# Trump is dying

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520>\
**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\
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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3705 "2026-09-04T08:16:34Z")

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Only deceased people are supposed to appear on US Money. el donald just issued a dollar coin with his picture on it.

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3706 "2026-09-04T13:29:41Z")

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> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#):
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> Only deceased people are supposed to appear on US Money.

Someone from Portland filed a lawsuit about this earlier this year. Unfortunately, a court (I forget whether district, appeals, or Supreme court) ruled he didn’t have standing. I’m not sure who would have standing then. You’d think any US citizen would.

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3707 "2026-09-04T13:34:09Z")

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> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#):
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> Only deceased people are supposed to appear on US Money. el donald just issued a dollar coin with his picture on it.

Obviously, Trump is dead and the person living in the White House is a phony.

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3708 "2026-09-04T13:52:13Z")

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Or a zombie.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3709 "2026-09-04T14:04:37Z")

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Then why did he surround himself with so few brains? Rich and creamy brains…

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3710 "2026-09-04T14:25:36Z")

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May be he likes is brains unused, frequently exercised brains are too stringy or something?

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3711 "2026-09-04T14:52:28Z")

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I will refuse to accept it. It’s not legal tender.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3712 "2026-09-04T14:59:49Z")

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Mmm, yes. Brains are tender, too.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3713 "2026-09-04T15:36:36Z")

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How do you know!?

Backs away slowly…

(joking, I have actually eaten brains (cow brains, not human!) and they can be described as “tender”, though “slimey” would be more appropiate, I think)

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3714 "2026-09-04T15:42:02Z")

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> [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> Then why did he surround himself with so few brains? Rich and creamy brains…

Reminds me of the setup to an old joke-- what’s worse than biting into a brain and finding a brainworm?

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3715 "2026-09-04T15:45:08Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> what’s worse than biting into a brain and finding a brainworm?

The Holocaust.

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3716 "2026-09-04T16:03:01Z")

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I was thinking ‘the MAHA diet’, but yeah, yours is worse.

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3717 "2026-09-04T18:37:46Z")

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> [@Frodo](#):
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> I have actually eaten brains (cow brains, not human!) and they can be described as “tender”, though “slimey” would be more appropiate, I think

It took me about two meals for the thought of it to sink in.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3718 "2026-09-04T19:01:20Z")

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> [@Frodo](#):
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> cow brains, not human!

The menu was not specific.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3719 "2026-09-04T20:37:43Z")

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Wait a minute, someone is dumb enough to pay more than a dollar for a Trump dollar and then spend it?

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3720 "2026-09-04T21:18:25Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Wait a minute, someone is dumb enough to pay more than a dolIar for a Trump dollar and then spend it?

Y’all ain’t from around here, is ya?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3721 "2026-09-04T21:20:47Z")

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They let these people VOTE?

Note that the above comment is rhetorical.

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3722 "2026-09-04T21:21:55Z")

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“Finding half a worm” is the generally-accepted answer, I believe.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3723 "2026-09-04T21:22:50Z")

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You can spot 'em by the red hats.

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**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:** [September 4, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3724 "2026-09-04T21:24:00Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Wait a minute, someone is dumb enough to pay more than a dollar for a Trump dollar and then spend it?

Maybe they know the check-out clerk at a particular store is a non-fan of Donald. So forcing said clerk to accept a Donald “gold” coin is Owning A Lib (and thus worth paying extra to do).

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