# Stupid Trump Idea Of The Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 11, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443 "2016-11-11T02:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/61 "2016-11-18T04:22:34Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Thanks, **running coach** > [The Trump transition team is using unsecured phones to talk to world leaders.](http://www.salon.com/2016/11/17/australias-prime-minister-could-only-reach-donald-trump-by-getting-his-unsecured-cell-phone-number-from-a-golfing-buddy/) Are they supposed to be using secured phones for all communications at this point? It’s more a problem that world leaders can’t get ahold of him for even a ceremonial chat. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/62 "2016-11-18T04:29:26Z")
President-Elect Leeroy Jenkins! And his team, God help 'em. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/63 "2016-11-18T11:06:56Z")
Trump to Theresa May; [“If you travel to the US, you should let me know”](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/if-you-travel-to-the-us-you-should-let-me-know-donald-trumps-alleged-invitation-to-theresa-may-a7423566.html). Trump appears to be dead-set on breaking LBJ’s record for the fewest number of fucks ever given by the President. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/64 "2016-11-21T20:46:32Z")
[Trump is considering Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin as Secretary of the Interior. This is the same Governor Fallin who called for a day of prayer for the oil industry.](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fallin-idUSKBN13G1VE) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/65 "2016-11-21T21:40:58Z")
[Kris Kobach caught carrying classified documents out in the open.](http://usuncut.com/politics/trumps-leading-contender-homeland-security-secretary-shows-sensitive-information-photo/) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/66 "2016-11-23T10:10:40Z")
[Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/22/nasa-earth-donald-trump-eliminate-climate-change-research?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter) Ignorance is Strength! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/67 "2016-11-23T12:26:01Z")
Geez. From that article: [QUOTE=Bob Walker] We need good science to tell us what the reality is and science could do that if politicians didn’t interfere with it. [/quote] Your country needs a laugh track. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/68 "2016-11-23T16:08:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Kris Kobach caught carrying classified documents out in the open.](http://usuncut.com/politics/trumps-leading-contender-homeland-security-secretary-shows-sensitive-information-photo/) No they weren’t “classified”. Are you trying to take **adadher** ’s title? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/69 "2016-11-29T16:32:43Z")
[This is definitely a stupid idea: > [@Donald Trump](#): > > Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag — if they do, there must be consequences — perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail! ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_TRUMP\_FLAG\_BURNING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-11-29-10-29-29](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRUMP_FLAG_BURNING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-11-29-10-29-29)) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/70 "2016-11-29T18:26:41Z")
Serious question: is loss of citizenship a punishment for any crime in the US? ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/71 "2016-11-29T18:31:14Z")
Also, it took a minute for it to hit me that apparently Trump thinks a year in jail and loss of citizenship are roughly equivalent punishments. That’s a bit disconcerting. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/72 "2016-11-29T18:35:37Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Serious question: is loss of citizenship a punishment for any crime in the US? Technically capital punishment comes with it loss of citizenship. But, yeah, a natural born citizen cannot have their citizenship taken away. (Or a naturalized citizen, unless the were fraudulent in the naturalization process.) ---
**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:** [November 29, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/73 "2016-11-29T18:46:33Z")
How about a penalty for humping it? [![](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/583d8bf71700002500e7cc0f.jpg?ops=530_298) ](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/583d8bf71700002500e7cc0f.jpg?ops=530_298) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/74 "2016-11-29T18:52:06Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > How about a penalty for humping it? > > [http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/530\_298/583d8bf71700002500e7cc0f.jpg?bekqqgwun7](http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/530_298/583d8bf71700002500e7cc0f.jpg?bekqqgwun7) If there ever was a flag that wanted to be burned… ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/75 "2016-11-29T19:40:18Z")
> **[Potential Trump pick for Homeland Security wants to send up to 1 million...](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/sheriff-clarke-trump-terrorists-guantanamo-bay/)** > > Seriously. Combined with Trump’s earlier statement that he would bring back waterboarding and “a heck of a lot worse”…oh dear… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/76 "2016-11-29T19:43:31Z")
I wonder how many people Guantanamo can hold right now. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/77 "2016-11-29T19:44:08Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > If there ever was a flag that wanted to be burned… I’m surprised it didn’t burst into flame on contact. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/78 "2016-11-29T19:55:23Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > If there ever was a flag that wanted to be burned… [How to dispose of a damaged American flag](http://www.wikihow.com/Dispose-of-a-Damaged-American-Flag) > [@](#): > > As a revered symbol of freedom and justice, the flag of the United States of America needs to be treated with the utmost respect. This respect extends to the flag’s eventual retirement and destruction. The United States Flag Code (4 USC Sec 8 Para (k) Amended 7 July 1976) states: “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/79 "2016-11-29T20:14:59Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > [How to dispose of a damaged American flag](http://www.wikihow.com/Dispose-of-a-Damaged-American-Flag) Actually that’s a good point, I have participated in quite a number of flag burnings back in my boy scout days. Do I lose my citizenship for that? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443/80 "2016-11-29T20:20:03Z")
If there is legislation proposed to ban flag burning, I hope that they add a part to it to forbid the display of the confederate flag in any form whatsoever. No pins, stickers, replicas, clothing, hats… the lot. Banned completely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trump-idea-of-the-day/771443.md?page=5)