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delisen

(7,404 posts)
54. Better to be publicly hated and villified than to be ignored
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:37 PM
Jan 2026

Trump only feels fully alive when he is the center of attention. Feeling the hate and suppressed rage is even better than feeling the adulation of his followers.

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I think he's reached the point of delusion and dementia where he thinks everyone respects him. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #1
My fingers are cramping from being crossed 🤞🤞 MiHale Jan 2026 #2
"I know I'm a terrible person for thinking that." 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #29
Then bdamomma Jan 2026 #50
I was going to say the same thing. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #58
To me it's more unbelievable Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #3
They should lock him out Jilly_in_VA Jan 2026 #4
They should lock him up. mzmolly Jan 2026 #13
Shouldn't there be an arrest warrant for an international crime? yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #59
Hmmm mzmolly Jan 2026 #68
I suspect that... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #19
Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #60
I just wish they would arrest him and keep him there. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #5
What charges Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #14
How about charges canetoad Jan 2026 #15
Sorry Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #17
War crimes against Venezuela, for starters. nt Wednesdays Jan 2026 #16
That doesn't Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #18
Ex president of the Philippines Blue Full Moon Jan 2026 #63
Indeed, he is Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #21
Yes, I've just been here Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #24
Here you go. lapfog_1 Jan 2026 #53
It seems logical. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #62
It would be Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #72
Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 2026 #74
He's committed... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #22
The Swiss police Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #25
Maybe they'll get one... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #26
Maybe Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #27
He's our bdamomma Jan 2026 #32
We've had years... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #35
Wouldn't it be bdamomma Jan 2026 #38
That's another... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #40
Or call off bdamomma Jan 2026 #46
Works for me. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #64
Too bad bdamomma Jan 2026 #34
Not if they Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #36
Murder. Extortion. Money laundering. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #33
None of which Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #37
Switzerland is a member of INTERPOL Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #41
You are correct, Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #42
Just trying to find a shred of justice. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #43
Yep. As bdamomma Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #44
International Money Laundering Charges Captain Zero Jan 2026 #47
They are free Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #49
It's just a few minutes... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #20
After Trump loses the Greenland war, I suggest St. Helena's for exile., delisen Jan 2026 #55
I second that emotion. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #61
He is totally Timewas Jan 2026 #6
Miller bdamomma Jan 2026 #31
Maybe this is when dweller Jan 2026 #7
Hopefully he knows something we don't Submariner Jan 2026 #8
I agree I think he knows kacekwl Jan 2026 #12
That may well be true, and I certainly hope it is, but it's so hard to believe Totally Tunsie Jan 2026 #39
His name bdamomma Jan 2026 #51
I hope they tell him off, then send him to the Hague RainCaster Jan 2026 #9
No chance he can be detained by the ICC? chicoescuela Jan 2026 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Jan 2026 #10
That ego wouldn't miss it. Solly Mack Jan 2026 #11
At what point... WestMichRad Jan 2026 #28
Long overdue. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #65
Arrest his ass!!!!!!!! bdamomma Jan 2026 #30
He was at college Football Championship last night Captain Zero Jan 2026 #48
If only... Horse with no Name Jan 2026 #45
Better to be publicly hated and villified than to be ignored delisen Jan 2026 #54
He has to be center of attention. mwmisses4289 Jan 2026 #56
Ask yourself... will there be TV cameras there? Will he make headlines? IcyPeas Jan 2026 #57
He thinks they're his "buddies" - the ultra-wealthy movers and shakers FakeNoose Jan 2026 #66
he's just dripping with class CatWoman Jan 2026 #67
He isn't, actually, yet... Drum Jan 2026 #69
Free Trip To Fancy Resort? Heck, Yeah! ColoringFool Jan 2026 #70
I just saw this article bdamomma Jan 2026 #71
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