# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1982 "2026-03-19T09:58:20Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I was in Paris, and my host was very pleased that she could offer a French delicacy: calves’ brain. > > I did try it, one bite, but it was most assuredly not for me, I made a dinner out of the salad, bread, soup, and dessert. I thanked my host for the dinner, and I was glad that she was unoffended, when I made only one bite out of the calves’ brain. “No problem, and at least you tried it.” As a kid, my Serbian grandmother cooked brain (pig? sheep?) for herself once or twice. I tried it and it was far and away the worst meat I had ever eaten or have ever eaten. Soft, mushy, and having a flavor that I can only describe as eating an extraterrestrial. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1983 "2026-03-19T22:34:09Z")
I like sweetbreads when they’re prepared properly. But brains themselves? Not appealing at all. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1984 "2026-03-19T22:40:52Z")
Damnit. This thread should die, until dude actually keels. I keep seeing it and he never does. ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1985 "2026-03-19T22:41:46Z")
> **[Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstein.](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/marty-feldman-as-igor-in-young-frankenstein--56998751527051032/)** > > Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstein. A person pointing at a container labeled "AB Normal." The person is wearing a hat and has a mustache. The background includes a lightbulb. Young frankenstein quotes funny ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1986 "2026-03-19T22:50:28Z")
Clearly not enough zombies in this thread. I have eaten pork jowl quite a few times, so with the current US president, that would most likely be more satisfying than the brains. He has ample body fat, but that part seems the most lean. Maybe I should report the last few posts for a forum change, but I’m just not sure about in which forum “possible preparation for cannabilism of the standing United States President” belongs. I’ll try not to think about it further, it is past my bedtime. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1987 "2026-03-20T00:02:19Z")
Here’s today’s update on the status of Trump’s hand; [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreighq3smyyktdvojbchv463shdnaigcbneewm6j2u6kgr6odz3rkze) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreighq3smyyktdvojbchv463shdnaigcbneewm6j2u6kgr6odz3rkze) ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1988 "2026-03-20T00:06:30Z")
The man needs a makeup artist. I mean, he needs many things, but a makeup artist is now urgent. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1989 "2026-03-20T00:24:06Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > The man needs a makeup artist. I’m curious who’s actually putting this on. It’s certainly not him, right? (If it was on his left hand, I’d assume he was) Who does that and thinks to themself ‘yup, that blends perfectly, no one will ever see it’? The only thing I can think of is that it matches, or at least matches better, under normal lights and what we’re seeing is due to HD images taken with him under studio lights (brighter, but also a different color temperature). Also, at this point, he’s had it for a few weeks now, right? The funny thing is, it’s likely just a bruise, but he’s so vain he’d rather use an incredible amount of makeup than let the public see it. I wonder what happens when someone shakes his hand? Does it rub off on them? Do they end up with chunks of it in on their hand? Between his hand and his face, this must be getting all over the White House. [![](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02572/Arrested-Developme_2572826b.jpg?imwidth=1280) ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02572/Arrested-Developme_2572826b.jpg?imwidth=1280) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1990 "2026-03-20T00:34:44Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Also, at this point, he’s had it for a few weeks now, right? The funny thing is, it’s likely just a bruise, but he’s so vain he’d rather use an incredible amount of makeup than let the public see it. More like a year and a half at this point. From February 2025: > [@](#): > > The White House is attributing a large bruise on the back of President Donald Trump’s right hand to him shaking hands. > > The bruise was visible during Trump’s visit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday. > > “President Trump is a man of the people,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, adding, “His commitment is unwavering, and he proves that every single day.” > > “President Trump has bruises on his hand because he’s constantly working and shaking hands all day every day,” Leavitt added in a follow-up statement. > > Trump has had visible bruising or redness on his right hand on at least two other occasions, in August and November of last year, according to NBC News observations and wire service photos. He’s been putting makeup on it since at least July of last year: > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump)’s [hand makeup](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hand-bruise-makeup-b2790030.html) is back as he meets with world leaders between [games of golf](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-video-golf-cheating-scotland-b2796977.html) on his [trip to Scotland](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/trump-uk-scotland-golf-visit-starmer-eu-trade-deal-b2797182.html). > > Photographs of the [president’s meeting](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-us-trade-deal-explained-b2797168.html) with European Commission President [Ursula von der Leyen](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ursula-von-der-leyen) on Sunday showed the back of his right hand apparently caked in concealer. > **[White House says that a large bruise on Trump’s hand is from 'shaking hands...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-says-large-bruise-trumps-hand-shaking-hands-day-every-day-rcna193652)** > > The bruise on the back of the president’s right hand was visible during his visit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday. > **[Trump’s hand makeup is back during Scotland trip](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-makeup-hand-bruise-chronic-venous-b2797409.html)** > > Concerns about president’s health surfaced after photos showed him with swollen ankles and bruising on his right hand ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1991 "2026-03-20T00:45:28Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m curious who’s actually putting this on. It’s certainly not him, right? He has a gaggle of toadies following him around, any of them might be tasked with doing it. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1992 "2026-03-20T01:02:23Z")
Yes, but most of those toadies would be constantly engaged in licking the goop off. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1993 "2026-03-20T01:06:39Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > wonder what happens when someone shakes his hand? Does it rub off on them? Trump prematurely blued, I mean, oranged himself. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1994 "2026-03-20T02:03:10Z")
Looks like the creature from the black lagoon. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1995 "2026-03-20T03:48:04Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Who does that and thinks to themself ‘yup, that blends perfectly, no one will ever see it’? The only thing I can think of is that it matches, or at least matches better, under normal lights and what we’re seeing is due to HD images taken with him under studio lights (brighter, but also a different color temperature). Also, when they’re applying the makeup, his hand is lying perpendicular across a table. When he stands up and his hand is dangling down, it fills with blood and turns redder/pinker. You can see it yourself in your own hands if you hold one up over your head for a bit while the other one hangs down, then bring them together. One will be more pink with fat veins sticking out and the other one will be more beige and the veins not apparent. And he’s got that bad circulation and retains fluid (like his cankles). ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1996 "2026-03-20T14:31:52Z")
Luckily, funeral homes have competent cosmeticians. They may have to pay overtime for doing his corpse, but they’ll cover those bruises up for the viewing. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1997 "2026-03-20T14:50:07Z")
Maybe it’s his kids convincing him to slather all that makeup on himself. When he does finally die, they’ll get a discount at the funeral home since half their work is already done. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1998 "2026-03-20T20:17:02Z")
Flush twice. It’s a long way to Hell. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1999 "2026-03-20T20:34:50Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > But it looks like the Grim Reaper might finally be sharpening his scythe The suspense is killing me… just fucking die already! ---
**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:** [March 21, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2000 "2026-03-21T17:41:12Z")
Robert Mueller has died: > **[BREAKING: Robert Mueller Dead at Age 81](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/breaking-former-special-prosecutor-robert-170651267.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall)** > > Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller has died at age 81 after a battle with Parkinson's, MS NOW first reported on Saturday. According to talking heads on TV (no article yet because I believe this just happened a few minutes ago), Trump has already issued a statement to the effect that he is glad Mueller is dead because he won’t be able to hurt people any longer. Donald, you may wish to take a moment to think about whether or not people will express similar statements about you when you are (finally) gone. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2001 "2026-03-21T17:46:51Z")
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