Questions are being asked ...

[NanceGreggs]

... by Trump humpers - and don't think for a minute they're not.

Trump is getting his butt kicked in courtroom after courtroom. Conservative judges, even judges he himself appointed, are ruling against him. The question being asked is why the all-powerful Orange Oz is emerging as a loser over and over again.

Trump is being booed at his own 'events', which are sparsely-attended in comparison to his rally heydays, because he's stepped over the line by advocating being vaccinated. The question being asked is whether he was lying about Covid being a hoax, or whether he has sold out to the dark side - not a good look either way.

Trump is begging his supporters for money. The question being asked is why a self-proclaimed multi-billionaire has to beg for funds?

Trump's allies (co-conspirators) are refusing to testify before the Jan/6 committee. The question being asked is why true patriots who have nothing to hide are choosing to hide everything they know - and why they are invoking their 5th amendment right to not self-incriminate themselves.

Trump is giving interviews wherein he is rewriting the events of January 6th - and the question being asked is why he is now downplaying what his supporters believe was a righteous patriotic response to a "stolen election".

Spare me the "all Trump-humpers think alike" rhetoric. His base has been eroding from day one, his allies are reconsidering their political futures, and choosing between telling the truth and going to prison is not a viable option.

There are questions being asked by the heretofore gullible - and the answers don't add up.

It may take some time - but even those who paid good money for cure-all-snake-oil eventually realize they've been had.

[viva la]

1. Interesting that nothing Trump has done

Bothers them... until he finally tells the truth, that vaccines save lives.

[NanceGreggs]

4. Who knew ...

... that telling the truth would lead to the Big Liar's ultimate downfall?

[soldierant]

41. Sadly, I don't believe it will.

When Trump** tells truth, they don't see truth. They discard hmi and keep the lie.

All it will take is one half-way intelligent "leader" with a little self control to turn those peope into a juggernaut.

[ShazzieB]

44. That's exactly WHY telling the truth will lead to his downfall!

They WILL discard him and keep the lie, leaving him on the scrap heap of history.

[3Hotdogs]

6. Yuppers.

Lots of Trump '24 signage on lawns in southern and western New Jersey.

[Achilleaze]

2. It is tough to be a pathetic draft-dodging Republican loser.

Maybe he can find work as a Grifter for his comrades at the KGB?

[NanceGreggs]

5. Does the KGB ...

... accept grifters with bone spurs?

[Achilleaze]

8. Uh O

Didn't think of that. I guess he'll have to join the Pathetic Republican Boys who Never Grew Up, and Who Feel a Weird Evil Urge to Attempt to Compensate for Their Incel Deficiencies with Guns.

That's the PRBNGUFEWUACTIDG if you prefer the shorthand acronym version.

[multigraincracker]

3. Adapt or perish.

He can't so he will.

The clock is ticking.

[gab13by13]

7. The insurrection is ongoing and growing,

Trump doesn't need a mob of insurrectionists this time, his insurrectionists are busy at the state level purging honest election officials and replacing them with pro-Trump Magats. In the last coup attempt Trump tried to overturn the verified results of the election, for that to happen he needed a mob. The next time, Trump's Magats are positioned in positions of power where they can declare who won the election. This 2nd coup attempt will need to be challenged by Democrats to overturn bogus election results. It will go to the SC where at least 3 justices have proclaimed that states have an absolute right to run their own elections.

Where is Garland? These fraudits are illegal, they violate both state and federal election laws.

[mrsadm]

21. Exactly!

[doc03]

9. I think Trump is smarter politically than people give him credit for. He knows to win in

2024 he will have to distance himself from the crazies to get the votes from people in the suburbs. He doesn't
do anything unless it is to serve himself. I don't think he has any core beliefs other than DJT a few years ago he
was liberal New Yorker.

[KS Toronado]

12. Sorry, IQ4.5 is not smart

he will not distance himself from the crazies/trumpers, it's his largest following.

[doc03]

14. People said he wasn't smart then he became president nt

[KS Toronado]

16. He wasn't smart then either

Remember what his one Professor said?

[KentuckyWoman]

32. I put forth that there is more than one kind of "smart"

He is VERY good at being a predator. In all else, he's a dumbshit.

[KS Toronado]

35. Agree 100%

At the most he's got "street" smarts

[pwb]

10. The truth is hard for pukes.

It is like that scary needle, they don't want it for them only for thee.

[sarchasm]

11. Magats don't ask questions.

They blindly follow and have all the answers. Questions are for wimps and Democrats.

[gab13by13]

13. Here's the deal with Magats,

It doesn't matter one iota how many times Trump pisses them off, they will never ever vote for a Democrat, they may not show up to vote but their buddies are counting the votes.

Trump is pushing vaccines and boosters now to look less crazy to get votes in the suburbs.

[Septua]

19. "They will never vote for a Democrat"

Correct. As has been said, Trump didn't create the radical base, he simply emboldened an existing segment of white supremacists. If Biden can get the voting rights bill passed and undo all the state's legislation to control elections, we might have a chance. We might at least keep a Dem in the White House with veto power.

[Septua]

15. I don't doubt what you're saying...

..but got any MSM source links?

[sarchasm]

17. Trump's 2020 fixation is putting him at odds with ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-2020-fixation-putting-him-odds-some-his-biggest-n1286602?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

[Septua]

22. From that NBC source...

..last paragraph.

“You know, of course, Florida's very close to us,” she said. “I think a lot of people here are very strong, as I am, [on] Ron DeSantis. What he's doing in Florida is a great model.”

IMO, the people in FL who think DeSantas is a rock star, are experiencing some form of tunnel vision. And depending on which opinions you look at, 'a lot of people' isn't a majority, outside the Republicans.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/455438-ron-desantis-net-approval-falls-14-points-among-florida-voters-as-covid-19-cases-soar/

https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/new-poll-shows-desantis-approval-falling-as-republicans-welcome-fight-over-more-covid-19-restrictions/

[secondwind]

18. Hear, hear, Nance... great post...

[thesquanderer]

20. re: "His base has been eroding from day one"

yet he got 10 million more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016.

While I appreciate your optimism, there's also the issue that some of this stuff (i.e. Trump's butt getting kicked in courtroom after courtroom) is probably not being covered in the media that Trump fans pay attention to.

These questions you talk about are definitely being asked, but I'm not sure how often they're being asked by people who actually voted for him over Biden. Either way, Trump has always had a habit of offering up the most ridiculous statements to justify why he's right, and his followers buy them. Or don't care.

[Septua]

26. All of which is why speculating...

..the 2024 election outcome is premature. Right now, the big issues are probably high gas prices, reduced supply and the frickin' pandemic, for the average voter. They don't see the 'big picture', just the snapshot of their little world.

If the GOP was trying to help fix the country rather than simply 'stop Biden' and admit he's actually accomplishing good stuff, like low unemployment, a healthy GDP and new jobs, things would turn around sooner than later.

[Chakaconcarne]

23. you all need to see the movie "look up"

like idiocracy but updated to today and characterizes the trumper very well.

[YP_Yooper]

37. Watching it now....

funny, then depressing, but unfortunately true as you say :/
The way social media controlled everything almost spells as much doom as the comet.

[The Wizard]

24. Sage wisdom

from a trial lawyer: Everything changes once the lying starts.

[gab13by13]

25. Trump is a brilliant snake oil salesman,

he would give P.T. Barnum a run for his money. He is a brilliant showman. His actions and speech which appear to be signs of stupidity are all an act. Yes he was a horrible college student which only means he wasn't qualified to go to college, but that doesn't make him stupid.

Donald Trump is not stupid, Donald Trump is mentally ill.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

43. He isnt mentally ill

Mental illness can be helped with therapies and meds.

Malignant narcissism cannot be helped,no meds work,therapy makes them worse.
There is no recovery for dark triads.

The problem is who narcissists,authoritarians and sociopaths are,

And who you are is not an illness.

[YP_Yooper]

27. Well when Bannon says Trump is now the Deep State :)

...but seriously, Trump shows an effective game plan for the cult, and so we really need to worry about who learns from that and picks up the tiki torch and tries to carry on the flock :/

[Tommymac]

28. Big Problem is TFG's DIEHARD Supporters.

I know some of them. THEY WILL NOT CHANGE.

They are very active grass roots types. They live breath and crap TFG's messaging from 2010 and beyond.

Birthers. Hillary Haters. Obama Haters. Own the Libs AT ALL COSTS.

They will die before they give up their beliefs...and they would rather see TFG die then admit they were lied to.

They WANT a martyr. This is the biggest issue of all, and perhaps why the DOJ is slow walking anything related to The Insurrection and Big Lie.

[NanceGreggs]

40. And I know some of them ...

... who have turned on him - so there you are.

[niyad]

29. Spot on, as always.

[Ohioboy]

30. This is a good start

But man has it been hard to get them to look at reality, even just to question a little.

Unfortunately, many Humpers will just come up with more conspiracy theories to answer their questions and leave it at that. "The Deep State" is behind it all, ya know.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. +1. Yes. Enormously frustrating. Like talking to a wall. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Why is a billionaire begging for $$? Hadn't heard this argument before

Trumpers are really wondering that? Think it's a perfect point. If they say FG worked hard and earned all his $$.... Comeback is, "Well didn't YOU work hard for yours too?"

[malaise]

33. The feeding frenzy will be fun to watch as they turn on

one another.

[quakerboy]

39. Na. Trump may be toast

Same as shrub became non grata before him.

Maybe.

But if so the next conservative idol will be along to take up the mantle of pwning the Libs with only enough delay to make it properly theatrical.

[FakeNoose]

36. Chump is no longer paying people to show up and cheer for him

... maybe that's why the so-called "rallies" are sparsely attended.

Other Repukes like Cruz, DeSantis, even McConnell are no longer toadying up to him. Why is that, I wonder? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Chump is banned from Twitter and Facebook, and he can't burn them with his nasty tweets like he used to.

If (and when) Faux Noise finally abandons Chump, it will be all over. He's on his way to Chumpville already.

[quakerboy]

38. That is a highly optomistic viewpoint

Given the number of "lets go brandon" flags flying.

[Dirty Socialist]

42. Trump is no longer EXTREME enough!

A lot of his decrease in popularity is because he is not against vaccinations. Fucked-in-the-head extremists (and there are plenty of them) are moving on from the extremist Trump to something even more extreme. We should be very afraid of these cretins!