Donald Trump is to politics and diplomacy what kryptonite is to Superman. The man is simply toxic. He completely lacks civility. In short, he’s a complete asshole. Millions of words have been written about Trump, millions more will be written but that’s the bottom line now and always, the man is a complete asshole. This is why Democrats should not waste their time being kind or helpful. Trump takes it as weakeness and capitulation. He can’t work with anybody. His relationships are transactional and they’ll all based on power and manipulation. He’s a three-year-old.
Donald Trump will interpret any act of graciousness from an opponent as weakness…and then disrespect them accordingly. I don’t know why any Democrat treats him with anything less than disdain. There's no possible way to appeal to his better angels. That’s because he has none. pic.twitter.com/zVSDXSMFW5
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) December 10, 2024
You’ve heard the famous Trump description, “It’s incredible that he even exists. It’s as if you took everything that’s bad about America, scraped it off the floor, stuck it into an old hotdog skin and taught it to make noises with its face.” That’s who and what the *man* is, floofy hair plugs, girdle, shoe lifts, make up, hairspray, diaper and all. He’s a suffocating miasma of stink both literally and metaphorically.
The Bidens are a political couple of some tenure in Washington and they are respected in the world in a way that Trump and his Porn Hub-featured wife-on-paper will never be. And maybe that’s what is sticking in his craw today. Something is. Joe Biden had him over to the White House for two hours and welcomed him, as any decent statesman passing the torch would. Evidently it took hold for a little while because supposedly Trump phoned Biden to wish him a Happy Thanksgiving.
I was amazed to hear that and rightfully so. Whatever temporary state of lucidity Trump might have been in when he made the call, he soon lapsed back into his usually deranged self. You saw the results with him trolling Jill Biden and using her in an ad for his *colognes* and perfumes. (I don’t even want to think what they smell like.) All I know is you can get Chanel #5 for less money.
Let’s retake both chambers of Congress and stonewall this moron in his last two years. His dementia is progressing rapidly.
Perhaps the best (succinct) description of Trump: He’s the asshole’s asshole. That is to say, when even the most dedicated assholes see Trumpler, they smile and say “Now there’s a REAL asshole.”
Or, in the classic formulation, “He may be an asshole, but he’s OUR asshole.” With apologies to the memory of FDR, who said something similar about Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza (assassinated Sepember 29, 1956 — and hey, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!) India named a savory appetizer in memory of this unsavory character. (Just kidding.)
“his *colognes* and perfumes. (I don’t even want to think what they smell like.)”
Well, in the UK, “trump” is slang for flatulence, so make of that what you will.
In any case, I’ll bet “Trump, the fragrance” doesn’t sell well over there.
And in French, “tromper” means to mislead, to cheat, to deceive. And “trompiste” means somebody who is always blowing his own trumpet. Well, not quite — what the French actually say is “chanter ses propres louanges” “to sing his own praises”. “Trompiste” is more like elephants trumpeting through their trunks. (Maybe that’s why it’s the symbol of the GOP?)
The thought of Trump ‘cologne’ instantly made me think of a scene from the movie Anchorman and a rather memorable general ‘What the f**k is that smell?’ reaction: