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BumRushDaShow

(171,450 posts)
Sat May 2, 2026, 06:30 AM Yesterday

Trump mocks MAGA seniors to their faces

Source: Raw Story

12h


President Donald Trump bragged that he is "young" and "vibrant" compared to the residents of The Villages retirement community in Florida on Friday. "I don't happen to be a senior," said the 79-year-old president. "I'm much younger than you. I'm a much younger man than you. Look at you old guys. Wouldn't you like to be my age? Young, vital, vibrant."

Trump then went on to brag about his performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or MoCA, which is a screening test for dementia in the elderly — suggesting many of his supporters in attendance probably couldn't have done as well as he did, and taking a jab at former President Barack Obama.

"I took three of them," said Trump. "I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don’t think Obama could pass it. Didn't he get into Harvard with a C average? The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions."

Trump's conspiracy theories about Obama's academic records date back over a decade. In reality, Obama's biographer David Maraniss has said he had a respectably high 3.7 grade point average before getting into Harvard Law School.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-mocks-maga-seniors-to-their-faces/ar-AA22cowh

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Trump mocks MAGA seniors to their faces (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
He has to know how much of an idiot he looks johnnyfins Yesterday #1
Narcissists actually believe their delusions of great beauty, charm, intelligence. Irish_Dem Yesterday #2
do you think he might have pretensions of comediality? rampartd Yesterday #6
Yes, he was obviously joking here, and one of the things about Trump is... thesquanderer Yesterday #8
The orange creature does not have a sense of humour. cruelty is not niyad Yesterday #10
Did you watch the clip? It's only 30 seconds and really provides context. n/t thesquanderer Yesterday #13
I cannot stand his voice for two seconds. And my statement stands. niyad Yesterday #14
Fine, you don't want to watch, but without seeing that context... thesquanderer Yesterday #38
Often Trump says things PatSeg Yesterday #20
A common abuser tactic, which he certainly is. niyad Yesterday #25
And as obvious as he is, PatSeg Yesterday #26
Agreed. llmart Yesterday #17
Here is the definition of "mock" (in its various grammatical forms) BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #44
You highlighted the wrong definitions... thesquanderer 23 hrs ago #45
The intent of the word doesn't change BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #49
Since you do not know the difference between a noun, adjective, and adverb, thesquanderer 21 hrs ago #53
Adjectives describe nouns BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #54
Yes, a TYPICAL #rump joke: mean-spirited William Seger 22 hrs ago #48
He is a troll that only crows and jeers. pat_k 14 hrs ago #67
Of course Trump thinks he is the most brilliant comedian in the world! Irish_Dem Yesterday #16
The other day, he saw himself as an astronaut. niyad Yesterday #19
His every appearance is is a standup routine Hey Joe Yesterday #29
I'm for any dog that has a leg up on him. Harker 18 hrs ago #60
Oh yes, he CAN be that dumb. ShazzieB Yesterday #23
I don't think he does, he has no sense of consequences, and thus he doesn't understand that the consequence of his Escurumbele 23 hrs ago #46
i beg to differ. barbtries 18 hrs ago #61
I have to respectfully disagree Lokee11 17 hrs ago #62
He can be that self absorbed. Cha 13 hrs ago #70
Did they sit there with shit eating grins applauding the Orange Man? Chasstev365 Yesterday #3
I like your usage of the word "appalling" instead of where you probably meant to use "applauding". llmart Yesterday #15
Ha! Will fix! Chasstev365 Yesterday #22
A 3.7 GPA is an A-minus letter grade nuxvomica Yesterday #4
The media never misses a chance to undermine Democrats. yardwork Yesterday #5
Me? I'm 83. I would'a done ok on the test but I probably would'a fucked up on giraffe. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #7
;-{) THE KING'S SPEACH Goonch Yesterday #9
They Laughed and Cheered Deep State Witch 19 hrs ago #57
They should have beaten him with their canes Grim Chieftain Yesterday #11
The ones who repeatedly voted for him deserve to be mocked IronLionZion Yesterday #12
and notice how the doctors tried to fuck im up by changing the words. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #18
no no no orleans Yesterday #42
Da fuck. So in order to embarrass him, they put pictures of animals and stuff that are in some shithole country 3Hotdogs 16 hrs ago #64
Someone speculated... AZ8theist 17 hrs ago #63
This sounds like something from The Onion Texin Yesterday #21
I actually looked Rebl2 Yesterday #28
I did too! I thought it had to be parody. Texin Yesterday #34
"I'm the only president to take a cognitive test." Talitha Yesterday #24
Wonder how Rebl2 Yesterday #27
Apparently they were laughing their asses off. After all it is FloriDUH and they are MAGA. Not too bright. ratchiweenie Yesterday #30
I didn't Rebl2 Yesterday #33
Did he brag about Musk running apeshit and hindering Social Security and Medicare? GreenWave Yesterday #31
I met Ted Sorensen in 2008 (JFK's speech writer) Omaha Steve Yesterday #32
And they loved it Polybius Yesterday #35
i clicked on that link to see if the magats booed. there was no mention of their reaction but orleans Yesterday #39
He entered to "Live And Let Die" ??? WTAF??? niyad Yesterday #36
omg! that's hysterical! nt orleans Yesterday #40
The guy will be 80 yrs old in 6 weeks. Young, vital, and vibrant is a tiny, fading image in his rear view mirror. patphil Yesterday #37
Snicker niyad 22 hrs ago #50
Anyone foolish enough to still be supporting him at this point City Lights Yesterday #41
And the leopard will keep on eating their faces sakabatou Yesterday #43
After this episode, any resident of The Villages still fawning over him Zambero 22 hrs ago #47
I would love it if immediately after he said that Blue Owl 22 hrs ago #51
Trump keeps getting cognitive tests because his people are tracking his decline. Beartracks 22 hrs ago #52
The squirrel on the wheel that powered his brain has died. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #55
what a fucking asshole he is YoshidaYui 20 hrs ago #56
Donnie, Donnie, Donnie ... oldsoldierfadingfast 19 hrs ago #58
And despite his insults they are so brainwashed they will continue to worship him! kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #59
When the Grim Reaper drags him to the netherworld he'll say that it isn't hell and it is not hot. nt Xipe Totec 15 hrs ago #65
He really doesn't know the MoCA is a screening for dementia. pat_k 14 hrs ago #66
"I'm the only president to take a cognitive test." LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #68
Nazi Asshole Projecting! Cha 14 hrs ago #69

johnnyfins

(3,923 posts)
1. He has to know how much of an idiot he looks
Sat May 2, 2026, 06:40 AM
Yesterday

like when he brags about the whole cognitive test thing, right? Seriously. I think he does know. He just knows that the press will report it and he can use it to deflect from real issues. It HAS to be that.

He CANT be that dumb.

Irish_Dem

(82,030 posts)
2. Narcissists actually believe their delusions of great beauty, charm, intelligence.
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:10 AM
Yesterday

It is a mental illness.

rampartd

(4,822 posts)
6. do you think he might have pretensions of comediality?
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:00 AM
Yesterday

is he doing a stand up routine to a 24/7 cyberspace laugh track?

he seems to regard colbert and kimmel as competitors, but even in the "insult comic" category, triumph the dog has a leg up on him.

thesquanderer

(13,078 posts)
8. Yes, he was obviously joking here, and one of the things about Trump is...
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:37 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat May 2, 2026, 01:01 PM - Edit history (1)

..,that his sense of humor is always at others' expense. This is just another example of humor that is belittling of others and self aggrandizing.

Here's the clip:




He does have a natural charisma (you don't become a TV host without it), and knows how to work a room (when he's not trying to stick to a teleprompter with text he can neither properly read nor understand).

The headline was clickbait (as raw story can do), he's not even "seriously" mocking them... he's joking with them and they're eating it up. (Honestly, I wouldn't even call this "news," late breaking or otherwise!)

niyad

(133,594 posts)
10. The orange creature does not have a sense of humour. cruelty is not
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:55 AM
Yesterday

humour, it is cruelty. He does not make jokes. He meant every word he said to those people, because he really believes what he says about himself.

thesquanderer

(13,078 posts)
38. Fine, you don't want to watch, but without seeing that context...
Sat May 2, 2026, 12:29 PM
Yesterday

... it doesn't really make sense to judge it, IMO. (i.e. where you said "He meant every word he said to those people" ) He knows he's the same age as they are. He even jokes about that at the end, saying that now there will be reports that he actually thinks he's younger than they are.

About the only thing I think he may have any self-awareness about is that he's getting old.

PatSeg

(53,361 posts)
20. Often Trump says things
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:18 AM
Yesterday

as if he's joking, but he usually is saying what he really means. Then when he is criticized about it later, he says, "I was just kidding. Can't you take a joke?" It is a common Trump tactic.

PatSeg

(53,361 posts)
26. And as obvious as he is,
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:40 AM
Yesterday

he keeps getting away with these lame tactics over and over again.

llmart

(17,698 posts)
17. Agreed.
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:14 AM
Yesterday

Narcissists are notorious for not having a real sense of humor, but they are very adept at using their version of humor to belittle others. People may think that narcissists are very self-secure, but in reality they have really low self-esteem which is why they have to put others down to make themselves feel superior.

BumRushDaShow

(171,450 posts)
44. Here is the definition of "mock" (in its various grammatical forms)
Sat May 2, 2026, 01:03 PM
23 hrs ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock

mock 1 of 4 verb
ˈmäk ˈmȯk
mocked; mocking; mocks
Synonyms of mock

transitive verb
1: to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
Men mock the gods until they need them …— Leigh Bardugo
2: to disappoint the hopes of
… for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures.— Dwight D. Eisenhower
3: defy, challenge
… the unstable, strange new world of subatomic particles that mock all attempts at understanding.— Philip Howard
4 a: to imitate (someone or something) closely : mimic
… a mockingbird was mocking a cardinal.— Nelson Hayes
b: to mimic in sport or derision
followed the old man along the street mocking his gait

intransitive verb
: jeer, scoff
She … mocked at his piety as affectation …— Ferdinand Schevill
mocker noun
mockingly ˈmä-kiŋ-lē ˈmȯ-
adverb

mock 2 of 4 noun
1: an act of ridicule or derision : jeer
2: one that is an object of derision or scorn
3: mockery
4
a: an act of imitation
b: something made as an imitation

mock 3 of 4 adjective

1: not based on real or honest feelings : feigned
We opened our mouths in mock surprise.
2: done, performed, or created to look genuine : simulated
a mock trial
a group of history buffs engaging in mock battles


mock 4 of 4 adverb
: in an insincere or counterfeit manner
—usually used in combination
mock-serious


Instead of manufacturing outrage at the source, why not just get a dictionary and look up the definitions of the word?

thesquanderer

(13,078 posts)
45. You highlighted the wrong definitions...
Sat May 2, 2026, 01:25 PM
23 hrs ago

You highlighted the adjective and adverb usage (usages 3 and 4), whereas the usage in the headline is a verb (usage 1).

BumRushDaShow

(171,450 posts)
49. The intent of the word doesn't change
Sat May 2, 2026, 02:22 PM
22 hrs ago

because what I highlighted is exactly how YOU were describing as his so-called "humor". But keep trying.

thesquanderer

(13,078 posts)
53. Since you do not know the difference between a noun, adjective, and adverb,
Sat May 2, 2026, 03:13 PM
21 hrs ago

further conversation of what the headline writer meant is pointless.

The meaning/intent of a word definitely CAN change depending on that usage. Feel free to keep digging. I'm moving on.

BumRushDaShow

(171,450 posts)
54. Adjectives describe nouns
Sat May 2, 2026, 03:19 PM
21 hrs ago

but since you insisted that he was somehow trying to be (fake/insincere) "comedic" (adjective), then I gave you a whole plethora of definitions of "mock" including one that mentions that "fake", which is what "comedians" often are - they "role play" and every damn day, that ilk at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue does just that, because he is locked in on always "being on teevee".

But WHOOSH!

pat_k

(13,728 posts)
67. He is a troll that only crows and jeers.
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:02 PM
14 hrs ago

As I posted elsewhere, the audience reaction is incredibly depressing.

I just don't f-ing get it. Nate White, speaking on behalf of his fellow brits, also speaks for me.

https://thehobbledehoy.com/tag/nate-white/

...while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever.

I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever.

And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

Irish_Dem

(82,030 posts)
16. Of course Trump thinks he is the most brilliant comedian in the world!
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:13 AM
Yesterday

He is the best at everything. This is what he thinks.

ShazzieB

(22,797 posts)
23. Oh yes, he CAN be that dumb.
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:26 AM
Yesterday

Or rather, THAT narcissistic. Combine delusions about his importance and his superiority to all other humans with a complete and utter lack of self awareness, and you get a narcissisticmess. Throw in dementia and you have a narcissistic mess with no filter and no impulse control. Good times!

Escurumbele

(4,104 posts)
46. I don't think he does, he has no sense of consequences, and thus he doesn't understand that the consequence of his
Sat May 2, 2026, 01:46 PM
23 hrs ago

actions reveal that he is a total buffoon. I do believe he thinks he is funny, witty, smart, and all those good things that most people take for granted because they don't have to pretend, or force themselves to be liked, this buffoon spends all day trying to be liked without noticing what a fool he is, and that is his anger towards people.

Something his donors and brown-nosers do not seem to understand is that he hates them too. The best part is that he has to live knowing Melina despises him, that she is there only for the money and because Putin ordered her to seduce him, and to merry him, being who she is she gladly had sex with him, then told a tabloid "it was the best sex I have ever had", just to merry him, but then again, not that trump got a bargain with Melania either.

barbtries

(31,330 posts)
61. i beg to differ.
Sat May 2, 2026, 06:35 PM
18 hrs ago

though it may not be total stupidity, he is deranged, depraved, and demented, and he cannot face it, acknowledge it, or even believe it. It's more pathology than idiocy imo.

Lokee11

(413 posts)
62. I have to respectfully disagree
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:07 PM
17 hrs ago

He is absolutely that dumb -

That Orange MotherFucker is the DUMBEST ASSHOLE to ever walk this planet!!!!


✊FDT!

Chasstev365

(8,025 posts)
3. Did they sit there with shit eating grins applauding the Orange Man?
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:28 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat May 2, 2026, 09:23 AM - Edit history (1)

Anyone who stills shows up for Trump rallies is a special kind of stupid.

llmart

(17,698 posts)
15. I like your usage of the word "appalling" instead of where you probably meant to use "applauding".
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:08 AM
Yesterday

He most certainly is "appalling".

nuxvomica

(14,166 posts)
4. A 3.7 GPA is an A-minus letter grade
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:49 AM
Yesterday

I wish the article had mentioned that, instead of just comparing 3.7 to C.

yardwork

(69,520 posts)
5. The media never misses a chance to undermine Democrats.
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:59 AM
Yesterday

In their reporting, the Black man had a "respectable 3.7."

3Hotdogs

(15,484 posts)
7. Me? I'm 83. I would'a done ok on the test but I probably would'a fucked up on giraffe.
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:03 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat May 2, 2026, 09:10 AM - Edit history (1)

Giraffe. That's a hard one. Giraffe word’s got two parts to it - jur and aff - aff rimes with ass so I might have gotten that.

Me: “Yer ass, I got it wron… Oh ass, rimes with giraffe. You were giving me a clue.”

Deep State Witch

(12,746 posts)
57. They Laughed and Cheered
Sat May 2, 2026, 05:18 PM
19 hrs ago

Sucking up his BS like it was candy. People who don't care about anything except themselves.

Grim Chieftain

(1,941 posts)
11. They should have beaten him with their canes
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:58 AM
Yesterday

But seriously, every day he demonstrates his mental defect. I don't know what it would take to get this idiot out of office.

IronLionZion

(51,491 posts)
12. The ones who repeatedly voted for him deserve to be mocked
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:59 AM
Yesterday

He does so well on the dementia test that his doctors keep making him take more tests.

3Hotdogs

(15,484 posts)
18. and notice how the doctors tried to fuck im up by changing the words.
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:15 AM
Yesterday

Last time, it was man, teevee, woman and some other words.

This time it was bear, giraffe and some other words. But he fooled ‘em and got ‘em right.

orleans

(37,121 posts)
42. no no no
Sat May 2, 2026, 12:39 PM
Yesterday

it was person, man, woman, camera, tv
five words he was supposed to remember

the animal crap was pictures of animals he was supposed to identify

but we're just splitting hairs because we both know he's fucking nuts!

3Hotdogs

(15,484 posts)
64. Da fuck. So in order to embarrass him, they put pictures of animals and stuff that are in some shithole country
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:01 PM
16 hrs ago

instead of American pictures like dogs, cats and horses and he still got 'em right. I bet those old farts in Florida couldn't get a one of 'em right.

AZ8theist

(7,547 posts)
63. Someone speculated...
Sat May 2, 2026, 07:37 PM
17 hrs ago

That he made up the "man, woman,TV" etc., words since those things were right in front of him at the time of that interview.

In other words, he couldn't remember what the actual test contained, so he just bullshitted.

Rebl2

(17,893 posts)
28. I actually looked
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:04 AM
Yesterday

to see if it was. Of course we will never hear about what he said on national news.

Rebl2

(17,893 posts)
27. Wonder how
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:01 AM
Yesterday

those in attendance felt about those insults? Would be interesting to interview some of those in attendance to hear their thoughts on his so called speech.

ratchiweenie

(8,232 posts)
30. Apparently they were laughing their asses off. After all it is FloriDUH and they are MAGA. Not too bright.
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:44 AM
Yesterday

Rebl2

(17,893 posts)
33. I didn't
Sat May 2, 2026, 11:20 AM
Yesterday

watch the video until after I posted this. Yep, they were hee hawing it up🙄

Omaha Steve

(109,709 posts)
32. I met Ted Sorensen in 2008 (JFK's speech writer)
Sat May 2, 2026, 11:18 AM
Yesterday

It was at the State Party convention. He bragged about how smart Obama was.

OS

orleans

(37,121 posts)
39. i clicked on that link to see if the magats booed. there was no mention of their reaction but
Sat May 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
Yesterday

that photo leads me to believe
1. they would've loved anything he said to them
2. maybe trump was right -- maybe they wouldn't have been able to pass those cog. tests.

patphil

(9,175 posts)
37. The guy will be 80 yrs old in 6 weeks. Young, vital, and vibrant is a tiny, fading image in his rear view mirror.
Sat May 2, 2026, 11:59 AM
Yesterday

Stay tuned, there'll be MORON this later.

Zambero

(10,026 posts)
47. After this episode, any resident of The Villages still fawning over him
Sat May 2, 2026, 02:04 PM
22 hrs ago

would shake out as a Village Idiot!!

Blue Owl

(59,471 posts)
51. I would love it if immediately after he said that
Sat May 2, 2026, 02:28 PM
22 hrs ago

He keeled over and dropped like the fat sack of shit he is

Beartracks

(14,633 posts)
52. Trump keeps getting cognitive tests because his people are tracking his decline.
Sat May 2, 2026, 02:37 PM
22 hrs ago

But he doesn't know that... because of his cognitive decline.

=================

58. Donnie, Donnie, Donnie ...
Sat May 2, 2026, 05:31 PM
19 hrs ago

I, for one, am older than you; as are many of others and we don't have to wear Depends.
Have you ever thought about wearing a pair over your mouth as the shi, uh, 'stuff' coming from there seems to be the same 'stuff' as that coming from your other end?

kimbutgar

(27,453 posts)
59. And despite his insults they are so brainwashed they will continue to worship him!
Sat May 2, 2026, 06:20 PM
18 hrs ago

His magaloons are such idiots!

Xipe Totec

(44,576 posts)
65. When the Grim Reaper drags him to the netherworld he'll say that it isn't hell and it is not hot. nt
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:09 PM
15 hrs ago

pat_k

(13,728 posts)
66. He really doesn't know the MoCA is a screening for dementia.
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:59 PM
14 hrs ago

It's pretty clear he is talking about the MoCA. And he doesn't even report the animals right.

More:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21213681

LudwigPastorius

(14,914 posts)
68. "I'm the only president to take a cognitive test."
Sat May 2, 2026, 10:21 PM
14 hrs ago

He's too stupid to know that isn't exactly something to brag about.
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