# Is Trump confused? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589 "2024-01-24T13:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 112
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2254 "2024-09-20T03:35:45Z")
Thanks all. I guess we now know why he has been less inclined to respond to Trump 🙂 D’oh, @Smapti beat me to it. Does the orange idiot know he’s dead? I couldn’t tell from the clip. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2255 "2024-09-20T04:27:54Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Does the orange idiot know he’s dead? I couldn’t tell from the clip. Yeah, Trump knows he is dead. His wife, Miriam, was at this event and Trump very very much wants her to keep giving him that beautiful Adelson money. Hence all the flattery and boasting. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2256 "2024-09-20T12:52:57Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > His wife, Miriam, was at this event and Trump very very much wants her to keep giving him that beautiful Adelson money. Hence all the flattery and boasting. Yes, recall that it was when talking about Miriam that Trump said that the Medal of Freedom that he gave her was better than the awards the military gets, since those people are dead or maimed. > **[Trump says Medal of Freedom "equivalent" to and "much better" than Medal of...](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-medal-of-freedom-medal-of-honor/)** > > The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery in combat, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2257 "2024-09-20T13:00:45Z")
Huh, I thought Sheldon Adelson is an example of someone who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2258 "2024-09-20T13:22:18Z")
That makes sense now. I found it improbable that Trump had ever watched (or understood) The Big Bang Theory. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2259 "2024-09-20T14:36:30Z")
Bazinga! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2260 "2024-09-20T21:57:54Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Yeah, Trump knows he is dead. His wife, Miriam, was at this event and Trump very very much wants her to keep giving him that beautiful Adelson money. Hence all the flattery and boasting. > **[Angry Trump said alienating top backers, including Miriam Adelson](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/angry-trump-said-alienating-top-backers-including-miriam-adelson/)** > > \* \* \* Although earlier, he got in a weird spat with her. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2261 "2024-09-20T22:25:53Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Although earlier, he got in a weird spat with her. > [@from the article](#): > > Sources close to Trump expressed fears that the angry messages could cause Adelson to reduce her support for the Republican candidate, but notes that she has not yet done so. And this miscalculation on Trump’s part led to such outrageous public flattery of Miriam that he trashed military heroes over which honorary medal was the greatest. And I’m pretty sure that at the time it never even crossed his mind that he was insulting the military because his sole laser focus was ensuring access to her money. That’s his only priority. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2262 "2024-09-20T22:33:08Z")
He doesn’t really have the capacity to think beyond the immediate. Think about his “I hate Taylor Swift,” post. He stands to gain nothing from it. A mature person would ignore Swift’s endorsement of his opponent, but he has to respond right now without thinking through the consequences. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2263 "2024-09-21T02:22:17Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Did he just admit that he doesn’t know what’s in his wife’s book? For starters, any decent husband (yeah, I know) would make an effort to read it. He was also present for all the events Melania would be writing about, so he really ought to know what happened. I highly doubt she actually wrote this book, so even if he was literate/focused enough to read it, he would have had to get a draft from the ghostwriter. Too much trouble! ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2264 "2024-09-21T03:13:22Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Think about his “I hate Taylor Swift,” post. He stands to gain nothing from it. Googling I find that [34 percent of Americans](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/elections/taylor-swift-trump-harris-poll.html?smid=url-share) disapprove of Taylor Swift. 44 percent like her. Trump’s brand is based on convincing people that they share some of the same enemies as Trump. 34 percent is a lot of people to have disapproving you. The great majority were already voting for Trump, but maybe not all. Will this work? I have no idea. A few days after November 5, we’ll find out. In any event, Trump isn’t confused about Taylor Swift. He hates her. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2265 "2024-09-21T04:00:17Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > In any event, Trump isn’t confused about Taylor Swift. He hates her. A few weeks ago, he liked her, and claimed that she was endorsing him. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2266 "2024-09-21T04:15:06Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Googling I find that [34 percent of Americans](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/elections/taylor-swift-trump-harris-poll.html?smid=url-share) disapprove of Taylor Swift. > > 44 percent like her. Right, so the 34% that don’t like her are going to vote the way they were going to vote. She has no effect. Nobody is saying "I wasn’t going to vote for Trump, but I really don’t like Taylor Swift so I think I’ll change my vote. Meanwhile the 44% that do like her may not have planned to vote at all. Now they are apparently registering in significant numbers. And Trump likes people who vote for him and hates people that don’t. And he’ll switch on a dime if they switch. This isn’t rocket science. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2267 "2024-09-21T06:51:22Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Googling I find that [34 percent of Americans](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/elections/taylor-swift-trump-harris-poll.html?smid=url-share) disapprove of Taylor Swift. Which is about the same % of Americans who are die hard MAGAs. > [@Disinfectus](#): > > Meanwhile the 44% that do like her may not have planned to vote at all. Now they are apparently registering in significant numbers. Right, She is getting her fans to register and likely also vote. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2268 "2024-09-21T09:56:17Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > A few weeks ago, he liked her, and claimed that she was endorsing him. Flip-flopper! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2269 "2024-09-21T14:16:36Z")
No, we have always been at war with Swiftasia. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2270 "2024-09-21T19:41:28Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > we have always been at war with Swiftasia “I love electric cars” > ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2271 "2024-09-21T19:45:08Z")
“You see how bad it’s getting when you look at what’s going on with migrants attacking villages and cities throughout the midwest” > “Didn’t Oprah ask her about her time at McDonald’s? She didn’t want to answer that one. Oprah said you work at McDonald’s. Oprah didn’t hear the end result. She never worked there. Kamala hid under the desk” > “You see these criminals going into scoe, you see criminals, they go into a store with a calculator. $10, $12. They want to keep it under $950.” > “Kamala Harris wants to ban the sale of gas powered vehicles. She’s already banned them” > “You think you have the best seat… actually they do because what happens is Hollywood is watching and every once in a while they see a beautiful face and they don’t see your face. They only see the back of your head. Would anyone like to change seats?” > ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2272 "2024-09-21T22:38:54Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “I love electric cars” Yes, I have previously noted that Trump railes against electric cars because of the oil and gas lobby, but nobody reminded him his newest best buddy created and sells electric cars. I guess someone finally did. Wait, did he just say that Hollywood watches Trump rallies and occassionally see a beautiful face behind Trump and make them movie stars? But I thought Hollywood was a bunch of out-of-touch liberal elitists? What are they doing watching Trump rallies? And if anyone has ever been contacted for being seen at a Trump rally and offered an acting job, I’ll eat my hat. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2273 "2024-09-21T22:41:03Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Wait, did he just say that Hollywood watches Trump rallies and occassionally see a beautiful face behind Trump and make them movie stars? > > But I thought Hollywood was a bunch of out-of-touch liberal elitists? What are they doing watching Trump rallies? Where do you think George Soros hires all those crisis actors from? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=113)