# If you could ask Trump any question **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 11, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877 "2023-05-11T05:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/1 "2023-05-11T05:11:32Z")
So, Trump agrees to hold a public Town Hall meeting, and invites questions from the public. You manage to get a ticket to the event, and can ask him ant question you like. What would you ask him? Mr Trump, SIR, you have promised to end the Ukraine war within one single day of your re-election. But you couldn’t control Brad Raffensperger, and you couldn’t control Mike Pence, what makes you think you can control Putin? Mr Trump, when you put a tariff on foreign goods, do you understand that the tariff is actually paid by Americans? Mr Trump, my question has two parts. First part, are you aware how most illegal immigrants enter the country? They come on a work visa, take a job, pay taxes, contribute to society. And then stay after their visa expires. You do know that? Second part, are you aware that building a wall won’t prevent that from happening? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/2 "2023-05-11T05:37:58Z")
I would ask him, "If you wanted to be reelected so badly, **why wouldn’t you do things that would greatly enhance your chances of reelection?"** Example: Taking Covid a lot more seriously in 2020 would have majorly boosted his approval ratings. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/3 "2023-05-11T05:39:04Z")
I would probably ask him “Why don’t you go fuck yourself?”, which I assume would result in me being invited to leave the venue. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/4 "2023-05-11T05:55:07Z")
The premise of the OP is deeply flawed. “Ask any question” generally pertains to asking a question of a normal human who might be inclined to provide some sort of rational response. There is no point in asking Trump a question because that never happens. The thing that happens is charitably referred to as a “response” because it happens chronologically after the question is asked, but it’s generally just bullshit noise that is some combination of shameless lies and/or a complete deflection that bears little or no relation to what has been asked. It’s no exaggeration at all to say that you stand a much better chance of getting a meaningful answer from your cat (and definitely your dog) because those animals will at least offer honest non-deceptive responses based on their best reading of your words and tone. And this is precisely why last night’s CNN “Town Hall” was so widely panned and so completely useless. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/5 "2023-05-11T05:58:51Z")
If we avoid fighting the hypothetical a moment, the OP’s question could also be taken to mean a genuine polygraph-like inquiry into Trump’s mind. I take the OP to mean that he wants to really know whether Trump knows or thinks XYZ. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/6 "2023-05-11T06:03:12Z")
I wouldn’t ask him anything. I don’t like being lied to. I wouldn’t waste any breath to speak to that Asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/7 "2023-05-11T07:00:27Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The premise of the OP is deeply flawed. “Ask any question” generally pertains to asking a question of a normal human who might be inclined to provide some sort of rational response. There is no point in asking Trump a question because that never happens. Thus my answer upthread. I don’t expect him to give a meaningful answer to any question, let alone an honest one, so I may as well ask a question that will give me a moment’s satisfaction. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/8 "2023-05-11T08:34:51Z")
“Mr. America-hating fuckstick, everybody knows that the most effective way you could improve the country, nay, the world, would be to die. WHY haven’t you died yet?” ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/9 "2023-05-11T10:26:30Z")
Yeah, I hate him, too. I was going to say that I’d ask him to hold still while I take aim, and then it occurred to me that I’d be spewing bile (and maybe even getting in trouble with the mods and/or the law for suggesting such a thing). And isn’t spewing bile what Trump and his ilk are all about? The OP put some thought into his/her questions, which is what the SDMB is all about (this is Politics & Elections, not The Pit). I’d ask him about his strategy of infuriating others through hypocrisy. I’d ask him if he’s ever been through hard times and to provide details. I’d ask him why he thought it was a good idea to hint at pardoning those involved in the storming of the Capitol. And I’m sure he’d sneak and slither his way out of answering in a mature and responsible manner, probably by accusing me of being unpatriotic for asking such questions. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/10 "2023-05-11T10:38:16Z")
“Your father didn’t love you regardless of anything you did because he was an asshole. Do you think he’d love you even less now, seeing what a loser and a failure you’ve become?” “You obviously have nothing but contempt for the lower-class fools you’ve been grifting in your fan base. And yet you continue to be desperate for love and approval from these people you hate. How does this make sense?” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/11 "2023-05-11T12:18:47Z")
“Most people chicken out from the cinnamon challenge. Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton were afraid to do it. I have a heaping tablespoon of cinnamon right here- do you have the courage to do it right here and now?” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/12 "2023-05-11T12:36:05Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The premise of the OP is deeply flawed. “Ask any question” generally pertains to asking a question of a normal human who might be inclined to provide some sort of rational response. There is no point in asking Trump a question because that never happens. > [@Velocity](#): > > If we avoid fighting the hypothetical a moment, the OP’s question could also be taken to mean a genuine polygraph-like inquiry into Trump’s mind. OK, assuming trump is under the influence of some hypothetical powerful truth serum when I question him, I would ask him what he and Putin talked about when he met Putin alone with only Putin’s translators. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/13 "2023-05-11T14:03:22Z")
My question wouldn’t be one where I expect an honest answer, I just want to insult him to his face. So, something like: “Why are you such a whiny cry-baby? Do you really think that makes you look tough?” “What’s with the orange face paint? You do realize how ridiculous it makes you look, don’t you? Like an orange raccoon.” “What was it like when that guard at the courthouse let the door slam in your face during your arraignment?” “Jean Carroll said she couldn’t tell if it was your fingers or your penis inside her. We all know how tiny your hands are. Does that bother you at all?” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/14 "2023-05-11T14:04:22Z")
“Yo, asshole. Is your total lack of human empathy due to you having such a small dick, or the fact that your father never loved you, not once?” ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/15 "2023-05-11T14:08:12Z")
Last year I had a chance to ask the CEO a question at one of our corporate town halls. I didn’t ask the question I really wanted to. So if I had the chance to ask Trump a question, it would be, “Are stupid enough to believe what you are saying, or just stupid enough to think we will?” The bastards laid me off anyway, so I regret not asking when I had a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/16 "2023-05-11T14:10:07Z")
Is having a tiny dick an advantage when you are being accused of rape and the victim can’t be sure if you actually penetrated or not? Could you show us your manly speciman of a huge wanker for the record? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/17 "2023-05-11T14:13:57Z")
I think the problem with asking a politician a single question is that they can just: - lie - answer a different question - say that the question is flawed - refuse to answer and instead insult the questioner ---
**Author:** ![mjmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/18 "2023-05-11T14:15:38Z")
Without fighting the hypothetical, and with the interest of not getting kicked out of the forum: “Mr. Trump, if you we’re given unlimited power to make just one change to our laws to improve the lives of Americans, what would you change?” Could he, under these circumstances think of even 1 thing that wasn’t exclusively about him? ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/19 "2023-05-11T14:39:20Z")
I’d ask him what his favorite movie is (probably _Home Alone 2: Lost in NY_). By now, everyone’s seen interviews with Maga-heads that have pretty much no idea what they’re talking about, and the reason those people like Trump is **he** doesn’t know what he’s talking about either. There’s no area of politics where I could expect a sensible, well thought-out, honest answer. He’s Zaphod Beeblebrox without the objective hermit. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877/20 "2023-05-11T14:41:38Z")
You said Biden skipped socialism and went straight to communism. Could you explain what you meant by that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-ask-trump-any-question/983877.md?page=2)