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MIButterfly

(3,302 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:16 PM 8 hrs ago

One of the things (among many) that enrages me about that motherf-er in the White House is

he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth; he's never had to do an honest day's work; he squandered his inheritance due to his own incompetence; he's rarely ever been held accountable for anything; he has failed upward his entire life due to other people covering up for him or bailing him out and yet he has the audacity to constantly piss and moan about how unfairly he's being and has been mistreated.

In the immortal words of President Biden, "Will you shut up man?"

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One of the things (among many) that enrages me about that motherf-er in the White House is (Original Post) MIButterfly 8 hrs ago OP
He's the biggest whiner I've ever seen MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #1
It's tiresome and totally unbecoming to any person let alone the President of the United States! MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #2
No argument here MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #5
Every time homegirl 6 hrs ago #23
His Entire Persona , Which You Nicely Encapsulated, Never Any Accountability, Never an Accomplishment of His Own Effort The Roux Comes First 8 hrs ago #3
I believe you're right! MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #4
Well, sauteed in butter, some of them might be quite likable. Trmp, on the other hand .... nt eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #15
I wish those senators questioning the Republican appointees would use that, these assholes think talking over Walleye 8 hrs ago #6
Seriously. Aristus 8 hrs ago #7
All that and I would gladly give a good amount to causes I believe in to help make the world a better place MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #9
He's squandering our treasury and treasures as fast as he can and still he's miserable. Deuxcents 6 hrs ago #28
reminds me of a quote Skittles 7 hrs ago #8
I love it! MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #10
Wonderful quote, would love to know the story behind it. nt eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #16
I believe I first encountered it in SPY magazine back in the day Skittles 6 hrs ago #17
Love this! calimary 6 hrs ago #19
alas, I do not know Skittles 6 hrs ago #27
Oh MAN. I LOVED "Spy" magazine! calimary 6 hrs ago #29
yep Skittles 5 hrs ago #30
if you look to the TV show that seems to have convinced people he is such a good businessman, what did he somaticexperiencing 7 hrs ago #11
I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #12
I've said the same all along. Totally Tunsie 7 hrs ago #13
Amen! MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #14
Damn right! 3catwoman3 6 hrs ago #26
Reportedly, Trmp never fired anyone to their face. He recorded it alone; then they recorded the reaction shots later. eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #18
I thought the producers actually picked the winner MIButterfly 6 hrs ago #24
This was from an excerpt of the producer's (whathisname's) book. They had a hard time restraining Trmp. eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #25
413 million bmichaelh 6 hrs ago #20
I really get what you're saying canetoad 6 hrs ago #21
Maybe he could tie some cinderblocks around his neck and jump off a high bridge struggle4progress 6 hrs ago #22
He's like some sort of unconscionable experiment nuxvomica 5 hrs ago #31

MIButterfly

(3,302 posts)
2. It's tiresome and totally unbecoming to any person let alone the President of the United States!
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:24 PM
8 hrs ago

Wah wah wah.

homegirl

(2,016 posts)
23. Every time
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:07 AM
6 hrs ago

notice is taken of his addiction to Junk Food/Fast Food I am reminded that Donald Trump has never eaten a meal that wasn't served to him!

The Roux Comes First

(2,391 posts)
3. His Entire Persona , Which You Nicely Encapsulated, Never Any Accountability, Never an Accomplishment of His Own Effort
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:24 PM
8 hrs ago

Is truly astonishing.

I believe I have mollusks here, preying on my Hostas, with more redeeming features!

Walleye

(45,662 posts)
6. I wish those senators questioning the Republican appointees would use that, these assholes think talking over
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:29 PM
8 hrs ago

Somebody is winning the argument. They don’t understand The rules and they don’t follow them These guys are all billionaires, They don’t understand that anybody has any power over them at all.

Aristus

(72,658 posts)
7. Seriously.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:36 PM
8 hrs ago

He inherited 400 million dollars. And he thinks life is unfair.

Poor baby…

If I had inherited a fortune like that, I would have invested it wisely, and then spent the rest of my life enjoying the privileges that come with it. No hatred. No grievance. Just contentment.

MIButterfly

(3,302 posts)
9. All that and I would gladly give a good amount to causes I believe in to help make the world a better place
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:48 PM
7 hrs ago

I would love to be able to donate more than my little $20.00 and $25.00 here and there; then I would be to be able to make a real difference.

And I'd still have enough left over to invest wisely and enjoy the privileges that come with it.

Deuxcents

(27,918 posts)
28. He's squandering our treasury and treasures as fast as he can and still he's miserable.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:28 AM
6 hrs ago

Skittles

(173,345 posts)
8. reminds me of a quote
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:47 PM
7 hrs ago
"He respects himself so much he relieves others of the duty of having to respect him at all."

Skittles

(173,345 posts)
17. I believe I first encountered it in SPY magazine back in the day
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:48 AM
6 hrs ago

not sure whose quote it is........ I remember thinking it accurately described my boss at the time.

calimary

(91,110 posts)
29. Oh MAN. I LOVED "Spy" magazine!
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:36 AM
6 hrs ago

Discovered it as a young teen, and loved it til it finally gave up and disappeared.

Skittles

(173,345 posts)
30. yep
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 02:12 AM
5 hrs ago

I read SPY and High Times (I was never a big pot smoker but a bf subscribed and it had some great stuff!

11. if you look to the TV show that seems to have convinced people he is such a good businessman, what did he
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:20 AM
7 hrs ago

ever do on this show but FIRE PEOPLE!

That's all he does now.

Makes no product.
Has no skill.
Only destructive.
Lousy taste - they had to completely redo his office before they could do the show.
Terrible manager and administrator.
Like you said, never an honest day of work in his life.

All he can do is fire people.

MIButterfly

(3,302 posts)
12. I blame the producers of The Apprentice for this national nightmare
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:30 AM
7 hrs ago

They cleaned him up and made him look like a smart, successful businessman which he very clearly was not. My understanding is that they had to do several takes and then splice and dice them to make him not look like the complete and total idiot that he was. And still is, only worse.

Totally Tunsie

(12,098 posts)
13. I've said the same all along.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:35 AM
7 hrs ago

Mark Burnett can go to hell for all the ill he brought forward into this world.

3catwoman3

(29,925 posts)
26. Damn right!
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:11 AM
6 hrs ago

It’s maddening that so many of our idiot countrymen fell for this conman’s bullshit.

If breathing required intelligent thought, a whole lotta Americans would be in a whole lotta trouble real quick. Too bad breathing is a reflex.

eppur_se_muova

(42,724 posts)
18. Reportedly, Trmp never fired anyone to their face. He recorded it alone; then they recorded the reaction shots later.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:50 AM
6 hrs ago

He didn't like firing people in person. That's why so many in his maladministration have been fired by Tweet, Xitter, or press conference when Trmp was nowhere near them. I believe the appropriate expression is "gutless".

The producers tried to plan the show around whoever seemed to be winning at the time, while allowing for other possibilities. Trmp would fire the people the producers thought were most qualified and they had to scramble to rationalize why that was 'good' for the "plot" (there's a double-entendre!) of the show.

MIButterfly

(3,302 posts)
24. I thought the producers actually picked the winner
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:07 AM
6 hrs ago

and DJT had nothing to do with it. I was under the impression that most so-called "reality shows" did it that way, at least the ones that were contests.

eppur_se_muova

(42,724 posts)
25. This was from an excerpt of the producer's (whathisname's) book. They had a hard time restraining Trmp.
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:10 AM
6 hrs ago

He didn't follow scripts well (SURPRISE !!), as they realized on. I'll have to read the whole book someday.

bmichaelh

(1,286 posts)
20. 413 million
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:02 AM
6 hrs ago

AP reported that Trump got about 413 million from his father.

https://apnews.com/article/0452d29cd2564eaf97605ab90acc3a67

By age 18, he made more money than most Americans make in their lifetime because he was on his father's payroll.

Would he had succeeded if he had started with humble beginnings, probably not.

For example, Steve Jobs was adopted into a middle-class family.

canetoad

(21,111 posts)
21. I really get what you're saying
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:05 AM
6 hrs ago

What puzzles me is his total lack of insight.

He is so obviously needy yet he cannot understand WHY he is disliked. Most *normal people who really cared about being admired would assess their behaviour and accept that maybe they are not performing as other humans would expect them to.

This is the danger of the extreme form of narcissism that trump exhibits. Craving admiration while not being able to recognise admirable traits.

nuxvomica

(14,318 posts)
31. He's like some sort of unconscionable experiment
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 02:14 AM
5 hrs ago

Like some rogue band of scientists sought to create the most noxious outcome of capitalism by raising a child in a box, giving him everything he wanted and teaching him nothing, not honor, or decency or math or science, or anything where the learning might require even the tiniest bit of effort. Not even how to balance a checkbook or compare the measurements of different things.

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