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RobinA

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Mon Apr 17, 2017, 08:36 AM

Apr 2017

I once had a friend who was a fraction of the narcissist Trump is. His mother got him a kitten. It was his treatment of that cat that made me realize we were not going to make it for the long haul. Nothing about the pet experience works with a person who is incapable of thinking of anyone but himself. At least with human friends and the narcissist, the humans can get what they need met from other people in their lives and their own autonomy, and make a decision whether to remain friends with the narcissist. Pets have no such options. I would have stolen that cat from him if I had had the ability to take it myself. It very quickly went back to the shelter and I hope found a nice home, it was a really cute calico.

Needless to say, I have strong feelings about that episode. Up until that time I had never met anyone who was incapable due to personality of caring for an animal.

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What Kind of Pet Should Donald Trump Get? [View all] Kennah Apr 2017 OP

None. He'd torture it to death. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #1

Can they cross a skunk with a porcupine? n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2017 #2

The Kraken? Kablooie Apr 2017 #3

Good one. narnian60 Apr 2017 #12

King cobra, for his love of acting like faux royalty? SeattleVet Apr 2017 #4

Get a bunch of them...all kinds LeftInTX Apr 2017 #62

Scorpion. dchill Apr 2017 #5

Yep, scorpion greymattermom Apr 2017 #31

He doesn't like animals as pets, animals don't "like" him. He has humans as "pets" Sunlei Apr 2017 #6

Penthouse? lastlib Apr 2017 #56

A very unhappy and pissed off fire breathing dragon who hates orange. Doreen Apr 2017 #7

Oscar uppityperson Apr 2017 #8

Oh my! You've been around DU for a while. maveric Apr 2017 #73

I'm fairly certain Bannon is Oscar. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #85

Thread winner! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #92

the most dangerous and lethal animal... dhill926 Apr 2017 #9

Reince Preibus Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #10

+1000 Pachamama Apr 2017 #53

A rock... Rollo Apr 2017 #11

a large colony of flesh-eating maggots. NBachers Apr 2017 #13

Boa madokie Apr 2017 #14

A cur mudgeon lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #15

Hyena, although he is a bad example and might corrupt the morals of the animal. Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #16

something cold blooded. shark? pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #17

Anything that would gnaw his balls off is good enough for me. n/t BlueStater Apr 2017 #18

Honey Badger - See fact #4 Donkees Apr 2017 #24

Honey badger don't care japple Apr 2017 #28

Let's start with a plant and if he hasn't killed it within a year we'll move up to goldfish. briv1016 Apr 2017 #19

That fat C*** should not get a pet canetoad Apr 2017 #20

A snake ATL Ebony Apr 2017 #21

Weasel jehop61 Apr 2017 #22

piranhas he can swim with luvMIdog Apr 2017 #23

How about a MyOwnPeace Apr 2017 #25

I can't think of a more cruel thing to do to any animal then to let it be the pet democratisphere Apr 2017 #26

One of those Burmese pythons from the Everglades. But I don't raccoon Apr 2017 #27

Candiru fish. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #29

He's already got one - Spicer. Vinca Apr 2017 #30

A rodent with tiny paws tinrobot Apr 2017 #32

A sea wasp . . . hatrack Apr 2017 #33

I thought he was already wearing one on his head.. whathehell Apr 2017 #34

Dung beetle perhaps? VMA131Marine Apr 2017 #35

That would be one happy dung beetle. ornotna Apr 2017 #71

How about a nice ant farm. neeksgeek Apr 2017 #36

A tape worm. 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #37

That would be pretty awful CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #68

LOLOLOLOLOL! Squinch Apr 2017 #102

A snake Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #38

An iguana, which should be the new GOP mascot with the mantra: "They just kinda sit there." randome Apr 2017 #39

if an asp was good enough for cleopatra dembotoz Apr 2017 #40

I like the sound of that, an asp for an ass Motley13 Apr 2017 #55

His hair northoftheborder Apr 2017 #41

A pet rat in his jail cell. It can live in his hair. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #42

Hopefully no one will give him an Easter bunny. JudyM Apr 2017 #43

A New York City sewer rat meow2u3 Apr 2017 #44

A Face-Eating Leopard Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #45

A pet rock Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #46

get a pet that will put trump 6 ft. under! jimjc Apr 2017 #47

Goldfish PoorMonger Apr 2017 #48

A scorpion. "You knew what i was". SharonAnn Apr 2017 #49

A pit viper Gothmog Apr 2017 #50

A spitting cobra doc03 Apr 2017 #51

Pets winetourdriver01 Apr 2017 #52

Rabid wolverine davekriss Apr 2017 #54

Something that eats old, fat golfers. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #57

a Trump eating gator perhaps? flamingdem Apr 2017 #69

No living thing deserves him for an owner. appleannie1943 Apr 2017 #58

A little frog. bluedigger Apr 2017 #59

A Romney. He can kick it all he wants. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #60

Gila Monster CanonRay Apr 2017 #61

A basket of asps Orrex Apr 2017 #63

How about a poisonous snake? BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #64

I would not wish that on any creature. WhiteTara Apr 2017 #65

A severe fungal infection? N/t FSogol Apr 2017 #66

A huge porcupine with adverse reactions to orange and gold ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #67

None. That would be ohheckyeah Apr 2017 #70

I can only imagine he would be cruel to an animal. erinlough Apr 2017 #89

Rock. Can't do any harm and he can carry it with him in travels lunasun Apr 2017 #72

A turtle OliverQ Apr 2017 #74

Take him to Seaworld and throw him in the tank with an Orca milestogo Apr 2017 #75

Something large, bad-tempered and carnivorous The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #76

Oh, I know, Ring worns!! Doreen Apr 2017 #77

He already has pets. shockey80 Apr 2017 #78

What was that snake Voldemort worked with? mikehiggins Apr 2017 #79

A pet rock Soxfan58 Apr 2017 #80

Black widow MLAA Apr 2017 #81

NONE. no animal should be exposed to him. spanone Apr 2017 #82

Devin Nunes bronxiteforever Apr 2017 #83

A younger one that will live in the white house Runningdawg Apr 2017 #84

None, it wouldn't be fair to the pet MiniMe Apr 2017 #86

He needs a pussy that will grab him crazycatlady Apr 2017 #87

... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #93

I thought he already had one AnnieBW Apr 2017 #88

Yes, it's inside his skull dalton99a Apr 2017 #90

He needs a Jabba the Hut EarthFirst Apr 2017 #91

"Montecore" oasis Apr 2017 #94

What pets do they allow in prison? roamer65 Apr 2017 #95

I used to have a pet rat. No rat deserves Trump... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #96

None RobinA Apr 2017 #97

Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal Kennah Apr 2017 #98

Do we have Rathtars? Kennah Apr 2017 #99

Asp Hekate Apr 2017 #100

Pet Rock Lebam in LA Apr 2017 #101

His own penis. GallopingGhost Apr 2017 #103

A hungry, hungry alligator. Squinch Apr 2017 #104

Per these replies, I'm going with ringworm... hunter Apr 2017 #105

Didn't Putin give him a pack of Russian Wolf Hounds (agents?) nt PoliticalPie Apr 2017 #106

A very affectionate full-grown albino Python. The golden color should appeal to DT. n/t woodsprite Apr 2017 #107

I guess something that will get along with his Honey Badger Midnight Writer Apr 2017 #108

Cock-roach Alice11111 Apr 2017 #109