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delisen

(7,255 posts)
54. Better to be publicly hated and villified than to be ignored
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 09:37 PM
16 hrs ago

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