# Trump sort of reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809 "2026-03-27T13:30:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809/61 "2026-04-06T15:28:55Z")

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No offense intended. My post was not directed at you or any other individual. It just seemed like we had a series of posts on another topic developing.

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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:** [April 6, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809/62 "2026-04-06T19:31:43Z")

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Oh yes. I can highly recommend the book “The River of Doubt”.

I’m a big guy. Did search and rescue. Could be rough. I was never near as tough as those guys where. Holy shit.

Trump would fold like the cheap suits he wears if faced with such obstacles

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809/63 "2026-04-06T19:42:08Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> Oh yes. I can highly recommend the book “The River of Doubt”.

As can I. He did this foolhardy stunt after losing his last run for the presidency. It nearly killed him and his son Kermit, which is not surprising, considering the Rio de Duvida had never been explored by anyone (other than locals, perhaps), or mapped. What was supposed to be a relaxing float down a river turned into a fight for survival.

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**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809/64 "2026-04-06T23:15:05Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> Trump would fold like the cheap suits he wears if faced with such obstacles

We know Trump’s idea of roughing it is walking up a stopped escalator. And then complaining about it for days afterwards.

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**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sort-of-reminds-me-of-teddy-roosevelt/1028809/65 "2026-04-07T13:51:57Z")

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don’t forget the lawsuit/executive order

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