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PATRICK

(12,441 posts)
21. The illusion of engagement
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 11:28 AM
Jun 7

So not disappearing from questioning like Reagan or vacationing like Bush,Jr.("Now watch this drive!&quot we are going to get condensed rage and rant outs instead of any sustained policy explanations. At least they are short outbursts and the Truth Social posts are done on sycophant crutches. BS and rage, cutting questions short. Maybe they will let his appearances fall apart rather than biting their nails when he attempts one of those marathon rants on live TV hepped up on the devil knows what and in steep physical decline.

The only thing his "friends" are happy with is bowing to his will. If it is suicidal all the better for their eventual move to phase 2. Real danger of course in getting blame from the suspicious hordes of Trump enthusiasts. Doctors, advisors? Scapegoating the news media for stressing him? God knows they have shamefully enabled his moral decline and crimes to the nth degree as the irritated Ringmaster Foxtrots toward July 4th. Despite his paranoia it is his sycophants keeping him dancing in the silly stuff to his detriment.

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Looks good to his base, I'm sure. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 7 #1
I'm sure this was why they scheduled it. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 7 #3
His ever-shrinking base Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 7 #45
From photos it appears his "base" is expanding Layzeebeaver Jun 7 #58
You got me Traildogbob Jun 7 #76
A Tim Conway-esque "storm" I presume. Hugin Jun 7 #2
Omg I remember! Hilarious... AloeVera Jun 7 #8
FaceBook Warning: So the 'yute are informed. Here's the reference. Hugin Jun 7 #15
Loved Carol Burnett as a kid. Might start to watch again, need some laughs. AloeVera Jun 7 #32
I've been thinking about doing that as well. Ilsa Jun 7 #48
Misses SaaWiggins! PuraVidaDreamin Jun 7 #80
Oh MAN, I LOVED that! calimary Monday #96
That show was hilarious! I loved the way they would all crack each other up. travelingthrulife Monday #99
TACO Tetrachloride Jun 7 #4
Good for Welker. Totally embarrassing. I know what their spin will be underpants Jun 7 #5
He's a drama queen. wnylib Jun 7 #27
he really needs to smile more Biglinda 52 Jun 7 #79
In his mind, strong, tough guys don't smile. wnylib Jun 7 #81
His fanboys will say he owned the lib journalist. They live in BizzaroWorld where down is up and left is right. Raftergirl Jun 7 #6
Exactly, girl Leghorn21 Jun 7 #10
Even when she is in the right and is asking what passes for tough questions, displacedvermoter Jun 7 #7
I'm Not A Fan Of Ms. Welker WiVoter Jun 7 #11
Right you are, but don't forget stupid. He called her stupid too. AloeVera Jun 7 #83
I don't like her either but he assaulted her with a barrage of insults and lies. live love laugh Jun 7 #90
She should have given him a copy of the FBI Form 302 Submariner Jun 7 #9
Goddamn, He's Painted Up A Glowing Orange Today WiVoter Jun 7 #12
😡 underpants Jun 7 #28
that's hysterical! orleans Monday #92
HAH!!! GOOD one! calimary Monday #94
Thanks for confirming that I wasn't imaging that! ShazzieB Jun 7 #65
He just did the same thing at a talk with farmers. Blue Full Moon Jun 7 #13
Excellent! To any sane person, Trump showed KPN Jun 7 #14
Yeah, he's losing the ability to control himself. hamsterjill Jun 7 #17
He isn't used to anyone talking back to him. ShazzieB Jun 7 #67
We all know he's a big bully hamsterjill Jun 7 #68
Or lack of character. 3catwoman3 Jun 7 #30
All qualities.... SergeStorms Jun 7 #72
And the global chorus sings . . . Aussie105 Jun 7 #87
Republican voters who wake up to Trump's utter incompetence and unfitness need to remember... Beartracks Jun 7 #73
His evidence should have gone to the FBI. Previously, it didn't make it to the courts. Festivito Jun 7 #16
I guess he forgot who was president on Jan. 6 Ghost of Tom Joad Jun 7 #59
Not storm. Lumbers. kairos12 Jun 7 #18
Shambles. n/t Hugin Jun 7 #20
The body is almost as bad as the brain. I don't know why there is little notice of Bluetus Jun 7 #37
Fuck the MSM. They created this deviant called trump, and now are surprised when the lostincalifornia Jun 7 #19
The illusion of engagement PATRICK Jun 7 #21
The mind of this man lives in total fantasy. It will get worse. FloridaBlues Jun 7 #22
Keep up the pressure!! paleotn Jun 7 #23
The POS is just connecting the MAGA dog whistles with GOP gibberish to rile up the base so they turn out in November. ChicagoTeamster Jun 7 #24
Oh, look, toddler throwing a temper tantrum because an adult is making him mwmisses4289 Jun 7 #25
What a name-calling, 10-year-old crybaby debsy Jun 7 #26
Trump is playing to his base. AverageOldGuy Jun 7 #29
This is just theater and a failing brain. The real question is ... Bluetus Jun 7 #31
Reminds me of George HW Bush "storming" off set during an interview with Dan Rather. Midnight Writer Jun 7 #33
WE'VE had enough! hermetic Jun 7 #34
He's easily the biggest embarrassment this country has ever produced LymphocyteLover Jun 7 #35
Isn't irritability and uncontrolled anger a major symptom of dementia? Bayard Jun 7 #36
Nope, since I have those symptoms on a daily basis here on DU. (outside sources, of course) efhmc Jun 7 #41
Don't we all? Bayard Jun 7 #46
Trump's fabulist schtick has become so transparent and tiresome, it just isn't working any more, no one's buying his BS. sop Jun 7 #38
In other words Ray Bruns Jun 7 #39
Or rather... Wednesdays Jun 7 #57
This really hits home for me and my husband right now. ihaveaquestion Jun 7 #40
Damn right it is exhausting! Aussie105 Jun 7 #88
I will bet that she's going to apologize. choie Jun 7 #42
The President of the United States has the maturity of a four year old, why hasn't the GOP impeached him yet? Uncle Joe Jun 7 #43
WHEN OH WHEN orangecrush Jun 7 #44
Wow! That's presidential! Grim Chieftain Jun 7 #47
trump didn't just walk out of the interview with Kristen Welker, he THREW the microphone on the floor and STEPPED ON IT LetMyPeopleVote Jun 7 #49
I'm waiting for the interview when Ilsa Jun 7 #50
I don't know if there was a video of this anywhere, but from just reading it, I felt proud of Kristen Welker. 1WorldHope Jun 7 #51
After taking that abuse from him she was begging him not to walk out. enough Jun 7 #53
To me that was professional decorum. 1WorldHope Jun 7 #55
Storms? He could barely stand up. IbogaProject Jun 7 #52
One blow up closer to ________________________ flatlining. twodogsbarking Jun 7 #54
Just fucking die already you miserable pedophile piece of shit Blue Owl Jun 7 #56
Time for the 25th. Time for the net and straight jacket. He's a raving lunatic. sinkingfeeling Jun 7 #60
I've fantasized about Dump being interiewed with... AdamGG Jun 7 #61
Thete is absolurely no evidence of Trump's claim or any other claims he makes. hadEnuf Jun 7 #62
Did you order the code red *You're God damn right I did!* twodogsbarking Jun 7 #63
Roy Cohn is looking up from Hell and smiling. LudwigPastorius Jun 7 #64
Thin-skinned fascist fuck. Can't last more than two seconds if someone so much as dares to push back anymore, even in Karasu Jun 7 #66
The makeup! And those eye bags! ShazzieB Jun 7 #69
I Wish Samuel L. Jackson Was MTP Host WiVoter Jun 7 #70
Edgy because he stepped in it in Iran. Sneederbunk Jun 7 #71
Fuck ALMIGHTY is he fragile....SOME would say: a snowflake.... democratsruletheday Jun 7 #74
This is what the media should have been doing to him a decade ago. progressoid Jun 7 #75
So have we, ya ol' fart Jilly_in_VA Jun 7 #77
Shut up, PIGGY! BigmanPigman Jun 7 #78
Whiny crybaby. louis-t Jun 7 #82
"Where's the evidence" OAITW r.2.0 Jun 7 #84
Historical would have been when he tapped her shoulder 3825-87867 Jun 7 #85
The way he walked out, not quite upright-- IzzaNuDay Jun 7 #86
Trump's version of reality isn't like that of a normal person. Aussie105 Jun 7 #89
Nanna-Nanna Boo-Boo? czarjak Monday #91
when i read he was gonna be on today i thought fuck that orleans Monday #93
How much more evidence does this country need Mtnmama Monday #95
It's embarrassing. SamuelAdams Monday #97
Trump is far too emotionally unstable to be president dlk Monday #98
MaddowBlog-On election claims, Trump triggered by 'evidence' callout on 'Meet the Press' interview LetMyPeopleVote Monday #100
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