# trump's most ridiculous, stupid ideas, political or otherwise **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 4, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041 "2020-06-04T13:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/21 "2020-06-05T02:51:31Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Wow. I’m not familiar with that site, and I wasn’t sure at first whether that article was Onion-style satire or not. Yeah, I had to look through it to see if it was legit, but it seems to be. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/22 "2020-06-05T03:03:05Z")
Running for Re-Election. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/23 "2020-06-05T16:20:01Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Someone got whooshed. > > 😃 Dammit, now I have cancer. Personally, I think the injecting disinfectant idea is less stupid than trying to inject sunlight. > [@](#): > > And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that, too. Fucker is too dumb to recognize that “we’ll check on that” is code for “this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/24 "2020-06-05T17:21:38Z")
[Steam catapults](https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a27632779/trump-navy-steam-catapults/) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/25 "2020-06-05T19:18:35Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > [Steam catapults](https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a27632779/trump-navy-steam-catapults/) Another classic. Yeah, trump, let’s just throw out billions of dollars of modern catapult tech just because you have a vague notion that the old steam catapults are somehow better. You know better than all the generals, right? (maybe admirals, in this case) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/26 "2020-06-05T22:44:35Z")
> [@solost](#): > > You know better than all the generals, right? (maybe admirals, in this case) “I’m admiral too. I get huge crowds at my rallies. The biggest crowds ever. And they all admire me. So who knows better, me or those navy generals?” ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/27 "2020-06-05T23:47:16Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > [Buying Greenland](https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/08/23/yes-trump-wanted-buy-greenland-but-whole-history-gets-weirder/2083277001/). In fairness, if the price were low enough, Greenland would be a great purchase, similar to how Alaska was mocked as Seward’s Folly but paid off enormously. That doesn’t excuse Trump’s 10,000 blunders though. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/28 "2020-06-06T07:15:59Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > In fairness, if the price were low enough, Greenland would be a great purchase, similar to how Alaska was mocked as Seward’s Folly but paid off enormously. > > That doesn’t excuse Trump’s 10,000 blunders though. It wasn’t an issue of the price or the value. The stupid part was Trump thinking Greenland was for sale. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/29 "2020-06-06T08:24:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A Democratic Congresswoman has introduced a bill to prevent him from nuking hurricanes. > [Bill Would Prevent the President from Nuking Hurricanes - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2020/06/bill-would-prevent-president-nuking-hurricanes/165900/) At this point, I’d be more worried about him attempting to nuke the coronavirus, or the BLM protests. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/30 "2020-06-06T13:46:38Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > In fairness, if the price were low enough, Greenland would be a great purchase, similar to how Alaska was mocked as Seward’s Folly but paid off enormously. > > That doesn’t excuse Trump’s 10,000 blunders though. We aren’t playing [Risk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_%28game%29) Or perhaps we are. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/31 "2020-06-06T13:50:33Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > At this point, I’d be more worried about him attempting to nuke the coronavirus, or the BLM protests. Got to wonder how many ‘Executive Orders’ sort of just disappear off his desk when the Quarter Pounders with cheese come in. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/32 "2020-06-06T14:29:31Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Dammit, now I have cancer. > > Personally, I think the injecting disinfectant idea is less stupid than trying to inject sunlight. > > Fucker is too dumb to recognize that “we’ll check on that” is code for “this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard” What he was referring to is a relatively new health trend called “perineum sunning”. [https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend](https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend) According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. Given Trumps love of woo, you know he has tried this and found it to be terrific! The sun has never seen a bum as great as his! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/33 "2020-06-06T15:20:22Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > What he was referring to is a relatively new health trend called “perineum sunning”. [https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend](https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend) > > According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. > > Given Trumps love of woo, you know he has tried this and found it to be terrific! The sun has never seen a bum as great as his! So now we have to tell him to shove it where the sun _does_ shine? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/34 "2020-06-06T16:29:32Z")
Remember that time Trump thought tossing “beautiful” paper towel rolls to needy people in Puerto Rico after a devastating hurricane was [fun](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/donald-trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-paper-towels&ved=2ahUKEwiq1eO-zO3pAhXYoXIEHX0HBNgQFjAPegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw0aEvBp_isO6Ql1QreCROT0)? ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/35 "2020-06-06T18:09:38Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > What he was referring to is a relatively new health trend called “perineum sunning”. [https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend](https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend) > > According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. > > Given Trumps love of woo, you know he has tried this and found it to be terrific! The sun has never seen a bum as great as his! Is sunlight supposed to be good for the brain? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/36 "2020-06-06T21:10:42Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > What he was referring to is a relatively new health trend called “perineum sunning”. [https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend](https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend) > > According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. > > Given Trumps love of woo, you know he has tried this and found it to be terrific! The sun has never seen a bum as great as his! America is having enough problems. Don’t encourage Donald Trump to take up nudism. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/37 "2020-06-07T03:25:30Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > What he was referring to is a relatively new health trend called “perineum sunning”. [https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend](https://www.health.com/mind-body/perineum-butt-sunning-wellness-trend) > > According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. I remember that fad. I think Josh Brolin got sunburned where the sun don’t shine. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/38 "2020-06-07T04:26:20Z")
> [@Frazzled](#): > > According to highly respected health experts, including Gwyneth Paltrow, just 30 seconds of direct sunlight on your butthole will fill you with vitality for the next several hours. I don’t know about you, but if my anus were to be sunburned, I’d venture I’d be moving rather rapidly. The most likely destination, of course, would be to a legitimate medico. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/39 "2020-06-07T13:52:25Z")
Jeez, this thread took a weird left turn into discussion of sunburned anuses. Although if I think about it, a sunburned anus might be a good metaphor for what’s happening with the trump administration right now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041/40 "2020-06-07T13:58:41Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Jeez, this thread took a weird left turn into discussion of sunburned anuses. > > Although if I think about it, a sunburned anus might be a good metaphor for what’s happening with the trump administration right now. This thread has _always_ been about a sunburned anus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041.md?page=3)