Trump Derangement Syndrome

[Grape Ape]

I agree that many of Trump's comments, both in person, to the media, and on Truth Social are laughable. It also depends on how you define someone's sense of humor. Many folks agree that Trump is well-known for a specific style of humor that is central to his political persona, often described as sarcastic, combative, and observational, featuring improvised insults and nicknames for opponents.

I gave you a real example from someone who had dinner with him, who is not a Trump fan.

You responded with random words that go against it.

I could provide 50 more examples easily, but it seems it doesn't matter.

Look, there are plenty of legitimate criticisms that can be thrown Trump's way.  So you shouldn't have to make stuff up to do it.  This is why I find myself defending him so much more than I thought - because of all the fake stuff that gets mixed in.

[Primemuscle]

I gave you a real example from someone who had dinner with him, who is not a Trump fan.

You responded with random words that go against it.

I could provide 50 more examples easily, but it seems it doesn't matter.

Look, there are plenty of legitimate criticisms that can be thrown Trump's way.  So you shouldn't have to make stuff up to do it.  This is why I find myself defending him so much more than I thought - because of all the fake stuff that gets mixed in.

What in my post about Trump's sense of humor do you believe I made up? Do you think I included fake stuff, and if you do, what was fake? Where was the criticism? The style of humor I wrote about which included words such as sarcastic, combative, observational, and improvised insults or nicknames is generally considered a form of humor which is “laughable” and is why many comedians include it in their routines and their audiences mostly appreciate it.

[Dos Equis]

What in my post about Trump's sense of humor do you believe I made up? Do you think I included fake stuff, and if you do, what was fake? Where was the criticism? The style of humor I wrote about which included words such as sarcastic, combative, observational, and improvised insults or nicknames is generally considered a form of humor which is “laughable” and is why many comedians include it in their routines and their audiences mostly appreciate it.

Your comments lack context.  Like nearly all leftists, you mention Trump's improvised insults and nicknames and fail to mention what he is actually responding to.  Like people condemning Trump for calling Jasmine Crocket low IQ without mentioning how she first called him a piece of sh##.  Trump is a counterpuncher.

[Grape Ape]

What in my post about Trump's sense of humor do you believe I made up? Do you think I included fake stuff, and if you do, what was fake? Where was the criticism? The style of humor I wrote about which included words such as sarcastic, combative, observational, and improvised insults or nicknames is generally considered a form of humor which is “laughable” and is why many comedians include it in their routines and their audiences mostly appreciate it.

You originally stated he lacked a sense of humor.

Then you posted the above, which, based on your original comment, and the fact that it goes against the example I posted, leads me to believe you googled that.  And the description of it sound like talking points a lefty would make if forced to describe it.

Either way, there's countless stories of folks mentioning his sense of humor - it being genuine, self effacing, etc.  If you don't believe it, fine.  I provided Maher's because he's a lifelong Trump detractor.

[Primemuscle]

You originally stated he lacked a sense of humor.

Then you posted the above, which, based on your original comment, and the fact that it goes against the example I posted, leads me to believe you googled that.  And the description of it sound like talking points a lefty would make if forced to describe it.

Either way, there's countless stories of folks mentioning his sense of humor - it being genuine, self effacing, etc.  If you don't believe it, fine.  I provided Maher's because he's a lifelong Trump detractor.

As I said previously, I do not find Trump's style of humor funny. But then, I also did not like Joan Rivers' or Don Rickel's mean-spirited of humor. Sorry, I am not up on the more current comedians who focus on sarcasm and demeaning to others. Self-deprecating humor is okay with me because it does not insult anyone but the speaker/comedian.

You say folks mention Trump being self-effacing, which by definition means he is not calling attention to himself, is modest, and retiring. Do you have any examples of Trump acting this way? Many folks believe he is an egomaniac, which seems to me, is the opposite of self-effacing.
 

[Grape Ape]

As I said previously, I do not find Trump's style of humor funny. But then, I also did not like Joan Rivers' or Don Rickel's mean-spirited of humor. Sorry, I am not up on the more current comedians who focus on sarcasm and demeaning to others. Self-deprecating humor is okay with me because it does not insult anyone but the speaker/comedian.

You say folks mention Trump being self-effacing, which by definition means he is not calling attention to himself, is modest, and retiring. Do you have any examples of Trump acting this way? Many folks believe he is an egomaniac, which seems to me, is the opposite of self-effacing.

Here are specific, documented examples of named individuals (primarily journalists and commentators) who have publicly claimed or described Donald Trump as using self-effacing/self-deprecating humor (the two terms are used interchangeably in discussions of this topic). These come from mainstream news articles and opinion pieces where the person explicitly labels Trump's jokes or style that way.

Veronica Stracqualursi (CNN reporter): In a March 4, 2018, CNN article titled “Trump tries self-deprecating humor at Gridiron dinner,” she reported that Trump “poked fun at himself” during his speech at the annual Gridiron Club dinner (a white-tie event for journalists and politicians). She highlighted his opening line: “My staff was concerned that I couldn’t do self-deprecating humor, and I told them not to worry, nobody does self deprecating humor better than me.” She framed multiple jokes in the speech (e.g., about White House turnover possibly including Melania Trump) as examples of him using this style.
Dean Obeidallah (CNN opinion writer, comedian, and SiriusXM radio host): In a March 4, 2018, CNN opinion piece titled “Gridiron shows what Trump is really good at,” Obeidallah (an outspoken Trump critic) wrote: “To be fair, Trump did tell at least one self-deprecating joke last night.” He specifically referenced the same Gridiron dinner line about his staff worrying he couldn’t do self-deprecating humor, acknowledging it as an instance of Trump employing the style even while critiquing his overall comedic approach.

Joanna Weiss (Politico Magazine writer): In a November 9, 2019, Politico Magazine article titled “Trump Pokes Fun at Himself. Why Do Only Some People See It?,” Weiss argued that Trump regularly uses a “self-aware sense of humor” that includes “genuine, self-aware, sometimes even self-deprecating jokes.” She cited multiple examples, such as Trump joking about his own rambling (“I do my best work off script … I also do my worst work off script”), photoshopping a Trump hotel onto Greenland with the caption “I promise not to do this to Greenland!,” and a veterans’ event quip about trying to award himself the Medal of Honor (“I wanted one, but they told me I don’t qualify”). She portrayed this as a strategic tool that his supporters recognize but others miss.

These are among the clearest named examples from public reporting. Other outlets (e.g., The Guardian, NBC News, or USA Today) have used similar language in headlines or descriptions of the same Gridiron dinner or the 2018 bald-spot joke, but without always naming individual bylines.

[Dos Equis]

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

BREAKING UPDATE: Cathy DiFilippo-Kiley, administrator at Huron-Superior Catholic Schools, has been FIRED following deranged tiktok fantasizing about Trump getting ass*ssinated-

Another one bites the dust!

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2037245641269612780

[jude2]

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

BREAKING UPDATE: Cathy DiFilippo-Kiley, administrator at Huron-Superior Catholic Schools, has been FIRED following deranged tiktok fantasizing about Trump getting ass*ssinated-

Another one bites the dust!

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2037245641269612780

Good.  These hateful bitches

[Dos Equis]

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

LMAO 🤣. No kings protester completely LOSES IT and STORMS AWAY when the interviewer points out that nobody voted for Kamala and she was installed as the nominee

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2038303898998354218

[Primemuscle]

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

LMAO 🤣. No kings protester completely LOSES IT and STORMS AWAY when the interviewer points out that nobody voted for Kamala and she was installed as the nominee

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2038303898998354218

I watched this video. This is not an interview; it is a commentary. IMO the interviewer needs to learn to say what she means. This is what I heard them say:
 
First, she tells him, "No one voted for Kamala Harris."

He responded, "Yes they did."
 
She is wrong and he is right.
 
So, then she changes her comment to "Nobody voted for her to be the nominee."

He responded, "Yes they did."

Again, he was correct. "Vice President Kamala Harris has been officially certified as the Democratic presidential nominee after getting the vast majority of delegate votes in a virtual roll call, the Democratic National Committee said." https://abcnews.com/Politics/kamala-harris-nominee-DNC-majority-democratic-roll-call-votes/story?id=112580918.

At this point she is harassing the interviewee.

He politely tells her, "Have a nice day." and walks away. He does not storm away.

If this brat was interviewing me, I would have cut her off and walked away too.

[Dos Equis]

I watched this video. This is not an interview; it is a commentary. IMO the interviewer needs to learn to say what she means. This is what I heard them say:
 
First, she tells him, "No one voted for Kamala Harris."

He responded, "Yes they did."
 
She is wrong and he is right.
 
So, then she changes her comment to "Nobody voted for her to be the nominee."

He responded, "Yes they did."

Again, he was correct. "Vice President Kamala Harris has been officially certified as the Democratic presidential nominee after getting the vast majority of delegate votes in a virtual roll call, the Democratic National Committee said." https://abcnews.com/Politics/kamala-harris-nominee-DNC-majority-democratic-roll-call-votes/story?id=112580918.

At this point she is harassing the interviewee.

He politely tells her, "Have a nice day." and walks away. He does not storm away.

If this brat was interviewing me, I would have cut her off and walked away too.

You are misrepresenting what happened.  She didn't change her comments.  Her comment that nobody voted for Harris was talking about her nomination, not the general election.  A number of us highlighted the fact that she was chosen/appointed, not elected to be the Democrat nominee.  That's a fact.  So the interviewer is correct.

The man immediately shut down the conversation, because he didn't want to acknowledge the fact that nobody voted for Harris to be the nominee.  Then he walked away like a child.  That's what leftists do.  They don't engage in facts.  It's all about false narratives and emotion. 

[Primemuscle]

You are misrepresenting what happened.  She didn't change her comments.  Her comment that nobody voted for Harris was talking about her nomination, not the general election.  A number of us highlighted the fact that she was chosen/appointed, not elected to be the Democrat nominee.  That's a fact.  So the interviewer is correct.

The man immediately shut down the conversation, because he didn't want to acknowledge the fact that nobody voted for Harris to be the nominee.  Then he walked away like a child.  That's what leftists do.  They don't engage in facts.  It's all about false narratives and emotion.

Clearly, you saw and heard what you wanted to and so did I. There is no point in arguing this any further.

[Dos Equis]

Clearly, you saw and heard what you wanted to and so did I. There is no point in arguing this any further.

I saw and recounted what was said.  You saw and misrepresented what was said.  But people can watch and decide for themselves.

[jude2]

I saw and recounted what was said.  You saw and misrepresented what was said.  But people can watch and decide for themselves.
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[Primemuscle]

I saw and recounted what was said.  You saw and misrepresented what was said.  But people can watch and decide for themselves.
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Right, this issue cannot be resolved between you and I because, apparently, each of us heard something different. I had no expectation of changing this. You almost never change your point of view or acknowledge someone else's.

[Grape Ape]

Kamala Harris was not "appointed" as the 2024 Democratic nominee in the sense of a top-down selection by party leaders without any formal process. She became the nominee through a vote by Democratic convention delegates in a virtual roll call, though the circumstances made it effectively uncontested and very rapid.

She was voted in by delegates: The formal mechanism was a delegate vote (virtual roll call), not a direct appointment by party elites or a coronation without any balloting. Delegates had the ability to support someone else, though virtually none did.
It wasn't a competitive primary vote: Voters in the actual primaries had chosen Biden (not Harris directly). Harris effectively inherited Biden's delegates through party processes and rapid consensus, without facing a contested convention or open primary challenge. Critics called this less "democratic" because it bypassed voter input in the final stage, but it followed DNC rules for replacing a nominee.

In short, the nomination was formalized by a near-unanimous delegate vote, but the process was heavily shaped by Biden's endorsement, party unity, and the lack of any viable alternative in a compressed timeline. This is how party nominations often work when the presumptive frontrunner exits late—it's delegate-driven rather than a fresh popular vote.

Prime is correct on a technical basis, dos is correct on reality.

And there were plenty of prominent democratic supporters crying foul over the process that got Harris in, and wanted a a real primary.  I can easily provide examples.

They did in the way described above to adhere to party rules, but also in a way to ensure nobody else had a chance.

Either way, they're retards.  They put up a shitty candidate, lost, but blame Trump voters.

[Dos Equis]

Right, this issue cannot be resolved between you and I because, apparently, each of us heard something different. I had no expectation of changing this. You almost never change your point of view or acknowledge someone else's.

I change my mind all the time.  But it's always based on the facts.  I follow the facts wherever they lead.  But nice try with the projection again.

[illuminati]

Right, this issue cannot be resolved between you and I because, apparently, each of us heard something different. I had no expectation of changing this. You almost never change your point of view or acknowledge someone else's.

Thats really Fucking laughable coming from you 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

You never ever change your point of view no matter how blatantly you're wrong
Or accept / acknowledge others point of view - Unless its a loopy Libturd 

Remember No More Emperor's or King's-  😂🤣😂🤣😂
🤡

[Donny]

Thats really Fucking laughable coming from you 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

You never ever change your point of view no matter how blatantly you're wrong
Or accept / acknowledge others point of view - Unless its a loopy Libturd 

Remember No More Emperor's or King's-  😂🤣😂🤣😂
🤡

Honestly I seriously think you just come on here to take your frustrations out on others
Take your pills & STFU
fucking lunatic

[illuminati]

Honestly I seriously think you just come on here to take your frustrations out on others
Take your pills & STFU
fucking lunatic

Hey Khvnt Why don't you come and try & make me - You Fucking worthless Cry Baby.
Yeah go Complain to Ron again.

You bought all this upon yourself with your Calaim to expose 38 & Then you couldn't
Back a word of what you said.

Next you turned into a Snitch wanting to report him to the police to have him recalled.

Carry on Crying Bitch. You communist Khvnt.

[Dos Equis]

Xavier Becerra
@XavierBecerra

Trump's appearance at the Supreme Court this morning is an insult to our entire system of governance.

We can't let a wannabe dictator intimidate the high court into abandoning the principles of our Constitution.

Birthright citizenship must remain the law of the land.
6:39 AM · Apr 1, 2026


Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson

There’s literally a chair in SCOTUS specifically reserved for POTUS. It’s been that way forever. One might expect an attorney to know that.

https://x.com/XavierBecerra/status/2039382243110441427

[Dos Equis]

Swing-district Democrat faces backlash after vulgar late-night post targeting Trump, doubles down
Rep Susie Lee posted the crude remarks just before 1 am then deleted them after online backlash
By Adam Pack, Fox News
Published April 1, 2026
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/swing-district-democrat-faces-backlash-after-vulgar-late-night-post-targeting-trump-doubles-down

[Dos Equis]

Yes.

Andy Ngo
@MrAndyNgo

Did Democrats get a memo to start using explicit language more? They’ve been intentionally doing it a lot more on official videos and posts in a way that is completely unauthentic.

https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2039377692005470337

[B_B_C]

Xavier Becerra
@XavierBecerra

Trump's appearance at the Supreme Court this morning is an insult to our entire system of governance.

We can't let a wannabe dictator intimidate the high court into abandoning the principles of our Constitution.

Birthright citizenship must remain the law of the land.
6:39 AM · Apr 1, 2026


Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson

There’s literally a chair in SCOTUS specifically reserved for POTUS. It’s been that way forever. One might expect an attorney to know that.

https://x.com/XavierBecerra/status/2039382243110441427

If Mr Trump sincerely believes in his case attending in person is the right thing to do

[chaos]

Swing-district Democrat faces backlash after vulgar late-night post targeting Trump, doubles down
Rep Susie Lee posted the crude remarks just before 1 am then deleted them after online backlash
By Adam Pack, Fox News
Published April 1, 2026
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/swing-district-democrat-faces-backlash-after-vulgar-late-night-post-targeting-trump-doubles-down

Susie has a potty mouth.