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underpants

(196,209 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 06:59 PM 3 hrs ago

Just a couple things Trump actually said today

Awkward moment at Kennedy Center board meeting when Trump forces Speaker Johnson to talk about FL Rep. Neal Dunn’s illness.

Johnson: “I think it was a terminal diagnosis.”

Trump: “He would be dead by June.”

Johnson: “That wasn’t public, but yeah, okay.”


Trump on Iran: “They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East. So they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked.”

—a few minutes later —

“I knew the Strait would be a weapon. I predicted it a long time ago. I predicted all of this stuff. I predicted Osama bin Laden would knock out the World Trade Center. I wrote it in a book.”


Trump: Cuba, it's a beautiful island. Great weather. I will be having the honor of taking Cuba. Whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it, if you want to know the truth

Trump's full rant on Cuba: "I think Cuba, in its own way, tourism and everything else, it's a beautiful island, great weather. They're not in a hurricane zone, which is nice for a change, you know? They won't be asking us for money for hurricanes every week. I do believe I'll have the honor of taking Cuba. That's a big honor. Taking Cuba in some form, you know. Taking Cuba. I mean, whether I free it, take it -- I can do anything I want with it, if you want to know the truth."

Trump on Venezuela: "The president has done a very good job. I get along with him really well." (The president of Venezuela is a woman.)

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Just a couple things Trump actually said today (Original Post) underpants 3 hrs ago OP
Presenting two opposite sides of an argument both as facts in close time proximity bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #1
He's playing both sides of the reality game... ananda 3 hrs ago #6
That's true, and it's something GWB did a lot in office bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #7
Agree. It's his dementia operating in a dual reality. ananda 2 hrs ago #26
He's not lying gerryatwork 1 hr ago #31
Good point. ananda 50 min ago #38
DonOLD is a hideous, evil POS. Dont we all hate his guts?! !! ? !?!?! ! !!! Trueblue1968 1 hr ago #34
"They're not in a hurricane zone, which is nice for a change, you know?" Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #2
PEDO is a Stupid Insane Shit for brains. Cha 2 hrs ago #17
That's in the past, Wiz Imp. Trump wields the power to change that. True Dough 2 hrs ago #24
And Trump Cult members will continue to support and defend Trump. J_William_Ryan 3 hrs ago #3
Sadly he speaks their language - America is obviously suffering from an undereducated public. walkingman 3 hrs ago #4
Unbelievable! FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #5
Damn, where's Columbo Blue_Roses 2 hrs ago #23
Thanks for the catch-up. Been offline since early this morning. Seems Trump is now aware that he screwed the pooch Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #8
Thank you. underpants 3 hrs ago #16
Geez, you'd think it was HIS freakin' money! PatSeg 3 hrs ago #9
He redrew the hurricane zones with his sharpie. BattleRow 2 hrs ago #22
Oh okay, I see it now PatSeg 36 min ago #40
I know it's hard to tell, but he is getting worse. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #10
And where is the media? progressoid 3 hrs ago #11
I believe we are approaching the day he will be relieved by Vance. GoodRaisin 3 hrs ago #12
Sounds like all the reasons in the world to 25th amendment that POS! ffr 3 hrs ago #13
A trump hotel in Cuba soon??? vapor2 3 hrs ago #14
BINGO!!! underpants 3 hrs ago #15
You mean The Trump-Bacardi Havana? ForeGoneLegsBirne 2 hrs ago #28
Why doesn't he just fucking die? Orrex 2 hrs ago #18
He's torturing people out of spite MustLoveBeagles 2 hrs ago #25
You forgot - Maybe shouldn't even be there 617Blue 2 hrs ago #19
And no one calling him on any of it D_Master81 2 hrs ago #20
It's past time to demand his resignation. crud 2 hrs ago #21
He's lost it Renew Deal 2 hrs ago #27
He's insane. blm 2 hrs ago #29
His narcissism needs its own zip code Hey Joe 2 hrs ago #30
He's insane Joinfortmill 1 hr ago #32
Republicans in Congress do absolutely nothing about him because they like what he's doing, Diamond_Dog 1 hr ago #33
Impressive collection of Crazy. thought crime 1 hr ago #35
List of Cuba hurricanes struggle4progress 59 min ago #36
Falsely Claims He Predicted 9/11 struggle4progress 51 min ago #37
.... orangecrush 49 min ago #39
I think Rebl2 22 min ago #41

bucolic_frolic

(54,910 posts)
1. Presenting two opposite sides of an argument both as facts in close time proximity
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:03 PM
3 hrs ago

Amazing. It's like one side of his brain doesn't know what the other just said.

ananda

(35,010 posts)
6. He's playing both sides of the reality game...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
3 hrs ago

that he thinks he can win by appealing to whoever
likes one side or the other.

bucolic_frolic

(54,910 posts)
7. That's true, and it's something GWB did a lot in office
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:21 PM
3 hrs ago

You can maximize popularity by being on both sides, but the Bushes were subtle about it. Typically 3-4 days stood between both sides of an issue.

I don't quite see this Trump strategy as believable to anyone

ananda

(35,010 posts)
26. Agree. It's his dementia operating in a dual reality.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:40 PM
2 hrs ago

His brain is pretty much burnt to a crisp.

gerryatwork

(99 posts)
31. He's not lying
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 09:09 PM
1 hr ago

he actually believes what he says, and could even pass an lie detector test. MSM refuses to cover his mental decline.

ananda

(35,010 posts)
38. Good point.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:02 PM
50 min ago

He can't distinguish fact from fiction, nor make decisions
in a rational way.

I think it shows serious frontal lobe damage.

Wiz Imp

(9,835 posts)
2. "They're not in a hurricane zone, which is nice for a change, you know?"
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:05 PM
3 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:43 PM - Edit history (1)

I think the people of Cuba may disagree with that.

The country has experienced the effects of at least 54 Atlantic hurricanes, or storms that were once tropical or subtropical cyclones, including 37 since 2000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cuba_hurricanes

J_William_Ryan

(3,471 posts)
3. And Trump Cult members will continue to support and defend Trump.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:09 PM
3 hrs ago

This is one bizarre reason why Trump Cult members claim they love Trump: he says what’s on his mind – no matter how stupid, ignorant, or wrong.

walkingman

(10,748 posts)
4. Sadly he speaks their language - America is obviously suffering from an undereducated public.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:12 PM
3 hrs ago

Blue_Roses

(13,859 posts)
23. Damn, where's Columbo
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:23 PM
2 hrs ago

when you need him. That was one of my favorite shows growing up.

But, we do need a Columbo, anybody ...to stand up and call out all this BS Trump spews.

Attilatheblond

(8,769 posts)
8. Thanks for the catch-up. Been offline since early this morning. Seems Trump is now aware that he screwed the pooch
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:24 PM
3 hrs ago

Figured being offline while re-configuring the home office was sort of a good/bad thing. But I really get antsy when I can't check the news often. Silly, since there's nothing I can do about any of it, but that crazy man makes me tense when I don't know the insanity of the day.

You are appreciated, underpants. Your updates really are helpful.

PatSeg

(53,170 posts)
9. Geez, you'd think it was HIS freakin' money!
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:26 PM
3 hrs ago
They won't be asking us for money for hurricanes every week.


He sure is stingy with our money unless it is for planes and bombs. And where did he get the idea that Cuba didn't get hurricanes?

BattleRow

(2,341 posts)
22. He redrew the hurricane zones with his sharpie.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:20 PM
2 hrs ago

Nothing to see here,folks .
Now you see them,now you don't.

yellow dahlia

(5,675 posts)
10. I know it's hard to tell, but he is getting worse.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:28 PM
3 hrs ago

I think it's part devolving dementia and part feeling empowered by the lack of constraints.

progressoid

(53,107 posts)
11. And where is the media?
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:38 PM
3 hrs ago

Sorry, I haven't had the intestinal fortitude to watch him or the media lately so I'm out of the loop.

GoodRaisin

(10,864 posts)
12. I believe we are approaching the day he will be relieved by Vance.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:38 PM
3 hrs ago

He’s a bonafide kook.

ffr

(23,375 posts)
13. Sounds like all the reasons in the world to 25th amendment that POS!
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:40 PM
3 hrs ago


But, I get it. He's a POS God to POS people who worship and love the pain he's delivering on other Americans. His voters are more responsible for his actions than he is, in my book.

underpants

(196,209 posts)
15. BINGO!!!
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:46 PM
3 hrs ago

Although he doesn’t build or run the hotels anymore. He does the interior design 👀 and markets them. The golf courses yes but no other buildings.

D_Master81

(2,518 posts)
20. And no one calling him on any of it
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:12 PM
2 hrs ago

And I bet the media in attendance just nodded along like the good lap dogs they are without calling him on any of his insane or made up shit.

crud

(1,249 posts)
21. It's past time to demand his resignation.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:15 PM
2 hrs ago

Let's go to the White House soon and demand he leave. This insanity just can't continue.

Renew Deal

(85,032 posts)
27. He's lost it
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:41 PM
2 hrs ago

Totally unhinged. And it will continue like this as long as Congress allows it

Hey Joe

(576 posts)
30. His narcissism needs its own zip code
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:48 PM
2 hrs ago

And this absurd display of over the top hubris is disgusting and troubling for any person in any capacity.
25th this motherfucker before its too late!

Diamond_Dog

(40,405 posts)
33. Republicans in Congress do absolutely nothing about him because they like what he's doing,
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 09:18 PM
1 hr ago

Or else they don’t give a shit. America First, huh ………

struggle4progress

(126,020 posts)
37. Falsely Claims He Predicted 9/11
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:01 PM
51 min ago

Sarah Ewall-Wice
Mon, March 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM EDT

... The problem is that Trump’s Bin Laden lie has been checked and debunked numerous times.

The president made no such claim about 9/11 in his 2000 book. The fact checks on this claim date back to before his first presidential run more than a decade ago, but Trump keeps bringing it up ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/delusional-trump-79-falsely-claims-194714023.html

Rebl2

(17,654 posts)
41. I think
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:30 PM
22 min ago

He’s off his rocker today. He says anything that pops into his feeble brain. He has no filter. I am very familiar with that experience, unfortunately.

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