I have such a visceral reaction to seeing ANY images of Trump.

[AngryOldDem]

Channel surfing, and ABC was showing stills of him in the Oval that day.

Revulsion and rage in equal measure. I have never felt that way toward anyone.

I. Hate. Him.

Just had to get that off my chest.

[JohnSJ]

1. Same here

[Faux pas]

2. Ditto

[Diamond_Dog]

3. You aren't alone.

I cannot stomach the sight or the sound of him.

[markie]

4. yup...

[Totally Tunsie]

5. ikr...It's total PTSD when his videos are shown.

My constant thought is HOW did this rube get elected, and HOW did we survive those four years? It still seems unimaginable.

[BlueBloodedAmerican]

10. Agree totally with you.

[Totally Tunsie]

14. Welcome to DU, BBA!

[BlueBloodedAmerican]

16. Thanks! Enjoy the viewpoints on here.

[llmart]

6. Yep.

For me it's akin to PTSD. All the anger and hatefulness that has subsided since we haven't had to see his ugly orange mug on TV every freakin' minute of the day, boils up the the surface once again even if it's just a still shot of "it".

Ugh. How Melania could stand to be married to that freakshow is beyond me.

[Claustrum]

8. Because she doesn't view him as disgusting.

She agrees with what he does. She did the same kind of BS like wearing that jacket that says "I don't care, do you?". She likes triggering libs as much as TFG. She likes grabbing attention as much as TFG.

[llmart]

13. I agree with all that but...

I think she could have done so much better, not that I care about her one whit. I would love to see that prenup.

[Claustrum]

15. I kind of understand what you said.

But marrying TFG got her in the super rare club of being a first lady of the USA. She is in the history book (for all of the wrong reasons but still). She gets to fundraise crazy among of money off republicans because of the status TFG got her even now.

We see TFG as this monster but they (the whole TFG criminal family) are enjoying the fame, power, and money associated with TFG.

[llmart]

19. But she didn't want him to be President.

She was content to keep on living the high life in NY City, in fact not living in the White House for most of the four years.

[GopherGal]

42. Yeah, she wasn't aiming for "First Lady"

... "wife of NBC-made Tycoon" was more what she aspired to. Enough to let her become a "lady who lunches" and maybe try a little caviar moisturizer business to pretend she's paying her own way.

She was aging out of the "model"/escort business and found her meal ticket to vouch for her parents' immigration and to maintain her in a certain lifestyle.

[ShazzieB]

18. It's definitely akin to PTSD.

Post Trump Stress Disorder.

Oddly, seeing his face or hearing his voice doesn't elicit the kind of deep visceral reaction for me that it did when he was in office. I still find him just as disgusting, but nowadays my shoulders stay where they belong instead of creeping up around my ears.

When he dies, I will heave a sigh of relief. In prison would be nice, too; but he would still be able to influence people from prison in a way that he won't be able to do from the pits of hell.*

*I absolutely do not believe in hell as a literal place of eternal punishment, but I find the imagery to be satisfying in this case.

[llmart]

20. I like your definition of PTSD!

I'd rather he just take a dirt nap also. I do find that I don't have to scramble for the remote all the time like I did in his four years of traumatizing us.

[Totally Tunsie]

23. "dirt nap"...heh!

We even have an emoji for that!

[ShazzieB]

26. Glad you like it!

I can't take credit for it, though. I can't remember where or when I first saw it, but it became an instant favorite for me!

[sop]

7. I know exactly how you feel: rage, revulsion, hatred, disgust, murderous impulses...

Living in Florida, I feel the same about DeSantis.

[dwayneb]

29. I feel for you

DeSantis may be worse in some ways than Trump. What a vile disgusting human being.

[C_U_L8R]

9. I get a full body gag reflex when I hear his whiny-ass voice.

He speaks like a goddamn baby. Whaaaawhaaaaawhaaaawhaaaa

[demigoddess]

11. ditto.

[Backseat Driver]

12. Gee thanks, now you've shared it and your portion of outrage has

been re-proportioned - Stay calm, AngryOldDem

[AnotherMother4Peace]

17. He's pure evil in human form: The antiChrist; A sadistic rapist who

not only went after women, but our country.

My question is: now that Putin may be done with him, and the religious right might be done with him because they got their judges - will they start turning on him?

[allegorical oracle]

21. Oh for sure. Pictures are worth 1.000 words -- and he almost always looks conniving or just

flat-out evil. Have had women tell me they think he's hot. Then, again, Kissinger was no matinee idol and he had a reputation as a "ladies man" back in the 60s.

[nancy1942]

22. God yes.

He's the devil personified.

[Initech]

24. I feel the same way Ned Flanders does towards Homer:

[AngryOldDem]

25. There's a "Simpsons" for everything, it seems.

Thanks for sharing!

[Brainfodder]

27. I would prefer he be sent to a black ops site and forced to give it 100% up, due national security?

Imagining super coward would not take much to break, in fact probably the easiest ever!



Probably 1000 people+ deep by now in this web from Senators/staff and everyone he effects with his super charm!

[TNNurse]

28. We turn the channel if we see his face.

I also bitch at people who post photos of him online.

[drumpfsucks]

30. How do we get to CNN and MSNBC?

There are more shots of TFG than of our real President every day... Is there some way of getting to "our" channels and make a request that someone who cares will see?

Just sayin'.

[Botany]

31. Not to worry Trump looks like he is in God's Waiting Room

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216806935

[AmBlue]

32. agree!

Seeing him OR hearing him makes my skin crawl. What a horrible snake he is!!

[BigmanPigman]

33. Same with his voice.

It is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Just one word is enough for me to make a run for my remote control's mute button.

[Novara]

34. Move over on that bench and make room for me, please

I have never in my life hated anyone the way I hate that motherfucker. I can't look at pictures of him; I can't listen to his voice. I react like I just touched a hot stove and I swallowed poison all at once.

[vlyons]

35. I don't need to hate him

Hatred is poison, and I'm better than that. What's comes to mind about Trump is the phrase, "moral turpitude," which describes "wicked, deviant behavior constituting an immoral, unethical, or unjust departure from ordinary social standards such that it would shock a community."

In criminal law, the law sorts criminal activity into categories of crime either involving or not involving moral turpitude.

See https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/moral_turpitude

I don't watch or listen to anything he has to say. Why waste my time and give him an opportunity to disturb my peace of mind? Eventually, he will reap the consequences of his actions.

[marieo1]

36. Agreement

I feel exactly the same way!!!

[homegirl]

37. You are

not alone!!!

[FoxNewsSucks]

38. Same here

I hate his look, I hate his voice, I hate the stupid hand movements, I hate everything about him.

Revulsion and rage are the right words, and I also can't think of anyone else. Even the despicable Darth Cheney and Lying War Criminal Bush don't cause the reaction that MF45 causes.

[Paper Roses]

39. Same here. n/t

[Tumbulu]

40. Me too, it is precisely my visceral reaction to cockroaches

and I used to raise insects for a living.

Any insect can walk over my hands and arms ( common when changing out food and or cleaning cages ) and even the mosquitos sipping a quick meal. But if a cockroach walks on me the reaction is instant and uncontrollably swift.

That is the exact reaction to T and has been since the late ‘80’s when he began polluting the public airwaves with his presence.

[paleotn]

41. I've not heard it speak since 2016.

For almost 6 years now, anytime he comes on TV for anything, the channel quickly changes. I like my TV and would like to keep it in once piece for as long as possible.

[Collimator]

43. Yep.

I have a pretty strong reaction to the guy, just knowing what he is. If there is something on the news relating to him and I really feel that I need to know it, I find little ways of distancing myself so that I can remain informed in a clinical way. Sometimes, it is just a matter of turning my head and only allowing the audio aspects of the news report to filter into my brain.

Another thing that helps is consuming smart, humorous content about him. Mel Brooks explained that making certain (evil) people into punch lines reduces their power over you. That's why I found Randy Rainbow to be so therapeutic. So, with that in mind, and with all due trigger warnings, I am going to post one of RR's best treatments of an odious subject matter. Yes, his name and visage appear, but Randy savages the orange turd so brilliantly that it's actually a healing experience.

My apologies to those who disagree. Don't click if this really makes you uncomfortable. If someone truly as a problem with this, please feel free to report this post and get it removed. I'm not kidding. Everyone's journey to peace of mind is different and I would never insist that my way is the only way.

[USALiberal]

44. Maybe see a Therapist. Good luck! Nt

[Skittles]

45. the guy looks like he has been basted

how much more crispy orange can he get?