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misanthrope

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28. I became aware of him in the mid 1980s

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 02:19 AM

Sep 26

When he owned the New Jersey Generals of the upstart USFL. I recall his antics in ruining that moderately successful league and it showed me what a complete crumb Trump was. After that, I took note when I heard his name in the news. It became obvious as time went on just how wretched a human being he actually was.

That is why it has always mystified me that more people couldn't see it for themselves.

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Kimmel reveals why he does not like Trump [View all] bmichaelh Sep 25 OP

I feel the exact same way.... FarPoint Sep 25 #1

Trump has always been a bully Coldwater Sep 25 #2

Ty for sharing this clip! SheltieLover Sep 25 #5

Same here malaise Sep 25 #20

Great minds... SheltieLover Sep 25 #21

Never Surrender to a Bully MrWowWow Sep 25 #3

"Why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here." Ray Bruns Sep 25 #9

What's to like about him? greatauntoftriplets Sep 25 #4

For me, it started with his appearances on Howard Stern's show in the 90s. Miles Archer Sep 25 #14

My revulsion was the articles in the early 1980s about that horrendously garish apartment. greatauntoftriplets Sep 25 #16

I never watched, either. Grins Sep 25 #18

I was on the CT/NY border (literally, within feet) and learned of the trumps and their crimes and excesses Totally Tunsie Sep 25 #24

I was in NJ, 20-miles from NYC. We all knew what a fraud the Trump's were. Grins Sep 26 #31

Exactly! I was doing the same as you - informing everyone I knew that he was a fraud and a danger. Totally Tunsie Sep 26 #32

For me, it was his ad in the newspaper choie Sep 25 #27

I learned of that long after it happened, but... Miles Archer Sep 26 #30

I became aware of him in the mid 1980s misanthrope Sep 26 #28

DiNiro despises Trump to the upmost degree. oasis Sep 25 #6

I never liked Donald Trump, even when.. ananda Sep 25 #7

I started following Donald and father Fred in the '70s pazzyanne Sep 25 #13

Wow. I was never really aware of Fred. ananda Sep 25 #15

I was a weekend paper junkie pazzyanne Sep 25 #23

Not to take any credit but I've been calling him Bif since 2016 mdbl Sep 25 #8

Not only a bully but a stupid bully too boot. Ray Bruns Sep 25 #10

While he has the instincts of a bully, he is missing one component misanthrope Sep 26 #29

there are hundreds of reasons why not to like that orange POS but that is a good one LymphocyteLover Sep 25 #11

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Jimmy Breslion on Trump 1990 Grins Sep 25 #17

Kimmel to TSF: "Isn't it past your jail time?" nt Wednesdays Sep 25 #19

i didn't like him the 1st time i saw his bragging ass on this old house decades ago. then i got SPY magazine. pansypoo53219 Sep 25 #22

We're now seeing Trump some_of_us_are_sane Sep 25 #25

I knew that about Biff but louis-t Sep 25 #26