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Trump: Letterman is overrated (Original Post) mac56 Sep 2025 OP
Yes his ratings were very high newdeal2 Sep 2025 #1
More mac56 Sep 2025 #2
He has an Emmy award winning show on Netflix newdeal2 Sep 2025 #3
What a man-child. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2025 #4
Trump thinks everyone who is popular is overrated. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #5
Trump Rebl2 Sep 2025 #16
He wants to be seen as a strongman, brutal and terrifying. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #19
Exactly! Rebl2 Sep 2025 #20
trmp is underrated, he's a much bigger pile of shit than anyone thought. spanone Sep 2025 #6
Hahaha, good one!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2025 #12
The most obvious sign of age-related dementia is... Bluetus Sep 2025 #7
The only one that's highly overrated is Donald Trump. Initech Sep 2025 #8
By himself malaise Sep 2025 #10
Meryl Streep too malaise Sep 2025 #9
Letterman has more IQ points in his nosehair than TSF has in his spooky3 Sep 2025 #11
How many MAGAs watched Dave? mac56 Sep 2025 #13
Donny Dumb Fuck never forgave Letterman for pantsing him on national TV. rsdsharp Sep 2025 #14
Overrated? Isn't that what Pee-wee Herman said about Mike Tyson? Ping Tung Sep 2025 #15
When Trump isn't declaring war on US cities.... OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2025 #17
This is an excellent example Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #18
Trump always playing the snowfake victim. Emile Sep 2025 #21

newdeal2

(5,588 posts)
1. Yes his ratings were very high
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sep 2025

So were Leno’s who is also siding with Kimmel. Same with Conan, Fallon, Seth, Colbert, Stewart and the ghost of Johnny Carson.

mac56

(17,824 posts)
2. More
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sep 2025

President Trump called out former late night anchor David Letterman for defending Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off air this week by ABC over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“Whatever happened to the very highly overrated David Letterman, whose ratings were never very good, either,” the president wrote late Friday in a post on Truth Social. “He looks like hell, but at least he knew when to quit. LOSER!!!”

newdeal2

(5,588 posts)
3. He has an Emmy award winning show on Netflix
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:12 PM
Sep 2025

And is well liked and respected. That’s what he is up to.

Irish_Dem

(82,248 posts)
5. Trump thinks everyone who is popular is overrated.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:15 PM
Sep 2025

And thinks he is so perfect and wonderful, he is underrated.

Irish_Dem

(82,248 posts)
19. He wants to be seen as a strongman, brutal and terrifying.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:25 AM
Sep 2025

This is an act to cover up the fact he is a weak baby.

Bluetus

(3,066 posts)
7. The most obvious sign of age-related dementia is...
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:22 PM
Sep 2025

inability to conceive of time. People like Trump with severe dementia perceive things that happened in the distant past as if they happened yesterday. Caregivers are instructed to not argue with the demented person. That only leads to more anxiety and more memory dysfunction.

But Letterman left his late night show 10 years ago.

We should be expected to treat Trump as if we are his caregivers. Use the damn 25th already.

Initech

(109,237 posts)
8. The only one that's highly overrated is Donald Trump.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:24 PM
Sep 2025

The day this nightmare ends cannot come soon enough!

 

Oeditpus Rex

(43,094 posts)
18. This is an excellent example
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:27 AM
Sep 2025

of the mental and emotional imbalance that's affected The Felon all of his adult life. He can't tolerate anyone being seen as more popular, more skilled et cetera than he is, and hat's multiplied several times if he perceives those someones as his enemies. Not only is it a childish reaction, it's the reaction of a child who's never been told the truth about himself, but constantly praised by those paid to raise and praise him.

When a prepubescent youth is told what they are, the believe it, regardless of whether it's the truth.

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