# 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:** 158
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3174 "2024-10-31T02:47:37Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > They’ll have a two-for-the-price-of-one sale It’s Trump, 1 for the price of 2, surely. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3175 "2024-10-31T03:08:52Z")
Two for the price of one. Anesthetize someone, wake them up, claim that you performed the surgery to change them from a man to a woman and then back to a man, and pocket your fee. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3176 "2024-10-31T03:10:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Struggling to work his stroke-afflicted leg That looks like the point he had a stroke. Or at least a second one. What’s with his safety vest? He cosplayed at McDs and is he now onto construction? Is this some weird fantasy of living out the Village People (don’t remember the McDs employee, but I could see it happening). I read further and see he is riding around in a garbage truck. Still think he is trying to live out some odd cosplay of the Village People. > [@Smapti](#): > > “I’ve been up here probably 4 or 5 times already. You got me working Wisconsin. I mean, what the hell do I need this for?” “Fuck all ya’ll. You guys seriously suck. If you would just overwhelmingly vote for me, or figure out how to steal votes for me, you never have to see me again.” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3177 "2024-10-31T03:16:47Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > What’s with his safety vest? He cosplayed at McDs and is he now onto construction? He just “read” his first Richard Scarry book. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3178 "2024-10-31T03:22:04Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > What’s with his safety vest? He cosplayed at McDs and is he now onto construction? It’s all a play on the “garbage” theme. This article from the local Green Bay newspaper shows him wearing the vest as he gets off his plane. So, yeah, cosplaying as a garbage collector. > **[Donald Trump rides garbage truck in Green Bay in bid to turn tables on Puerto...](https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/trump-rides-garbage-truck-to-turn-tables-on-puerto-rico-controversy/75901942007/)** > > Former President Donald Trump stepped off of his plane in Green Bay on Wednesday and into the passenger seat of a garbage truck. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3179 "2024-10-31T03:41:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > So, yeah, cosplaying as a garbage collector. I’m expecting “garbage” themed merchandise to be available by morning. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3180 "2024-10-31T03:44:15Z")
I was unaware of the surprising history of Trump, garbage… and Sesame Street. \*Before Donald Trump was president, he was a trash-hurling Muppet on _Sesame Street_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5FeyDm4vrFo/hqdefault.jpg "Classic Sesame Street - Ronald Grump Builds The Grump Tower") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FeyDm4vrFo) > **['Sesame Street' v. Trump: The show's long history of mocking 'Donald Grump'](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/03/21/sesame-street-v-trump-shows-long-history-mocking-donald-grump/99445290/)** > > The kids' show has been making fun of Trump since the 1980s. _The children’s television series has based four characters on Donald Trump, including one played by actor Joe Pesci in the 1990s._ [![](https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/https://media.snopes.com/2024/07/donald_trump_sesame_street_parody.png) ](https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/https://media.snopes.com/2024/07/donald_trump_sesame_street_parody.png) > **['Sesame Street' Has Been Parodying Donald Trump Since the 1980s?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sesame-street-donald-grump/)** > > The children's television series has based four characters on Donald Trump, including one played by actor Joe Pesci in the 1990s. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3181 "2024-10-31T03:56:00Z")
> > ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3182 "2024-10-31T04:04:18Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It’s all a play on the “garbage” theme. This article from the local Green Bay newspaper shows him wearing the vest as he gets off his plane. > > So, yeah, cosplaying as a garbage collector. And once again, his attempt at a clever burn is nonsensical. At best, as a garbage man he’s _in charge of garbage._ They think they’re mocking Biden but they’re actually illustrating the remark and playing the role of garbage in this little dramatization. I do wish JB had held his garbage statement until after the polls close, but he’s not wrong. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3183 "2024-10-31T04:36:42Z")
Man, if this isn’t the most surreal timeline, can we please switch to one more surreal? I think I might feel better about this whole thing if my limbs were writhing masses of cobras or something while this was going on. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3184 "2024-10-31T05:24:01Z")
Here’s a video of Trump getting into the garbage truck. He can’t seem to find or grip an easily visible handle. [https://www.kget.com/video/donald-trump-boards-garbage-truck-to-draw-attention-to-bidens-remark/10176978/](https://www.kget.com/video/donald-trump-boards-garbage-truck-to-draw-attention-to-bidens-remark/10176978/) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3185 "2024-10-31T06:29:14Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > He can’t seem to find or grip an easily visible handle. He apparently needs glasses, for close-up vision, at a minimum, but is too vain to let people see him wearing them in public. I suppose it’s possible that, without glasses, he had a hard time making out the details on the black-on-black door handle. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3186 "2024-10-31T06:36:16Z")
In fairness, I think most of us have had a situation where we reached out to grab something and missed, or some other similar gaffe. I know that, for as long as I can remember, I’ve counted the number of stairs when I go up or down the staircase at home (15), because I’ve occasionally thought there was one more step and did an awkward “dismount.” I’ve missed door handles and things like that, too. Of course, coupled with his apparent leg-dragging and other things, it may well be a part of his obvious cognitive decline. But, taken in isolation, I don’t see it as too big a deal. I’m going to go shower now. I feel so dirty after defending him, even a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3187 "2024-10-31T11:22:46Z")
“They call it groceries” is the most telling recent quote, for me. Thanks again to Smapti and others for keeping us informed in this thread. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3188 "2024-10-31T11:27:13Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > “They call it groceries” is the most telling recent quote, for me. “There are some who call it…groceries” [![](https://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Tim-Enchanter-Monty-Python-Holy-Grail.jpg) ](https://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Tim-Enchanter-Monty-Python-Holy-Grail.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3189 "2024-10-31T11:47:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “One of my people came in and said sir, you know the word garbage is the hottest thing right now. The hottest thing out there. Sir, would you like to drive a garbage truck?” But he’s just _riding_ in a garbage truck, not driving it. It’s guaranteed he doesn’t know how to drive a stick (I’m assuming the truck is manual), and probably can’t drive an automatic car either. Doesn’t being a glorified garbage man convey the message that he’s going to take out the garbage, aka Puerto Rico? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3190 "2024-10-31T13:30:35Z")
Don’t feel too dirty. I had the same reaction, and everyone on the board knows I’m the voice of reason. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3191 "2024-10-31T14:06:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “Who would want transgender operations for everyone in the world? They want that.” Is this like the mandatory gay marriages of fifteen years ago? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3192 "2024-10-31T14:09:11Z")
I’m still waiting for mine, which should show up some time after the jet packs we were also promised. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/3193 "2024-10-31T20:01:49Z")
“She gave one answer that was so incompetent you would have her examined under article 25” > “And we get hit from the enemy inside. We get hit by the Adam Schiffs of the world. He’s scum, total scum” (so much for pretending to be offended about Biden’s comment) > “She’s exhausted. You know? She is exhausted… She’s a cracker” (?) > “Our campaign has been endorsed by 400,000 membels” > “If you don’t have energy, they’re going to take it away” > “That sounds like a nice f-35. You know how many of them I bought? I bought a lot of them. Personally. I like the f-22 the best by the way… That’s the weave” > “Your votes are rigged. We can win New Mexico” > “Nothing is more dangerous than to give immense power to a weak and not very smart person” (making the case for Harris) > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=159)