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Things Trump has said that made you laugh out loud

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Cabowich Thu 23-Jan-25 16:48:57

I wasn't sure whether to put this into Chat or News and Politics but I was wondering whether anything Trump has said has made you laugh.

I heard my favourite Trumpism this morning -

"“There are people coming in with tattoos all over their face … typically, you know, he’s not going to be head of the local bank”.

He has a point, I think.

Claremont Thu 23-Jan-25 17:09:47

Nothing he has ever said is funny tbh.

Moonwatcher1904 Thu 23-Jan-25 17:14:59

Whatever he says isn't funny more scary. Although when he's talking he does repeat himself and has annoying habit of pointing at people.

Curlywhirly Thu 23-Jan-25 17:37:26

When he said that God had spared him (after being shot in the ear) so that he could make America Great again!! Made me laugh out loud - he's delusional and nuts 🤣

mumofmadboys Thu 23-Jan-25 17:41:36

The funniest thing ever was when he suggested injecting bleach to get rid of covid!

Babs03 Thu 23-Jan-25 17:42:18

Am afraid I don’t find him amusing in the least. I know people laugh at him but he is capable of making this world even more crazy than it already is.
He is very dangerous.

Calendargirl Thu 23-Jan-25 17:44:38

Well, I remember when he was POTUS previously, he was asked if he had received an invitation to Harry and Meghan’s wedding. (The interviewer knew darn well he hadn’t as he wasn’t best friends with Meg)

No, not as far as he was aware, said Trump.

What would you say to the couple, he was asked.

He graciously said along the lines of he wished them well and hoped they had a good day.

Then with a grin he said he wished them luck as he thought ‘Harry would need it!’

wink

Witzend Thu 23-Jan-25 19:59:17

I did give a very hollow sort of laugh when he said God had spared him so he could make America great again.

As some TV journalist remarked the other night (an American one IIRC) he’s beginning to sound like a monarch who thinks he has Divine Right.
Maybe someone could tell him what happened to Charles the First.

Cossy Fri 24-Jan-25 12:19:55

Although he is laughable, I’m afraid when he goes off on one of his rants, or ridiculous comments, I simply cringe.

I absolutely loathe Trump and all he stands for!

Frenchgalinspain Fri 24-Jan-25 12:26:56

Babs03

Am afraid I don’t find him amusing in the least. I know people laugh at him but he is capable of making this world even more crazy than it already is.
He is very dangerous.

I agree whith you ..

He belongs in a "straight jacket" without a doubt.

And on top of this, he is a total cruel racist .. He is everything that The Statue of Liberty does NOT stand for and is against.

Luckygirl3 Fri 24-Jan-25 12:30:29

There is nothing to laugh about in any of his pronouncements.

Vulnerable people live in fear.

JakeysGranny Fri 24-Jan-25 12:34:07

He doesn’t have to say anything, just his face makes me laugh 🤭

Llamedos13 Fri 24-Jan-25 12:34:33

How about his claim “they are eating the
dogs,they are eating the cats of the people who live there”. Referring to immigrants from Haiti living in Springfield Ohio.

TheWeirdoAgain59 Fri 24-Jan-25 12:45:18

Him and his equally creepy mrs are just as bad as each other but I do like their Baron, I think he's absolutely lovely and I'm following him on Instagram!

Wyllow3 Fri 24-Jan-25 12:45:55

Awful moment - his response to the dreadful natural disasters in Puerto Rico 2017: he arrives very late, gives virtually no help, but in a church distributing aid, helpfully throws paper towels out into the crowd.

MrsMatt Fri 24-Jan-25 12:47:59

Everything that comes out of that man's mouth is a joke. I can't pick just one

Dee1012 Fri 24-Jan-25 12:52:07

He absolutely infuriates me... he's an utterly loathsome individual and far from being funny, I actually find it terrifying, given the power he now has.

Galaxy Fri 24-Jan-25 12:53:31

And yet one of the reasons I think he won was that enough people found the republicans more relatable than the democrats. Probably would be a good idea to look at why that was.

Mojack26 Fri 24-Jan-25 13:00:36

Yes made me laugh too! 'The anointed One' AS you say .....delusional

DrWatson Fri 24-Jan-25 13:03:19

For Galaxy -- he won because his opponent was a WOMAN, not widely known in USA politics (even though Vice Pres) and a chunk of voters there have macho disease, and struggle to consider voting for a woman, especially one who unfortunately has a slightly screechy voice.

Had Michelle Obama been persuaded to run instead of poor doddery old Joe, her history of Barack's stint as PoTUS might well have overcome that -- the Chump camp were afraid of her attraction to voters as she is a gifted speaker, powerful delivery, and would have wiped the floor with him in debates.

Cossy Fri 24-Jan-25 13:06:10

Maybe consider that there are still large pockets of people across the states who are extremely racist and the church belts who tend to be happy to return to the Victorian, particularly for women.

In addition several surveys have shown that the average educational attainment of many Trump supporters is less than average.

Finally, as some right-wingers have done here, lots of deflection, blaming migrants for issues which are not related to them in any way.

Good luck America!

TiggyW Fri 24-Jan-25 13:06:56

I can’t understand why America can’t produce a younger presidential candidate. Trump isn’t much younger than Biden!
As for laughing out loud, his hair and false tan are enough for me! What a narcissist!

Cossy Fri 24-Jan-25 13:07:08

DrWatson

For Galaxy -- he won because his opponent was a WOMAN, not widely known in USA politics (even though Vice Pres) and a chunk of voters there have macho disease, and struggle to consider voting for a woman, especially one who unfortunately has a slightly screechy voice.

Had Michelle Obama been persuaded to run instead of poor doddery old Joe, her history of Barack's stint as PoTUS might well have overcome that -- the Chump camp were afraid of her attraction to voters as she is a gifted speaker, powerful delivery, and would have wiped the floor with him in debates.

I agree, not only a woman, but a black women. A very strong candidate was needed in place of Biden.

DrWatson Fri 24-Jan-25 13:15:53

Anyone who wants a laugh at Chump, the racist, sexist, fraud, liar and braggart who got elected in November, should dig back on U-Tube to find his appearance on the Letterman show, late 2015 I think (though he was on it more than once).

He was already floating the idea of running for Pres, as a Republican, having a few years before been in the Dems camp, and pally with the Obamas. One of his early campaign ideas was his "lurrrrve" for Amurrrcan workers.

He got totally exposed on the show, looked like he was chewing glass, with his Exec clothing range shown to be made in those hotbeds of US employment, Taiwan & Bangladesh, bumptious balloon & hypocrite meets expert comedy pin.

As for his voters, a shrewd guy called H L Mencken had a great quote, pre-war, said "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public".

Galaxy Fri 24-Jan-25 13:16:55

They lost because she was a terrible candidate.
And because they saw many of their voters as stupid and told them so. But keep doing it = it has proved such a successful strategy.