BREAKING NEWS for those breaking the news: "We the people" are sick of the "Trumpification" of

[Atticus]

your worldview. We cannot recall him ever saying anything true or encouraging or meaningful and we resent any suggestion that he deserves our attention or respect.

Enough.

Unless it is news of his death or video of him being frog-marched in cuffs and an orange jump suit, we do not care about "Trump news".

We have a real POTUS now who is actually trying to combat a real pandemic, real record unemployment and real American hunger. And, we have real Republicans in Congress who don't care for democracy or truth.

THAT is what we'd like go hear about; not Trump flatulence on film.

[Squinch]

1. But I DO want to hear about an avalanche of criminal charges being brought agains thim.

[SledDriver]

4. I'm not holding my breath

Trump is effectively above the law. The only constant is his ability to not be punished for any of his actions. Even after he tried to kill them, the GQP still closed ranks to defend him.

[PatSeg]

5. Oh, I think those days are over

I believe the courts will be flooded with lawsuits against this charlatan and not just in this country. Trump has used up all his "Get out of Jail Free" cards and he has made too many enemies. The people he has surrounded himself with are just as bad as he is, so most of them will turn on him as well.

He no longer has the presidency to protect him and it is very likely he has very little money left. Essentially, he has no power anymore. Ask the ghosts of any fallen tyrant.

[llashram]

12. "very little money left"

his grifting family, ivana-jarad made 500 million dollars+ off the White House, and it's influence. Trump chumps are still sending the ex-potus POS millions. HE probably will skate till he dies.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. That Barely Covers Debt Service

I know I sounds like a tremendous amount of money, but the Moody's report, plus China & Deutsche Bank suggests he has over $8 billion in debt.
Given his debt load & credit history, he's likely paying over $300 million a year in debt service.
That $500 million is 20 months of interest, not counting paying down principal.

[llashram]

16. thanks prof

yep I can only hope he is put in financial-civil court check and soon. With Stepen Miller still whispering sweet nothings in his ear about how to avoid, avoid, avoid I do not have much faith in the system anymore. Don'

[PatSeg]

24. Yes

Trump has lived off of debt his entire life and he has run out of creditors to bail him out. As best I can tell, most if not all of his businesses are losing money. He can only raise so much money off of the chumps he calls his base and that well will dry up eventually. Yes, that $500 million isn't very impressive when you take into consideration how much money he owes and how much money he spends. He is like the guy who uses one credit card to pay the minimum payment on another. Eventually he runs out of credit cards and the bills all come due.

Trump is a terrible businessman and always has been. Money just slips through his fingers and all his cheating couldn't save him. He should start selling off his properties as soon as possible, though he might be too delusional to realize that.

[Mr.Bill]

32. I don't think selling the properties is even much of an option.

I'll bet most if not all of them are mortgaged for far more than they are worth.

[PatSeg]

34. Yes, being it is Donald Trump,

that is probably the case. He is an absolute disaster.

[oldsoftie]

39. His most profitable buildings are in a partnership where he is the minority owner.

And there is talk about the majority holder forcing him to sell. Two bldgs; one in NYC and the other in SF. If he has to sell it will be a huge impact on his income.
But never underestimate the willing ness of his followers to send him money. He could go on tour like a musical act 7 sell out arenas for the next 3 years and raise well over a billion. Or start some stupid podcast for 100 bucks a yr. If just FIFTEEN PERCENT of his voters sent him 100 bucks a year, thats over ONE BILLION.
He'll never be totally down until the people are no longer feeding him. And i bet Ivanka wont give him a dime

[ananda]

18. I know. The Trumps have money now.

That was their deal with the Russians. We ruin America;
you allow us to grift.

[llashram]

19. for sure

[PatSeg]

25. Putin doesn't need Trump anymore

I think there is a limit to how much money Putin and his fellow oligarchs are going to waste on Trump. He's already served his purpose.

I wonder how much money Russia has thrown at Trump over the years. I wouldn't be surprised to find out it is in the billion dollar range.

[dlk]

29. I see Trump spending the next years of his life as a defendant

At some point he will be convicted and may even spend time behind bars. It’s just a matter of time.

[yellowdogintexas]

30. I think this is the part that angers me the most: Once again he has gotten away

with something heinous, with no consequences. Just another reason for him to think he can't lose.

I am disgusted, and dread the crowing and bragacocio to which we are about to be subjected.

Somewhere, somehow - he has to be made to pay.

I prefer the orange suit method but having to pay up a bunch of $$ he does not have is pretty good.

Maybe he will be forced to couch surf for a while

[ooky]

20. Civil charges too, such as a wrongful death lawsuit in the case

of the slain police officer.

[Squinch]

27. Definitely.

[abqtommy]

2. For far too long most of the U.S. media has been part of the problem, not part of the solution

and it's gonna take a lot more money than I've got to change that. That's why I read foreign news
sources.

[Lonestarblue]

8. So true, and it's getting worse.

Right-wing media has always been filled with lies that twisted the news into a slam against liberals, but now it has moved on to conspiracy theories and the acceptance of violence as a means of political power. An acquaintance who used to watch only Fox has now moved to only Newsmax, and even more extremist version of reality. Until we somehow deal with the amount of garbage being broadcast, we will have a significant population that hasn’t a clue about facts of any sort, whether they’re related to science or to the economy or government.

Given our free speech rights, I have no clue how we reign in these outlets that are in effect preaching insurrection every day. Boycotts don’t work very well, and there are enough right-wing donors and corporate advertisers like the pillow guy, the Mercers, the Uihleins, and the Kochs to keep funding extremism because none of them want a government that actually functions.

[Tender hopper]

3. I long for the day he resides in

a mother-in-law cottage behind Ivanka`s house (or prison)

[FakeNoose]

23. Yes and even his own family will ignore him most of the time

Give him a Fischer-Price toy phone to send out his tweeters on.

[Soxfan58]

6. .

[Paladin]

7. Taking our attention off trump is a dangerous proposition.

Think of the shit he gets away with, in broad daylight. Then consider what he and his thugs can formulate, while we're not paying attention.

I take second place to no one in my hatred of orange julius. But we have to keep our eyes on him---what remains of our democracy is in mortal danger until that blessed day he no longer struts among us.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

11. He will continue to be monitored along with all the other domestic terrorists - doesnt mean

his every belch and utterance needs to be plastered all over the media 24/7 sucking oxygen out of the room.

That's all I understand OP to be saying - and agree with.

And that applies to this forum - and yet here I am respoding to a post about that-which-must-not-be-named.

The irony has not escaped me...

[groundloop]

13. That's the way I see it as well.... Benedict Donald thrives on attention

What gave him the boost he needed to win the GOPer primary was all the free media attention he got that started with his birther bullshit. THAT needs to go away.

[bdamomma]

26. so let's not give him any attention

or let's see what he does not what he says. The Sedition Party is finished they are having a war within themselves. That's what catching my attention they are eating their own.

[yellowdogintexas]

31. I do wish the media and everyone else would just refuse to discuss him

Being ignored is what he hates most - that and being made the butt of a joke.

A total blackout on the entire family would be delightful.

The only exception; coverage of him receiving a guilty verdict and his transfer in an orange jumpsuit. Then start ignoring him again

[Hugin]

9. Yep.

Enough.

[paleotn]

10. YES!!!!!!!

Other than his death or arrest setting off mass celebrations, he's irrelevant at this point. If his followers get hinky and break the law, that's criminal. Arrest their asses. Other than that, I don't give a shit what he, his concubine our his rancid spawn are up to. It's all lies and bullshit meant to distract from what's really important.

[birdographer]

14. Agree!

I could not believe that the Huffington Post front page looked like it did a year ago--trump, trump, trump, trump, trump. I'm sick of hearing about him. I don't want to see his bloated face or read his stupid name. It's so discouraging that he's gone from the WH but nothing has changed.

[Jon King]

17. He is just not powerful or news worthy now that trial is over...

Without Twitter and without the power of the Presidency, he really is ineffective and feckless. The only news he should make now is a casual mention of him being in this court or one of his golf courses being sold off.

Zero need for CNN and other non right wing organizations to give him much attention.

[Bev54]

21. The only true statement he ever made was:

"I could shoot someone to on 5th Avenue and get away with it"

[gab13by13]

22. Too late,

The MSM is already pushing right wing talking points. Lyndsey Graham is suggesting that Kamala Harris should be impeached. Democrats have always been behind the 8 ball because of right wing media, including cable news.

I do agree that the best tonic is president Joe Biden. He has been impressive and he needs to keep it up. He is the Achilles heel for Donald Trump and the MSM will be forced to cover all of his achievements. Fuck Trump and Fuck the GQP, traitors all.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

28. T**** said: "The media loves me because I make them so much money."

As long as he's alive he's going to suck all the air out of the room. Maybe he'll choke on a Big Mac.

[bluboid]

33. extremely well put!

thanks, Atticus.

[BobTheSubgenius]

35. Really.

We would have vastly preferred hearing all this all along, had the opportunity been available.

Has anyone ever seen a "reality show" called Dr. Pimplepopper? If you have never heard of it, I'm quite serious and it really exists. Suffice to say that people really do have some unbelievable things happen to their 'envelope' that need rather remarkable treatment. By no means are pimples the whole story. Believe me.

I was channel-surfing and happened to view a scene that I will spare you from hearing about. I had a brief moment of panic, thinking I might spew through my interlaced fingers holding my mouth. Fortunately, quicker thinking prevailed and I hit the "Channel Up" button again.

So, yeah. It's like that. That NASTY orifice in his face which I am lead to believe is a mutated variant of what most humans have in their own faces can have that selfsame effect.

Whether uttering a simulation of human speech, or just looking like the spasming anus of a swamp creature in its death throes, it is horrible enough. Couple that visage with some demented andor hateful audible garbage and you've nailed it.

[Initech]

36. I am so sick of the Trump fans I know shit-talking Dems at every opportunity.

Like I was talking to my neighbors last week and one of the guys starts shit-talking San Francisco after saying that the mayor of LA was funded by George Soros, and another guy said he was boycotting the Super Bowl because they support Black Lives Matter, and later attacked his own wife for watching CNN. Then the conversation later took a turn and devolved into conspiracy theories about sex education and gender identity. Oh and people were laughing at this and thinking it's funny. It's not funny at all, it's stupid bullshit and the Alex Jones-ification of the GOP.

Yeah no, fuck your worldview, Trumpers. Seriously. This is getting to be way too toxic.

[Cha]

37. TY.. the "media" still trying to

normalize that Psychotic Fucker, eh.

Shame the US m$m on the whole is so cravenly derelict.

he GD incited Treason & murder.. Fuck anyone who tries to push that as normal

[Joinfortmill]

38. What Atticus said.....