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CaptainTruth

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28. Also, I don't think Elvis wrote any of his own material.

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Tue May 19, 2020, 09:05 AM

May 2020

He was a great singer & performer but in a way he built his career on other people's work (other artists' songwriting).

Trump has built his career on other people's work, but unlike Elvis, he has no talent.

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Trump is moving into the Late Elvis stage of presidency. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 OP

Whow. So true. I loved Elvis but his last few years were hard on him and the world to watch. riversedge May 2020 #1

Sounds about right.... FM123 May 2020 #2

Well, he's ordered hydroxycloroquine, and Dr. Feelgood gave it to him. lagomorph777 May 2020 #30

Trump taking hydroxycloroquine? I don't believe it. notKeith May 2020 #41

What media SHOULD do with anything Trump says notKeith May 2020 #44

Agreed - total BS but he's fluffing his stock in hydroxyclorox or whatever, some call it... lagomorph777 May 2020 #45

"Fox News has rehired Shepard Smith BANG!!!" Dirty Socialist May 2020 #3

Really? . . . Iliyah May 2020 #8

That would put Trump over the edge Dirty Socialist May 2020 #11

#TrumpMorbidlyObese and #PresidentPlump are both trending on twitter. riversedge May 2020 #4

Oh, I LOVE "President Plump"--he's so obsessed with his own name renate May 2020 #40

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Pelosi: "He's our President and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved riversedge May 2020 #5

I think I need a Silkwood shower, Jamastiene May 2020 #15

Upper body strength. Ligyron May 2020 #47

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So, she wasn't fat shaming. She stated an undeniable FACT. MoonRiver May 2020 #27

Oh, he can deny it, but a real doctor with real numbers is required to prove or disprove it. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #61

No he wouldn't understand those big words. MoonRiver May 2020 #63

Will this self-proclaimed "king" also die on the throne? CaptYossarian May 2020 #6

Not soon enough. n/t Jamastiene May 2020 #17

Send him some banana/bacon/peanut butter sandwiches! lagomorph777 May 2020 #31

The plumper eats that stuff for breakfast daily. jaxexpat May 2020 #34

More like a Clorox enema!! Squidly May 2020 #53

Do they even make any of those anymore? Ligyron May 2020 #48

I dunno - but they were Elvis' favorites. lagomorph777 May 2020 #49

That's just the appetizer for him. CaptYossarian May 2020 #50

Yup Botany May 2020 #7

Looks like he is taking his cult with him . . Iliyah May 2020 #9

If only they would follow him more. Jamastiene May 2020 #18

They should never forget that trump is always right! dubyadiprecession May 2020 #46

This calls for a new nickname... Hugin May 2020 #10

Ummm, no. Elvis was talented, and loyal to the people who worked for him. He was not an niyad May 2020 #21

Nicknames for Trump are not demeaning to Elvis. Hugin May 2020 #23

Captain Clorox lagomorph777 May 2020 #32

This. jaxexpat May 2020 #35

The rank of Captain Squidly May 2020 #54

Corporal Clorox? lagomorph777 May 2020 #55

Or Private Pandemic!! Squidly May 2020 #56

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Hahaha Squidly May 2020 #58

you mean him stroking out on a toilet while trying to poop? Javaman May 2020 #12

And that. jaxexpat May 2020 #36

Elvis died on the toilet, had a heart attack straining to have a BM, constipated from all the drugs. sop May 2020 #13

In the middle of a text! Scarsdale May 2020 #14

That sounds about true. Jamastiene May 2020 #19

Middle of a tweet! CaptainTruth May 2020 #26

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"Trump FDA: a fried peanut butter bucket of kfc chicken sandwich is very healthy." mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #20

It may be more Late Hitler, with the Russians shelling Berlin from the suburbs. NNadir May 2020 #22

Moving into? Aristus May 2020 #25

Also, I don't think Elvis wrote any of his own material. CaptainTruth May 2020 #28

A song about Elvis and his time. spike jones May 2020 #29

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At 90K dead, I'd say we've eclipsed it. jaxexpat May 2020 #37

Elvis was a wonderful singer. Shame to compare him to dump. cayugafalls May 2020 #38

Are we talking fat Trump or... lame54 May 2020 #39

The Beatles felt sorry for Elvis. They had each other to handle the extreme notoriety, while Elvis fwvinson May 2020 #42

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