# 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:** 110
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2182 "2026-04-11T15:48:56Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > What’s that website whose URLis like ‘IsHeDeadYet’, and you click on the link and it says, ‘No.’? Do you think it just changes to “yes” when he dies, or is there also going to be confetti? ETA: > [@Spiff](#): > > It was 285 lines of HTML code … all to display one word … and I wonder what’s the reason for that. Probably for the confetti ---
**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:** [April 11, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2183 "2026-04-11T19:43:36Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > It was 285 lines of HTML code … all to display one word … and I wonder what’s the reason for that. There’s a menu which requires code and a lot of formatting for the page (different fonts, probably CSS to center things properly, etc.). There may be redundant code to ensure compatibility for different browsers and devices as well (to make the site “adaptive”). I’ve done a good amount of web design professionally for decades and it can take a lot of code to make a simple, clean page. Many websites are like a duck on the water; little happening on the surface but a lot of paddling going on out of sight. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2184 "2026-04-11T19:48:13Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > There’s a menu which requires code and a lot of formatting for the page (different fonts, probably CSS to center things properly, etc.). There may be redundant code to ensure compatibility for different browsers and devices as well (to make the site “adaptive”). > > I’ve done a good amount of web design professionally for decades and it can take a lot of code to make a simple, clean page. Many websites are like a duck on the water; little happening on the surface but a lot of paddling going on out of sight. Given its origin, it seems quite possible it was designed by some unpaid guy using AI “vibe coding”. Basically the opposite of “professional”. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2185 "2026-04-11T21:25:52Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Basically the opposite of “professional”. Even AI could put in that stuff, it’s pretty standard on a modern site. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2186 "2026-04-12T01:50:58Z")
> **[Trump’s mental state is in decline – and it’s time we talked about it](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/trump-iran-war-mindset-control-b2955405.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRHvBFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6DrchDODgTtEgvLkLYcJCkEqCq-9qv1nlqpr0x_lt4bJQVcdmtMu9COEphwQ_aem_LaBqHpnlMogl7Y_VfEmh4A)** > > Increasingly incoherent speeches, a highly volatile temperament and brazen narcissism. The president’s behaviour is much easier to understand, writes Alan Rusbridger, if we all come to terms with one thing > “Mad” and “senile” may not be precise medical terms, but pick your own symptoms. Even his [most fervent supporters can no longer hide](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-trump-iran-threat-b2952804.html) their disquiet at his impulsivity, malignant narcissism and erratic volatility. All but the wilfully blind recoil from the deranged stream of consciousness that spews from his social media accounts at all times of day and night. > > We can no longer ignore his conspiracy-obsessed mindset and his lack of control. We can see for ourselves his increasing detachment from reality along with his increasingly frequent delusional claims. We flinch at his emotional volatility, his disregard for democratic norms. We shudder at his disinhibition, blustering menace, vengeful rantings and foul-mouthed posturing. > > None of it is normal, yet it is remarkable how so many people have gone on behaving as though it were. The more craven keep their heads down and pretend not to notice. Some feel personally or ideologically obliged to make excuses for him. But, for the rest of us, it is beyond time to speak bluntly about what we see. > > The guy is nuts. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2187 "2026-04-12T02:38:11Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Homeopathic remedies only work via the placebo effect; which isn’t nothing, but not enough to be significant. It’s literally the power of positive thinking. Well, then, no wonder it never seemed to work for the horses I saw treated with it. Whoda thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2188 "2026-04-12T11:42:59Z")
It’s like the old saying goes: _you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him think…_ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2189 "2026-04-12T12:29:33Z")
_You can lead a horticulture but you can’t make her think._ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2190 "2026-04-12T12:56:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@Outtake from Independent article](#): > > > > We can no longer ignore his conspiracy-obsessed mindset and his lack of control. We can see for ourselves his increasing detachment from reality along with his increasingly frequent delusional claims. We flinch at his emotional volatility, his disregard for democratic norms. We shudder at his disinhibition, blustering menace, vengeful rantings and foul-mouthed posturing. The “we” that author is referring to does not seem to include a lot of MAGAs who think those are among his best features. ---
**Author:** ![doomtastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@doomtastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doomtastic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2191 "2026-04-12T22:05:51Z")
I also like the “we need to talk about this” framing (as though most of us weren’t already keenly aware) while also implying there is fuck all we can do about it except wait. And hope. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2192 "2026-04-13T01:30:05Z")
My impression was that the we was talking about was the media. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2193 "2026-04-13T14:38:44Z")
This came up on my feed, though I was fairly unimpressed, that just looks like an old fat man sitting down, not a symptom of imminent demise IMO > **[Trump looks 'battered and exhausted' as he struggles into seat after golf](https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trump-looks-battered-exhausted-struggles-1786193)** > > President Donald Trump appeared "battered and exhausted" as he took a seat at his golf club in Florida, appearing to visibly struggle to get into his seat after playing Though I do wonder if it’s expected of all guest of his golf club that they should clap whenever he comes into the room? Not tinpot dictator-y at all ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2194 "2026-04-13T14:41:27Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > that just looks like an old fat man sitting down Exactly. And he appeared cheerful enough when conversing with the others at his table. I certainly didn’t see ‘battered and exhausted’, no matter how hard I tried. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2195 "2026-04-13T14:55:58Z")
TBH this is more telling of Trump’s decline than that chair video…. > **[Trump calls Pope Leo ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ in extraordinary broadside](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/donald-trump-pope-leo)** > > President says US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ in unprecedented criticism of leader of Catholic church > “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” The POTUS has no fucking who the Pope is, at all. Like, he’s the Pope not the governor of Illinois. Trump has always been spectacularly ignorant and willfully uninformed, but I am pretty sure 2006 Trump had some idea who the Pope was ---
**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:** [April 13, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2196 "2026-04-13T15:05:24Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I certainly didn’t see ‘battered and exhausted’, no matter how hard I tried. Forget it, _The Mirror_ is like the kind you see at a funhouse, distorting everything. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2197 "2026-04-13T15:07:33Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > TBH this is more telling of Trump’s decline than that chair video…. Sounds like Trump is the one who needs to be carried around in a chair… ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2198 "2026-04-13T15:40:12Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > I do wonder if it’s expected of all guest of his golf club that they should clap whenever he comes into the room? Not tinpot dictator-y at all ☹ Showing respect in such ways for the _office of the Presidency_ is fairly standard and has been going on for a long time. If you don’t respect the person, such signs of respect will be tepid and perfunctory, but should still be in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2199 "2026-04-13T15:44:39Z")
The difference between 2006 & now is trump don’t care. He is now free to criticize everyone on Earth because he is _the_ Alpha Human. In his “mind” at least, and that’s the only mind he pays any attention to. I do not see any evidence of senility, as opposed to just wacky degrees of stupid entitlement, in trump’s comments. I don’t mean to sanewash his deep-seated insanity. But dementia is a different sort of phenomenon. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2200 "2026-04-13T15:44:59Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Showing respect in such ways for the _office of the Presidency_ is fairly standard and has been going on for a long time Though clapping when he walks in the room is not. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2201 "2026-04-13T15:46:28Z")
I certainly see your point. it is difficult to show respect to a president who himself has no respect for the office of the presidency. Or anything else. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=111)