trying to start them. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5447 "2024-01-07T03:14:24Z")
Buttigieg has that one easy. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5448 "2024-01-07T11:38:51Z")
What the hell? Is that supposed to be funny? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5449 "2024-01-07T13:30:16Z")
Noted Physicist, Donald John Trump, opines about a curious limitation of magnetism: > **[Trump presents interesting theory on how magnets work during rally in Iowa](https://news.yahoo.com/trump-presents-interesting-theory-magnets-155136264.html)** > > If understood correctly, Trump is under the impression that pouring water on magnets causes them to stop working > [@](#): > > On the subject of magnetic elevators, Trump said, “Think of it, magnets. Now all I know about magnets is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that’s the end of the magnets. Why didn’t they use John Deere? Why didn’t they bring in the John Deere people? Do you like John Deere? I like John Deere.” After a bit more along these same lines, Trump did a little dance and left the stage. Succinctly explaining why Japan’s [**Maglev trains**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev) cease to operate when the relative humidity reaches 60%. :rolleyes: Given his age, I would argue that it’s perfectly reasonable to question Joe Biden’s cognitive function. If, however, you don’t ask the same questions about Donald Trump’s cognitive function, then it’s probably _your_ cognitive function that needs to be evaluated. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5450 "2024-01-07T13:45:36Z")
I was happy to see him sweating like the pig he is at his latest verbal vomiting exercise. I think the strain of all his legal problems is getting to him. I’m hoping for a heart attack, but will settle for a mental breakdown. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5451 "2024-01-07T13:51:02Z")
Didn’t Trump have a hissy fit about the USN using magnets instead of steam to launch planes from aircraft carriers? Basically a rail gun. What is he blabbering about now? What elevators? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5452 "2024-01-07T14:15:48Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > What is he blabbering about now? What elevators? For whatever reason, I identified that as a question worthy of further inquiry. > **[The vital US Navy aircraft carrier system Trump is obsessed over keeps...](https://www.businessinsider.com/uss-gerald-r-ford-catapults-trump-obsessed-over-fails-runs-up-costs-2019-1?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo.com)** > > Trump frequently goes off on tangents bashing the new electromagnetic catapults to launch US Navy jets, and it looks like he's basically right. > **[Magnets, how do they work? Trump can't tell you.](https://news.yahoo.com/magnets-trump-cant-tell-071443864.html)** > > Turns out former President Donald Trump has more in common with the Insane Clown Posse than makeup. Both parties are stumped on how magnets work. > [@](#): > > At a recent rally in Mason City, Iowa, the former president went on a rant about the frailty of magnets while complaining about the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. > > Simply put: The ship has an electromagnetic aircraft launch system that relies on very large magnets. > > “They had a $900 million cost over on these stupid electric catapults that didn’t work. They had almost a billion dollar cost over on the magnetic elevators,” he said. “Think of it, magnets. Now all I know about magnets is this: Give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that’s the end of the magnets.” I would liken this to the basic premise of nuclear powered warships: radiation leaks _are_ a serious matter, so we take great pains to avoid them. Similarly, airplanes falling out of the sky is to be discouraged. We also go to great lengths to minimize the likelihood of _that_ happening. Firearms? Totally different story for another (read: every other) thread 😉 Respectfully, Your Trump Whisperer ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5453 "2024-01-07T14:25:25Z")
Is Iowa known as the Magnet State? Did they change nicknames? ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5454 "2024-01-07T14:36:28Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > What the hell? Is that supposed to be funny? Help me out, here: what? Dan ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5455 "2024-01-07T14:49:40Z")
Pete won’t be grabbing any pussy because he’s gay is just so funny to some people. It isn’t to me. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5456 "2024-01-07T15:00:35Z")
I wish Pete were president. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5457 "2024-01-07T15:14:22Z")
I wish I knew how to pronounce his name, but also wish I was eligible to vote for him. He seems to be the type of politician that will drag your country into the 21st century. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5458 "2024-01-07T15:20:11Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I wish I knew how to pronounce his name It’s just … Pete. You’re welcome. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5459 "2024-01-07T15:36:07Z")
Love Mayor Pete. Scary smart and decent, an unusual combo in politics. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178/5460 "2024-01-07T15:39:14Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I wish I knew how to pronounce his name “Booty judge”. (Actually, I believe he’s explained it as “Boot edge edge”, but I prefer my way) > [@scudsucker](#): > > He seems to be the type of politician that will drag your country into the 21st century. He is brilliant, which is what we should want in a leader. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178.md?page=272) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178.md?page=274)