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babylonsister

(171,075 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2024, 06:59 AM Apr 17

The Joy of Making Trump Listen to Mean Tweets About Himself

The Joy of Making Trump Listen to Mean Tweets About Himself
FOR THE LULZ
The vicious, thin-skinned ex-president was forced to endure readings of social media posts by prospective jurors that mercilessly mocked him. It was great.
David Mack
Updated Apr. 17, 2024 3:25AM EDT / Published Apr. 16, 2024 8:03PM EDT

In his historic New York criminal trial, former President Donald Trump faces the prospect of some very real punishments—including fines and even prison time.

But in court in Manhattan on Tuesday, the former president was subjected to a different kind of punishment that seemed almost expressly designed to torment him: He had to sit silently as mean tweets about him were read aloud.

As prosecutors and defense lawyers sparred over the composition of the jury that will ultimately decide the hush money case, some of the prospective jurors’ past social media posts about the former president were debated for evidence of possible bias. As a result, for more than an hour the notoriously thin-skinned Trump was forced to listen to jokes about his appearance, his likeability, his intelligence, and—to use a phrase Team Trump first popularized—whether prosecutors should “lock him up.”

You can practically hear the staff in the Saturday Night Live writing room sharpening their pencils already.

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The Joy of Making Trump Listen to Mean Tweets About Himself (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 17 OP

This is a rare occasion EYESORE 9001 Apr 17 #1

so sad there r no cameras. my fave. the thai cave kids mopinko Apr 17 #2

That's FUNNY! lastlib Apr 17 #3

ferealz. mopinko Apr 17 #8

That is perfection. Abigail_Adams Apr 17 #15

Nice for the rich Old Crank Apr 17 #4

If tweets are being read verbatim, could a skillful search lead to a the juror's identity being revealed? Oopsie Daisy Apr 17 #5

I don't think it will take people long Nittersing Apr 17 #6

Pretty common phrases actually orangecrush Apr 17 #10

Haha, I keep thinking how much fun it would be William Seger Apr 17 #7

Welcome to the world outside your MAG-A Lago bubble, Donny! tanyev Apr 17 #9

It is a good thing PatSeg Apr 17 #11

Serves him right, since the moron tweets so much mean stuff about everyone else. Where else does the moron SWBTATTReg Apr 17 #12

If it would help, I'll file an amicus brief summarizing my Trump-mocking posts Orrex Apr 17 #13

too bad the prosocutors arnt reading from du. lots of good stuff here, AllaN01Bear Apr 17 #14

Comments about Dump here in DU are often brutal - but always satisfying. Talitha Apr 17 #16

me agree. AllaN01Bear Apr 17 #17

Maybe they are. There are DU members in NYC. wnylib Apr 17 #21

Hahaha! ismnotwasm Apr 17 #18

I think he is interested at some weird narcissitic level, but ultimately could care less. Sociopath. Evolve Dammit Apr 17 #19

Self-professed great Christians never are. czarjak Apr 17 #20

EYESORE 9001

(25,949 posts)

1. This is a rare occasion

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:19 AM

Apr 17

when I would actually enjoy watching him make fucked-up faces during that recitation

mopinko

(70,145 posts)

2. so sad there r no cameras. my fave. the thai cave kids

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 07:20 AM

Apr 17

we’re invited to the wh. they asked to return to the cave instead.

lastlib

(23,252 posts)

3. That's FUNNY!

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:00 AM

Apr 17

- - -

I would've paid good moolah to see his reaction to that one.

mopinko

(70,145 posts)

8. ferealz.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:40 AM

Apr 17

too bad there’s no cameras. we cd put that shit on ppv, and wipe out the debt he stuck us w.

Abigail_Adams

(304 posts)

15. That is perfection.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:56 AM

Apr 17

Old Crank

(3,601 posts)

4. Nice for the rich

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:03 AM

Apr 17

To be exposed to how people really feel about them.

Oopsie Daisy

(2,651 posts)

5. If tweets are being read verbatim, could a skillful search lead to a the juror's identity being revealed?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:16 AM

Apr 17

If their tweet or social media post was something more eloquent than "Trump sucks" or "Lock Him Up," then it's possible that someone could do a deep-dive and search on their exact words, and discover their identity. This could be a problem if that individual ends up being chosen to serve as a juror, I fear.

Nittersing

(6,365 posts)

6. I don't think it will take people long

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:31 AM

Apr 17

We know their sex, what neighborhood they live in and what they do for a living. Some of the jurors mentioned the name of the place they work... one was a 3-person operation.

orangecrush

(19,581 posts)

10. Pretty common phrases actually

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:48 AM

Apr 17

Especially when it comes to Trump.

They'd have a lot of sifting to do.

Like dredging the Mariana trench.

William Seger

(10,779 posts)

7. Haha, I keep thinking how much fun it would be

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:36 AM

Apr 17

I'd love for TFG to hear what I think of him.

tanyev

(42,578 posts)

9. Welcome to the world outside your MAG-A Lago bubble, Donny!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 08:41 AM

Apr 17

PatSeg

(47,520 posts)

11. It is a good thing

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:04 AM

Apr 17

they have him on medication (or so we believe). Just imagine if he wasn't.

SWBTATTReg

(22,144 posts)

12. Serves him right, since the moron tweets so much mean stuff about everyone else. Where else does the moron

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:11 AM

Apr 17

listen to anything else other than constant fake praise and crap tossed his way by his followers?

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

13. If it would help, I'll file an amicus brief summarizing my Trump-mocking posts

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:39 AM

Apr 17

For instance:
“The defeated loser and lifelong failure Trump.”
“He’s a big orange ballon full of liquid pig shit.”
“His KKKultists worship a festering orange prolapse.”

to name just a few.