# 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:** 199
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3965 "2026-10-30T07:37:45Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Here’s another pic of whatever mega-Depends he’s wearing. I really wish the press would ask him what this is. Only he can talk about asses? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3966 "2026-10-30T07:49:50Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I really wish the press would ask him what this is. The best hypothesis I’ve seen is that it’s a powered exoskeleton helping him walk; > **[Exoskeleton (human)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton_(human))** > > An exoskeleton is a wearable device that augments, enables, assists, or enhances motion, posture, or physical activity through mechanical interaction with and force applied to the user's body. Other common names for a wearable exoskeleton include exo, exo technology, assistive exoskeleton, and human augmentation exoskeleton. The term exosuit is sometimes used, but typically this refers specifically to a subset of exoskeletons composed largely of soft materials. The term wearable robot is also som... ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3967 "2026-10-30T10:18:55Z")
If it is, it might be funny if it got hacked and controlled remotely. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3968 "2026-10-30T11:16:42Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Trump was asked if the cancellations were because he was sick of travelling. He unloaded on the reporter, calling him a ‘sick guy’ and calling Reuters ‘terrible’. > [@Atamasama](#): > > That’s Trump-speak for, “You are too close to the truth and I need you to stop.” I didn’t watch the clip, but that seems like the reporter offering him and off ramp. “I’ve been stumping all over the country for the last few weeks in the run up to the midterms and, yes, I’m sick of traveling and I need a few days to rest…” would’ve been a perfectly acceptable answer. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3969 "2026-10-30T11:39:56Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Sadly, when they lay that putrid body into the earth I expect it to be in a private inaccessible location to foil all of us who plan to mark our territory on his tombstone. Maybe it will be in Ivanka’s estate to enable her to take a tax credit for having a cemetery on her property. So I finally have an excuse to buy a drone with a nice ‘payload’ capacity. That estate will need anti-aircraft (SS with shotguns). > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘I don’t care; just as long as it’s heavy.’ > [@Atamasama](#): > > “See, they love me so much that the grave where they buried me is now called a ‘Superfund site’. Can you believe it? I’m the only president that was given that honor.” > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > “Grown men approach my grave, with tears in their eyes. Dumbocrats say that that’s from the fumes.” The above are all too great to not repeat. I’m sure I missed a few. Thanks guys. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3970 "2026-10-30T13:40:02Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If it is, it might be funny if it got hacked and controlled remotely. I’d goosestep him right off a cliff! ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3971 "2026-10-30T13:47:16Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’d goosestep him right off a cliff! My first thought, but I think I’d make him bob like those water-drinking birds. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBH5YzNgNtoHhfa3wF0wajloJfPwmObsK98pOGb6uvjg&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBH5YzNgNtoHhfa3wF0wajloJfPwmObsK98pOGb6uvjg&s=10) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3972 "2026-10-30T14:03:31Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > They say it’s his schedule. WTF is his schedule? My Twitter feed has a few people convinced that it’s because the Iran war is going to heat up this weekend (who think it is a good idea). Now, I’m opposed to heating up the war (dead people are bad thing), but these folks apparently think it would be a good thing for the GOP. I’m pretty sure they are wrong (or at least hope so). ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3973 "2026-10-30T14:29:43Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > My Twitter feed has a few people convinced that it’s because the Iran war is going to heat up this weekend (who think it is a good idea). How else will they exploit the loophole in the rules of engagement that you’re allowed to wear the enemy’s uniform as a Halloween costume? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3974 "2026-10-30T15:37:47Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > My Twitter feed has a few people convinced that it’s because the Iran war is going to heat up this weekend (who think it is a good idea). > > Now, I’m opposed to heating up the war (dead people are bad thing), but these folks apparently think it would be a good thing for the GOP. I’m pretty sure they are wrong (or at least hope so). I think it’s more likely he’s trying to pull off some desperate weekend attempt to negotiate an end to the war, so he can crow about"another" war he ended (because to him you’re Gandhi if you can end a war you started in the first place). Any escalation of the war is just going to galvanize people who are already pissed aff about it and its consequences. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3975 "2026-10-30T15:53:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m sick of traveling and I need a few days to rest…” would’ve been a perfectly acceptable answer. And admit weakness? _Never!_ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3976 "2026-10-30T15:56:43Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > And admit weakness? _Never!_ Exactly. Sleepy Joe Biden would have taken time off from campaigning for a nap. Not Trump!! ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3977 "2026-10-30T16:02:25Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > My first thought, but I think I’d make him bob like those water-drinking birds. If only it included his arms > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > My first thought, but I think I’d make him bob like those water-drinking birds. If only it included his arms. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ddWNMSUbcGI/maxresdefault.jpg "Dr Strangelove Nazi arm salute") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWNMSUbcGI) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3978 "2026-10-30T17:01:52Z")
In general I think this thread is past its usefulness. And in general I’m out of the business of political prognostication. But what the hell. It’s obvious he’s in bad shape, both because of the visual evidence and because of his sudden pivot to teleconferencing his rallies: this is a man who lives for adulation, and things have to be bad for him to phone it in. What seals the deal is the word he used to describe the reporter who asked him why he wasn’t going to rally in-person: “You’re sick,” said the living avatar of projection. And it’s also obvious that he’s hearing the chatter about his flip-flopping, and that chatter has motivated him to return to in-person love-fests, despite his ill health. So this is my prognostication: dude’s gonna stroke out this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3979 "2026-10-30T17:38:24Z")
If the devil were to claim his own tomorrow, that would be nice. I think, though, that the current rate of decline will continue for a while. Despite his parents’ longevity, he seems to be in rough shape, but alas not rough enough. I do wonder at what point they’ll realize that we should hold a president to a different standard of fitness than we choose to use for Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3980 "2026-10-30T17:46:23Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > So this is my prognostication: dude’s gonna stroke out this weekend. Any time is good. And sooner is better than later. But…my wish would be for next Wednesday. Let’s get through the mid terms. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3981 "2026-10-30T17:51:40Z")
A ketchup bottle bounces off a wall, strikes him in the forehead, and he dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3982 "2026-10-30T18:53:11Z")
The cancelled rallies have now been uncancelled, BTW. > **[Trump's canceled rallies now 'back on' in potential panic move: report](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kansas-rallies-back-on/)** > > President Donald Trump revived campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa less than a day after canceling them, days before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.“Rallies are BACK ON!” read a statement that Fox News White House... ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3983 "2026-10-30T18:58:22Z")
Well, if Trump has decided to disregard medical treatment so he can continue flying around the country ranting incoherently, @Left_Hand_of_Dorkness might be right about this weekend! Let’s hope. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3984 "2026-10-30T19:00:15Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > So this is my prognostication: dude’s gonna stroke out this weekend. It wouldn’t bother me a bit if it happened in my home state of Kansas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=198) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=200)