# How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964 "2025-02-06T18:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 168
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3349 "2026-01-18T12:21:34Z")
For all the others, she is the Girl with the Printer - for Trump she is a: \*\* ## # PILF \*\* ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3350 "2026-01-18T13:15:47Z")
I’d be happy to learn that he tried to fuck a printer. Even happier to learn that his dick got stuck in a paper jam. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3351 "2026-01-18T13:40:11Z")
I bet a hole punch would be more fitting. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3352 "2026-01-18T15:02:42Z")
PILF - Public Interest Legal Foundation? I’m gonna say no. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3353 "2026-01-18T15:24:32Z")
Just wrote one of my congressmen again. Trump is thinking about sending the military to Minnesota. That’s ummm… sort of against the law. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3354 "2026-01-18T15:32:33Z")
Sending the regular army into Minnesota would be illegal unless he invokes the Insurrection Act, and he’s backed away from doing that. But now, the plan is to send the Alaska National Guard to Minnesota and he’s moved the Guard around plenty of times (subject to lawsuits though). ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3355 "2026-01-18T17:52:09Z")
So, Walsh has put the Minnesota National Guard on Standby. Is Trump’s plan to have the Alaska National Guard fight them? As seen elsewhere: “Bob, grab another participation trophy! Grandpa found the keys and he’s trying to start the car again!” ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3356 "2026-01-18T23:24:05Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Honest question: Does Trump have any idea that he is the laughing stock of the rest of the world? I mean, laughing stock combined with utter contempt and fear of his shenanigans. Do his handlers just censor the media coverage so that only positive stuff is available for him to see or hear? Is he really that oblivious?? As @Cervaise and others have said, he reportedly IS being protected from reality by those around him. But it can’t be easy: international opinion of Donald has been blatantly negative for a decade, now. (We all remember the ‘screaming baby Donald’ balloons; parade floats have long mocked him, too.) If you’re trying to convince someone that “most” people admire and love them, it helps A LOT if that someone is a narcissist, of course. He’s able to instantly comfort himself with “that doesn’t matter because that person is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_” in response to any evidence-of-contempt that accidentally gets through to him. Shutterstock has a nice selection of images of recent parade offerings: [https://www.shutterstock.com/search/donald-trump-float?dd\_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F](https://www.shutterstock.com/search/donald-trump-float?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3357 "2026-01-19T13:56:23Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > As @Cervaise and others have said, he reportedly IS being protected from reality by those around him. I think a narcissist simply won’t accept bad news about them. Or they will twist it around so much as to make it good news. Probably doesn’t need much help from the staff. Though he is protected by the human printer. I’ve no idea how deep her psychosis goes. If she’s not completely bat shit insane now, she will be soon. Just like the one she adores. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3358 "2026-01-19T16:33:20Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And the Danes and Greenlanders have said that Trump’s claims of Russian and Chinese ships in the area are bullshit, though I think they’ve been more diplomatic than I would be. And even if they aren’t - there is approximately a 0.0001% chance that China could mount a successful assault on Greenland. Any amphibious assault fleet would be spotted and sunk, and the same for an air assault. And I don’t think the US military would need to be involved (although hopefully we would be). The Russians, meanwhile, haven’t been able to conquer a small country that they share a border with. I’m not sure how many zeros to add to the odds on them taking Greenland. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3359 "2026-01-19T20:27:44Z")
Corruption central: Payoffs to Magoman, stealing from Venezuela, corrupt bribing company, sweetheart deals to Citgo. Proceeds from the U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil are being stashed in Qatar—an arrangement that critics said opens the door to additional corruption. > **[Trump sells Venezuelan oil to donor who gave $6M to campaign: 'Unchecked...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674907852/)** > > The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration attacked the South American country earlier this month went to the company of a trader who donated millions to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.The roughly $250 million sale... “After illegally and unconstitutionally striking Venezuela, Trump is now selling Venezuelan oil through a campaign donor, and funneling the proceeds to an offshore account in Qatar—creating a potential slush fund with no accountability, oversight, or guardrails for Trump and his allies,” U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) wrote late Sunday. " ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3360 "2026-01-19T21:04:08Z")
Exactly what we expected. Why does a billionaire need more money? Anyone Bueller? Bueller? ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3361 "2026-01-19T21:50:33Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Why does a billionaire need more money? Use your brain; how else are they going to become a trillionaire? Duh! 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3362 "2026-01-19T21:54:54Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Use your brain; how else are they going to become a trillionaire? Duh! Is this all a competition with each other? It could have sat on his 600 million and had more than a comfortable live with a couple of conservative investments. ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3363 "2026-01-19T21:55:20Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Is this all a competition with each other? In all seriousness, I bet it is. > [@enipla](#): > > It could have sat on his 600 million and had more than a comfortable live with a couple of conservative investments. Just a complete WAG on my part, but I bet a person who is content with resting on more money than they can spend and enjoying it wouldn’t have the drive to accrue 600 million in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3364 "2026-01-19T21:57:03Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > In all seriousness, I bet it is. I hope to never understand these assholes. That’s a bridge too far, and many rabbit holes. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3365 "2026-01-19T22:01:50Z")
A lot of them, Trump included, are narcissistic sociopaths who’s only concern is to make their own personal “line go up” indefinitely or infinitely. It really is just scorekeeping at this point. They want to all be “winners” however they choose to define that. It’s the same reason US companies are expected to show unlimited growth every single quarter without interuption. It’s not realistic and betrays selfishness and unchecked greed. But, by this thinking, if you’re not growing, you’re dying. ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3366 "2026-01-19T22:02:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I hope to never understand these assholes. The irony is that people driven to acquire obscene amounts of money tend to be miserable people. I’m not rich but I went from being in poverty to having enough money that I don’t need to stress about my finances as long as I’m frugal, and I’m happy. I have enough. I don’t need more and don’t want more. I can’t literally go out and buy whatever I want, but that’s okay. Because I don’t feel pressure to spend. I think having too much money can be a problem just like having too little. The secret to most things in life is moderation, and I’m sure that wealth is the same. I bet if I won the lottery it would ruin my life (which is one reason I never play). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3367 "2026-01-19T22:14:13Z")
Has anyone here mentioned Donald Trump’s new initiative; a “[board of peace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace)”? It’s supposedly meant to manage the reconstruction of Gaza, though the founding documents don’t mention it. And permanent seats on the board are available for the low, low price of a billion dollars _each_. I’m sure that money will be managed and spent responsibly. (Sarcasm.) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/3368 "2026-01-19T22:59:31Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Donald Trump’s new initiative; a “[board of peace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace)”? It’s supposedly meant to manage the reconstruction of Gaza, though the founding documents don’t mention it. Megalomaniacs gotta megalo, manically. The concept behind this board of peace is insidious. The head of the organisation is nominated as Donald Trump himself, but not as POTUS. He can only be removed from the post by a unanamous vote, from a board that includes sil Jarrod Kushner and bestie Steve Witkoff. Good luck with that. Appropriates the oversight (perhaps only initially) of rebuilding Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East”, with untold facility for grift, patronage, personal advancement. Thence to fix, unfix, refix and defix unbounded to intercede in unbounded global situations of interest based on criteria of his whim, grandiosement and benefit. This is likely 45/47’s to build an alternative United Nations in his own image and conceptually equivalent to his involvement in the United States Football League. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964.md?page=169)