One thing will be a relief for certain, when this interminable reign of Trump’s is over: we are not likely to have another president who is so openly abusive either to the press or anyone. This particular level of crass behavior is likely to disappear and good riddance. This is the very antithesis of what relating to a free press in a free republic looks like.
TRUMP: We have a ballroom that's under budget. It's going up right here. I've doubled the size of it because we obviously need that.
REPORTER: The price doubled
TRUMP: I doubled the size of it, you dumb person. You are not a smart person. pic.twitter.com/6f4acQshov
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 12, 2026
I’m amazed he restrained himself and said “person.” I was waiting for the orange man to call him a son of a bitch or a retard or who knows what.
And have you noticed that Trump is definitely orange these days? The spray on tan or whatever it is is clearly not working. We are left with Cantaloupe Caligulia.
So his external color scheme varies from a dark Coppertone Caligula to a lighter Cantaloupe Caligula. This maybe an outward visible indicator on the degree of internal organic and psychiatric rot has occurred, on a given day. It may also hint at how degraded and pathetic the persona and overall health status of this thinly disguised false idol has become, and what the future holds.
i think vance will be just as nasty as trump to the press.