# Yes, Trump said "Shates." It's not that funny. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788 "2017-12-07T13:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/61 "2017-12-07T20:10:22Z")
> [@CurtC](#): > > I’m not saying we should do what they would do, I was just pointing out their hypocrisy. That’s shooting fish in a barrel, man! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/62 "2017-12-07T20:40:30Z")
I think it’s clearly a problem with his teeth and dentures. He was reportedly dehydrated, which isn’t surprising given his diet and schedule. With all this talk of impeachment, it’s crossed my mind that he might get physically and mentally gassed to the point where he taps out. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/63 "2017-12-07T21:18:19Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > But when he attacked the reporter, he was also attacking everyone with a similar disability. If we attack Trump for a disability, we are also attacking everyone with a similar disability. I don’t want to attack innocent people just to express my contempt for Trump. I agree, but I don’t think that anyone ridiculing Trump for his mushmouth garble would be making fun of a disability. Unless obnoxious vanity is a disability, in which case a debate should be opened to bat back and forth the merits of making fun of such a disability. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/64 "2017-12-07T21:26:07Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I agree, but I don’t think that anyone ridiculing Trump for his mushmouth garble would be making fun of a disability. Unless obnoxious vanity is a disability, in which case a debate should be opened to bat back and forth the merits of making fun of such a disability. Discussion takes too long. I say strike now and have a discussion about feeling guilty later. He should get his nose rubbed in it and swatted with a rolled up _Washington Post_. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/65 "2017-12-07T23:12:16Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > Maybe I need to get my ears checked, but the speech sounded like a typical Trumpian speech to me. > > Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Same here. I actually thought his delivery was pretty strong for Trump. But if you look at the video, it’s clear he was struggling to contain his teeth or something. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/66 "2017-12-07T23:45:13Z")
I agree. In the video, he did seem to be struggling. It was more than just the last word. It also seemed to me that Pence behind him seemed to get concerned at a few points. Today the White House announced that Trump will undergo a physical and release the results (ha!) in early 2018. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/67 "2017-12-07T23:53:12Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I think it’s clearly a problem with his teeth and dentures. He was reportedly dehydrated, which isn’t surprising given his diet and schedule. With all this talk of impeachment, it’s crossed my mind that he might get physically and mentally gassed to the point where he taps out. It’s been scientifically proven that lying puts a significant strain on blood flow to the brain, and can result in severe dehydration and in some cases hair loss or even changes in skin color. Someone should check Trump for any of those symptoms!!! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/68 "2017-12-07T23:54:32Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I agree. In the video, he did seem to be struggling. It was more than just the last word. It also seemed to me that\*\* Pence behind him seemed to get concerned\*\* at a few points. > > Today the White House announced that Trump will undergo a physical and release the results (ha!) in early 2018. Concerned my foot, I’ll bet he’d be issuing executive orders before Trump hit the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/69 "2017-12-07T23:59:44Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > His voice was slurred. It was not the same as usual. > > He sounded like my father the year before he died. Did your father have a stroke by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/70 "2017-12-08T00:02:01Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I agree. In the video, he did seem to be struggling. It was more than just the last word. It also seemed to me that Pence behind him seemed to get concerned at a few points. > > Today the White House announced that Trump will undergo a physical and release the results (ha!) in early 2018. Alongside his tax returns. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/71 "2017-12-08T02:03:04Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Story is his standard lunch is 2 Big Macs, 2 Filet O Fish, and a milkshake. That’s 2500 or so calories right there, most of them empty. That was in Corey Lewandowski’s book, right? He followed up by saying that trump only consumed one meal a day, so it was okay. I don’t know about 71 year old obese dudes, but if _I_ let my tummy shrink by fasting for hours and hours, there’s no way I could cram that much crap into it at a sitting (without becoming seriously ill). ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/72 "2017-12-08T03:01:55Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > That was in Corey Lewandowski’s book, right? He followed up by saying that trump only consumed one meal a day, so it was okay. > > I don’t know about 71 year old obese dudes, but if _I_ let my tummy shrink by fasting for hours and hours, there’s no way I could cram that much crap into it at a sitting (without becoming seriously ill). Trump has the best appetite, though. No one has a better appetite then he does! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/73 "2017-12-08T03:32:19Z")
I’m sure he does. Errant fuckery builds up quite a craving! Doesn’t it kill you, though, that the miserable shit could have ANY FOOD IN THE WORLD — Uzbekistan dumplings, roasted Tuscan boar, raw Archachon oysters, Sally’s clam pizza flown in from New Haven — and his choices are KFC and ketchuped steaks that rattle in the pan? Not the FIRST thing that makes me want to take a Louisville Slugger to his head, but up there in the top twenty. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/74 "2017-12-08T03:37:42Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I’m sure he does. Errant fuckery builds up quite a craving! > > Doesn’t it kill you, though, that the miserable shit could have ANY FOOD IN THE WORLD — Uzbekistan dumplings, roasted Tuscan boar, raw Archachon oysters, Sally’s clam pizza flown in from New Haven — and his choices are KFC and ketchuped steaks that rattle in the pan? > > Not the FIRST thing that makes me want to take a Louisville Slugger to his head, but up there in the top twenty. Imagine what it’s like for the White House chef. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/75 "2017-12-08T03:43:40Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I agree. In the video, he did seem to be struggling. It was more than just the last word. It also seemed to me that Pence behind him seemed to get concerned at a few points. > > Today the White House announced that Trump will undergo a physical and release the results (ha!) in early 2018. More than the slurring and weird slurping back of his lower plate, what concerned me was the odd step-back he did at the very end of his speech. He was already struggling. The step-back looked to me like he was having a hard time not fainting. Also disturbing was how he stepped to the left (viewer’s left, not his left) of the podium just after he finished. Strangely unsteady. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/76 "2017-12-08T03:45:37Z")
Well, someone is taking it seriously. [“White House announces physical exam for Trump after slurred speech”](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/07/white-house-announces-physical-exam-for-trump-after-slurred-speech/23300782/) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON — President Trump will undergo the traditional physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in early 2018 and make public the results of that checkup, the White House promised on Thursday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders also dismissed what she called “ridiculous questions” about Trump’s health after he seemed to slur some words in a speech a day earlier. > > “There were a lot of questions on that — frankly, pretty ridiculous questions,” Sanders told reporters at her daily briefing. “The president’s throat was dry, nothing more than that.” > … More backpedaling, dismissals, obfuscation, smoke screens, and non-denial denials to follow. ETA: > [@Aspenglow](#): > > … The step-back looked to me like he was having a hard time not fainting. > … Gee, is his non-fainting going to make headlines for days and days like Hillary’s stumble did? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/77 "2017-12-08T04:13:02Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Imagine what it’s like for the White House chef. Ham. [http://www.clickhole.com/article/new-era-donald-trump-just-whispered-hope-you-make--5155](http://www.clickhole.com/article/new-era-donald-trump-just-whispered-hope-you-make--5155) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/78 "2017-12-08T04:25:05Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Well, someone is taking it seriously. > > [“White House announces physical exam for Trump after slurred speech”](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/07/white-house-announces-physical-exam-for-trump-after-slurred-speech/23300782/) > More backpedaling, dismissals, obfuscation, smoke screens, and non-denial denials to follow. > ETA: > Gee, is his non-fainting going to make headlines for days and days like Hillary’s stumble did? FFS, stop making a mountain out of a molehill!! Every time my throat gets dry, I suck my teeth, make drunken puffer fish faces and wobble around like a blanc mange in a high wind. Doesn’t everyone?? ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/79 "2017-12-08T04:36:55Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I like presidents who don’t have dentures. I like presidents whose adult teeth weren’t captured by a wimpy tooth fairy. I’m starting the Toother Movement. I want to see a tooth certificate that proves he has his original teeth. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788/80 "2017-12-08T04:48:23Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > \*\*Well, someone is taking it seriously. \*\* > > [“White House announces physical exam for Trump after slurred speech”](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/07/white-house-announces-physical-exam-for-trump-after-slurred-speech/23300782/) > More backpedaling, dismissals, obfuscation, smoke screens, and non-denial denials to follow. > ETA: > Gee, is his non-fainting going to make headlines for days and days like Hillary’s stumble did? if anyone truly thought the slurring was something serious , he would have been on his way to the nearest hospital as soon as he was off-stage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-trump-said-shates-its-not-that-funny/803788.md?page=5)