# 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:** 4
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/68 "2025-02-11T14:46:03Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Yer all missin’ the point. Trump says that paper straws EXPLODE! Now, I’m thinking … Mossad. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 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-2/1013964/69 "2025-02-11T14:49:11Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Now, I’m thinking … Mossad. One of the gifts that Bibi left for Rump WAS a gold-plated beeper… … But Rump is a Gold Plated Racist… > **[U.S. Army General Rips ‘F\*cking Racist’ Decision To Stop Recruiting at Black...](https://www.mediaite.com/news/u-s-army-general-rips-fcking-racist-decision-to-stop-recruiting-at-black-engineering-event/)** > > An active-duty general in the U.S. Army blasted the Department of Defense over the decision to cease recruiting efforts at a prestigious event honoring Black engineers. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/70 "2025-02-11T14:51:32Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Trump has disliked what he refers to as “liberal paper straws” since at least 2019, when he launched his own brand of plastic straws. Really? The multi billion real-estate mogul was reduced to selling plastic straws? Somebody get him some pencils and a tin cup, STAT! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 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-2/1013964/71 "2025-02-11T15:02:29Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I don’t know what Trump is doing to his straws to make them explode, but eight year old me wants to find out and duplicate it. Exploding straws are COOL. Think of what you could do with them! You jest, but many good men died at the Bowling Green Massacre due to exploding paper straws. And a puppy lost an eye. A PUPPY. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/72 "2025-02-11T15:06:40Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > [General Rips 'Racist' Decision To Stop Recruiting at BEYA](https://www.mediaite.com/news/u-s-army-general-rips-fcking-racist-decision-to-stop-recruiting-at-black-engineering-event/) > > An active-duty general in the U.S. Army blasted the Department of Defense over the decision to cease recruiting efforts at a prestigious event honoring Black engineers. “I’m not racist. It’s the event that’s racist. It’s only for Black engineers. That limits the recruiting pool, which means it excludes a lot of engineers who might be better.” [/dumbass racist] ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/73 "2025-02-11T15:47:04Z")
Hegseth: ““I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is our diversity is our strength”. None of that “E pluribus unum” nonsense for him. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/74 "2025-02-11T15:50:25Z")
Wait a minute, did he really say that? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/75 "2025-02-11T15:51:58Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GfEi72hPHZY/maxresdefault.jpg "Hegseth: 'Diversity is our strength' is dumbest phrase in military history") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEi72hPHZY) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/76 "2025-02-11T15:52:23Z")
According to the article, he did. > [@](#): > > Hegseth took heat last week after criticizing the idea of diversity. > > “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is our diversity is our strength,” he [said](https://www.mediaite.com/politics/pete-hegseth-calls-diversity-is-our-strength-the-single-dumbest-phrase-in-military-history/). “I think our strength is our unity. Our strength is our shared purpose, regardless of our background, regardless of how we grew up, regardless of our gender, regardless of our race. In this department, we will treat everyone equally. We will treat everyone with fairness. We will treat everyone with respect. And we will judge you as an individual by your merit and by your commitment to the team and the mission.” The “E pluribus unum” bit is my commentary. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/77 "2025-02-11T16:03:15Z")
The pinhead renamed Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg after the Civil War traitor) to [Fort Roland L Bragg, a WW II PFC](https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4062245/secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-renames-fort-liberty-to-fort-roland-l-bragg/) (Wink-wink) SURE, it’s to honor a WW II PFC. We’ll just call it Fort Bragg and NOBODY is going to think of the Confederate traitor (wink wink) and this name change has NOTHING to do with white supremacy. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/78 "2025-02-11T16:03:58Z")
He’s certainly no fan of liberty. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/79 "2025-02-11T16:05:16Z")
Damn, ol’ Pete is sounding pretty woke there. ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/80 "2025-02-11T16:11:38Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > You jest, but many good men died at the Bowling Green Massacre due to exploding paper straws. And a puppy lost an eye. A PUPPY. I see Kristi Noem was there too. ---
**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:** [February 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-2/1013964/81 "2025-02-11T17:03:43Z")
Well, she does get around. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/82 "2025-02-11T17:09:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And a puppy lost an eye. A PUPPY. Sad, so very sad. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/14/8b/ed/148bedac4935a06ba06311192f085e12.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/14/8b/ed/148bedac4935a06ba06311192f085e12.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/83 "2025-02-16T19:31:49Z")
“Mar-a-Lago made the following requests for foreign workers: 53 waiters and waitresses, 7 hotel desk clerks, 17 housekeeping cleaners, 5 first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, 24 cooks and 5 bartenders, according to the Department of Labor.” 2024 > **[Foreign temp workers at Mar-a-Lago raise another security concern](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2022/09/08/foreign-workers-mar-a-lago-florida-worry-some-experts/7928393001/)** > > Mar-a-Lago's foreign labor request comes as the club is in a political scandal and legal firestorm over Trump's possession of top secret documents. > **[Trump vows to ‘hire American.’ His businesses keep hiring foreign guest...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/politics/trump-more-foreign-workers-invs/index.html)** > > Trump’s businesses, including the Mar-a-Lago Club and a Virginia winery, have collectively increased their reliance on temporary foreign laborers over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/84 "2025-02-16T19:44:44Z")
King of the Hypocrites. Or is that Emperor now? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/85 "2025-02-16T20:04:15Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > “Mar-a-Lago made the following requests for foreign workers: 53 waiters and waitresses, 7 hotel desk clerks, 17 housekeeping cleaners, 5 first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, 24 cooks and 5 bartenders, according to the Department of Labor.” You can request foreign workers? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/86 "2025-02-16T20:07:09Z")
Of course. Just contact your local human trafficking agency. And/or Mar-a-lago hiring. They can give you some hints. Probably a phone number of a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-2/1013964/87 "2025-02-17T14:26:31Z")
At least he’s not hiring undocumented workers anymore, right? Right? [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=3) [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=5)