# 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:** 167
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3325 "2026-07-13T16:39:38Z")
It’s disappointing to see new posts here that are about some hijack instead of the main attraction. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3326 "2026-07-13T16:49:26Z")
Welcome to the Pit! ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3327 "2026-07-13T18:44:06Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > If Napoleon Bonaspurs were to choke on a Big Mac, everyone from the server who put it in front of him to the farmer who planted the seed that grew into the wheat that was made into the bun would get the max DOJ treatment. Not to mention the wrath of ~~Khan~~ MAGA. Well…when an assassin nearly cut down our deal leader in his prime, all but his ear being saved by Divine Proividence, there was exactly no investigation. No grillings, no congressional hearings, no nothing. Either than means your prediction is wrong, or…the assassination was faked. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3328 "2026-07-13T18:54:13Z")
It’s also quite possible that after being gutted by DOGE and the like, the “max DOJ treatment” is extremely underwhelming. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3329 "2026-07-13T20:47:23Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > It’s disappointing to see new posts here that are about some hijack instead of the main attraction. At least it’s not 60 posts in a row of fish puns this time. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3330 "2026-07-13T23:55:20Z")
Folks are still floundering for a hook. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3331 "2026-07-14T00:04:31Z")
The _Trump is dying_ thread: come for the death, stay for the halibut. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3332 "2026-07-14T03:21:05Z")
The problem was in how the OP named the thread – no way could they live up to that level over time. He should have taken a hint from that old joke. Post Day One: DJT was on the front lawn of the White House, standing beside a folding ladder, looking thoughtfully (work with me here) up at the edge of the roof. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3333 "2026-07-14T05:20:41Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > The problem was in how the OP named the thread Maybe they’d be willing to change it to something like " Latest Signs that Trump is Dying". Examples of both mental and physical decay welcome. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3334 "2026-07-14T16:21:36Z")
First they let us look at the appetizer (McConnell), then they give us the appetizer (Graham). Dammit, I want the main entree! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3335 "2026-07-14T16:38:47Z")
With apologies to Ernst Lubitsch: They named an ice cream after McConnell, they made a cracker out of Graham, and Trump is going to end up as a piece of cheese! ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3336 "2026-07-16T20:43:28Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I want the main entree! As I’ve said earlier, I bought the second-biggest box of fireworks Costco offered in anticipation. I wanted to extend it a little by buying a finale – one of those things that go off for five minutes after you light it – from a tent vendor but didn’t get around to it. Now I’m torn between him lasting until New Years and not. At what point does JD’s taking over becomes a term for him vs. a free ride? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3337 "2026-07-16T21:59:09Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > At what point does JD’s taking over becomes a term for him vs. a free ride? It’s two years. If he takes over prior to 12:00 pm ET, January 20, 2027, then it will be considered a full term. After that date/time, it’s a free ride, as you put it. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3338 "2026-07-16T22:12:28Z")
I wouldn’t put money on Eyeliner Vance winning an election. He’s got all the charisma of Dukakis. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3339 "2026-07-16T22:14:56Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > He’s got all the charisma of Dukakis. Now, if Bowen Yang doing an impression of JD Vance ran, I’d give him a real shot. Now you have someone with charisma. [![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/snl/images/a/a0/Bowen_as_JD.png) ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/snl/images/a/a0/Bowen_as_JD.png) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3340 "2026-07-17T03:14:42Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > from a tent vendor but didn’t get around to it. Now I’m torn between him lasting until New Years and not. I don’t buy fireworks, because everybody else does. But I’m pretty sure I could buy anything (e.g., mortars, etc.) year-round from the reservation. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3341 "2026-07-17T15:38:30Z")
For some reason the reservations here are big on cigarettes but don’t sell fireworks year 'round, and when they do, it’s the more minor Arizona-legal stuff, same as the tent vendors. They might be leery of people setting things on fire with their goods. When I was looking stuff up to make sure nothing had changed from last time I looked I found [this](https://santanfireworks.com/product/jl21117-happy-family-fireworks-trump-2-0-54-shots/). I wish I’d bought one just for the irony. Like its namesake, it’s just a large number of weak, little shots, nothing as spectacular as with the [more expensive finales](https://santanfireworks.com/product/p5599-winda-fireworks-born-leaders-757-shots-finale-box/). ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3342 "2026-07-17T17:25:29Z")
I wouldn’t give anyone who used that artwork a dime… hell not even a penny. 🤢 ---
**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:** [July 17, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3343 "2026-07-17T21:38:43Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > For some reason the reservations here are big on cigarettes but don’t sell fireworks year 'round, and when they do, it’s the more minor Arizona-legal stuff, same as the tent vendors. They might be leery of people setting things on fire with their goods. My own experience being IT support for a tribe years ago was that they set up fireworks sales up to and through July 4 and then dismantled it all because there isn’t enough interest to justify it year-round. They make a shit ton around the holiday but not enough to keep it operating the rest of the year. Not even around New Year, which seems weird in retrospect. Then again, while some people light off fireworks for that holiday, it’s not like _everyone_ does it unlike Independence Day. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3344 "2026-07-17T23:01:35Z")
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