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Totally Tunsie

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52. Growing up in south SW Connecticut, we were aware of

Sun Dec 27, 2020, 03:14 PM

Dec 2020

this menace early on...probably mid-70s. His cruelty, nastiness, privilege, narcissism, dishonesty, etc. were evident back then as his business dealings became public fodder. Stories of his evictions were legend.

When he rode down that golden escalator in 2015, there was no way, IMO, he would ever make it to pResident. Over and over I predicted he wouldn't get through the primaries. How could this jackass who had tormented NYC for years become a nominee for pResident? Surely the rest of the US would see this guy for the belligerent phony he was. Uh...NOPE. It was becoming evident that too many were buying his "successful businessman" persona from The Apprentice. I still blame Mark Burnett for bringing this idiot to the fore.

January 20 can't get here fast enough. 24 days - tick tock.

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How Long Have You Hated Trump? [View all] Lunabell Dec 2020 OP

Since around 2006 or so Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #1

15 years trueblue2007 Dec 2020 #82

I only became conscious of him in the early 90s Orrex Dec 2020 #2

I worked in NYC in the late 70s, early 80's.... AZ8theist Dec 2020 #97

Yet the Netflix documentary showed so many regular people Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #109

"Old" money in NYC knew he was an asshole. AZ8theist Dec 2020 #110

Since the 80s, when he would enlist small business labor and not pay, forcing many bankrupt. TheBlackAdder Dec 2020 #126

Yes, the same reaction Green Line Dec 2020 #3

I didn't hate him back then, I dismissed pnwest Dec 2020 #4

When he started the Birther shit. Before that, I just thought he was a Raven Dec 2020 #5

I was the same. The birtherism lies. Otherwise I jus thought him a trust fund clown n/t Greybnk48 Dec 2020 #22

I don't recall paying much attention to him at all essme Dec 2020 #90

Same here. My loathing started with the Birther trash. Paladin Dec 2020 #112

I knew his show the Apprentice was entirely fake and worthless FakeNoose Dec 2020 #6

From the moment I became aware of him. Must have been late '80's. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2020 #7

same here bdtrppr6 Dec 2020 #16

Same here. smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #38

Since the 1970s, when I lived in Manhattan. Thrown in our face endlessly by media there. His BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #8

Wall Street Roy Rolling Dec 2020 #65

My old mechanic friend from Brooklyn summed it up very well back in 2015. "There's some asshole like dameatball Dec 2020 #113

I merely dismissed him as a charlatan until early 2017 when he made my mom cry. Mike 03 Dec 2020 #9

It's scary that a charlatan and joke can become POTUS LeftInTX Dec 2020 #19

It's horrifying. Back then I didn't understand, but my learning curve has Mike 03 Dec 2020 #20

Yes, they were. LeftInTX Dec 2020 #99

P.S. This was the "doomed and incredibly tasteless real estate project" Mike 03 Dec 2020 #33

I knew he would be a dangerous figure when he started the birther movement dalton99a Dec 2020 #10

I never liked him. LeftInTX Dec 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #56

I became somewhat aware of him years ago, when the whole Marla Maples affair The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #12

New Yorkers have hated him forever. marybourg Dec 2020 #13

Since he dumped Ivana for Marla in a very public way. milestogo Dec 2020 #14

The winter of 1980 Runningdawg Dec 2020 #15

My wife and I watched "When They See Us" yesterday True Dough Dec 2020 #17

A visceral reaction since the 80s or perhaps earlier. flor-de-jasmim Dec 2020 #18

Since the birther atuff. Before then i watched his tv show Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #21

As long as I can remember....he bankrupted several of my friends Dads who worked on Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #23

Always thought Lokee11 Dec 2020 #24

I have never hated him. KentuckyWoman Dec 2020 #25

I share what you feel. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #59

Since somewhere in the 70's The Figment Dec 2020 #26

Since he got the nomination in 2016. I never thought about him before that. Nt raccoon Dec 2020 #27

Since the nineties, when he was just a celebrity putz. marble falls Dec 2020 #28

I don't hate him or loathe him. I pity him. I think pity is far worse than hate from 42bambi Dec 2020 #29

I have never liked this idiot Gothmog Dec 2020 #30

As a native New Yorker, I was regularly exposed to every bullshit thing he did or said and... TreasonousBastard Dec 2020 #31

Since the 80's. When Trump Tower was built my girlfriend and I decided it was the fierywoman Dec 2020 #32

Since the first time I ever laid eyes on him. MuseRider Dec 2020 #34

Since he was on the Apprentice? Initech Dec 2020 #35

I can't remember which came first. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #36

I don't hate the man Chainfire Dec 2020 #37

Since I read this quote in 1992: catbyte Dec 2020 #39

Yep. He flaunted Mistress Marla publicly. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #117

I try hard not to let hatred in my heart mahina Dec 2020 #40

so, there's a golf course in Palos Verdes. barbtries Dec 2020 #41

2016. johnp3907 Dec 2020 #42

He wormed his way into my consciousness probably in 1987. LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #43

I honestly can't remember yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #44

I have disliked him since at least 1987 when he bragged about making "millions"..... George II Dec 2020 #45

Oh yes he did do that, I'd completely forgotten FakeNoose Dec 2020 #120

I was working in the Bank of New York's data center on Broad Street at the time.... George II Dec 2020 #122

early monkeyman1 Dec 2020 #46

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Dec 2020 #92

Yep - friend worked as a concierge at a Trump casino in Atlantic City. Both he and Ivana PaulRevere08 Dec 2020 #47

Since he Screwed Merv Griffin Soxfan58 Dec 2020 #48

I don't hate anyone. I'm not going to let others control my emotions. Kaleva Dec 2020 #49

Since the mid-eighties, when he accumulated Mar-a-lago. dchill Dec 2020 #50

If you guys ever read "Spy" Magazine... WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2020 #51

I miss SPY, too. Gawd, the memories! DinahMoeHum Dec 2020 #84

Growing up in south SW Connecticut, we were aware of Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Dec 2020 #53

Actually enjoyed The Apprentice... neurochaos Dec 2020 #54

From the first time I heard him speak. Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #55

My mother in law went to Blue_playwright Dec 2020 #57

Since 2016 sarge43 Dec 2020 #58

I don't hate him but I do hate what he's done. He'lll be gone soon. Now it's time to think of what CTyankee Dec 2020 #60

Can't remember exactly since it's been such a long time. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2020 #61

Since the 80s. I remember Leona Helmsley ... bsiebs Dec 2020 #62

I first heard about him in the 80s wnylib Dec 2020 #63

I can't say I hated him back in the 80's I just Bev54 Dec 2020 #64

Ever since his Studio 54 days davekriss Dec 2020 #66

I basically paid almost no attention to him before the Obama/Kenya lie. Before then, to me... NNadir Dec 2020 #67

That'd Be Me....disdained him since that time and also...... zed nada Dec 2020 #68

Yes, I despised him in the '80s when I favored Republicans. BMW2020RT Dec 2020 #69

From the earliest days homegirl Dec 2020 #70

Probably since he started the birther bullshit. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #71

I only paid passing attention until the birtherism crap started ... jimlup Dec 2020 #72

Same. Ever since tabloids of the 1980's. roamer65 Dec 2020 #73

Since I bumped into him in the 1990's cursing out his entourage JCMach1 Dec 2020 #74

For me, revulsion and not hatred. Mister Ed Dec 2020 #75

I lived in NYC off and on in the late 80s and early 90s Withywindle Dec 2020 #76

Vera Coking handmade34 Dec 2020 #77

Ever since I first heard about him VA_Jill Dec 2020 #78

In 1989 - Central Park 5 alphafemale Dec 2020 #79

We planted a maple tree 30+ years ago yonder Dec 2020 #80

Birtherism, because I've dealt with that nonsense my whole life and still do IronLionZion Dec 2020 #81

Since his TV show. Music Man Dec 2020 #83

Same as you shanti Dec 2020 #85

The Apprentice Desert_Leslie Dec 2020 #86

Never hated Trump, even to this very richdj25 Dec 2020 #87

Central Park 5, ripping off contractors who did work for him, sexual deviant, birtherism, bullying judesedit Dec 2020 #88

Since the birther thing in 2011-2012. I was a fan Rice4VP Dec 2020 #89

Longer than most, after being cheated after a stay at Trump hotel in Vegas, gift from our daughter. Liberty Belle Dec 2020 #91

The underground comics artist R.Crumb felt trump was worthy of satire in 1989 in a.... EarnestPutz Dec 2020 #93

From the day he destroyed the Art Deco friezes at the Bonwit Teller building... SeattleVet Dec 2020 #94

Oh! I forgot about that. I'll bet that... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #134

1980's housecat Dec 2020 #95

Since the 1980's working in Atlantic City. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #96

I try not to hate anyone but "True peace is not merely the absence of tension: BrightKnight Dec 2020 #98

He's not worth the effort it takes to hate someone. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #100

You're cutting him too much slack. Paladin Dec 2020 #115

Not long enough MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #101

About 150 years Silent3 Dec 2020 #102

I ignored him until the birther conspiracy Dukkha Dec 2020 #103

Me too. RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #123

In 2015, the moment he said that Mexicans were drug dealers, criminals and rapists. IrishEyes Dec 2020 #104

Since he started running for President treestar Dec 2020 #105

Since the 80s. SergeStorms Dec 2020 #106

When he destroyed the The United States Football League. Doc_Technical Dec 2020 #107

I started hating this asshole in the '80's Cozmo Dec 2020 #108

Same here. I saw him on some talk shows, decades ago. Couldn't stand that smug, bragging twit. dameatball Dec 2020 #111

I have generally disliked him since the 80's. ananda Dec 2020 #114

Early on, I really didn't care... paleotn Dec 2020 #116

As an NYC'r dislike, some disgust started in... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #118

As far back as I can remember seeing him, back in the late 80s I guess. He has the look of the guy doc03 Dec 2020 #119

2-3 decades give or take robbedvoter Dec 2020 #121

since the first time I heard him speak Skittles Dec 2020 #124

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2020 #125

Since the birther stuff budkin Dec 2020 #127

I honestly never thought about him until 2016 marmar Dec 2020 #128

Since the 2016 primaries. I really didn't pay much attention to him prior Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #129

I only considered him as Mossfern Dec 2020 #130

I never have and I'm not going to ... Raine Dec 2020 #131

I live on the opposite side of the country from NYC & won't watch "reality" tv, so all I knew ... Hekate Dec 2020 #132

Its hard to hate someone you've never loved. msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #133

Since 1983 tenderfoot Dec 2020 #135

I thought he was disgusting marlakay Dec 2020 #136

Since 2009 Jamaal510 Dec 2020 #137

Since 1979 coeur_de_lion Dec 2020 #138