# 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:** 133
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2642 "2026-05-14T17:11:58Z")
Anybody else thinking of the stair lift scene in _Gremlins_? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2643 "2026-05-14T17:55:35Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > And crocodiles! In fact, forget the staircase! ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2644 "2026-05-14T18:00:01Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I think China may have tried to help. I hate having to root for the other team. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2645 "2026-05-14T18:20:57Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Anybody else thinking of the stair lift scene in _Gremlins_? Anytime anyone ever mentions a stair lift, my mind goes to _Gremlins_. I’m pretty sure seeing that movie as a kid was the first time I’d seen a stair lift depicted. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2646 "2026-05-14T19:23:05Z")
As I look at Donnie and Melania, I’m wondering- does she have an abattoir on speed dial? She clearly would rather be with almost anyone else in the world except him. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2647 "2026-05-14T20:10:42Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > They call that the “Axle of Evil”. I was thinking if we could jam the axle through his middle I could get behind that. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2648 "2026-05-14T21:52:02Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > For good measure, they had Trump greeted by a bunch of little girls when he got off the plane too. This photo appears to be real: > **[Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 (@bluesnowflake.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/bluesnowflake.bsky.social/post/3mltcdvfj7c2y)** > > No notes 😳 I checked it with Google Lens and there’s no suggestion that it’s faked. The kid’s expression of distress may not be due to knowledge of Donald’s record with minor girls----it could be due to the stench. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2649 "2026-05-14T22:32:11Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > This photo appears to be real: It is not. > **[Fact Check: Image Of Trump Holding Up Frightened Little Girl Is Fake --...](https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/05/fact-check-fake-image-purports-to-show-trump-holding-up-frightened-little-girl.html)** > > Does the viral image of President Donald Trump and a girl wearing traditional Chinese dress show a real-life scene? No,... I also saw the signs of distortion caused by AI fakery. Specifically the way that Eric and Lara’s faces are twisted. Someone took a photo or video screenshot of his arrival in China and added the girl. Here is a legitimate image from the visit, and all of the elements are there. [![](https://www.reutersconnect.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.agency.thomsonreuters.com%2Fwatermark%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Anewsml_RC2C8LAC4GGG%3A1179821723%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Abinary_RC2C8LAC4GGG-VIEWIMAGE%2F800x800%3Fpartner%3Dfalse%26Expires%3D1778840871%26Signature%3DmOpl-hecEMQWlmf62peZn8Ptfn7HwSVe9E6WS0ivH9vXzgDylIrzJCzlk6Djj2t7wAdh9462b4KYGvauv-7~60G7GP6Rw1Eh-yj9SsH~7fmAuYCFNH9eKgQktXX8I953axeXFMZ1UrKhOjVXzW1R1FVKbkYlTBdEZIReLMLgIsjwcPWU0dGzEMNUiXIujl0Gl6YuLtpY1SWKNmbGzm-vbNH5bE3ZXanHiAbXAEfjCirGNsYoFfXdPwmE0N0F1y3TKAq-7u6~7IflueIpuXCUlvLzc7Eya-m2LF9Q15WqMm~gURF3rYW6Hus3PrcsUkafO638cYUQBU4vD0~L~jAiWQ__%26Key-Pair-Id%3DAPKAJ7VIBMO3UCTTZSWQ&w=3840&q=75) ](https://www.reutersconnect.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.agency.thomsonreuters.com%2Fwatermark%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Anewsml_RC2C8LAC4GGG%3A1179821723%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Abinary_RC2C8LAC4GGG-VIEWIMAGE%2F800x800%3Fpartner%3Dfalse%26Expires%3D1778840871%26Signature%3DmOpl-hecEMQWlmf62peZn8Ptfn7HwSVe9E6WS0ivH9vXzgDylIrzJCzlk6Djj2t7wAdh9462b4KYGvauv-7~60G7GP6Rw1Eh-yj9SsH~7fmAuYCFNH9eKgQktXX8I953axeXFMZ1UrKhOjVXzW1R1FVKbkYlTBdEZIReLMLgIsjwcPWU0dGzEMNUiXIujl0Gl6YuLtpY1SWKNmbGzm-vbNH5bE3ZXanHiAbXAEfjCirGNsYoFfXdPwmE0N0F1y3TKAq-7u6~7IflueIpuXCUlvLzc7Eya-m2LF9Q15WqMm~gURF3rYW6Hus3PrcsUkafO638cYUQBU4vD0~L~jAiWQ__%26Key-Pair-Id%3DAPKAJ7VIBMO3UCTTZSWQ&w=3840&q=75) If you watch the real video of his arrival, you see everything from his coming down from the plane to his getting into the car. He never picks up a girl at any point. There _was_ a girl in a red dress that handed him a flower bouquet, but she looks different than the one in the photo, and he never picks her up. The girl who was digitally added also is lit very differently than every other part of that photo. Here is the original fake image in full size: [![](https://scontent-sea5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/700078662_10242932518471741_7228076396355355218_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=3ktqtOg8tiQQ7kNvwHUnFHJ&_nc_oc=AdpwWTl0MQ1gKOpY4IXAdP0BwvcLJOIKFEGGeBYHSfn2S65wXuFOF-n9O-TW0S0NOSa6NqBZ7lctA-6HABLfugby&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea5-1.xx&_nc_gid=Dww0-t8ZwQbb16pQJ9VLhQ&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_Af5h2gQ5driz2vrOMl946zmtegj9_7U6ufrmSaZQegcjCg&oe=6A0C043F) ](https://scontent-sea5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/700078662_10242932518471741_7228076396355355218_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=3ktqtOg8tiQQ7kNvwHUnFHJ&_nc_oc=AdpwWTl0MQ1gKOpY4IXAdP0BwvcLJOIKFEGGeBYHSfn2S65wXuFOF-n9O-TW0S0NOSa6NqBZ7lctA-6HABLfugby&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea5-1.xx&_nc_gid=Dww0-t8ZwQbb16pQJ9VLhQ&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_Af5h2gQ5driz2vrOMl946zmtegj9_7U6ufrmSaZQegcjCg&oe=6A0C043F) The AI even altered the shoes of the girl in the red dress for some reason, giving her weird heels. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2650 "2026-05-14T23:12:33Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The AI even altered the shoes of the girl in the red dress for some reason, giving her weird heels That amazes me. What in the algorithm drives that? And will AI one day demand we all wear different shoes, whether they fit or not, just like trump and his staff? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2651 "2026-05-14T23:22:08Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I saw a video of him walking down the stairs out of the plane. He was clearly concentrating on keeping his balance and he seemed to have a death grip on the handrail. While Trump’s ongoing physical and mental decrepitude are genuinely of concern, a 79-year-old being careful going down stairs shouldn’t be a source of mockery. At least he doesn’t [wear stiletto heels](https://abcnews.com/Politics/nancy-pelosi-hospitalized-congressional-delegation-abroad-office/story?id=116767154).\* \*in public, anyway. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2652 "2026-05-14T23:24:16Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He never picks up a girl at any point. Of course not. He has trouble lifting a glass of water. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2653 "2026-05-15T01:15:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He has trouble lifting a glass of water. Shit, that alone should have convinced anyone it was fake. Good call! ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2654 "2026-05-15T01:45:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If you watch the real video of his arrival, you see everything from his coming down from the plane to his getting into the car. He never picks up a girl at any point. There _was_ a girl in a red dress that handed him a flower bouquet, but she looks different than the one in the photo, and he never picks her up. Trump can barely walk down stairs, can’t walk in a straight line, and has to hold his water with two hands. We should have known he couldn’t pick up a little girl. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2655 "2026-05-15T01:47:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > While Trump’s ongoing physical and mental decrepitude are genuinely of concern, a 79-year-old being careful going down stairs shouldn’t be a source of mockery. I’d normally be in agreement. But he’s mocked others, including Biden, for various infirmities over the years some of which were age based. Fuck Trump. He’s earned his respect. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2656 "2026-05-15T03:05:29Z")
At least Joe the President had the grace to bow out of the race, even though his health was never as shaky as this. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2657 "2026-05-15T03:26:11Z")
After all his “Sleepy Joe Biden” comments, Trump deserves to be unmercifully mocked for continually falling asleep at public events. It’d be great to have reporters ask Trump why he keeps up the “Sleepy Joe” routine when he can’t keep his own eyes open. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2658 "2026-05-15T03:38:14Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I’d normally be in agreement. But he’s mocked others, including Biden, for various infirmities over the years some of which were age based. I feel like concern for Trump is 100% about emasculation and 0% about actual sympathy. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2659 "2026-05-15T03:40:51Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > After all his “Sleepy Joe Biden” comments, Trump deserves to be unmercifully mocked for continually falling asleep at public events. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:a4pqq234yw7fqbddawjo7y35/bafkreiberknexa35t3dosq6jbolwatrmny47yhkswj55dtulhdyhu6gpla) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:a4pqq234yw7fqbddawjo7y35/bafkreiberknexa35t3dosq6jbolwatrmny47yhkswj55dtulhdyhu6gpla) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2660 "2026-05-15T05:19:52Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It is not. I don’t think it looks remotely real. Also, Eric and Lara look like future victims from The Ring [![](https://rjamahoney.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vid-2.png) ](https://rjamahoney.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vid-2.png) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2661 "2026-05-15T05:40:40Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Also, Eric and Lara look like future victims from The Ring We can hope. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=134)