# The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Flagpole Erection Edition
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**Category:** The BBQ Pit
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**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-flagpole-erection-edition/1019858 "2025-06-19T18:49:41Z")
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-flagpole-erection-edition/1019858/1 "2025-06-19T18:49:41Z")
On June 18 2025 Trump watched as they put up a couple of new flagpoles, and his talk meandered around a bit. A lot.
We’ll be putting it up at 11:00 here
And a couple of minutes later,
On the other side.
We’ll start here at 11:00.
So that’ll be very nice
And very patriotic.
We’re doing very well as a country,
If the Fed would ever lower rates,
Would buy debt for a lot less.
It’s a shame,
This guy —
I have a guy —
Do you ever have a guy
That’s not a smart person
And you’re dealing with him
And he’s not a smart guy.
I got a call Congress last night,
Sir,
There’s a problem.
I said,
What is it?
Money is pouring in.
We don’t know how to account for it.
I said,
Check the tariffs,
$88 billion came in from tariffs,
No inflation.
But remember this,
Somewhere in this group,
There’s somebody
That’s going to captivate
A movie producer,
Not Harvey Weinstein.
Harvey’s seen a better day.
So it won’t be Harvey,
But it’ll be somebody.
Anyway,
Let’s have a good –
They call it a lifting.
They also use another word,
But I’m not going to use that word.
You know what it is,
The Word?
It starts with an E.
You know what
The Word is?
If I ever used it,
I’d be run out of town
By you people.
So enjoy it.
Doug,
You’re going to get some good —
He’s going to win another Nobel Prize,
I think,
For this picture.
> **[Trump shows more cognitive decline while installing the flagpole](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/19/2328891/-Only-Trump-could-talk-garbage-while-putting-up-a-flagpole?utm_campaign=trending)**
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> He talked a lot. He probably shouldn't have. He makes mistakes of memory and coherence every time he speaks without a script. This time was no different. Trump: So the White House opened about 1800, a little bit before that, just a tad. And I've...
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### Author:  [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-flagpole-erection-edition/1019858/2 "2025-06-19T19:42:55Z")
Now this one, I’m hearing it in “poetry slam” cadence. This is good stuff!
You know what it is