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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:51 AM Jul 2016

Trump has a meltdown in Hotel Roanoke, VA,literally


Memo to Donald Trump: It gets hot in Virginia in July, buster. Suck it up. There’s nothing you can do about that. Deal with it.

The Republican presidential nominee didn’t deal with it very well Monday afternoon at The Hotel Roanoke.

He trashed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for her “bad judgment” in picking Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. He slashed Kaine as a weak and ineffective Virginia governor and “a political hack.” He bashed Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a frequent Trump foil, as “Pocahontas,” calling the Massachusetts Democrat “the worst senator in the U.S. Senate.” Weirdly, he warned that without the right appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court, “it will be back to Venezuela.” Huh? Seriously, he said that.

And, in the biggest room in the finest hotel in Roanoke, along with at least 1,600 chanting and cheering Trumpeteers, the candidate trained his attention-deficit-disordered thoughts on a purely apolitical topic: The room was too hot.He whined and whined about The Hotel Roanoke’s air conditioning. No kidding.“I think this ballroom and the people who run this hotel should be ashamed,” Trump told the crowd. “I think it’s actually cooler outside than it is in this damn ballroom.” (It wasn’t.)He boasted there were 1,000 people standing outside on the Wells Avenue side in 104-degree heat, listening to him on loudspeakers. (There weren’t; there were at most 50, according to a city firefighter who was outside, and the temperature never hit 100.)

Perhaps jokingly, Trump suggested he wouldn’t pay the bill — after his campaign apparatus commandeered a large chunk of the hotel for most of the day. Trump’s a tough guy, see. Nobody takes advantage of him. Especially, whoever runs the thermostat.
“I feel like I’m in a sauna. I don’t know what hotel this is,” Trump went on. “You let people suffer and don’t turn on the air conditioning. This is ridiculous.” It was ridiculous, but not in the way Trump intended. The ridiculous part was him standing there wailing about it.

He suggested the hotel turned off the AC to save money. (It didn’t. The main ballroom’s air conditioning was set at 63 degrees. “We did have it set as low as it could possibly go,” said Michael Quonce, the hotel’s public relations manager. “It was running at 99 percent efficiency.”)Trump’s comments were chintzy, low-rent, third-rate and wholly unbecoming for a major party presidential nominee. But they are pure Trump, full of narcissistic bullying, worrying about his own comfort, picking on an entity that can’t pick back.

For the record, the hotel doors were open for two hours before he began speaking, to let in thousands of Trumpeteers (some were shunted off to an overflow ballroom). People were packed in the main ballroom like sardines. Trump was standing under stage lighting. What does he expect? You don’t get meat-locker temps under those circumstances. And part of it was Trump’s own fault. The temps in the room probably went up 10 degrees after he opened his mouth.


Presidential campaigns are long, arduous and frequently nasty. By circumstance of the calendar, part of them happen in the summer, when temperatures can get hot. The rhetoric can get hot, too.What’s that old expression? The one that begins, “If you can’t stand the heat ...”If Donald Trump can’t stand the heat of a Hotel Roanoke ballroom in July, perhaps he’s not cut out for the rigors of the campaign to come.

Maybe he ought to get out now, and go find some place to cool down.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/columns_and_blogs/columns/dan_casey/casey-trump-melts-down-in-the-hotel-roanoke-literally/article_1c19d5a8-6296-5d0e-a8ca-ab3f2c87aafd.html
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Trump has a meltdown in Hotel Roanoke, VA,literally (Original Post) HipChick Jul 2016 OP
When its all said and done, tRump madokie Jul 2016 #1
Or a nuthin-muffin as Grandpa Munster called them... tom_kelly Jul 2016 #29
I'm picturing orange-tinted flop sweat and piss-yellow hair coloring running down his neck.... FSogol Jul 2016 #2
That's gross!! Sophiegirl Jul 2016 #17
ewwwwwwwww DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #49
But ya know there won't be a hair out of place lunatica Jul 2016 #54
At what temperature does hair spray melt? FSogol Jul 2016 #55
Oh yeah, well it snowed last winter IronLionZion Jul 2016 #3
What a classless jerk. CentralMass Jul 2016 #4
It's like a saw-nuh in hee-ah! alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #5
Siberia. He should go to Siberia and hang out with his livetohike Jul 2016 #6
As soon as he quipped about not paying the bill, the hotel avebury Jul 2016 #7
Especially since he's notorius for not paying his bills. maddiemom Jul 2016 #24
Here's the article about the paint company Stevepol Jul 2016 #32
I am surprised that most companies avebury Jul 2016 #61
he's a boil on the ass of america spanone Jul 2016 #8
Not JUST America! Moostache Jul 2016 #51
The reality is lunatica Jul 2016 #57
What a whiny little prick! WTF did he expect - that crowds would come to him? hatrack Jul 2016 #9
Jeez...can't wait to see him scarfing a corn dog in Iowa lapislzi Jul 2016 #56
Bates Motel SheriffBob Jul 2016 #10
Probably hot flashes aintitfunny Jul 2016 #11
Speed will give you those, too. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #66
So what will happen if he doesn't pay the bill? greymattermom Jul 2016 #12
Most of the big chains are owned and operated by franchisees A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #72
Heat was the excuse. no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #13
Early stage Alzheimer's? MoonRiver Jul 2016 #14
I have been wondering about this for quite awhile. So God help us if he is elected. Will Pense be classykaren Jul 2016 #42
Such a scary thought. MoonRiver Jul 2016 #43
It barely hit ninety-seven yesterday cyberpunk Jul 2016 #15
Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Jul 2016 #16
Yeah. Sophiegirl Jul 2016 #19
With climate change, things won't get cooler any time soon! Helen Borg Jul 2016 #18
Jesus, what a whiny little douchecannon. 47of74 Jul 2016 #20
He was just worried about the sweat ruining his hairdo and japple Jul 2016 #21
Or the sweat causing him to melt. 47of74 Jul 2016 #22
If only it were that easy to destroy the Cheeto Jesus. japple Jul 2016 #69
I think you may have nailed it! MoonRiver Jul 2016 #44
it seems as if these revealing episodes barbtries Jul 2016 #23
After all this time, it seems that the "corporate media" has suddenly began noticing maddiemom Jul 2016 #26
it is surreal isn't it? barbtries Jul 2016 #50
How hateful treestar Jul 2016 #25
Horrible, horrible person oswaldactedalone Jul 2016 #27
My BIL works at a place where they are already getting woodsprite Jul 2016 #28
and they lap it up... we are living in strange times.... VOTE BLUE IN NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!! secondwind Jul 2016 #30
How "presidential" of him MrScorpio Jul 2016 #31
Coming attractions ... BLACK4EVER Jul 2016 #33
I don't think so either.. HipChick Jul 2016 #34
It also reveals how unselfaware he is.... Grammy23 Jul 2016 #46
OK, now we know how to troll him ToxMarz Jul 2016 #35
LOL! HipChick Jul 2016 #36
Good idea BLACK4EVER Jul 2016 #41
The killer Heat Dome over America couldn't possibly have anything to do with Climate Change RapSoDee Jul 2016 #37
Remember Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #63
That's the gravitas we've come to expect from Cheeto Hitler... n/t backscatter712 Jul 2016 #38
I hope venues start denying him a place to speak... BooScout Jul 2016 #39
How can you tell when Trump has a real meltdown? usaf-vet Jul 2016 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Jul 2016 #45
lol...here is a princess who is in for a rough ride. JNelson6563 Jul 2016 #47
TRump is a YUGE hot air wind bag, he offers nothing yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #48
Garden-variety dickhead. MrModerate Jul 2016 #52
If I ever have to do business with Trump SwankyXomb Jul 2016 #53
Yep treestar Jul 2016 #58
He's a clown Chimichurri Jul 2016 #59
He is welcome to never return to my fair Commonwealth sofa king Jul 2016 #60
What a disgusting, petulant little child! smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #62
He wasn't Joking MurrayDelph Jul 2016 #64
Perhaps jokingly, Trump suggested he wouldn’t pay the bill Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #65
Hothouse flower Blue Owl Jul 2016 #67
He honestly thinks that criticising Tim Kaine in Virginia will help him win the state? book_worm Jul 2016 #68
Pretentious sarcasmo Jul 2016 #70
It's a preview, Donnie boy. GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #71

madokie

(51,076 posts)
1. When its all said and done, tRump
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:56 AM
Jul 2016

will rue the day he decided to run for the Presidency. This man-child is a nothingburger

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
54. But ya know there won't be a hair out of place
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:12 AM
Jul 2016

He's not taking any chances with the wind ruffling it, or the humidity drooping it or the sweat sagging it! It's rock hard with hairspray just like he intends.

FSogol

(45,599 posts)
55. At what temperature does hair spray melt?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:16 AM
Jul 2016

Never mind, the secret service probably wouldn't like it if I carried a heat gun to a Trump event.

IronLionZion

(45,680 posts)
3. Oh yeah, well it snowed last winter
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:05 AM
Jul 2016

so global warming doesn't exist!



Trump should just avoid warm regions of the US this campaign season: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, etc. and never set foot in Florida because he just can't handle the heat. He should just campaign out of Trump Tower Manhattan and look down on all of us from his ivory tower while munching on taco bowls. Douchebag

avebury

(10,953 posts)
7. As soon as he quipped about not paying the bill, the hotel
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:17 AM
Jul 2016

should have just turned off all power to the room and asked them to leave.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
24. Especially since he's notorius for not paying his bills.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:13 AM
Jul 2016

Some local contractors in Florida were just in the news for winning a lawsuit against him for just that.

Stevepol

(4,234 posts)
32. Here's the article about the paint company
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:28 AM
Jul 2016

that he legally contracted with for a job and then tried to stiff without making the final payment.

Of course, he had the best of reasons in Trump world: I've already paid enough. HEADLINE: "Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $300,000 in attorney's fees in Doral painter's lawsuit."

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jose-lambiet/article91353232.html

hatrack

(59,608 posts)
9. What a whiny little prick! WTF did he expect - that crowds would come to him?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:24 AM
Jul 2016

It's called "campaigning" - and it's not unusual for nominees to get out and do it.

Douchebag.

lapislzi

(5,762 posts)
56. Jeez...can't wait to see him scarfing a corn dog in Iowa
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:18 AM
Jul 2016

That will be a photo worth re-tweeting.

They have to do that, right? It's required by law?

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
12. So what will happen if he doesn't pay the bill?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:38 AM
Jul 2016

Will other hotels be willing to host his events? How does this work with hotels? Many aren't independent. Even Trump is a chain.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
14. Early stage Alzheimer's?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:41 AM
Jul 2016

Meanness can be part of the syndrome, especially if the individual already had that trait. One difference between Alzheimer's suffers and normal people is the ability stop oneself from uttering inappropriate and damaging language.

Regardless, Rump is an A-Hole par excellence.

classykaren

(769 posts)
42. I have been wondering about this for quite awhile. So God help us if he is elected. Will Pense be
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:04 AM
Jul 2016

The new Nancy Reagan ???

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
20. Jesus, what a whiny little douchecannon.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:52 AM
Jul 2016

Heat. Kitchen. If you can't stand it stay the fuck out, Orange Hitler

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
44. I think you may have nailed it!
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:08 AM
Jul 2016

Probably has a lot of glue holding the fake pieces together. Glue can melt, lol.

barbtries

(28,824 posts)
23. it seems as if these revealing episodes
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:00 AM
Jul 2016

never make it to corporate media. like the time he spent rehashing the primary after he had already accepted the nomination, because his skin is so thin he can't let anything go and he just went on and on about cruz.
he's a sick puppy. maybe if the corporate media stopped portraying him as a reasonable candidate more people would see what is so plain to most of us here on DU. a trump presidency is a horror to contemplate.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
26. After all this time, it seems that the "corporate media" has suddenly began noticing
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:18 AM
Jul 2016

all his faults. Before, they just seemed to regard him as "colorful." NOW they're starting to express concern?

barbtries

(28,824 posts)
50. it is surreal isn't it?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:37 AM
Jul 2016

reminds me of an old "Taxi" episode. one of the guys tells the shy guy to break the ice with a woman in the bar he's attracted to, he should go up to her and say, "will you marry me?" and by the end of the night, they're married. i'm sure it was total disbelief all the way to the alter. now suddenly it looks as if donald trump could actually be elected.
i don't watch much corporate news, it just raises my blood pressure. even NPR's political coverage sucks...but i hope you're right and they're beginning to catch a clue about the creature they unleashed on the american people.


oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)
27. Horrible, horrible person
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:20 AM
Jul 2016

What a disgusting pig. Please Red America wake up and realize what a nothingburger this jerk is.

woodsprite

(11,947 posts)
28. My BIL works at a place where they are already getting
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:22 AM
Jul 2016

shipments of Thanksgiving turkeys to store in a 40-degree below blast freezer. Maybe turkey Trump should book that room for his next presser.

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
33. Coming attractions ...
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:34 AM
Jul 2016

God help the USA and the world , if this man ever becomes POTUS. This is an example of how he would act. "A whiny little bitch" (thanks, Bill Maher) who is a demagogue who "gamed" the poor Repub voters and hi-jacked their party and primary. Their desire to regain the White House has blinded them to the true tRump. As fellow Americans they deserve better.

P.S. I don't think he was kidding about not paying the hotel bill.

Grammy23

(5,815 posts)
46. It also reveals how unselfaware he is....
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:09 AM
Jul 2016

since not paying his bills has been in the news lately. And one judgement against him was 10 times the amount he owed one contractor. So in addition to the $34,000 he owed, the judge added an additional $300,000 to be paid by tRump. If he had AN OUNCE of self awareness he wouldn't dream of joking about not paying the hotel for the use of its ballroom. Trump is mentally ill. He puts his disorder on display every time he opens his mouth, but his followers are either too dumb or deluded to recognize it. The media need to continue to explain his bad behavior in terms they can understand so at least if they still remain loyal, they can't say they didn't know. And if anyone is on the fence about who to vote for, the information about his obvious mental health issues will help them understand why they shouldn't vote for tRump.

ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)
35. OK, now we know how to troll him
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:41 AM
Jul 2016

Don't protest, infiltrate his campaign stops and mess with the thermostats.

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
41. Good idea
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:58 AM
Jul 2016
tRump will melt like the plastic "straw-man" candidate he is. In his meltdowns he reveals who he "really" is and maybe his supporters (fans) will recognize they've been "played" by a con artist.

RapSoDee

(421 posts)
37. The killer Heat Dome over America couldn't possibly have anything to do with Climate Change
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:53 AM
Jul 2016

Because Republicans won't allow themselves to "believe" in it.

usaf-vet

(6,248 posts)
40. How can you tell when Trump has a real meltdown?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 09:58 AM
Jul 2016

Does the orange start to melt drip down his forehead, nose, and cheeks? Final dripping off his chin? Otherwise any time he gets in front of a TV camera or radio mic he has some type of "meltdown". The rest of us would call it a delusional rant. But ok meltdown. But how do we separate the mini from the maxi meltdowns?

Response to HipChick (Original post)

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
47. lol...here is a princess who is in for a rough ride.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:10 AM
Jul 2016

Gird your loins cupcake, lots of hot, crowded places in your immediate future!

yuiyoshida

(41,874 posts)
48. TRump is a YUGE hot air wind bag, he offers nothing
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:16 AM
Jul 2016

but like the typical Republican, loves to hate on everything. He offers NOTHING..

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
52. Garden-variety dickhead.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:49 AM
Jul 2016

Ultimately, shouldn't Trump's assholery as a person -- let's not get into areas he's unacquainted with, like 'policy'), but just him being a nasty little schmuck -- cost him? Won't those Americans who haven't made up their minds see what everyone else without 'Trumpkin' branded on their forehead sees?

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)
53. If I ever have to do business with Trump
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:54 AM
Jul 2016

I'm asking for payment up front, in cash. That's what everyone needs to do this campaign.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
58. Yep
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:23 AM
Jul 2016

I saw a video on Facebook of a piano maker who sold him 30 pianos for a casino. He should have kept a security interest in them so he could at least seize them. Or not given the pianos over until he had the money. He gave them 30 days and they never paid and he had to chase them and of course they ignored his calls, etc. Then they offered him 70% of his bill. He knew the 30% would get used up in lawyer's fees anyway. Donald knows how to take advantage of people in that way and is not ashamed to. It is funny when in business you realize there are people out there who take pride in knowing they've paid all they owe and would just never take advantage of a situation where they might get away with not doing it. Others don't have the money or spend it on other things they consider more needed than paying your bill. Then there are those like Donald who do it on purpose.

Or possibly he really did not have the money because of his mismanagement of things. People assume he is rich and that they are going to make out well doing business with him. But then they come to find out they should not have trusted him.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
62. What a disgusting, petulant little child!
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:24 PM
Jul 2016

Always whining about something and calling people stupid names. Makes me want to smack the shit out of the little f**ker.

MurrayDelph

(5,307 posts)
64. He wasn't Joking
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 03:40 PM
Jul 2016

"Perhaps jokingly, Trump suggested he wouldn’t pay the bill — after his campaign apparatus commandeered a large chunk of the hotel for most of the day. Trump’s a tough guy, see. Nobody takes advantage of him. "

Trump only believes in his campaign paying places that have the word "Trump" in their name.

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