# The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- NPR Interview Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655 "2022-01-12T19:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/21 "2022-01-13T04:01:54Z")
Somebody’s gotta create a meme: Hillary Clinton, under oath, stood up to Congressional Republicans with subpoena power for eleven hours. Donald Trump, speaking off the cuff, couldn’t handle Steve Inskeep’s interview questions for ten minutes. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/22 "2022-01-13T04:12:28Z")
Or Walter Cronkite! ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/23 "2022-01-13T14:17:17Z")
Seth Myers comments on the Trump NPR interview > **[Seth Meyers Says Trump Was 'Caught Off Guard' Before Hanging Up On NPR](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-trump-call-npr_n_61dfb085e4b04e9d84e05396)** > > "For some reason, Trump thought it would be a good idea to call into NPR," the "Late Night" host said. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/24 "2022-01-13T14:19:17Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > There’s lots of reverberation in an empty room   I echo that sentiment. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/25 "2022-01-13T14:31:24Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Seth Myers comments on the Trump NPR interview My guess is that Trump had no idea what NPR was prior to calling in. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/26 "2022-01-13T14:54:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > My guess is that Trump had no idea what NPR was prior to calling in.   NPR is, among other things, the acronym for the National Psychosis Registry. The Orange Peril might have thought they were closing in on him, and here was his chance to prove that he was a totally non-psychotic Stable Genius™. Too bad he ended up sounding like a deranged imbecile and then hanging up on the interviewer. In addition to our own @CalMeacham’s excellent virtual poetry recital, CNN’s Chris Cillizza has a nice summary of the highlights: [https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/donald-trump-npr-2024/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/donald-trump-npr-2024/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/27 "2022-01-13T15:03:18Z")
From the interview: > **5. “Personally, I feel very comfortable having taken them. I’ve had absolutely no reverberation.”** > > Vaccines! Now with less reverberation! I strongly disagree! When Trump ~~got shot~~ got **his** shot, I definitely felt a reverberation in The Force. A picture frame fell off a shelf and one of my cats threw up _at that very moment!_ How does science explain that?? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/28 "2022-01-13T15:21:06Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > and one of my cats threw up _at that very moment!_ How does science explain that?? Your cats are very sensible? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/29 "2022-01-13T15:51:15Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > He hung up on Steve Inskeep. He couldn’t handle an interview with Steve Inskeep. Trump is a weak, weak, flabby little child of a man. Naturally, he’s a Republican hero. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > One fantasizes about Eric Sevareid or Edward R. Murrow interviewing him… He would just hang up on them too. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/30 "2022-01-13T16:07:55Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I echo that sentiment. … and in the background I could almost hear Melania singing through a distant locked door: ♫ Ich habe und Friend in me… Ich habe und Friend in me…! ♫ \< Oh, Woody…! Oh, Buzz…!\> ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/31 "2022-01-13T16:08:56Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > He hung up on Steve Inskeep. He couldn’t handle an interview with Steve Inskeep. OTOH, it should be interesting to see what names he calls Inskeep next time he feels like mentioning him… ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/32 "2022-01-13T16:11:25Z")
Steve “so called” Inskeep. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/33 "2022-01-13T16:17:50Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Steve “so called” Inskeep Steve Shouldkeephismouthshut. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/34 "2022-01-15T14:55:19Z")
He thought it was National 'Publican Radio and never expected to be called on anything. Which would be a reasonable expectation, if there were such a station. His blather always comes across soooo much worse in writing. Its a good thing for him his supporters can’t or won’t read. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/35 "2022-03-10T15:37:34Z")
**The Poetry of Donald J… Trump – Special “Tilting at Windmills” edition** On a recent _Full Send_ podcast, Trump responded to a question about the situation in the Ukraine in an interesting way Question: “What do you see happening next, then? Cause it seems like the tensions are high. How does this all end? Is this going to be a long-term thing? How do you see it unfolding?” Trump: Well, And I said this a long time ago, If this happens, We are playing right into their hands. Green energy. The windmills don’t work. They’re too expensive. They kill all the birds. They ruin your landscapes. And yet the environmentalists love the windmills. And I’ve been preaching this for years. The windmills ― And I had them way down ― But the windmills are The most expensive energy You can have. And they don’t work. > **[Trump Responds To Question About Ukraine Crisis By Ranting About Windmills](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-nelk-boys-ukraine-windmills_n_62294e24e4b0e01d97a60fa1)** > > The former president made the comments during an appearance on a podcast hosted by YouTube pranksters, the Nelk Boys. By the way, They last a period of 10 years And by the time they start rusting And rotting All over the place Nobody takes them down. They just go onto the next prairie or land And destroy that. > **[Trump goes on rant about windmills after being asked about Ukraine on UFC...](https://www.indy100.com/viral/trump-ukraine-war-windmills-podcast)** > > We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the situation in Ukraine is utterly devastating, but we can still be thankful Donald Trump isn’t in the White House as it plays out. The former president has called Putin “smart” since the invasion began... ---
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/36 "2022-03-10T16:37:22Z")
But Biden is the one with dementia. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/37 "2022-03-10T16:48:04Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Trump: > > Well, > And I said this a long time ago, > If this happens, > We are playing right into their hands. I must say, your formatting, sarcastically intended as it may be, actually helped me understand WTF he actually meant here. Listening to this earlier, I had no idea what he meant by “We are playing right into their hands”, as I assumed by “their hands”, he meant the Russians. You know, the guys doing the invading 'n shit. But now it’s clear that he actually meant _the environmentalists_. Like those dastardly eco-freaks maneuvered us into a war solely to drive up oil prices and make windmills competitive. Still fucking crazy, but at least it’s understandable crazy. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/38 "2022-03-10T20:18:30Z")
Dear sweet Og, it _does_ look like some kind of poetry! ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/39 "2022-03-11T00:14:15Z")
The Huff Post headline writer really missed an opportunity to appropriately use “Tilting at Windmills.” ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655/40 "2022-03-11T00:59:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But now it’s clear that he actually meant _the environmentalists_ . Like those dastardly eco-freaks maneuvered us into a war solely to drive up oil prices and make windmills competitive. Yeah, how dare we make all of his oil stocks jump through the roof due to war profiteering. Those dividend checks were just Designed to sprain his dainty wrists… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-npr-interview-edition/957655.md?page=3)