# Say something good about Donald Trump. Can you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 23, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705 "2025-02-23T19:18:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/101 "2025-03-01T07:58:37Z")
He’s good at interrupting. Frequently. And then telling the other guy he talks too much. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/102 "2025-03-01T08:25:54Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Hate the orange shitgibbon, but I do agree with his stance on plastic straws. Edited: I was going to say why I disagree with this, but it’s a tangent. For this thread I’ll just say most people aren’t familiar with the rationale for switching from plastic straws. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/103 "2025-03-01T08:27:43Z")
He _did_ kill Hitler, after all. ---
**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 1, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/104 "2025-03-01T19:15:15Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > He has been lucky and inherited wealth but has risen far above where that would take him without his talent. Not really. Somebody in a financial magazine once pointed out that Trump would have more money if he had just taken all of the money he was given by his parents and put it in a standard index fund. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/105 "2025-03-01T19:24:53Z")
That was a long time ago. Today the temper tanTrump has found lots of ways and willing helpers to fail in a really lucrative way. I bet he is richer than ever, at long last. Well, at long last… I guess he is just starting. I’ll never understand why billionaires (assuming he is one) can never get enough. ---
**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 1, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/106 "2025-03-01T19:53:22Z")
I was responding to the claim that Trump was a successful businessman. Now that he’s a politician, he probably has a good income. That’s easy to do when you’re selling something that doesn’t belong to you and don’t have to worry about the legal consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/107 "2025-03-01T20:11:51Z")
Well, he is now saying he’s going to finally pardon Pete Rose… ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/108 "2025-03-01T22:41:25Z")
I know that. I’m not talking about the money. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/109 "2025-03-02T05:25:52Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Well, he is now saying he’s going to finally pardon Pete Rose… That just shows what a nice guy he is. Rose was never even _convicted_ of anything! ---
**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:** [March 2, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/110 "2025-03-02T16:44:41Z")
I won’t believe it until he’s on display under the dome. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/111 "2025-03-02T17:07:59Z")
If somebody took a shot at me I would shit my pants and cry. ---
**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 2, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/112 "2025-03-02T18:00:00Z")
Trump has a lot of self confidence. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/113 "2025-03-02T19:54:18Z")
I’m not sure that he does. Trump _exhibits_ a lot of confidence. This is sometimes not the same thing. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/114 "2025-03-04T02:18:47Z")
WHY is anybody trying to say anything good about him? Every day he does something more horrific than the day before. This is a terrible exercise and I don’t understand why anyone is playing along. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/115 "2025-03-04T02:32:00Z")
Know thine enemy ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/116 "2025-03-04T02:33:23Z")
Trump is a good bad example. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/117 "2025-03-04T02:39:32Z")
Hoping to be first in with, “Speak only good of the dead. Donald is dead. Good.” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/118 "2025-03-04T02:41:06Z")
He was able to father at least five children with minimal equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/119 "2025-03-04T02:54:21Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > WHY is anybody trying to say anything good about him? Every day he does something more horrific than the day before. > > This is a terrible exercise and I don’t understand why anyone is playing along. “If I did not laugh, I would have to cry.” - Lincoln ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705/120 "2025-03-04T03:37:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “If I did not laugh, I would have to cry.” - Lincoln - Yes, many are posting wonderful humorous responses which point out his odiousness, such as “Speak only good of the dead. Donald is dead. Good.” But some others are clearly trying to find _something_ decent to say about him. Just DON’T. If you (the general “you”, not _you_, Elendil\_s\_Heir,) think there’s _any_thing decent in him to compliment, well, there’s nothing left to say, is there? ETA: sorry, after just having read about how he kneecapped Jack Smith’s legal defense law firm so that they can no longer defend him, plus the whole Ukraine outrage, I just can’t understand the point of this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-good-about-donald-trump-can-you/1014705.md?page=7)