# How many Trumps make a troop? A trope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 16, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909 "2024-03-16T12:59:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/1 "2024-03-16T12:59:10Z")
This WaPo column suggests there are four Joes. In short: - a spendy, “Elizabeth Warren” dude - a culturally sensitive pro-worker - a fighter of “orange haired demagoguery” - an ambassador concerned with US global reputation It’s a bit of a stretch. Any political executive has to wear many hats. This surprises no one. **But what is the equivalent in Donalds? How many Trumps make a troop (or a trope)? What are they?** Source (gift link): > **[Opinion | There are four Bidens. Let us introduce them.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/15/biden-policy-maryland-senate-cable-news-salaries/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEwNTYxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzExOTQzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTA1NjE2MDAsImp0aSI6Ijg0ZjI2NmFkLTc3MjgtNDZmMi04MWIxLTVkYzE1MDk1MzA3YiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI0LzAzLzE1L2JpZGVuLXBvbGljeS1tYXJ5bGFuZC1zZW5hdGUtY2FibGUtbmV3cy1zYWxhcmllcy8ifQ.6gMcA2vz3hIdj7bgdhS8ojr48828lnqxpEeDPN785vM&itid=gfta)** > > Plus: Overpaid cable news hosts. Maryland’s Senate surprise. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/2 "2024-03-16T13:14:46Z")
Is one of them a [trompe](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/trompe)? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/3 "2024-03-16T13:20:50Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > But what is the equivalent in Donalds? 1. Vindictive Donald, who bases every interaction on who has been mean to him lately 2. Vain Donald, who assumes that everyone loves him 3. Greedy Donald, who thinks that every interaction should involve people paying him/the US for everything they do 4. Stupid Donald, who fundamentally doesn’t understand how anything in government or international relations actually works. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/4 "2024-03-16T13:32:42Z")
1. Senile Donald, who slurs his words, thinks Obama is still president and that Nikki Haley is Nancy Pelosi. 2. Angry Donald, who throws ketchup at the wall. 3. Stinky Donald (no further explanation needed) 4. Prisoner #345-6652 (hopefully) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/5 "2024-03-16T13:54:47Z")
1. An ambassador concerned with Russia’s global reputation. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/6 "2024-03-16T14:02:28Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > How many Trumps make a troop (or a trope)? > [@TriPolar](#): > > Is one of them a [trompe](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/trompe)? A tripe of trumps? > [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > An ambassador concerned with Russia’s global reputation. In other words, Kremlin sleeper agent donald. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/7 "2024-03-16T14:08:47Z")
Let’s not forget Insecure Donald, who worries that are people are better than him and tries to drag them down to his level. He’s the one who surrounds himself by other incompetents because he doesn’t like seeing competent people. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/8 "2024-03-16T15:26:50Z")
Moderating: I don’t see a political discussion here, more of a Pit thread. Accordingly, this is closed. @Dr_Paprika, please let me know if you want this reopened in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-trumps-make-a-troop-a-trope/998909/9 "2024-03-16T15:27:06Z")
Closed on March 16, 2024, 3:27pm UTC