# 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:** 26
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/508 "2025-04-11T11:05:33Z")
I can’t put my finger on it but there’s something about that pose that’s reminding me of something… [![](https://image.pbs.org/bento3-prod/dictators-playbook-bento-live-pbs/Episode%20Pages/d78ca190cb_benitoheadshot.jpg) ](https://image.pbs.org/bento3-prod/dictators-playbook-bento-live-pbs/Episode%20Pages/d78ca190cb_benitoheadshot.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/509 "2025-04-11T12:38:41Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Flag lapel pins are out, Trump cabinet members are sporting gold lapel pins of Trump’s profile. My God. I had not seen these or heard about them elsewhere. This is ---- there are no words to adequately describe it. Can you imagine if _ANY_ other president, Democratic or Republican, had endorsed this or required it? There’s no evidence that it’s mandatory (yet!) > **[Trump's 'Golden Bust' Pins 'Mandatory' For Loyalists, Cabinet Members? Claim...](https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/trumps-golden-bust-pins-mandatory-for-loyalists-cabinet-members-claim-surfaces-article-151394155)** > > A viral social media claim alleges President Trump has mandated golden lapel pins of his bust for cabinet members and loyalists. The rumor stemmed from an April 9, 2025, Substack post about FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. However, no evidence supports the... You can buy one for $6.99 on Amazon > **[Amazon.com: President Donald Trump Pin, Gold Plated Lapel Pins, 1.2" x 1.2", 1...](https://www.amazon.com/President-Donald-Trump-Plated-Lapel/dp/B086KT8L86)** > > Buy President Donald Trump Pin, Gold Plated Lapel Pins, 1.2" x 1.2", 1 Pack: Shop top fashion brands Buttons & Pins at Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible purchases There was a similar kerfuffle a couple of months ago involving a pin with a cartoon version of Trump. I missed that one, too > **[Donald Trump's pin worn at White House goes viral](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-pin-himself-white-house-2030409)** > > The president wore a miniature version of himself as a lapel pin in the Oval Office on Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/510 "2025-04-11T12:43:51Z")
“Trump’s ‘Golden Bust’ Pins” ya know, he can’t help that he has ‘man boobs’, but what do Republicans care about body shaming? ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/511 "2025-04-11T13:23:50Z")
But of course, you have to understand, this is _not_ a personality cult. In other news: > **[Attorneys Are Fleeing From The Solicitor General's Office - Above the Law](https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/attorneys-are-fleeing-from-the-solicitor-generals-office/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_VB_fzJTM0DpgoM1cFuks8Oo3MR4eZQa9PJZWrr_exS3_UD9YiWuV5wGkbJmJHT7qFMiK4xax4iMiXxe-LEpEEwNzjtA&_hsmi=356281058&utm_content=356281058&utm_source=hs_email)** > > The new direction of the office might be a real problem. > **['Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further': What Darth Vader Should Teach Law Firms...](https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/pray-i-dont-alter-it-any-further-what-darth-vader-should-teach-law-firms-about-settling-with-trump/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9syJqs36E1h9XtDvu6ExAj7m3b4nXN6kKs5VEuYDl2W_WVWkAaoQqTTJbiNFY39xB6ZH6Vxar-YC6QnHEMNxIZCyQLgg&_hsmi=356281058&utm_content=356281058&utm_source=hs_email)** > > Law firms cosplay as Lando Calrissian... with no redemption arc in sight. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/512 "2025-04-11T14:22:38Z")
[![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/5e2c79c2-16a1-4e05-8cb3-fb36b75c5bab) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/5e2c79c2-16a1-4e05-8cb3-fb36b75c5bab) ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/513 "2025-04-11T14:31:03Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It’s classic Trump. I assume it’s the #3 reason why he loves being POTUS, after the other perks which are “I’m immune to jail” and “everyone is forced to give me attention”. Before the election, I said the three reasons Trump wanted to be POTUS were to stay out of prison, get revenge on his “enemies”, and to put money in his own pocket, whether from tax-payer, donor, or bribe. But attention-whoring seems to be his lifelong reason for being, along with extracting money from others. I’m not sure which is more important. There’s a perception that some truly rich people don’t need to brag about or flaunt their wealth, unlike Trump who does it constantly. If Trump had the choice between being a true trillionaire that nobody ever heard about or a fake multimillionaire constantly in the news, I think we all know which he’d choose. Trump wants money but can’t seem live out of the spotlight. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 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-2/1013964/514 "2025-04-11T15:14:30Z")
I don’t think he makes that distinction. He is remarkably driven by id and has a simplistic worldview - somebody can’t be all that rich if they aren’t also famous. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/515 "2025-04-11T16:17:24Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > He is remarkably driven by id and has a simplistic worldview - somebody can’t be all that rich if they aren’t also famous. To be fair, as far as I can tell Trump has only made money three ways. Inheritance, crime, and his brand that he has been successful pushing by forcing himself into the spotlight all the time. The quiet ways of making money that others use don’t work for him because he’s totally incompetent at business. He can’t even make a casino profitable. Unfortunately for him, the crime and selling his brand almost fatally conflicted when being POTUS put him in the spotlight so much that people finally paid attention to how much crime he’d been doing, but fortunately for him getting elected again bailed him out. He has really trapped himself now, unfortunately for us the rest of the country and much of the rest of the world also affected by his insanity is trapped in there with him. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/516 "2025-04-11T16:44:04Z")
Looks Kind of familiar. Same amount of chins, anyway. [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YvIAAOSwpF5gaxgo/s-l1600.webp) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YvIAAOSwpF5gaxgo/s-l1600.webp) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/517 "2025-04-11T16:58:57Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The quiet ways of making money that others use don’t work for him because he’s totally incompetent at business. See, this is what I mean. It gives him too much credit for introspection or intelligence. He is literally a simple creature. He assumes others are also making money by cheating and just not getting caught or called out. And it’s UNFAIR It doesn’t even cross his mind that other people might legitimately be good at what they do or that they may conduct business in an ethical manner. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/518 "2025-04-11T17:03:08Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > See, this is what I mean. It gives him too much credit for introspection or intelligence. Yeah, I was playing Devil’s advocate a bit, but I’m.sure Domny thinks he’s the Best Businessman Ever despite all evidence to the contrary. Whatever failures he’s had (which are many) are someone else’s fault, including those unfair laws and regulations he is either ignoring or trying to find ways to evade through fraud. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/519 "2025-04-11T17:16:56Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He has really trapped himself now, unfortunately for us the rest of the country and much of the rest of the world also affected by his insanity is trapped in there with him. Yep. Back in 2016 when Trump won, some MAGA told me he couldn’t wait for Trump to be in charge of the Ship of State. I said it was more like that Trump was going to be the captain of the Titanic speeding towards the iceberg and the rest of the country was like the trapped passengers on the ship. Today, wealth is the lifeboat you need to escape the sinking ship. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/520 "2025-04-11T17:55:55Z")
This, 100%. He is basically a bully, and a moron. And he thinks that EVERYBODY cheats. And he believes that that is the proper way to do business. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/521 "2025-04-11T22:04:24Z")
He’s pissed off Mary Trump. But she’s _just_ a woman. > **[A Total Fucking Loser](https://www.marytrump.org/p/a-total-fucking-loser)** > > Morning Dispatch Worth a read. She knows him well. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/522 "2025-04-11T22:22:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Flag lapel pins are out, Trump cabinet members are sporting gold lapel pins of Trump’s profile. Are the betting markets offering odds on when the US flag will actually be outlawed? I mean, allegiance to the FLAG is clearly bad and wrong. Our allegiance must be to Glorious Trump! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/523 "2025-04-11T23:02:25Z")
or maybe [![](https://sites.rhodes.edu/sites/sites/files/2022-05/15502_MK_R__5538.jpeg) ](https://sites.rhodes.edu/sites/sites/files/2022-05/15502_MK_R__5538.jpeg) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/524 "2025-04-11T23:29:52Z")
“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21 That will become “Render unto Trump the things that are Trumps, 'cause **everything** is Trump’s.” ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/525 "2025-04-12T00:51:05Z")
There is definitely a resemblance. More than a bit. _Ceterum censeo imperium Trumpi esse delendam_​ \* (\*stolen from a doper whose name, alas, I cannot recall.) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/526 "2025-04-12T00:59:04Z")
President Chauncey Gardiner. Even worse is Trumps ability to communicate. It’s scary [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fvkFimSl4Wo/maxresdefault.jpg "JP Morgan CEO Manipulated Trump With Clever Fox News Appearance") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkFimSl4Wo) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/527 "2025-04-12T01:08:14Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > _Ceterum censeo imperium Trumpi esse delendam_​ \* ‘However, I think that Trump’s government should be destroyed.’ [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=25) [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=27)