I'm thinking the Texas debacle will blow over once Trump posts a video of him doing the moron dance as a pirate

[Miles Archer]

A pirate, Batman, some AI video of Trump pumping his fists like an ignoramus, and the media rushes from wherever they are to cover it, and all of a sudden what happened (AND IS HAPPENING) in Texas takes a back seat to "Hey...LOOK! It's TRUMP, and he's a PIRATE, and WOW, look at him DANCE!"

And I only say that because it's only happened 100 times before.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Diversion and delusional fantasies and conspiracies are their defense mechanisms

M$M just follows along.

[Omnipresent]

2. He can distract texas flood victims...

By changing the subject and talking about how beautiful he’s making the cabinet room at the Whitehouse.

They’re woes will disappear as they ponder how all of the gold leaf medallions are placed and that there is no great gold colored paint to come close to the real thing!

[doc03]

3. After ten years the media keeps falling for the same crap. Like Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue.

If he did shoot someone, the next day he may threaten to nuke Antartica, and media would forget about that and talk about Antartica.

[ret5hd]

4. he'll throw them some paper towels.

[Miles Archer]

9. I saw a photo meme on Bluesky yesterday...

One of the photos of Trump lobbing paper towels and the caption "Don't worry, Texas. Trump is your president."

[hatrack]

5. Big grin, big thumbs-up next to some stunned survivors and Dress-Up Garden Noem

[tanyev]

8. Or import some supporters who lost nothing to stand in front of flood debris for a photo with Trump.

[hatrack]

10. "Guad-a-lu-pe! It's fun to visit the Gua-da-lu-pe!! You will be on TV, you can dance for the rubes . . . ""

. . . you can trot out your stank attituuude!!"

[Torchlight]

6. Maybe north of the Red River

but the flood is non-stop news in Texas right now and given our local media's predilection to run montages of pictures with victims daily, tragi-soothing music in the background, I just can't see this particular taste getting washed out of our mouths any time soon regardless of Mr. trump's next stunt.

[yardwork]

7. Maybe he'll climb into a garbage truck again.

Or work a shift at McDonalds.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. He will go there and meet only with MAGA loving county officials or first responders

Pat them on the back and tell them they’re doing a heckuva job. Take a photo with them and do the stupid thumbs up thing. Then he will leave.