What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

Cody montana · 01-01-2024 02:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557066#Comment_121557066

Coming from the mouth of trump.

As already asked, why was he at a party instead?

MisterAnarchy · 01-01-2024 02:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557071#Comment_121557071

No I didnt say that at all, dont try to put words in my mouth.

You are confusing gravely ill and terminally ill for one thing.

Leroy42 · 01-01-2024 02:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557182#Comment_121557182

But that is what Trump did. Rather than spend time supporting his wife through what is a very difficult time he went to a party.

Just another example of everything being about him. He couldn't even pause for one night to support his wife.

Christy42 · 01-01-2024 02:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121556393#Comment_121556393

Haley is not seriously trying for president. This is just to increase her profile for a vice spot.

No one except a white male can win the Republican nomination and others are there just there for vice president or other positions.

Christy42 · 01-01-2024 02:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557182#Comment_121557182

Ah yes. I'll enough to force her daughter there but not be helped by her husband supporting her.

They have pretty obviously not been a close couple. I mean he cheated on her when she was pregnant. Hardly the hallmark of a healthy relationship. As ever you seem honour bound to try and find excuses to deny reality.

20silkcut · 01-01-2024 02:54PM

standing on a ticket of revenge and you know that’s exactly what he will do. It will be 4 years of revenge and dragging American politics through the **** so he can have his revenge.

Igotadose · 01-01-2024 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557066#Comment_121557066

Is Donald Trump not one of her relatives? Why wasn't he visiting with his wife? He could've put a video message up for the party and been at Melania's side...

Of course, there's a lot less admiration to be gained that way.

kowloon · 01-01-2024 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557066#Comment_121557066

As opposed to Trump's strong sense of decorum? I'm not sure you get to wail about lo blows given the standard he has set.

MisterAnarchy · 01-01-2024 03:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557263#Comment_121557263

I've no interest in engaging in idle speculation or malicious gutter gossip as to what goes on behind closed doors.

Thats best left to the tabloids, not the critical thinking so highly valued here.

bucketybuck · 01-01-2024 03:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557300#Comment_121557300

Buts that exactly what you did when you jumped in to defend your leader.

You just didn't have the cop on to realise that it also made Trump look bad, so as usual, now you don't want to talk about it.

"Melania doesn't want to be anywhere near Trump"

"Because she was with her gravely ill mother"

"Why wasn't Trump also there with her at such a worrying time?"

"Shut up, don't want to talk about it".

Leroy42 · 01-01-2024 03:16PM

It isn't idle speculation. You came on pointing out that Melanias mother was sick so all those that had been questioning her absence from events were low.

It was pointed out that far from the gotcha you want it to be it yet again shows up that Trump cares nothing for anyone but himself.

That anyone would leave their distressed wife, suffering as her mother suffer through a serious illness, to go to a party is pretty bad. And what makes it worse is that Trump didn't need to. Unlike many people, who are forced by work to be separated from their loved ones, Trump could easily have been at her side.

He chose not to. And instead of simply putting up with the natural talk about where Melania is, he decided to put her sorrow and her mothers health, in to a speech. And that can only be to make himself look better.

Could you ever see yourself doing the same? That you simply leave your wife or partner to go party? Whatever about your opinions on Trump, I don't believe that the majority of people would be that callous and uncaring.

MisterAnarchy · 01-01-2024 03:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557338#Comment_121557338

No I didnt.

Melania has behaved with grace through all the horrible comments and vile gossip and inuendo aimed at her.

Trump could have been down to visit his mother in law this week for all we know, its none of our business.

duploelabs · 01-01-2024 03:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557438#Comment_121557438

Still hoping to make the trump's Christmas card list?

bucketybuck · 01-01-2024 03:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557438#Comment_121557438

I don't think suggesting that she doesn't want to be close to a rapist is a particularly horrible comment. Who would want to be close to a rapist?

Especially when you take into account that the rapist cheated on her when she was pregnant, and by all accounts smells terribly.

pixelburp · 01-01-2024 03:57PM

What the F is this?

It's well understood that Melania and Donald have what can barely be described a marriage. They supposedly sleep in separate beds while the tears shed when her husband was confirmed winner in 2016 were scarcely those of happiness. And should we dredge out all the "hot mic" moments where she basically reacted in a "JFC get away from me?"

I don't buy into tabloid tattle but once more it's an affectation of superiority to tut over the not-very-outrageous suggestions the Trump marriage is a trashfire. When it comes to Donald Trump, everything is on the table cos the man is a cartoon and a vulgarian who presents his life as a commodity. Thus it is assessed as one.

And I'd certainly hope our resident, supposed "centrist" would also claim to have been similarly appalled by the thinly disguised racism directed at Michelle Obama throughout her time as First Lady. Cos the dumping on her truly had no merit beyond dog whistles.

Leroy42 · 01-01-2024 04:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557438#Comment_121557438

And yet you chose to post about it?

You started the conversation, with the clear view that this proves that the speculation about her absence was low, and when the less favourable pov was raised - not about Melania or her mother - you got all stroppy about it.

Again, do you think it is right that he left his wife to go and party. Such that as they enter a new year she is left alone to deal with her stress and sorrow?

Personally I think that is pretty low. I could never see myself doing it.

Rawr · 01-01-2024 04:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557557#Comment_121557557

Kind of feeds into my earlier post about her being the ideal MAGA First Lady. MAGA Cultists include the fiction of Trump winning such a wife as further proof of how great man he is. However it is possibly “toxic” to shine the harsh light of reality onto this, much like when reality shines onto any of the nonsense Trump himself claims.

Reality shows us yet another Trophy Wife with limited English who likely only married him for a portion of his wealth (or the appearance of wealth). A man who can’t stay committed to a single woman, let alone get their consent in many cases, and a woman for whom the novelty of being with Trump wore off long ago and seemed to only share public spaces with him when required, but otherwise did her best to stay well away from him. They are clearly married on paper alone, and her absence from a party with him is just another sign of what we already know. Only the MAGA Faithful would tie themselves in knots to try to argue otherwise.

Quin_Dub · 01-01-2024 05:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557182#Comment_121557182

Mrs Knauss has been ill for quite some time, at least a year.

Indications are that she has some form of cancer and that she had taken a dip in recent times.

Absolutely nothing that Trump has ever done in his entire life suggests that he gives a tu'penny f*ck about anyone other than himself

The idea that Trump would every dream of putting the needs or feelings of another person above his own is beyond laughable.

Far more likely that Trump has the hump with Melania for putting her mother above his need for arm candy at yet another fundraiser/grift.

bucketybuck · 01-01-2024 05:17PM

Seeing pictures now of Trump at a party, taking pictures with Alina Habba and other similar women in their finery.

All while his wife is away with her gravely ill mother.

I guess it isn't as bad as screwing a pornstar while she was pregnant, but its no wonder Melania wants nothing to do with him.

Agent Coulson · 01-01-2024 06:07PM

Green Day caused a bit of a stir with Trump supporters.

By chaning the lyric from I'm not part of the redneck agenda to I'm not part of the MAGA agenda.

https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1741659479874146612

saabsaab · 01-01-2024 06:29PM

A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin..

ohnonotgmail · 01-01-2024 06:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121557223#Comment_121557223

To be fair Trump did look completely miserable. Maybe he was thinking about his wife in her families time of need? Or maybe it was being forced to listen to Vanilla Ice.

briany · 01-01-2024 06:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121558096#Comment_121558096

They can go listen to Ted Nugent.

pixelburp · 01-01-2024 06:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121558175#Comment_121558175

For conservative America, that's no longer a threat or curse; there's a not inconsiderable cohort of that demographic who admire the illiberal "strong man" set up - especially now they align so much on aspects like Russia's codified misogyny, general LGBTQ antagonism and "anti woke" mindset. Joseph McCarthy might be appalled to see how Republican party become so supportive of Russia.

ohnonotgmail · 01-01-2024 06:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121558218#Comment_121558218

America has laws against cruel and unusual punishment.

briany · 01-01-2024 06:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121558231#Comment_121558231

Ha!

But the point, for anyone who doesn't know the reference, is that Nugent is notoriously outspoken in favour of Trump, but you won't get MAGA complaining about that.