# 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:** 234
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4684 "2026-05-15T20:06:19Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Well, Xi basically insulted him to his face, along with the US’ now diminished leadership role in global affairs but Trump was too stupid to realize as it was happening and only after being told by his staff, posted angrily on social media and blamed it on Biden. Trump is too stupid to realize that as long as he is POTUS, he is only as strong as the nation, and much of the nation’s strength comes from the alliances it fosters. When he fucks that all up like a rabid monkey with a baseball bat, because he thinks “I AM THE ALL POWERFUL GOD-KING TRUMP”, he suddenly finds his power has diminished significantly. Poor widdle baby. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4685 "2026-05-15T20:29:29Z")
We’ve been saying it around here for at least the last decade - he believes in ‘will to power’ and the ‘power of positive thinking’ literally, not figuratively. He truly believes if he repeats something enough and believes in it enough, it will become the actual truth. And we’ve given him scant reason until recently (when he’s declined so far mentally that it won’t register) to ever doubt that. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4686 "2026-05-15T20:45:44Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > He truly believes if he repeats something enough and believes in it enough, it will become the actual truth. I don’t think he has the concentration to believe in anything for long. Therefor, anything he thinks is the truth. Sort of the same, with a twist. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4687 "2026-05-15T21:16:22Z")
It’s projection. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4688 "2026-05-15T22:08:37Z")
However, it is all “Sleepy Joe Biden” and Barack Hussein Obama’s fault. It cannot possibly be his fault. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4689 "2026-05-15T22:45:19Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > He truly believes if he repeats something enough and believes in it enough, it will become the actual truth. Only the child of a rich man who shielded his offspring from all consequences of their actions, could conceive of such a life-philosophy. ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4690 "2026-05-17T04:16:01Z")
Fervently wishful thinking, even in the face of objective facts, is not confined to the ranks of such people. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4691 "2026-05-17T12:27:43Z")
𝅘𝅥𝅮"The game never ends when your whole world depends on the turn of a friendly card." ---
**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 18, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4692 "2026-05-18T17:10:48Z")
Kudos for the Alan Parsons Project deep cut. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4693 "2026-05-18T17:57:07Z")
Is Turn of a Friendly Card considered a deep APP cut? Anyhoo, they’ve earmarked almost 2B$ to bribe/reward/placate Trumps allies [Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-moves-dismiss-10b-suit-131231864.html) Which reminds me of Nazi bribes to the Wehrmacht. [Bribery of senior Wehrmacht officers - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_of_senior_Wehrmacht_officers) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4694 "2026-05-18T18:11:52Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Is Turn of a Friendly Card considered a deep APP cut? It wasn’t released as a single in the U.S., so at least here, it probably would be. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4695 "2026-05-18T18:22:57Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Anyhoo, they’ve earmarked almost 2B$ … …taxpayer dollars. Brought to you and made possible by every Republican in your world. Be sure to thank them. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4696 "2026-05-18T18:27:03Z")
A massive slush fund, in other words. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4697 "2026-05-18T18:27:15Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Anyhoo, they’ve earmarked almost 2B$ to bribe/reward/placate Trumps allies Somehow I feel like Trump will be the only one collecting on that. I don’t think he really gives a shit who else Biden’s “weaponized” IRS might have gone after. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4698 "2026-05-18T22:05:24Z")
Trump’s DOJ settled Trump’s dumb lawsuit for 1.7 billion dollars. Nevermind “No Kings”, even kings wouldn’t be able to get away with that. I want to see what congress does about this, but I kind of already know: furrow their brows then nominate some more Trump appointees. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4699 "2026-05-18T22:37:30Z")
(Pardon me, still pissed) In a settlement that insinuates that the previous administration is guilty of political prosecutions. Where’s the blowback? This country is _so fucked._ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4700 "2026-05-18T22:44:39Z")
Actually, it was settled for $1.776 billion, doncha know, cuz Trump and his ilk are true patriots. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4701 "2026-05-18T22:54:26Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Where’s the blowback? It could be political if the Democrats get the messaging out properly. That’s a huge “if” though. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4702 "2026-05-19T05:34:29Z")
This is absolutely unbelievable. Even for that monster. Sickening. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/4703 "2026-05-19T07:04:20Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > This is absolutely unbelievable. Even for that monster. Of everything he has done in office, this is the most clearly and blatantly corrupt thing yet. Every time they get away with shit, it encourages them to go bigger next time. [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=233) [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=235)