# 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:** 74
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1462 "2026-01-26T20:26:24Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In March, McDonald’s is rolling out a new version of the Big Mac with quarter pound patties, three slices of cheese, fried onions, and a more ketchupy sauce with no pickles in it. > > Dare we hope? > > [https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-quietly-makes-a-big-arch-menu-shift-that-goes-beyond-price](https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-quietly-makes-a-big-arch-menu-shift-that-goes-beyond-price) This sounds a lot like one of the custom creations we used to come up with in the kitchen after closing when I worked at McD’s in the ‘80s. > [@](#): > > **Calories:** 1,050-1,110 kcal, roughly double the calories of a McDonald’s classic Big Mac (550–560 kcal) Here’s hoping that Trump, being a creature of habit, orders two of these monstrosities. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1463 "2026-01-26T20:58:49Z")
Sounds like that Jack in the Box burger from a decade or two ago: three patties, five slices of cheese, and bacon bacon bacon. I don’t remember what they called it, but I called it the Death burger. I had one. It was delicious. But I expect I will live one year less than before. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1464 "2026-01-26T21:05:50Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Sounds like that Jack in the Box burger from a decade or two ago: three patties, five slices of cheese, and bacon bacon bacon. And the Wendy’s “[Big Bacon Classic Triple](https://order.wendys.com/product/31077/big-bacon-classic-triple?lang=en_US),” with three quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, and some vaguely vegetable ingredients. 1140 calories, 78 grams of fat. Yum! [![](https://app.wendys.com/unified/assets/menu/cropped/2885_medium_US_en.png) ](https://app.wendys.com/unified/assets/menu/cropped/2885_medium_US_en.png) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1465 "2026-01-26T23:34:56Z")
Trump himself estimates he’ll be in a coffin within ten years: > **[Trump, 79, Freaked Out Allies With Prediction About When He’ll Die](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-freaked-allies-prediction-132913270.html)** > > The “specter of death” has come up in private discussions about 2028. Let’s hope it’s within the next ten _days_. He was supposed to be dead when I started the thread! ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1466 "2026-01-27T00:46:43Z")
Not that my opinion means anything, but I still miss that McDLT. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1467 "2026-01-27T01:04:53Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Not that my opinion means anything, but I still miss that McDLT. I remember making those! The “LT” in the name stood for lettuce and tomato. It had a cold side and a hot side, which was a necessity when you pre-made the burgers (and which were supposed to be held for only 10 minutes and then thrown out if not sold). I remember we once ran out of the tomatoes and my manager sent me to the grocery store during my shift to get more. Anyway, now that the burgers are made-to-order (more specifically, they are now “assembled to order”), it’s no longer necessary to have a cold side and hot side, and they did utilize a lot of wasteful foam packaging. I’m pretty sure a [Quarter-Pounder with Cheese Deluxe](https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/deluxe-quarter-pounder-with-cheese.html) is basically the same thing now. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1468 "2026-01-27T01:15:31Z")
> [@robby](#): > > It had a cold side and a hot side I know that there was blame put on the wasteful packaging but I think it failed because they put the cheese on the cold side… ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1469 "2026-01-27T01:17:07Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > I think it failed because they put the cheese on the cold side… Cold cheese on a burger is a huge fail. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1470 "2026-01-27T01:35:26Z")
I doubt that Mr. Mango cares on his Mc’ds orders. Not dead today, I suppose, but he hasn’t been around much recently, has he? Just senile posts online… ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1471 "2026-01-27T01:37:15Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > > Sounds like that Jack in the Box burger from a decade or two ago: three patties, five slices of cheese, and bacon bacon bacon. > > And the Wendy’s “[Big Bacon Classic Triple](https://order.wendys.com/product/31077/big-bacon-classic-triple?lang=en_US),” with three quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, and some vaguely vegetable ingredients. 1140 calories, 78 grams of fat. Yum! > > [https://app.wendys.com/unified/assets/menu/cropped/2885\_medium\_US\_en.png](https://app.wendys.com/unified/assets/menu/cropped/2885_medium_US_en.png) As tempting a coronary artery blocker as that appears, it doesn’t hold a candle to the Fatburger XXXL. That beauty, when ordered with “The Works”\*, tops out at 2,050 calories. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WXwfTqu9NfU/maxresdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WXwfTqu9NfU/maxresdefault.jpg) Aside from the healthful fat content, it’s also high in protein, so it fits right into the new MAHA food pyramid. Also known as the Kingburger. Two of those for lunch\* with double large fries and onion rings plus a big milkshake is a meal fit for a king! \*don’t forget the double cheese. \*\*An additional XXXL midnight snack sounds like a swell idea. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1472 "2026-01-27T01:50:09Z")
Fat Burger was a real place. One was near down town JC back in the day. I stopped by there once; a manager from a brokerage firm was taking his new employee out to a ‘first day’ lunch. All the workers were hustling and shouting out their orders with a smile and a “Yes Sir!” “No Sir!”. The manager smiled and turned to the new employee and said, “Do one thing wrong and you’ll be working here before the end of the lunch rush. Got me?” Brokerage firm managers are Dicks. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1473 "2026-01-27T03:05:50Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Fat Burger was a real place. We have them up here. The burgers are mediocre; not awful, not great. Their only appeal IMHO is that there are a ton of extras you can add at no additional charge. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1474 "2026-01-27T03:56:39Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Fat Burger was a real place. I loved Fatburger. I liked them better than In ‘N’ Out because they actually put pepper on their burgers. And their fries (especially Fat Fries) were superior. In ‘N’ Out’s fries are limp and greasy. (They do have a good burger, though.) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1475 "2026-01-27T04:46:56Z")
Fatburger was the best and ought not be in the same sentence with In “N” Out. The closest one to me is Buena Park. Maybe I can stop there after a day at Knott’s Berry Farm. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1476 "2026-01-27T05:13:13Z")
I do not understand how this became a burger thread. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1477 "2026-01-27T05:14:44Z")
It’s my fault. I suggested that McDonald’s had created the Big Arch burger specifically to kill Trump. [![](https://www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/BigArch-MAIN.jpg) ](https://www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/08/BigArch-MAIN.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1478 "2026-01-27T05:20:10Z")
Aw crud. My apologies for contributing to the hijack. I hate it when others do it and I’m sorry to be a perp 😔 ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1479 "2026-01-27T06:01:09Z")
True enough, but how would we tell? Don’t his cankles flop over and cover his arches? ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1480 "2026-01-27T14:04:02Z")
Here’s a cheerful little tune to hum while we’re waiting: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XDkhzVw0yBs/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/XDkhzVw0yBs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDXDkhzVw0yBs ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1481 "2026-01-27T14:33:49Z")
That’s almost perfect! All that needs to be changed is the lyric > Some fine day the news’ll flash > Satan with a small moustache I propose > Some fine day the big new lands > Satan with the tiny hands Then we’re good to go. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=75)