Did anyone else think it was weird . . .

[Orangeutan]

that the room broke into applause when Trump was done making his sober remarks about the newspaper shooting?

I swear there is something about that guy's raging narcissism that, on a subconscious level, begs for applause, and in response people feel the need to be obsequious to him. Does anyone think that the room would have responded that way to a similar statement from Obama? Nor should they have. It was inappropriate--yet it happened. Bizarre.

Or maybe his audience just thought--"Wow! The guy actually got through a delicate performance of his duties for once without fucking it up! Let's give him a round of applause!"

[Solly Mack]

1. I'm fairly certain they all clap when he takes a shit too.

It's probably required.

[icymist]

4. Yup.

When I shit they had better stand up and pay attention!

[Solly Mack]

6. When he sneezes they don't say the usual they say "Well done! Best sneeze ever in recorded history"

Or "Trump Bless".

[icymist]

7. LOL!

Thank you sir, may I have another (sneeze all over me)?

[Solly Mack]

8. Heh! They definitely ask for more.

[FuzzyRabbit]

10. Trump's sneezes are the most beautiful sneezes.

[Solly Mack]

11. No doubt. And the angels sing and flowers bloom and the sun shines

all because he sneezes.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Every thing Trump is Scripted complete

with applause breaks written in.

[dalton99a]

3. .

[marylandblue]

5. It's about the dynamics of power

The powerful person except adulation and failure to provide it invites his anger. When Stalin gave speeches, he received long applauses, because everyone was afraid to be the first to stop clapping.

[canetoad]

9. Reminds me of these guys

[Arkansas Granny]

12. Maybe he has one of those signs that lights up and says "APPLAUSE".

Or maybe a cheerleader holding up signs.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Watching excerpts of this address on tonight's NBC news,

there was a point where Dump said "Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being viciously attacked while doing their job." The AA woman behind him, LaSonya, did a head snap that was so obvious it was laughable, as if she were thinking "Hey, Asshole, you're the one who advocated this type of violence."