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Miles Archer

(22,908 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:37 PM Monday

Trump: "He would be dead by June." Johnson rattled after Trump reveals GOP lawmaker's terminal diagnosis

Alexander Willis
@ReporterWillis
Trump: "He would be dead by June."

Johnson: "Okay, that wasn't public, but okay."

@SpeakerJohnson rattled after Trump reveals GOP lawmaker's terminal diagnosis


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Trump: "He would be dead by June." Johnson rattled after Trump reveals GOP lawmaker's terminal diagnosis (Original Post) Miles Archer Monday OP
The Congressman isn't the only one with a heart problem BeyondGeography Monday #1
Laughing and joking about a colleagues terminal illness. spanone Monday #2
Sociopaths don't have colleagues. RockRaven Monday #14
Everyone else is an extra.... BattleRow Monday #20
Nor do buffoons. GoodRaisin Monday #57
Then later Trump said: I did it for him first and for the vote second," he said. Bengus81 Monday #44
Dunn dead by June Johnny2X2X Monday #3
Just... wow EarlG Monday #4
We were posting at the same time. I agree - Trump's a monster. It's very likely there are lots of people highplainsdem Monday #7
Pure psychopath through and through NCDem47 Monday #46
WTaF UpInArms Monday #8
I didn't know who they were talking about. nt Ilsa Monday #15
I thought they meant Susie durablend Monday #18
Double wow. BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #22
yeah, well, i heard a psychic a couple months ago predict trump would be dead either by march or june. so... orleans Monday #48
That was as real a smile as you ever see Red Mountain Monday #49
What a monster. highplainsdem Monday #5
That is kind malaise Monday #39
Donald Trump makes me sick. democrank Monday #6
He's an absolute piece of shit...look at him yucking it up Prairie Gates Monday #9
He has absolutely no understanding of anything. Jim__ Monday #10
I loathe Johnson, but watching Trump yorkster Monday #11
Well, Johnson was chuckling too. llmart Monday #26
No argument there. Just observing how yorkster Monday #50
Why isn't that fucking piece of shit dead yet??? Blue Owl Monday #12
Probably because... GiqueCee Monday #37
Indeed. SunSeeker Monday #53
Pro tip, Mike: If something's not supposed to be public, DON'T TELL DONALD TRUMP. tanyev Monday #13
Kick dalton99a Monday #16
Another example of Trump's disinhibition and declining judgment. Ilsa Monday #17
He really is the dumbest mothefucker on the planet Bristlecone Monday #19
Yes he is. Plus he has the most bluestarone Monday #45
I'm finding trump truly amazing. Biophilic Monday #21
Trump wanted to be the big shot who REVEALS THE SECRET..... some_of_us_are_sane Monday #30
Dammit! I was directing that energy into Trump's chest! Frasier Balzov Monday #23
Trump cancelled his health insurance. A DOGE thing. If yer dyin' then hurry the helll up. twodogsbarking Monday #24
What a flaming asshole,... magicarpet Monday #25
Cause death is hilarious D_Master81 Monday #27
Yuck-It-Up? czarjak Monday #28
FDT. He's a psychopath. littlemissmartypants Monday #29
I guess to these two bozos HIPAA is just a "woke" policy. llmart Monday #31
The HIPAA laws apply to the record holder WA-03 Democrat 13 hrs ago #59
If true, BHDem53 Monday #32
No one should be surprised by this MustLoveBeagles Monday #33
Holy shit, Johnson is terrified of Trump. LudwigPastorius Monday #34
Yeah, that was painful to watch PatSeg Monday #38
That Congressman is a surgeon, BTW... Trueblue Texan Monday #35
Trump maybe they can wired him up with some 9 volt batteries or something I need his vote.. Historic NY Monday #36
Dementia Donnie can't keep a secret. Dr. T Monday #40
Trump even has to make another man's terminal diagnosis all about himself muriel_volestrangler Monday #41
Go ahead Donald, yuck it up. OGBuzz Monday #42
Mierda47 has to be the DUMBEST pResident ever. I thought GW McIdiot was, but Mierd47 ... aggiesal Monday #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Gaytano70 Monday #47
Omg - the HUGE smile. The repeated slaps on the back Alice Kramden Monday #51
publicly talking about someone's health issues Skittles Monday #52
Hey asshole, your dirt nap is coming soon. milestogo Monday #54
Did Trump steal him a new heart or something? OhioBlue Monday #55
That is low even for him. n/t valleyrogue Monday #56
Trump should worry about himself. He looks like a dead man walking. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #58

BeyondGeography

(41,046 posts)
1. The Congressman isn't the only one with a heart problem
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:40 PM
Monday

What a deformed POS. Didn’t even hear half the room groan. Uh-uh.

RockRaven

(19,228 posts)
14. Sociopaths don't have colleagues.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:55 PM
Monday

They exist in a universe which only has one person in it -- themselves. Everyone else are merely tools, props, means to an end, non-player characters.

Bengus81

(10,127 posts)
44. Then later Trump said: I did it for him first and for the vote second," he said.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:59 PM
Monday

“But it was a close second actually,

EarlG

(23,592 posts)
4. Just... wow
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:42 PM
Monday

He reveals that Rep. Neal Dunn had a terminal diagnosis (which hadn't been made public), then says the diagnosis indicated that Dunn would be "dead by June." Then he grins and slaps Mike Johnson on the back.

More and more unfit for office every day.

highplainsdem

(61,769 posts)
7. We were posting at the same time. I agree - Trump's a monster. It's very likely there are lots of people
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:45 PM
Monday

close to Dunn, including children, who had not been told of that diagnosis, and whom Dunn did not want told.

Damn Trump. For a million reasons.

orleans

(36,862 posts)
48. yeah, well, i heard a psychic a couple months ago predict trump would be dead either by march or june. so...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:17 PM
Monday

fingers crossed

yorkster

(3,794 posts)
11. I loathe Johnson, but watching Trump
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:54 PM
Monday

toy with him was nauseating. And Trump's obvious delight in saying Dunn would be "dead by June" when Johnson resisted his verbal prodding...what a repulsive thug.

llmart

(17,572 posts)
26. Well, Johnson was chuckling too.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:12 PM
Monday

He didn't have to tee hee at his cult leader's comments. He's just as despicable as Trump.

yorkster

(3,794 posts)
50. No argument there. Just observing how
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:28 PM
Monday

Trump gets his jollies making someone squirm. And of course, when Trump does go there, Johnson the toady yuks it up slavishly, as does on many occasions, the Press Corps, the cabinet, anyone in the room. Nauseating.

Blue Owl

(58,940 posts)
12. Why isn't that fucking piece of shit dead yet???
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:54 PM
Monday

Must be satan himself keeping his fat blubber-clogged carcass alive...

GiqueCee

(4,054 posts)
37. Probably because...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:30 PM
Monday

... Satan doesn't want him to come home; he himself might be out of a job as the most evil creature to ever draw a breath. There's plenty of competition Down Below for that dubious distinction, but Trump's out in front by several lengths with the finish line in sight.

Ilsa

(64,295 posts)
17. Another example of Trump's disinhibition and declining judgment.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:07 PM
Monday

Someone needs to start a dossier just on his disinhibitions.

bluestarone

(22,055 posts)
45. Yes he is. Plus he has the most
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:59 PM
Monday

Dumbest mother fucking followers than anyone in the history of our planet.

Biophilic

(6,530 posts)
21. I'm finding trump truly amazing.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:08 PM
Monday

Somehow he manages to go lower every single day, if not multiple times a day.
I started out thinking his inauguration speech was pretty low. Now I can’t even remember why. He simply boggles my mind with his total lack of morality or even a touch of decency.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,103 posts)
30. Trump wanted to be the big shot who REVEALS THE SECRET.....
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:18 PM
Monday
(the SICKENING DUMB ASS!) (He must have gotten wind that didn't go over very well)...... so the "Trumped-Up" story NOW says Trump got him into Walter Reed where he got a pacemaker, etc.... AND NOW HE'S GOOD TO GO."

WHAT MALARKY!

magicarpet

(18,486 posts)
25. What a flaming asshole,...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:12 PM
Monday

... djt is. A jovial and cavalier approach about the end of life realization suffered by another and/or their family. Then broadcasting it on the national media like it was slap stick comedy.

D_Master81

(2,521 posts)
27. Cause death is hilarious
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:13 PM
Monday

Look at this idiot yucking it up with jokes about someone receiving the worst possible need they could. If you ever thought this POS couldn’t be more depraved you were wrong. It can always go lower.

littlemissmartypants

(33,025 posts)
29. FDT. He's a psychopath.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:18 PM
Monday

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

LudwigPastorius

(14,632 posts)
34. Holy shit, Johnson is terrified of Trump.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:25 PM
Monday

Trump must have threatened to make his browser history public or something.

Trueblue Texan

(4,410 posts)
35. That Congressman is a surgeon, BTW...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:25 PM
Monday

He would have had the procedure he needed to fix his heart. TSF acts like HE is the one that saved Dunn's life by sending him to Walter Reed. What a disgusting disgrace he is.

Historic NY

(39,968 posts)
36. Trump maybe they can wired him up with some 9 volt batteries or something I need his vote..
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:30 PM
Monday

he is such a moron. The man knows his condition he's a doctor.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,097 posts)
41. Trump even has to make another man's terminal diagnosis all about himself
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:47 PM
Monday

He's trying to make it sound like he's saved his life.

After the speaker chided the president about the non-public information, Johnson said: “Long story short, the president called him to encourage him and thank him. And the president mentioned in the course of conversation, ‘You know, I ought to get my doctors involved.’ And they did, and within a number of hours, they took him to Walter Reed, emergency surgery.”

“[Johnson] called to say that he was terminal, really bad heart, there’s nothing they can do,” Trump continued the story. “I said, ‘That’s bad.’ Number one, it was bad because I liked him. Number two, it was bad because I needed his vote.

“And then I realized I have doctors in the White House, and White House doctors are incredible and they’ve helped me with other people. They’re helping me with people right now, people that are very sick — like, they’re miracle workers,” he said.

“And I said, ‘I have to call them.’ And I called the two doctors, they’re both great, and they immediately went over to see the congressman, and he was on the operating table like two hours later, and it was a long operation.”

“It was a long operation. They gave him more stents and more everything,” Trump said, adding that Dunn has had “a new lease on life. He has more energy than a man half his age.”

https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/trump-stuns-johnson-by-letting-slip-gop-reps-ailment-that-wasnt-public/

Let's face it, a congressman will get top-notch medical care without any intervention from the president. So I don't believe for a moment that The Rapist got him surgery he wouldn't have had otherwise. The NY Post didn't get a quick response from Dunn's office, which must mean they can't just "yes, the diagnosis is now OK, he'll live for a lot longer". So now, he's got the most vindictive man in the world expecting public praise, over something which was probably nothing to do with him at all, and which was probably included in his actual diagnosis (of course, it's possible that the real diagnosis was something like "if we don't operate, you'll likely die by June, but if we do, you'll have a lot longer/indefinitely longer", and Dunn was going to have the operation anyway, and Trump just wanted to claim credit).

OGBuzz

(265 posts)
42. Go ahead Donald, yuck it up.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:48 PM
Monday

Just imagine how all 8.2 billion of us will be celebrating when we get news of your terminal diagnosis.

aggiesal

(10,758 posts)
43. Mierda47 has to be the DUMBEST pResident ever. I thought GW McIdiot was, but Mierd47 ...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:56 PM
Monday

makes GW McIdiot look like a genius in comparison.

Response to Miles Archer (Original post)

Alice Kramden

(2,940 posts)
51. Omg - the HUGE smile. The repeated slaps on the back
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:37 PM
Monday

This sadist was clearly enjoying the misfortune of Dunn and the discomfort of Mikey

Skittles

(171,388 posts)
52. publicly talking about someone's health issues
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:44 PM
Monday

it's just - WTF, this not something NORMAL people do

OhioBlue

(5,197 posts)
55. Did Trump steal him a new heart or something?
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:31 PM
Monday

The whole exchange and situation is so weird. The Congressman is a doctor and a veteran and would have already had access to great doctors. What could Trump have actually done for him above what his own surgical team could do?

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