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calimary

(88,534 posts)
28. What's wrong, Donnie-boy?
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:18 PM
14 hrs ago

Just now realizing that things aren’t working out like you planned?

- You’re not the new “king of the universe” like you expected to be.
- You’re surrounded by criticism, bad publicity, and people you can’t trust because they have their own agendas and they see your growing weakness. (Hell, EVERYBODY’S starting to see THAT!)
- You’re feeling your age - watching yourself sliding steadily (and often painfully) downhill, health-wise. (By now, EVERYBODY can see that, too!)
- And your wife would much rather stay in New York than be by your side, gazing at you with worshipful eyes (like Nancy Reagan always looked at Ronnie all the time). Your “marriage” is nothing but a PR front by now. And you can’t hide that or lie about it effectively anymore, either!

Even your own body is starting to rebel against you. It’s not allowing you to lie your way back to invincibility anymore, much less even halfway-decent health. How many meds does it take, every day, to keep you propped up, by now?

And politically, the best strategists and planners are already considering who’s next. It’s becoming a common and widely-accepted truth: that YOU’RE the one whose time is running out.

Nothing lasts forever, donald. Not even you. And deep-down, I suspect you’re starting to realize it’s unavoidable, much as you wish it isn’t.

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It really is. Biophilic 16 hrs ago #1
This message was self-deleted by its author KS Toronado 15 hrs ago #17
The Flag Epsteined itself. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 16 hrs ago #2
or was it... MURRRDERRRED!!??!? LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #24
He really looks out of it Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #3
He almost humps it. pandr32 16 hrs ago #8
there was no crowd around to ham to LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #25
This indeed a defining image of the trump administration LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #4
Is this at white house or Mar a Lago? They let the flag touch the ground. If he fell there's no one to assist him either ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #5
The photo says White House. Mar a Largo is in southern FLA so would not be wearing a heavy overcoat. Fla Dem 16 hrs ago #6
Giant flag pole he had installed. pandr32 15 hrs ago #9
I wonder if the giant flagpole interferes with the helicopter newdeal2 15 hrs ago #11
I wish we could go back to before he started his changes. pandr32 15 hrs ago #14
debunked... it's photographic distortion... it's straight. WarGamer 5 hrs ago #51
I understand that popsdenver 14 hrs ago #22
88 feet....it's a NAZI thing purr-rat beauty 14 hrs ago #30
You are right popsdenver 12 hrs ago #41
People with dementia sometimes wear winter clothing in summer. Hmmmm. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #32
Yes. You NEVER let the flag hit the ground, much less leaving it there in a heap. calimary 12 hrs ago #39
White House South Lawn blogslug 14 hrs ago #20
Someone must have mistakenly lowered Hey Joe 14 hrs ago #27
One year in and his entire administration is checking out. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #47
It feels like a decade (or more) but it's actually been less than 10 months... Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #54
the white house flag poles are proudly "88" ft in honor of some austrian painter rampartd 8 min ago #59
For him, everything is a facade. ChazInAz 16 hrs ago #7
Donny the Lame Duck Dotard. Laughing stock of earth. bronxiteforever 15 hrs ago #10
Along with his laughingstock 77 million dumbass voters not fooled 12 hrs ago #40
The flag needs to respected. But I know that the "person" in the photo could care less. NHvet 15 hrs ago #12
I can only imagine popsdenver 14 hrs ago #23
Where is the Deep State when you need them? GopherGal 5 hrs ago #50
DURec leftstreet 15 hrs ago #13
Nothing regal about him at all. Definitely not a king 👑. live love laugh 15 hrs ago #15
Unregal and illegal. BattleRow 15 hrs ago #18
That has a nice ring to it. calimary 14 hrs ago #21
Thank you! BattleRow 12 hrs ago #37
And it even kinda rhymes! calimary 12 hrs ago #38
Be fun to do a take on Old King Cole BattleRow 11 hrs ago #42
The person who comes to mind is King John 1 Metaphorical 5 hrs ago #53
For me, it's ... Mike Nelson 15 hrs ago #16
That photo combined with the pharma photo are definitely the most defining to date... bsiebs 15 hrs ago #19
What's wrong, Donnie-boy? calimary 14 hrs ago #28
A picture worth a thousand words. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #26
missed opportunity Be Leave On 1 hr ago #58
It's Over Donald. You're Finished. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #29
The fact the new flag polls are indeed 88 feet should have sent alarm bells off in the media Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #31
When will Trump decide to change the US Flag? Maybe add a royal "T"? OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #48
The polls are flagging,also. BattleRow 3 hrs ago #55
No matter how pissed off I have been at our government since I was young I never would have allowed that. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #33
Disgusting slob Blue Owl 13 hrs ago #34
Same dejected look he had after his disastrous Tulsa 'rally'. SeattleVet 12 hrs ago #35
"Mission accomplished." themaguffin 12 hrs ago #36
That flag looks as sad and miserable as he does. ToxMarz 8 hrs ago #43
That forward stoop, that blank face. Aussie105 7 hrs ago #44
EVERY time I see that cretin Sparkly 7 hrs ago #45
Flagpoles at White House risk Helicopter Operations LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #46
If so. we'll be seeing this a lot in the future. Whenever Trump uses the Helicopter, flag will have to be lowered. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #49
Just die ya bastard! paleotn 5 hrs ago #52
With one of his giant flags Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #56
"Pathetic" is One of the Most Mild Words That Comes to Mind The Roux Comes First 2 hrs ago #57
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