# The argument that Trump will do whatever he wants and no one can stop him is really fucking boring **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 12, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527 "2024-12-12T02:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/921 "2025-05-11T15:38:12Z")
I think that if that was even possible, it would have happened by now. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/922 "2025-05-11T15:42:15Z")
True. But I can dream. (At least until Trump declares that citizens can be arrested for dreaming about things that oppose him) ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/923 "2025-05-11T15:45:11Z")
Dreaming is allowed…but lying about it will be mandatory. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/924 "2025-05-12T17:47:27Z")
So anyone stopping the whole jumbo jet bribe thing? No? How boring. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/925 "2025-05-12T17:54:07Z")
I believe Qatar is actually rethinking it. Seems that they may have more respect for the US constitution than the Felon has. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/926 "2025-05-12T17:57:49Z")
I hadn’t heard that. So Qatar is going to stop him. Then I guess everything is fine. The system works. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/927 "2025-05-13T08:54:26Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > You know what Donald might be legitimately good at? Opening a school for Con Artists. Hey, he was good at opening a school. Running a school, on the othr hand, was quite a different story. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/928 "2025-05-13T09:28:43Z")
Thing is, he _is_ a scam artist and narcissist who is militantly opposed to doing anything that benefits other people. So even if he’s technically capable of doing a good job running a school or anything else that’s supposed to help _someone other than himself,_ he’ll make a point of _not_ doing so. Helping other people - even for his own profit - violates his totally selfish, zero-sum view of the universe. If somebody else benefits from an interaction with you, they are a winner and that makes you a loser, and he hates being a “loser”. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/929 "2025-05-13T11:05:24Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Hey, he was good at opening a school. Running a school, on the othr hand, was quite a different story. Hey, his students learned a lot about how to get rich. “Step 1: Open a school for gullible rubes…” ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/930 "2025-05-16T21:38:22Z")
Well here’s some progress: Trump just admitted that he can be stopped by four numbers: **8647**. James Comey posted a picture on Instagram of seashells spelling out “86 47”, 86 being slang for “get rid of” or as Trump would have it, “assassinate”. Trump is taking this Instagram post as an explicit death threat and Comey is facing investigation for this. Personally, I think this is going to backfire and Trump has just created his own version of “Let’s Go Brandon”. Fun times. Source: > **[‘86 47’: Does Trump really think James Comey wants him assassinated?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/86-47-does-trump-really-think-james-comey-wants-him-assassinated-181805540.html)** > > The administration is accusing the former FBI director of threatening the president's life with an Instagram photo of seashells. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/931 "2025-05-16T21:43:22Z")
These people are nothing but pussy-assed bitches. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54523189392_d549c676b2_z.jpg "8647") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/54523189392/) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/932 "2025-05-16T21:48:04Z")
Anyway, SCROTUS just ruled 7-2 against Trump, blocking him from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants without due process. We’ll see if the OP’s thesis is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/933 "2025-05-16T21:51:20Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Trump just admitted that he can be stopped by four numbers: **8647**. My wife just bought this T-shirt: > **[Amazon.com: 8647 Anti Trump 86 47 Retro Impeach 47 Anti-Trump Vance T-Shirt :...](https://www.amazon.com/8647-Anti-Trump-86-Retro/dp/B0DKM96J8Q)** > > Buy 8647 Anti Trump 86 47 Retro Impeach 47 Anti-Trump Vance T-Shirt: Shop top fashion brands T-Shirts at Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible purchases ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/934 "2025-05-16T22:33:03Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Anyway, SCROTUS just ruled 7-2 against Trump GOSH I WONDER WHO THE 2 ARE! \*I do not wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/935 "2025-05-16T22:35:22Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Anyway, SCROTUS just ruled 7-2 against Trump, blocking him from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants without due process. Yes, that decision brings us closer to the crisis point (Trumpites being blatant, instead of snarky and sneaky, about their defiance of the Judicial Branch). > [@DWMarch](#): > > James Comey posted a picture on Instagram of seashells spelling out “86 47”, 86 being slang for “get rid of” or as Trump would have it, “assassinate”. Trump is taking this Instagram post as an explicit death threat and Comey is facing investigation for this. The Yahoo headline gets to an important point (“Does Trump really think James Comey wants him assassinated?”) The obvious answer is No. It’s all faux outrage. The ultra-slimy Kristy Noem purports to believe that a photo showing the numbers 86 47 means > [@](#): > > Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump Which will come as quite a surprise to millions of current and former restaurant employees, who did not know that when they said “86 that bag of onions” they were actually calling for the ASSASSINATION of said onions. Anyway, it’s terribly ungrateful of Noem and all the other “outraged” Trumpites. Comey has a credible claim to be the one man most responsible for Trump’s 2016 victory, after all. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/936 "2025-05-16T22:39:34Z")
Funny that putting actual cross hairs on candidate pictures was just good conservative fun. And we won’t even consider all the election ads featuring various lethal weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/937 "2025-05-16T22:42:46Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Funny that putting actual cross hairs on candidate pictures was just good conservative fun. That’s exactly what I thought of when I heard of this. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/938 "2025-05-16T23:19:51Z")
And, of course, they’re conveniently forgetting all of the [“8646” merch that was available](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=e34318f18f884edb&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1064US1064&hl=en-US&sxsrf=AHTn8zp-aMgGQguQSeo0HPSMteRBkEEgig:1747437451261&udm=28&fbs=ABzOT_AnTKjm8AsviXK_Zi7xykdSuyk-YwVDqt4nffcrgQ9wELFMbFpjO1og30mie3K8QSt3ePUwKQ_sJo65GGPAoQtQk45XG11fw6XGh0OtoDOb7fPk2923xv9DHq2yO8pNePUm-zVtBSw57-sj63ngra_U8_jA1KeoIuSMMtqRzvMVuSbO_YbNKF4IBW7Q7ELd3zw0HxPHQ6qxGP2EC5aPPLdXeciEpqtHaB5gw-t9C9w3IZ0KKXw&q=86+46&ved=1t:220175&ictx=111&biw=402&bih=684&dpr=3) during the Biden administration. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/939 "2025-05-17T01:29:33Z")
It’s kind of hilarious that Comey used a 4-digit code to send a wave of assassins after Trump and his staff are just bitching about it on the news. You sure these folks are loyal Trump? Comey handed you the Presidency and now with four little numbers (that didn’t work for you when you tried it!) he can take it away. It’s too bad Comey didn’t use 42047 instead. Potheads would realize it means “smoke Trump until he is ashes and then smoke those too” but Trump has no idea what marijuana slang means unless the word “marijuana” is tattooed (well, captioned but don’t try to tell him that) directly underneath. Then again, enthusiastic consumers of cannabis don’t tend to be the most… motivated individuals. But I wouldn’t put it past an FBI guy to be a fervent believer in the power of Reefer Madness. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/940 "2025-05-17T03:37:37Z")
This is the same president whose son retweeted a picture of a hammer and a pair of underwear after the Paul Pelosi beating, right? Right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527.md?page=48)