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RussellCattle

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37. I may be wrong, but I always see something of a performative art in Trump's antics. I think....

Reply to Tom of Temecula (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 12:54 PM

Apr 20

......that, to some extent, he plays “Crazy Trump” to keep others off balance in their dealings with him. The idea that he is chained to his chair in the courtroom and can’t stand being made to just keep quiet and listen, may be somewhat less burdensome to him than we might hope. I really hope that I’m wrong, though, and that he either has a massive stroke or goes nuts and they have to restrain and sedate him with elephant tranquilizer.

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'He's going to pop': Warning given about Trump's age and stress during hush money trial [View all] Tom of Temecula Apr 20 OP

He won't be able to keep his mouth shut pfitz59 Apr 20 #1

I cannot disagree with what this former prosecutor is saying. Irish_Dem Apr 20 #2

His minions will act out as well. hadEnuf Apr 20 #4

Yes I agree. And the danger level will increase. Irish_Dem Apr 20 #8

i only hope when they decide to get violent that we end up with all "Ashlee Babbets" and no "Brian Sicknicks" Takket Apr 20 #60

Charles Coleman is correct here. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 20 #13

He's going to poop, too. Kid Berwyn Apr 20 #3

You can't make this shit up. Joinfortmill Apr 20 #48

What is tRump? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 20 #49

🤣 BlueKota Apr 20 #63

Narcissists always seek to avoid consequences. More orange won't help. bucolic_frolic Apr 20 #5

I believe he is headed for a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event PCIntern Apr 20 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Apr 20 #9

I keep wondering how he made it this long. ananda Apr 20 #23

The devil is watching over him! kimbutgar Apr 20 #32

Faustian evemac Apr 20 #33

Exactly kimbutgar Apr 20 #35

Well, he certainly has the devil in him. ananda Apr 20 #45

And physically decomposing (nt) Pluvious Apr 20 #38

Please stop teasing me Conjuay Apr 20 #56

He looks more awful than usual. NH Ethylene Apr 20 #7

If I had a dollar for every DU post predicting his imminent demise, I'd have more money than Trump onenote Apr 20 #10

Came here to say this. Arthur_Frain Apr 20 #16

It isn't a perp walk, but seeing him essentially "chained" to that chair, RandomNumbers Apr 20 #24

Even if he were to experience a medical event and not survive... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 20 #11

The executor of his estate could and would continue to pursue the appeal onenote Apr 20 #17

I wonder if he even has a will CanonRay Apr 20 #30

Not with a bang but a whimper. From T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men Ping Tung Apr 20 #12

But, before the whimper, a series of bangs in the form of his disgusting farts. Sky Jewels Apr 20 #15

I'm picturing a sulfuric explosion of Sky Jewels Apr 20 #14

Or this? ProudMNDemocrat Apr 20 #19

Ha ha, quite so. Sky Jewels Apr 20 #22

.... plus mashed potatoes with extra extra gravy. magicarpet Apr 20 #51

I don't give a flying fuck malaise Apr 20 #18

Pop goes the weasel Chautauquas Apr 20 #20

Beat me to it! H2O Man Apr 20 #26

Don't threaten me with a good time. tanyev Apr 20 #21

I hope he does so we can all party like it's 1999! Doodley Apr 20 #25

Does blowing a gasket count? /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 20 #27

Thar he blows!!! Blue Owl Apr 20 #28

Trump is usually only seen under his terms. He's stuck in court with everyone watching all day with no way to brewens Apr 20 #29

For someone so maliciously narcissistic, the trial functions like an intervention wnylib Apr 20 #36

Sit back and let it happen... ecstatic Apr 20 #31

I think JustAnotherGen Apr 20 #34

Yep. I'd suggest a minute of Joe laughing and shaking his head. RussellCattle Apr 20 #40

. Takket Apr 20 #62

I may be wrong, but I always see something of a performative art in Trump's antics. I think.... RussellCattle Apr 20 #37

Even of this guy hadn't been POTUS, this case would still be before the court. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 20 #39

"It's wafer thin" nt gulliver Apr 20 #41

He's being a undisciplined toddler since literally having been an undisciplined toddler and it continues to this day. Texin Apr 20 #42

disagree (partially). if I'm a prosecutor I want to win this stopdiggin Apr 20 #43

Just like Traildogbob Apr 20 #44

I'm not sure how he keeps going. He may be hopped up on drugs, but he has a body and he's not giving it PortTack Apr 20 #46

I've said it before and I'll say it again Blue Idaho Apr 20 #47

GOOD Skittles Apr 20 #50

He will pop at which time due to how he acts in front of the jury a mistrial will be declared giving him Eliot Rosewater Apr 20 #52

Sounds messy, that does Hekate Apr 20 #53

The man is sitting in his own shit as he is being.. Botany Apr 20 #54

No sweat! Trump's doctors swear by his superb fitness. Even that bone spur seems to have healed itself. keithbvadu2 Apr 20 #55

We prefer to call it "an uncontrolled spontaneous deflation." Buns_of_Fire Apr 20 #57

Let Me Out! I Want Out! AuntyGravity Apr 20 #58

the guy who constantly calls his opponents "low energy" couldn't make it through a few days without falling asleep Takket Apr 20 #59

I was going to post a clip from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life DBoon Apr 20 #61