# 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:** 134
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2662 "2026-05-15T08:37:49Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I hope they made him walk up the stairs. He did walk up all the stairs. I’ve seen a few clips and it makes me happy because I know he is terrified of tripping the whole time. [![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/540c5a48131827dc2224f8d77f7b3a02fcd05ada/0_0_4437_2958/master/4437.jpg?width=700&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none) ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/540c5a48131827dc2224f8d77f7b3a02fcd05ada/0_0_4437_2958/master/4437.jpg?width=700&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none) ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2663 "2026-05-15T12:24:54Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > 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. That would require them to commit an act of journalism. Never gonna happen. Vanity Fair might be up to it ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2664 "2026-05-15T19:08:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Shit, that alone should have convinced anyone it was fake. Good call! Excellent point (and I’ll know better than to trust what Google Lens says, in the future). Thanks for posting the full-size pic–that does make the fakery more obvious. ---
**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, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2665 "2026-05-15T19:24:23Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Thanks for posting the full-size pic–that does make the fakery more obvious. You’re welcome, it’s fun sometimes to play detective for a little bit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2666 "2026-05-15T19:28:55Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > He did walk up all the stairs. I’ve seen a few clips and it makes me happy because I know he is terrified of tripping the whole time. Down stairs can be more scary, especially when you have to carry something bulky. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2667 "2026-05-15T19:51:10Z")
Downstairs is _always_ more tricky. Ask the guy with a wonky hip. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2668 "2026-05-15T20:30:47Z")
Poor little thing. Can you imagine being picked up in the air by that creepy looking fucker? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2669 "2026-05-15T20:37:36Z")
I’m really glad it’s fake. At least he didn’t traumatize a little girl … this time. ---
**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, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2670 "2026-05-15T22:16:31Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Can you imagine being picked up in the air by that creepy looking fucker? I’m pretty sure the joke of the fake image is that to honor his visit, they gave the pedophile a little girl to use as he wishes. Because in the real photo this was derived from, he was given a bouquet of flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2671 "2026-05-15T22:22:46Z")
None of that would shock me. All the better that it’s fake. I can imagine that look on the face of any woman or girl who had to submit to his “attentions.” ugh and shudder. ---
**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 15, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2672 "2026-05-15T22:49:23Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m pretty sure the joke of the fake image is that to honor his visit, they gave the pedophile a little girl to use as he wishes. > [@Sylvanz](#): > > Poor little thing. Can you imagine being picked up in the air by that creepy looking fucker? The horrible thing is, it’s quite conceivable that regimes focused on their own self-interest _ **might** _ sacrifice one of their citizens (a child) in this way. For the benefit of the rulers. Of course it is unlikely that Donald has the strength to lift a child. It’s only the concept that he’d be _energized_ by the prospect of being able to commit acts on a child, that made the fakery plausible. ---
**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, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2673 "2026-05-15T22:57:33Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > It’s only the concept that he’d be _energized_ by the prospect of being able to commit acts on a child, that made the fakery plausible. That, and the similarity between this and the real situation where Ted Cruz tries to kiss his daughter who cringes away from him (caught on video). ![](https://media.tenor.com/eGsfge8Yf8EAAAAM/kiss-embarrassed.gif "Ted Cruz Daughter GIF - Kiss Embarrassed Ted Cruz - Discover & Share GIFs") As a dad of two daughters, I understand that dynamic, and as loathsome as Cruz is, I don’t remember any allegations of pedophilia. But that video is sometimes shared without context to look worse than it is. Or to say, Cruz is so repulsive even his own kid doesn’t want him near her. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2674 "2026-05-16T00:10:20Z")
Yeah, as Trump’s decline becomes more and more pronounced - whether it’s normal age-related difficulties or obvious cognitive impairment - I have no problem with showing him the same amount of respect he has extended to those with disabilities or issues in the same category as his own. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2675 "2026-05-16T00:15:05Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Yeah, as Trump’s decline becomes more and more pronounced - whether it’s normal age-related difficulties or obvious cognitive impairment - I have no problem with showing him the same amount of respect he has extended to those with disabilities or issues in the same category as his own If he ever starts getting spasms, people can play for him the video of him mocking the disabled reporter. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2676 "2026-05-16T01:18:58Z")
A spastic trump who resembles Max Headroom would be the perfect laughingstock end to this criminal horror story of a regime. D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-Donny two-scoops!!! ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2677 "2026-05-16T17:46:41Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > This photo appears to be real: > [@Sherrerd](#): > > excellent point (and I’ll know better than to trust what Google Lens says, in the future). > [@Atamasama](#): > > it’s fun sometimes to play detective for a little bit. There is a reddit forum dedicated to determining whether a photo is real or AI. I recommend it here because we all need to learn how to deal with the new technology .(Remember when this board was all about fighting ignorance? 🙂 ) Click on the link, pick any post, and try to decide whether the pic is AI or genuine. It isn’t easy! …www.reddit.com/r/isthisAI/ > **[Reddit - Please wait for verification](https://www.reddit.com/r/isthisAI/)** ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2678 "2026-05-16T18:32:29Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I’d normally be in agreement. I’m with you. Fuck that guy. Deserves everything bad to happen to him and we all point and laugh. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2679 "2026-05-16T19:00:33Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Downstairs is _always_ more tricky. Ask the guy with a wonky hip. Downstairs is also tricky for those of us with arthritic knees. > [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I have no problem with showing him the same amount of respect he has extended to those with disabilities or issues in the same category as his own. I think it was in Mary Trump’s book that Trump would mercilessly mock his father after the father developed dementia. So, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2680 "2026-05-16T19:11:27Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I think it was in Mary Trump’s book that Trump would mercilessly mock his father after the father developed dementia. So, yeah. Can I buy stock for mashed potatoes? ---
**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 16, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2681 "2026-05-16T21:21:36Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > There is a reddit forum dedicated to determining whether a photo is real or AI. Oh, that’s great–thanks for sharing it. (I felt I had done due diligence by reading all the text generated by the Google Lens search–which typically includes details such as the time and location the image was taken, and even the photographer. In the case of the “lifted girl” photo, that GL information simply wasn’t reliable). I’m glad Reddit posters are on top of this. It will surely become increasingly important as the November election draws near… (I looked at some posts on the site you linked; as many people tend to say, Photoshop has existed for decades, and a lot of fakery is due to _that_—no AI involved at all!) Another, similar Reddit (called ‘RealOrAI’) – **[Reddit - Please wait for verification](https://www.reddit.com/r/RealOrAI/)** > [@Atamasama](#): > > That, and the similarity between this and the real situation where Ted Cruz tries to kiss his daughter who cringes away from him (caught on video). > > As a dad of two daughters, I understand that dynamic, and as loathsome as Cruz is, I don’t remember any allegations of pedophilia. But that video is sometimes shared without context to look worse than it is. … Yes, I’ve seen the Ted Cruz GIF shared a lot when people bring up Donald’s history with young females. And, as you say, not always with the context that this is Cruz’ daughter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=135)