# 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:** 178
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3545 "2026-08-01T15:59:47Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > kicking our dogs. Okay, not that last one. > > I got a dog and named it Trump just so I could do that. Reminds me of a grade school taunt that went something like: > If my dog’s face was as ugly as yours, I’d shave it’s ass and teach it to walk backwards. There’s got to be a way to rearrange that taunt to fit present circumstances. And present facial and neck features. No kicking needed. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3546 "2026-08-01T16:07:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > possibly kicking our dogs > > My dog kicks me. Yeah, but they have really little legs. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3547 "2026-08-01T19:55:09Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Yeah, but they have really little legs. There is a lot of variation. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3548 "2026-08-01T20:53:07Z")
I’ve seen pictures of @Gatopescado 's dogs. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3549 "2026-08-01T23:29:10Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Reminds me of a grade school taunt that went something like: > > > If my dog’s face was as ugly as yours, I’d shave it’s ass and teach it to walk backwards. Also spoken by Christian Slater in _Gleaming the Cube_. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3550 "2026-08-01T23:33:06Z")
Never mind. Failed to think before starting to post. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3551 "2026-08-06T03:10:40Z")
Another swing and a miss from the Grim Reaper: > **[Helicopter carrying Trump comes very close to passenger jet above Washington](https://www.aol.com/articles/breaking-helicopter-carrying-trump-comes-013229000.html)** > > The president's helicopter came within 0.8 miles of lateral distance of a passenger jet a year after a fatal crash in the area Now I certainly do not wish any ill on the pilots or anyone else that would have been on this aircraft (or the other aircraft) aside from Trump. But it would be such a Trump way to go, his helicopter just _disregarding_ a busy airport because he thinks he’s got better shit to do. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3552 "2026-08-06T03:51:24Z")
The article makes it seem like the two aircraft nearly collided but 0.8 of a mile seems pretty far away to me. Is distance different in the sky? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3553 "2026-08-06T03:56:27Z")
A passenger jet is going somewhere around 180 MPH during takeoff, meaning it can clear 0.8 miles in about 16 seconds. Definitely too close for comfort. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3554 "2026-08-06T03:56:38Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Is distance different in the sky? It is, because planes are flying lots faster than surface vehicles. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3555 "2026-08-06T04:04:13Z")
So close, and yet so far… ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3556 "2026-08-06T12:03:46Z")
Thanks. I didn’t take airspeed into account. Now it all makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3557 "2026-08-06T15:23:36Z")
Wait until you hear about the airspeed of an unladen swallow… ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3558 "2026-08-06T15:28:09Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > But it would be such a Trump way to go, his helicopter just _disregarding_ a busy airport because he thinks he’s got better shit to do. It would be, But that’s on the pilot. If the pilot disregarded basic safety because the fat man told him to, he shouldn’t be flying. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3559 "2026-08-06T15:52:39Z")
Did Qatar buy him the helicopter? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3560 "2026-08-06T16:10:32Z")
African or European? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3561 "2026-08-06T22:10:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Definitely too close for comfort. [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54b52dbde4b09c18186752fd/1556289591508-EQARS4C1NP2J02AZWBEF/Farside.jpg) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54b52dbde4b09c18186752fd/1556289591508-EQARS4C1NP2J02AZWBEF/Farside.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3562 "2026-08-07T02:13:09Z")
Going back for a moment to the argument about whether Trump could use the US military to stage a coup, he doesn’t need them, he’s already built an army of vicious thugs who’ll happily beat up and kill anyone who opposes them. Yes, I mean ICE. Would the traditional armed forces stand back and stand by? Would they give allegiance to the newly elected and (hopefully already) sworn in president and resist the coup? Which they could crush like a stink bug if they chose to. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3563 "2026-08-07T02:20:58Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Going back for a moment to the argument about whether Trump could use the US military to stage a coup, he doesn’t need them, he’s already built an army of vicious thugs who’ll happily beat up and kill anyone who opposes them. Yes, I mean ICE. I think ICE has the willingness to do that, but they don’t have anywhere near the numbers or firepower. Yes, they more than doubled their size, but that’s still only around 22,000 people. That’s not enough people to take over a country the size of the US. Now, the 1.35 million active duty military personnel, that’s more plausible, and of course they have real hardware, which is why a coup is generally carried out by a military, not a handful of poorly-trained thugs pretending to be cops. Of course, why the fuck are we even talking about this, except to note that it’s a moot point if he dies before the end of his term. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3564 "2026-08-07T02:49:49Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Yes, they more than doubled their size, but that’s still only around 22,000 people. That’s not enough people to take over a country the size of the US. It wasn’t even enough to take over Minneapolis! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=179)