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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,161 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:13 PM 16 hrs ago

Trump threw tablet when he couldn't get on a call with Trudeau

President Donald Trump hurled a tablet across the Oval Office when technical difficulties prevented him from talking on a group call with Canada’s then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a report.

The incident allegedly took place during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the White House in February 2025, about two weeks into Trump’s second term. The two leaders were using the electronic device to join a call led by Trudeau when they were met with tech issues.

Trump became annoyed by the issue, which was preventing him from speaking on the call, and threw the device over the Resolute Desk and onto the floor, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an official who was present during the meeting.

The president’s alleged temper tantrum was documented in an exposé published by the Journal on Sunday, which revealed the lengths European leaders have gone to keep Trump at bay since he returned to the White House last year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-threw-tablet-when-he-couldn-t-get-on-a-call-with-trudeau-report/ar-AA27kjQ2

Look at the bright side. At least he didn't throw feces.

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Trump threw tablet when he couldn't get on a call with Trudeau (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago OP
Trudeau will schedule Donny in for 15 minutes two weeks from next Tuesday Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #1
Then threw a bottle of ketchup on it for good measure? Walleye 16 hrs ago #2
I can just hear his Chumpkns: "See? He's just like ME!" peppertree 16 hrs ago #3
His mood-swings and extreme irritability are off the charts this month Torchlight 16 hrs ago #4
The incident in the OP is from Feb 2025. I suspect he's always been this way. (n/t) thesquanderer 14 hrs ago #22
Maybe the accelerating opposition to him it starting to get to him. calimary 13 hrs ago #26
He should try fentanyl dalton99a 16 hrs ago #5
A 79 year old toddler. 😬 tanyev 16 hrs ago #6
80 but who's counting MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #7
Like "Beagles" I also love that GIF. Timeless and classic. Thanks. FadedMullet 13 hrs ago #23
And very much on point, too. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #30
Yep. That's him. calimary 13 hrs ago #28
Is there another version of this him throwing a tantrum? I don't remember this Golfing version which.... electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #32
I also like these. Just go to Giphy and search Trump tantrum or Trump baby. tanyev 13 hrs ago #34
Short fingered vulgarians tend to have difficulty navigating touch screen devices with their tiny hands and fat fingers ToxMarz 15 hrs ago #8
Plus modern technology.... AZ8theist 13 hrs ago #27
Trudeau: I can't hear you. I'm going through a tunnel lame54 15 hrs ago #9
OK, that made me laugh. Thanks. FadedMullet 13 hrs ago #24
This message was self-deleted by its author lame54 15 hrs ago #10
Well it happens. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #11
"PC Load Letter?" "PC LOAD LETTER??!?!!??!" Pinback 14 hrs ago #14
Yeah, I still don't like rap music. "An erection with no affection..." Whew. FadedMullet 13 hrs ago #25
Look at the bright side. At least he didn't throw feces. Katcat 14 hrs ago #12
Do people with dementia have short tempers Racygrandma 14 hrs ago #13
Yes, they easily get frustrated because they lose the cognitive ability to perform simple functions, and they have very Martin68 14 hrs ago #21
Ooooh think of the fun they could all have with this NBachers 14 hrs ago #15
Nixon and Kissinger had the "Madman Theory of Statescraft" Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #16
Didn't know about Nixon and Kissinger's theory. I've thought all along that Trump conducted his business..... FadedMullet 13 hrs ago #29
I wish Porky Shitpants would have a stroke. GoodRaisin 14 hrs ago #17
If he wants to talk to Trudeau, doesn't he need to go thru Melania? maxrandb 14 hrs ago #18
You guys all know that Chump is computer-illiterate, right? FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #19
The leader of the free world's tantrum over a technical issue. So comforting that he has the power to launch a nuclear Martin68 14 hrs ago #20
He's such an entitled jerk. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #31
Maybe next time he'll throw a clot Orrex 13 hrs ago #33

Blue Owl

(60,210 posts)
1. Trudeau will schedule Donny in for 15 minutes two weeks from next Tuesday
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:18 PM
16 hrs ago

Meanwhile, the fat fuck can sulk in his own filth, I don't care....

peppertree

(23,604 posts)
3. I can just hear his Chumpkns: "See? He's just like ME!"
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:20 PM
16 hrs ago

"I mean - shiit. Ah once threw a hammer at the wife, 'cause ah couldn't get mah La-Z-Boy to lean back jus' raght!"

"She's still kinda sore over that one. But she knows better than to give me any lip about it - I'll tell you whut!"

Torchlight

(7,339 posts)
4. His mood-swings and extreme irritability are off the charts this month
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:23 PM
16 hrs ago

I hope he takes a few aspirin this afternoon... that might help calm him down and alleviate the swelling in his ankles.

calimary

(91,642 posts)
26. Maybe the accelerating opposition to him it starting to get to him.
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:01 PM
13 hrs ago

Maybe he’s just now starting to notice it.

Maybe up til now he’s been able to con himself into thinking everybody loves, honors, fears, and worships him, when that’s hardly been true from the beginning. Yes he’s had plenty of fawning fans, but when that’s all you hear and accept, because it’s been “handled” so as to block out ANYTHING negative that you might find objectionable, then you’re just living in a cloud of falsehood.

electric_blue68

(28,083 posts)
32. Is there another version of this him throwing a tantrum? I don't remember this Golfing version which....
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:16 PM
13 hrs ago

is Very funny considering he golfs.

ToxMarz

(3,213 posts)
8. Short fingered vulgarians tend to have difficulty navigating touch screen devices with their tiny hands and fat fingers
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:33 PM
15 hrs ago

AZ8theist

(7,806 posts)
27. Plus modern technology....
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:01 PM
13 hrs ago

...doesn't work well when you're the dum(b)est president in history.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Jacson6

(2,355 posts)
11. Well it happens.
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:41 PM
15 hrs ago

I was once printing out an essay for my college class. The damn printer wouldn't print right and kept eating the paper and jamming. I got out my trusty hammer and put it out of it's misery.

Martin68

(28,391 posts)
21. Yes, they easily get frustrated because they lose the cognitive ability to perform simple functions, and they have very
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:24 PM
14 hrs ago

low impulse control.

Prairie Gates

(8,742 posts)
16. Nixon and Kissinger had the "Madman Theory of Statescraft"
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:10 PM
14 hrs ago

Trump has the "Petulant Toddler Theory of Leadership."

Imagine Macron witnessing this display and keeping a straight face.

FadedMullet

(1,124 posts)
29. Didn't know about Nixon and Kissinger's theory. I've thought all along that Trump conducted his business.....
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:04 PM
13 hrs ago

......dealings with craziness and unpredictability as general M.O. and tool.

FakeNoose

(43,235 posts)
19. You guys all know that Chump is computer-illiterate, right?
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:21 PM
14 hrs ago

He cannot operate or even turn on a computer. How would he know how to have a Zoom meeting on a tablet?

He can manage a cellphone, obviously ... but that's all he can do. He has never sent an email in his life.

Whoever planned this Zoomer with Chump, Macron and Trudeau should have known that this was going to FAIL from the get-go. Either that, or have a knowledgeable assistant standing by in the Oval Office to make sure Chump doesn't throw the tablet against the wall, like he does with his ketchup bottles.

Martin68

(28,391 posts)
20. The leader of the free world's tantrum over a technical issue. So comforting that he has the power to launch a nuclear
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:22 PM
14 hrs ago

strike. The only reason he didn't throw feces is he couldn't get his diaper off by himself.

hamsterjill

(18,023 posts)
31. He's such an entitled jerk.
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:06 PM
13 hrs ago

I'm sure someone ran and picked it up for him and said "Oh, Mr. President, this thing fell off your desk".

The correct response have been to pick it up and whack him upside the head. Maybe then he'd learn not to be so disrespectful.

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