# 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:** 77
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1522 "2026-01-29T02:03:25Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Yes, I think this may be part of it as well. It will be interesting to see the stories that come out after he dies about how deeply he is hated by Republicans. Desperatly trying to cover their tracks. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1523 "2026-01-29T02:13:14Z")
With apologies to Pauline Kael et al, ‘No one I know ~~voted for Nixon~~ supported Trump or MAGA.’ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1524 "2026-01-29T02:22:06Z")
> [@abcdefghij](#): > > I was amazed they let him appear in public with multiple PICC lines, but then realized I was looking at her fingernails Same. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1525 "2026-01-29T04:02:44Z")
Is that makeup covering the usual bruise on the back of his hand? I think so. ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1526 "2026-01-29T04:27:29Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Is that makeup covering the usual bruise on the back of his hand? Undoubtedly. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1527 "2026-01-29T06:21:11Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Is that makeup covering the usual bruise on the back of his hand? If by makeup you mean “discount spackle from Home Depot.” ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1528 "2026-01-29T08:03:36Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Is that makeup covering the usual bruise on the back of his hand? Only partially. If you zoom in, you can see there’s still some purplish cracked skin on the left side of the white splotch that hasn’t been covered. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1529 "2026-01-29T12:49:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I think the speed he goes from “messiah” to “pariah” might be fast enough to cause whiplash. You remember how Charlie Kirk went from semi-famous (outside the right-wing bubble) to martyred prophet, right? Really have to hope no one actually assassinates Trump (if/when he dies in office there will of course be CTs around it), or he’ll be on Mount Rushmore inside a year. ---
**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 29, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1530 "2026-01-29T14:24:30Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > “Copier’s empty again. Do you know if we have more paper?” > “Comrade Stalin always ensured we had plenty of paper!” But we are out of paper! Comrade Stalin said we do not need paper today. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1531 "2026-01-29T16:52:11Z")
You’d think his handlers would do a better job color matching his concealer. ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1532 "2026-01-29T17:00:59Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > > [@abcdefghij](#): > > > > I was amazed they let him appear in public with multiple PICC lines, but then realized I was looking at her fingernails > > Same. I didn’t notice they were fingernails until I read this post. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1533 "2026-01-29T17:09:03Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > You’d think his handlers would do a better job color matching his concealer. This is kind of proof that Trump can’t see. We don’t need anymore proof that he has the worst taste in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1534 "2026-01-29T20:44:07Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Racism is the original sin of European colonization in North America. This, this right here, should be the cornerstone of all US grade and high school history and civics/social studies classes. Not to demonize anyone, just to teach the truth, the bad with the good. (n.b. I hate the religious notion of original sin, but this as a metaphor is instantly understandable. And accurate, since the results of racism, even for recent white immigrants, are inescapable.) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1535 "2026-01-30T15:49:24Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > You’d think his handlers would do a better job color matching his concealer. He doesn’t really have handlers anymore; just enablers. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1536 "2026-01-30T16:06:18Z")
I posted the below over in the ICE shooting thread. If we are ready to lower the death penalty bar to those that commit misdemeanors or low level felonies, shouldn’t we first go after folks with many, many felonies. I hear some are out walking around with 34 felonies under their belt. > [@The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1319): > > With the new Pretti video, Trump has pivoted back to calling him an agitator and insurrectionist. The only thing he hasn’t outright said is that he deserved to die. I’m guessing that comes out soon. > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/trump-alex-pretti-agitator-minneapolis-shooting-ice.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.IVA.7jBa.JBrGNtoI5zaP&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/trump-alex-pretti-agitator-minneapolis-shooting-ice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.7jBa.JBrGNtoI5zaP&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1537 "2026-01-31T01:44:15Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > or he’ll be on Mount Rushmore inside a year. Depending on how you feel about the ‘monument,’ this might not be such a bad thing. That rock is not stable enough for another face, and I wonder how much the maintenance budget has suffered during this administration. ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1538 "2026-01-31T01:46:58Z")
They’ll spend $100 to get some guy with a chisel to make a tiny, lifelike addition to the monument, off in the corner somewhere, and call it Mount Mushroom. “What a shame, erosion has really worn away at this, huh?” “I finished it an hour ago.” ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1539 "2026-01-31T01:47:07Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > or he’ll be on Mount Rushmore inside a year. Oooh, can we pick what facial expression they’ll use? [![](https://images.wsj.net/im-45270554?width=700&height=466) ](https://images.wsj.net/im-45270554?width=700&height=466) ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1540 "2026-01-31T01:53:29Z")
Luckily enough, it’s my understanding that the rock on Mt Rushmore will not permit the carving of additional faces. Something about internal cracking within the face of the mountain itself. Maybe they’ll just spray paint the existing faces orange. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1541 "2026-01-31T02:17:39Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > it’s my understanding that the rock on Mt Rushmore will not permit the carving of additional faces Additional faces? Pfft…they’re going to re-carve the existing ones. It will be the 4 faces of Donald. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=78)