# 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:** 43
**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 28, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/842 "2025-10-28T16:07:53Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > rump having little mouths for eyes is creepy! And rest isn’t? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/843 "2025-10-28T16:11:54Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > As for being stuck inside… They can always stop the test and pull you out. If someone declared war on us while the president was having an MRI, they would do that. Oh dear God, I hope they’d just add another 1.5 hours to the scan. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/844 "2025-10-28T18:47:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Isn’t there a single repub out there embarrassed by the fat fuck? Not one that said “my soul is worth more than this!” They either retired or got primaried. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/845 "2025-10-28T19:24:54Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Getting a CT every year as part of a routine checkup would be more likely to cause cancer than to find cancer (or other life-threatening conditions) that would be missed otherwise. Generally true, but not much of a concern in an unhealthy 79 year old. He won’t live long enough for the cancer to manifest. So if they’re trying to hold him together with duct tape and glue they’d definitely be liberal with CT scans. I wonder how far they’re going to keep pretending he’s an extremely stable genius even as he gets to the “wandering around aimlessly, shitting himself in public, and drooling” level of dementia. Like, one day will they decide “oh, the President was great up until he got dementia, could happen to anyone” and ignore the fact that we saw the demented behavior the entire time and they cult convinced themselves that it was genius. ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/846 "2025-10-28T19:28:01Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > definitely be **liberal** with CT scans. Don’t give them any ideas. They’ll come up with some story that modern medicine is a liberal plot to kill us all with radiation. And no Tylenol! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/847 "2025-10-28T19:29:05Z")
And he has the (mutant?) power to regenerate cartilage. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/848 "2025-10-28T19:41:11Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It’s nothing new. Back in 2020, he made the infamous “person, woman, man, camera, TV” comment to an interviewer, claiming that those were the words he was tasked with remembering, Good grief, don’t make me defend that motherfucker, but this isn’t really accurate. He never claimed those were the exact words in his test. He was clearly looking at the people and objects he mentioned as he said them and it seemed clear those were examples. The fact that he didn’t understand how pathetic the whole exercise was is plenty bad all on its own. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/849 "2025-10-28T19:43:04Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Isn’t there a single repub out there embarrassed by the fat fuck? Not one that said “my soul is worth more than this!” No, this much has been clear for years. To be a Republican in 2025 means _categorically_ that you are a-ok with this vile incompetent fascist and what he’s doing to america. If you are still in the party you are quite alright with what this means for you soul ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/850 "2025-10-28T19:46:46Z")
I understand. I’m just pointing out genetics appear to be mostly on his side for now. ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/851 "2025-10-28T19:48:25Z")
But…_why_? I know, the question admits no answer without putting them through extreme interrogation. But, whether we like it or not, Repubs are not one dimensional villains. They are not a hive mind. They breathe the same air, drive the same roads, watch the same TV, visit the same entertainments, parks. It’s important to remember that. So why individually they are selling out what this country is still confounds me. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/852 "2025-10-28T19:56:56Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > And he has the (mutant?) power to regenerate cartilage. That’s ear-ey. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/853 "2025-10-29T00:06:48Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > But…_why_? It’s really hard to avoid the Occam’s razor answer that they don’t object because they are happy with Trump and what he’s doing. All that talk of small government, personal freedom, venerating the constitution, etc that we had to put with in the Obama years. They never meant a word of it, they don’t give a crap about any of that stuff and never did > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Repubs are not one dimensional villains. They are not a hive mind. They breathe the same air, drive the same roads, watch the same TV, visit the same entertainments, parks. It’s important to remember that. So why individually they are selling out what this country is still confounds me I know and ten years ago (even one year ago, to a degree) I would have agreed: the people on board with Trump’s fascist agenda represent only a minority of GOP voters. But it really doesn’t seem that way to me anymore. The absolute best you can say is they are happy to put up with fascism and what Trump is doing to America as long as brown people get deported and women get their reproductive rights taken away ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/854 "2025-10-29T00:11:15Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > But…_why_? Aren’t there any Christians out there who hate Jesus and will publicly repudiate him? Why not? ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/855 "2025-10-29T00:28:54Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > So why individually they are selling out what this country is still confounds me. When you have the tiger by the tail, you hold onto that tail for as long as you can, because the minute you let go, that tiger is going to bite your head off. And you have to put up with that tiger shitting all over you from hanging off its tail. In other words, they’ve hitched their wagon to the Trump Train. They desperately want and need MAGA support. They are terrified of retribution from stepping out of line. They have nothing left. The moment they admit that the emperor is not wearing any clothes, they are done, so they have to clap and nod and praise the fine silks and perfect fit. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/856 "2025-10-29T01:10:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When you have the tiger by the tail, you hold onto that tail for as long as you can, because the minute you let go, that tiger is going to bite your head off. And you have to put up with that tiger shitting all over you from hanging off its tail. Wrong animal. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TiVsCzRJKaY/hqdefault.jpg "Hippo poo fan/explosion") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiVsCzRJKaY&t=15s) Tigers aren’t nearly mean enough ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/857 "2025-10-29T01:26:10Z")
> [@abcdefghij](#): > > Wrong animal. I didn’t invent the expression. > **[Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tiger-by-the-tail)** > > The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years! And I would not besmirch the noble hippo by comparing one to Trump. He’s like a giant bacteria. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/858 "2025-10-29T01:28:53Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I didn’t invent the expression. No, but you invented this part > [@Atamasama](#): > > And you have to put up with that tiger shitting all over you from hanging off its tail. I maintain that the hippo’s temperament is closer, behavior is closer, and resemblance is uncanny ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/859 "2025-10-29T01:37:01Z")
> [@abcdefghij](#): > > No, but you invented this part I was expanding an existing metaphor. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/860 "2025-10-29T01:58:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When you have the tiger by the tail, you hold onto that tail for as long as you can, because the minute you let go, that tiger is going to bite your head off. … “When you have the _leopard_ by the tail, you hold onto that tail for as long as you can, because the minute you let go, that _leopard_ is going to _eat your face_.” ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/861 "2025-10-29T02:54:38Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Like, one day will they decide “oh, the President was great up until he got dementia, could happen to anyone” and ignore the fact that we saw the demented behavior the entire time and they cult convinced themselves that it was genius. At this point, I suspect that’s the most likely scenario for a significant number of his followers to turn against him. They won’t have a change of heart or admit they were wrong to support him, it’ll be Trump who changed and that’s why they can no longer support him. Though given they’ve continued to support him despite the mountains of evidence he’s the most venal, lying, and incompetent president we’ve ever had, his followers may just run straight off a cliff for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=44)