# The Poetry of Donald J. TRump -- July 28 2020 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 29, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713 "2020-07-29T14:05:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/21 "2020-09-18T17:50:25Z")
[Applause} ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/22 "2020-10-01T03:10:22Z")
I don’t know who the Proud Boys are. You’ll have to give me a definition Because I really don’t know who they are. I can only say they have to stand down And let law enforcement do their work. As people see how bad this radical liberal Democrat movement is And how weak The law enforcement is going to come back stronger and stronger. But again, I don’t know who Proud Boys are, But whoever they are, they have to stand down And let law enforcement do their work. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/23 "2020-10-01T12:36:28Z")
A beautiful thing. Trump almost achieves _chiasmus_.\* And without taking any courses in poetry. He’s a natural! \*Look it up. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/24 "2020-10-07T01:21:09Z")
A loving ode to COVID: And one thing’s for certain Don’t let it dominate you Don’t be afraid of it You’re gonna beat it We have the best medical equipment We have the best medicines All developed recently And you’re gonna beat it We’re going back. We’re going back to work. We’re gonna be out front. As your leader I had to do that. I knew there’s danger to it but I had to do it. I stood out front. I led. Nobody that’s a leader would not do what I did. And I know there’s a risk There’s a danger But that’s OK And now I’m better And maybe I’m immune I don’t know! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/25 "2020-10-07T02:10:28Z")
Bravo! A perfect record of a significant speech by Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/26 "2020-10-07T05:23:38Z")
This one I can envision as lyrics from a Broadway musical… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/27 "2020-10-09T12:50:39Z")
Hi, Perhaps you recognize me? It’s your favorite president. And I’m standing in front of the Oval Office At the White House, Which is always an exciting place to be. I got back a day ago from Walter Reed Medical Center. I spent four days there, and didn’t have to, I could’ve stayed at the White House, But the doctors said, “Because you’re president, let’s do it.” I said, “Fine. You tell me what to do, And I’m going to listen.” These are great professionals. They’ve done a fantastic job. And by the way, Not only at Walter Reed, All over the country, We have the greatest doctors in the world, We have the greatest nurses, The greatest first responders, Law enforcement, by the way, Incredible, Firefighters, Everybody. They’re just great. We have great people. This is a great country. But I spent four days there And I went in And I wasn’t feeling so hot, And within a very short period of time, They gave me Regeneron. It’s called Regeneron, And other things too. But I think this was the key, But they gave me Regeneron, And it was like, Unbelievable. I felt good immediately. I felt as good three days ago as I do now. So I just want to say, We have Regeneron. We have a very similar drug from Eli Lilly And they’re coming out And we’re trying to get them on an emergency basis. We’ve authorized it. I’ve authorized it. If you’re in the hospital And you’re feeling really bad, I think we’re going to work it So that you get them And you’re going to get them free, And especially if you’re a senior, We’re going to get you in there quick. We have hundreds of thousands of doses That are just about ready. I have emergency use authorization, All set, And we got to get it signed now, And you’re going to get better. You’re going to get better, Really fast. This is things that nobody even thought of a few months ago. The job that the scientists, The labs, Everybody has done Is incredible. Then in addition to that, You have various other drugs that help a lot. But I view these, I know they call them therapeutic, But to me it wasn’t therapeutic, It just made me better. I call that a cure. So I want to get these things done. So we have to get them done. We have to get them approved, And I want to get them to the hospitals Where people are feeling badly. That’s much more important to me than the vaccine. > **[Donald Trump Remarks Transcript, Calls Contracting COVID-19 "Blessing from...](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-remarks-transcript-calls-contracting-covid-19-blessing-from-god-october-7)** > > Donald Trump posted a video on Twitter on October 7 where he said contracting COVID-19 was a "blessing from God." Read the transcript of the full video with his remarks here. “Buy Trump-brand Regeneron. More important than a vaccine. Because who knows when we’ll get that?” [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAEtkjDO3k) See also here > **[Cartoon: President superspreader’s ‘blessing from God’](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/10/9/1984899/-Cartoon-President-superspreader-s-blessing-from-God)** > > x > Vimeo Video > > > > I just couldn’t resist doing a quick-turnaround video ... ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/28 "2020-10-09T15:40:06Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “Because you’re president, let’s do it.” Slogan of the decade! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/29 "2020-10-09T17:38:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Monoclonal antibody treatments approved over the last 20 years cost an average of $96,731, according to a study in the [Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare](https://meridian.allenpress.com/innovationsjournals-JQSH/article/1/1/4/434796/Pricing-of-Monoclonal-Antibodies-in-the-United). Trump’s treatment with them would probably cost even more than that, because he took the equivalent of more than three doses of Regeneron’s treatment. So quadruple the cost, because for most medicines, you can’t buy a partial dose. That’s $386,924. … > [@](#): > > Experts said Trump’s helicopter rides to and from the hospital, diagnostic testing and imaging, experimental prescription drugs, a private suite, round-the-clock care, and additional personal protective equipment required for outings would cost at least hundreds of thousands, and perhaps millions, of dollars. > > “I would not be surprised if it were to exceed $1m,” said Dr Bruce Y Lee, a computational researcher studying healthcare at the City University of New York’s center on school of public health, whose recent work has estimated how much a course of Covid-19 treatment would cost an average American. > **[Trump enjoys top Covid care that could cost ordinary Americans millions](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/08/trump-covid-treatment-health-insurance)** > > Experts say president’s five-star round-the-clock treatment would result ‘catastrophic debt for many people’ > [@](#): > > In the upbeat video posted by the White House on Wednesday evening, Trump promised he would provide antibody treatments free for every American. But experts are predicting shortages of the treatments, which are costly to produce, and few manufacturing facilities are equipped to make them. > > Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration program speeding coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics, has provided $450 million to Regeneron to supply as many as 300,000 treatment doses, or 1.3 million prevention doses, for Americans at no cost before the end of the year. It’s unclear how the next doses will be distributed or what they might cost. > > Regeneron said its deal with Roche to boost manufacturing capacity could result in 650,000 and 2 million doses to treat Covid-19, or between 4 million and 8 million doses to help prevent people from getting sick. Regeneron has yet to provide any data showing that its antibody cocktail prevents illness. > > Lilly has said it could supply as many as 1 million doses of its treatment before the end of the year, but it’s unclear if all those doses would be reserved for the U.S. or if Warp Speed would purchase them to provide to Americans at no cost. > **[Trump is promising free antibody treatments for everyone. It won’t be that...](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/08/trump-free-antibody-treatments-427999)** > > The president is talking up the experimental therapies as the possibility of a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day dims. So it’s likely that you won’t get that course of treatment with Regeneron, and it’ll cost an arm and a leg. Or two arms and two legs, more likely. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/30 "2020-10-09T18:47:14Z")
America’s Seniors in the Age of Covid, A Trump-ka You’re not vulnerable But they like to say the Vulnerable, but You’re the least vulnerable But for this one thing You are vulnerable (I realize the syllabic counts are off, but it was sooooo close…) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/31 "2020-10-09T18:50:31Z")
Whence comes this? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/32 "2020-10-09T18:52:48Z")
I sorta-kinda look forward to the rhymes and meters he produces once he’s no longer in a position to write FREE verse. ---
**Author:** ![deltogre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deltogre/32/5041_2.png) [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/33 "2020-10-10T00:48:52Z")
I am a yuge fan of this thread. It has everything I love. My wife played it for me, the other night… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0iFZtM5O_zc/hqdefault.jpg "'You're the least vulnerable, but for this you are vulnerable': Trump's confusing message to seniors") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFZtM5O_zc) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/34 "2020-10-10T15:38:00Z")
Frack-tured Rhythm: He gets up and he says, We’re not fracking. We’re not fracking. He was fracking. For six months he was fracking. He was raising his – his very thin hand and he was fracking. And now all of a sudden he’s not fracking. Well, tell the Pennsylvania people that you’re going – it’s ridiculous. He said he’s not fracking. That’s all he said. And then all of a sudden he goes to a fracking mode. And how about her, she committed her life to it. And all of a sudden she’s a fracker. She’s a big fracker. They’re going to stop fracking the minute they get into office. They’re lying to everybody. They’re lying about so many different things. But you have to confront people. You can’t do it over the computer. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/35 "2020-10-20T12:57:30Z")
Trump at the Prescott AZ airport, October 19 2020 _Mr. President, can you tell us why — what your campaign strategy seems to be to call Biden a “criminal”? Why is that?_ He is a criminal. He’s a criminal. He got caught — _He was the Vice President of the United States_ Read his laptop. And you know who’s a criminal? You’re a criminal For not reporting it. You are a criminal for not reporting it. _I’m asking your strategy._ Let me tell you something: Joe Biden is a criminal, And he’s been a criminal for a long time. And you’re a criminal, And the media, For not reporting it. Good luck, everybody. Have a good time. Have a good time. [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-air-force-one-arrival-prescott-az/](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-air-force-one-arrival-prescott-az/) ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/36 "2020-10-20T14:03:33Z")
He’s a pote And good for note. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/37 "2020-10-20T16:49:50Z")
More Prescott Verses: You have a great governor as you know, And your state is doing great with the pandemic. Pandemic. They’re getting tired of the pandemic Aren’t they? Getting tired of the pandemic. You turn on CNN. That’s all they cover. COVID, COVID, pandemic, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID. You know why? They’re trying to talk everybody out of voting. People aren’t buying it CNN, You dumb bastards. They’re not buying it. > **[Donald Trump Rally Transcript Prescott, Arizona October 19](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-rally-transcript-prescott-arizona-october-19)** > > President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona on October 19. Read the transcript of his speech here.  ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/38 "2020-10-20T16:56:36Z")
And more Oh, Were they happy when they heard I had it, Right? Did you see it? They were, “Well, we hope he gets better. We hope he gets better soon.” And then, I came out And I did a rally, And they said, “This guy hasn’t changed.” Actually, I don’t know if this is a compliment, They said, “He looks better now Than before he had it.” What’s that all about? What’s that? Who knows? If you have it You have it, And you get better. But we have great therapeutics. I took something, Regeneron, Which we’re making available to everybody Free, But to me it was a cure. Really, It wasn’t a therapeutic to me, It was a cure. I took it. I didn’t feel so great. I will tell you that. I don’t like to admit that in a long time, And I didn’t feel too great, And when you’re president You have a lot of doctors checking you out, Right? I told the story last night. By the way, These rallies, They’re unbelievable. And I like this better, Remember, We’re outside. They all want us to be outside, You know? They’re all wanting us to be outside, And these are outdoor rallies, And we can hold more people Than we can in the arenas. These are the biggest rallies. These are the biggest rallies ever had in history By a political candidate. They won’t say that. No, it’s great. It’s great. But I took it And it was incredible. Incredible. And I was out, I took it, And I felt like Superman. The next morning I woke up, Let me at them. With your vote We will continue To cut your taxes and regulations To maintain your energy independence, Strengthen our military, Support our great police, Protect our Second Amendment, Which is under siege, Defend our borders, Arrest violent criminals, And confirm more judges To uphold the rule of law. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/39 "2020-10-21T00:47:32Z")
OK, now see, this one practically IS a Broadway number: I refer you to “The Black Death” from _Something Rotter_ > **[The Black Death Lyrics - Something Rotten! musical](https://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/somethingrotten/theblackdeath.htm)** > > The Black Death Lyrics from Something Rotten! musical. Song lyrics to Broadway show. Soundtrack listing. What’s that coming up the Silk Road? Out of China? The Black Death, BLACK DEATH, woo! (Seriously though, keep 'em coming – these are all hilarious!) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713/40 "2020-10-21T11:57:21Z")
OK, then, Vogon poetry is the _fourth_ worst in the universe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-july-28-2020-edition/916713.md?page=3)