# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/981 "2024-06-16T22:00:30Z")
Mister Felon Moron Trump thinks that the president elect can dictate foreign policy before he’s sworn in. I’m not sure if this makes him confused, or just a fucking moron. Probably both. [Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected – POLITICO](https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-war-threatens-cut-aid-election-2024/) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/982 "2024-06-16T22:17:22Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Mister Felon Moron Trump thinks that the president elect can dictate foreign policy before he’s sworn in. He can _threaten_ it for sure. And yeah it’s stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/983 "2024-06-16T22:23:11Z")
The only question is: Does he have an earpiece with a direct line to Putin? Or do the orders come from Steven Miller first? ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/984 "2024-06-16T22:29:24Z")
I forget–I know I read some evidence a few years ago that shows Trump is terrified of sharks, but where? Maybe an article about him obsessively watching some TV show about shark attacks? Of course, no one likes the idea of swimming and frolicking with the sharks, but I’m talking about the man totally crazed at the thought of getting close to a shark. Maybe it’s because he recognizes the shark as the only creature on earth who outdoes him for mindless viciousness, complete lack of concern for his victim, etc.? ---
**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:** [June 16, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/985 "2024-06-16T22:33:53Z")
Fun Fact: Most people think the orange color that Trump has is some kind of self tanner or make-up. Actually, it’s a thick coating of shark repellant. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/986 "2024-06-16T22:56:11Z")
> [@GailForce](#): > > I forget–I know I read some evidence a few years ago that shows Trump is terrified of sharks, but where? From Stormy Daniels, maybe? (2018) " You could see the television from the little dining room table and he was watching _Shark Week_ and he was watching a special about the U.S.S. something and it sank and it was like the worst shark attack in history. He is obsessed with sharks. Terrified of sharks." > **[Stormy Daniels' Full Interview: Inside Her Affair With Donald Trump](https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/stormy-daniels-full-interview-151788/)** > > Porn star Stormy Daniels confirmed she had an affair with Donald Trump in an exclusive 2011 interview with In Touch, five years before she was reportedly paid $130,000 by the president to stay... Confirmed by Trump. > **[Trump Accidentally Confirms Key Stormy Daniels Detail During Weird Rally Moment](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-sharks_n_5f3f4001c5b6305f32559c85)** > > The porn star says she was paid $130,000 before the 2016 election to keep quiet about their alleged liaisons. ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/987 "2024-06-16T23:03:54Z")
Yeah that’s it. What a sick puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/988 "2024-06-16T23:23:46Z")
I may have found the perfect sentence for Trump’s crimes… He has to go here: [Swim with Sharks | Shark Tours FL](https://sharktoursfl.com/swim-with-sharks/) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/989 "2024-06-16T23:25:42Z")
> [@](#): > > “I’m not a big fan of sharks,” he said. “I have people calling me up, ‘Sir, we have a fund to save the shark, it’s called Save The Shark.’ I say ’no thank you, I have other things I can contribute to.” What, no tears in their eyes? ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/990 "2024-06-16T23:43:32Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > the perfect sentence for Trump’s crimes… > > He has to go here: > > [Swim with Sharks | Shark Tours FL](https://sharktoursfl.com/swim-with-sharks/) Cool and unusual! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/991 "2024-06-17T02:45:21Z")
> [@GailForce](#): > > Of course, no one likes the idea of swimming and frolicking with the sharks… Oh, swimming with the leopard sharks is an annual thing at La Jolla Shores beach in late summer when they come in to the shallows. They’re completely harmless, but it’s extremely creepy to have them cruising around you in waist deep water. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/992 "2024-06-17T11:09:25Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Oh, swimming with the leopard sharks is an annual thing at La Jolla Shores beach in late summer when they come in to the shallows. They’re completely harmless, but it’s extremely creepy to have them cruising around you in waist deep water. My sister went swimming with whale sharks once, and said it was an amazing experience. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/993 "2024-06-17T12:51:45Z")
Forbes reports that a bunch of CEOs met with Trump and were not impressed : > **[CEOs Tell CNBC Trump Was ‘Meandering, Could Not Keep A Straight Thought’](https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2024/06/14/ceos-tell-cnbc-trump-was-meandering-could-not-keep-a-straight-thought/)** > > Executives who went into the meeting leaning toward Trump “walked out of the room less predisposed to him.” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/994 "2024-06-17T13:11:24Z")
Considering his history of racism, they probably all look alike to him. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/995 "2024-06-17T14:53:40Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Forbes reports that a bunch of CEOs met with Trump and were not impressed : It would be amazing if it turns out that Trump solicited a bribe (contribute to my campaign and I’ll lower your taxes) but he was too mentally incompetent to close the deal. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/996 "2024-06-17T15:26:23Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > My sister went swimming with whale sharks once, and said it was an amazing experience. Had Blue Sharks at the Blue Hole. They rarely attack humans. But having them circle you at a decompression stop is quite scary. And I’ll dive out of this hi-jack. Is Trump confused? Well - Trump : “The problem with the tanks, though — it’s really a problem — that the battery source capacity, it’s so big that the tank would have to pull something behind it that’s much bigger than the tank. So, that’s a little bit of a problem,” Trump continued. “They can’t seem to work that out. … They want to make our Army tanks all-electric for the environment.” The man is confused. He’s also a moron. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/997 "2024-06-17T15:28:27Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Trump continued. “They can’t seem to work that out. … They want to make our Army tanks all-electric for the environment.” Has anyone proposed that? ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/998 "2024-06-17T15:36:00Z")
> **[Trump's False Claim That U.S. Military Moving to Electric Tanks - FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/trumps-false-claim-that-u-s-military-moving-to-electric-tanks/)** > > The military is moving toward the electrification of its vehicle fleets. It's not, as former President Donald Trump falsely claims, going "to make our great Army tanks all-electric." From the article… > It’s also false. The military currently has no plans for all-electric tanks. > > The military is moving toward the electrification of its vehicle fleets, starting with light-duty, non-tactical vehicles, citing not only environmental benefits but cost savings and operational advantages. As part of the military’s Climate Strategy released in 2022, the military also aspires to move to fully electric tactical vehicles by 2050. But even that doesn’t include combat vehicles such as tanks. So it appears the orange moron has, once again, taken a kernel of a true story, completely misunderstood it, and has now put another conspiracy theory out there for idiots to believe in that the rest of us have to try to tamp back down like a gigantic game of whack-a-mole. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/999 "2024-06-17T15:47:38Z")
There are two types of articles about Trump’s dementia: 1. Articles about his dementia 2. Articles criticizing the rest of the media for not writing about his dementia. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/1000 "2024-06-17T15:54:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “President is sort of covers all aspects. It’s politics. It’s executive. It’s executive. And knowing what to do and knowing the feel of a nation and the touch and all these different qualities…” With quotes like this it’s difficult to tell whether it’s mental decline, or his baseline colossal ignorance that he tries to talk through whenever he’s asked a question that takes any kind of experience or insight. Like a kid trying to wing it giving an oral report for a book he hasn’t read. “There was this whale with a funny name— Moby Dick, that’s a funny name, isn’t it? And he was hunted. Many people don’t know that, but he was being hunted down like a dog. Just like I’ve been witch-hunted by the crazy socialist liberals. Terrible thing. Terrible.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=51)