shit Trump says Archives

So That’s What you Call It? Debate Prep?

September 4, 2024 Buck Banks

“I’ve been preparing all my life for this debate.”

— Donald Trump, calling into a New Hampshire television station.

More Abortion Contortions

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 Buck Banks

We’re used to seeing Donald Trump’s policy contortions,
Like, whatever’s playing this minute is his current position.
A nationwide one would be great,
Or should we leave it to the states?
You just can’t pin the Trumpster down on abortion.

Trump: Hot or Not Hot?

August 27, 2024 Buck Banks

“I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I was hotter than I am now, and I became president. Okay. I don’t know. I said to somebody, was I hotter before or hotter now? I don’t know. Who the hell knows?”

— Donald Trump, at a campaign rally.

One Lame Campaign

August 16, 2024 Buck Banks

It’s pretty widely agreed: Trump’s campaign is a hot mess,
No one asserts anymore he’s playing thee-dimensional chess.
It’s a funny kind of campaign,
Based on lies, invective and blame,
And featuring press conferences at his golf courses — without the press.

Trumpers Deny, Defer, Depart

August 1, 2024 Buck Banks

For Republicans, it’s become something of an art —
Dealing with media over Trump’s latest brain fart.
In a return to 2016,
He resurrected his anti-Black theme,
Leaving GOPers no alternatives but “deny, defer and depart.”

Trump Goes Cryptic at Crypto Conference

July 29, 2024 Buck Banks

“We will be creating so much electricity that you’ll be saying, please, please, president, we don’t want any more electricity. We can’t stand it. You’ll be begging me. No more electricity, sir. We have enough. We have enough.”

— Donald Trump, speaking at a crypto conference.

Wouldbe Whiner-In-Chief Gets Whiny After Court

May 2, 2024 Buck Banks

“This gag order is totally unconstitutional. I’m the Republican candidate for president of the United States. I received this honor in record time. Nobody has ever gone faster… And I’m sitting in a court house all day long listening to this stuff.”

— Donald Trump, after his trial ended for the day.

Trumpian Irony on the Way to Court

April 28, 2024 Buck Banks

“I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday. It would be nice to be with her, but I’m at a courthouse for a rigged trial.”

— Donald Trump, walking into the courthouse. Trump is literally in court because he was unfaithful to Melania.

Trump Talks More Nonsense

March 27, 2024 Buck Banks

“You can’t have an election in the middle of a political season.”

— Donald Trump, at a news conference earlier March 26.

Trump: Some Undocumented Are ‘Not People’

March 19, 2024 Buck Banks

“I don’t know if you call them people. In some cases they’re not people, in my opinion. But I’m not allowed to say that because the radical left says that’s a terrible thing to say.”

— Donald Trump ratcheted up his dehumanizing rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying that some who are accused of crimes are “not people,” the Washington Post reports.

“I’ve been preparing all my life for this debate.”

— Donald Trump, calling into a New Hampshire television station.

“I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I was hotter than I am now, and I became president. Okay. I don’t know. I said to somebody, was I hotter before or hotter now? I don’t know. Who the hell knows?”

— Donald Trump, at a campaign rally.

“We will be creating so much electricity that you’ll be saying, please, please, president, we don’t want any more electricity. We can’t stand it. You’ll be begging me. No more electricity, sir. We have enough. We have enough.”

— Donald Trump, speaking at a crypto conference.

“This gag order is totally unconstitutional. I’m the Republican candidate for president of the United States. I received this honor in record time. Nobody has ever gone faster… And I’m sitting in a court house all day long listening to this stuff.”

— Donald Trump, after his trial ended for the day.

“I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday. It would be nice to be with her, but I’m at a courthouse for a rigged trial.”

— Donald Trump, walking into the courthouse. Trump is literally in court because he was unfaithful to Melania.

“You can’t have an election in the middle of a political season.”

— Donald Trump, at a news conference earlier March 26.

“I don’t know if you call them people. In some cases they’re not people, in my opinion. But I’m not allowed to say that because the radical left says that’s a terrible thing to say.”

— Donald Trump ratcheted up his dehumanizing rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying that some who are accused of crimes are “not people,” the Washington Post reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“He’s played through this really old entire playbook where there’s no floor for him in terms of how low he will go. And we should be prepared for that, we should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth… I think he’s gonna lie.”

— Kamala Harris, on The Rickey Smiley Show, talking about what Donald Trump will do in the debate.

“I have never seen a candidate more determined to blow an election.”

— GOP pollster Frank Luntz, on X, on Donald Trump’s latest vow to use the power of government to imprison his political opponents.

“Cheney and I agree on nothing — no issues. But what we do believe in is that the United States should retain its democratic foundations …. I applaud the Cheneys for their courage in defending democracy.”

— Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on Meet the Press.

“A series of tests confront Trump heading into Tuesday’s event, about self-discipline, knowledge, his age and acuity, his overall temperament, and how he deals with the issues of race and gender. For the past six weeks, he’s often been failing those tests.”

— Dan Balz

“Donald Trump has risen in the polls the more the people have reacted negatively to his treatment in the courtroom. And if the judge had gone ahead with this, it could have easily been the October surprise.”

— Karl Rove told Fox News that allowing sentencing to proceed in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case could have given Trump a boost in the polls.

Numerati

30%

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of registered voters said tonight’s debate will help them a great deal or good amount in making their selection for president. Roughly 69% said they do not think the event will help them very much or at all with their decision in November.

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

46% to 45%

$48% to 43%

$25 million