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AverageOldGuy

(4,437 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:43 PM Wednesday

You know what is really, really terrifying about Trump's performance at the NATO summit?

Ms. Average Old Guy has been hospitalized for past 15 days -- first ER, then hospital, and now last 12 days in rehab center. She's coming home tomorrow almost good as new (as good as we 80-yr-olds can be!).

So -- today while chasing around buying groceries, filling prescriptions, and the like I listened to a lot of CNN and MSNOW on the car SiriusXM radio. Heard A LOT of commentary about Trump at the NATO summit plus long audio clips of Trump's comments, remarks, replies to reporters' questions.

SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME.

But you know what was really terrifying about Trump's comments? NOT ONE WORD OF IT SURPRISED ME. NOTHING HE SAID SURPRISED ME.

Gang, when we have a public official who spouts the brain farts that Trump does and we say, "Oh, well, that's Trump." then we are in deep, deep shit. Yes, we are.

Not a single word he uttered was surprising.

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You know what is really, really terrifying about Trump's performance at the NATO summit? (Original Post) AverageOldGuy Wednesday OP
I won't rest easy until he's gone MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #1
And the people who put him there RockCreek Wednesday #9
all 70 million of them! bsiebs Wednesday #10
"Literally" would suit me just fine, as horrendous as that sounds. BECAUSE..... ColoringFool Thursday #22
I won't rest easy then either. Crunchy Frog Wednesday #11
it was "number one on the kill list for Iran." I'm disppointed by Iran. dave99 Wednesday #18
Neither will I. calimary Thursday #28
Kraznov doing pootin's work SheltieLover Wednesday #2
It's Wednesday dweller Wednesday #3
I hear you, Average Old Guy..some scary stuff. I hope your wife can get healthy and we all out live this moron 🌺 Deuxcents Wednesday #4
It is indeed terrifying. yellow dahlia Wednesday #5
K&R spanone Wednesday #6
Besides his usual napping, I found his comment re: The Islamic Republic of Japan vapor2 Wednesday #7
Oh crap, yes! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #8
WWIII By Accident 2na fisherman Wednesday #15
Honestly though..... some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #16
Agree 100%. In my eyes(79 year old eyes) bluestarone Wednesday #12
Do those who voted for him realize moondust Wednesday #13
Do you think they care? niyad Thursday #19
Not to mention themselves...... lastlib Thursday #24
Yup. Vote. Joinfortmill Wednesday #14
Glad she's coming home malaise Wednesday #17
To me, the scary part is that the Trumpsters were likely dancing around in glee, cheering that he was "ownin' th' libs!" Aristus Thursday #20
So glad to hear sheis coming home... Vibes for complete recovery niyad Thursday #21
Good point! Escape Thursday #23
And still 80-90% approval among Republicans. Kablooie Thursday #25
From my chair, the most concerning bit Torchlight Thursday #26
Watching MSNOW, but nothing new. The media needs to stay current with their programming. phxjurist Thursday #27
We have normalized insanity, warmfeet Thursday #29

bsiebs

(1,017 posts)
10. all 70 million of them!
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:32 PM
Wednesday

I only hope that once he is gone, these MAGAs start to drift away, start saying they never "really" supported him... whatever... just go back under your rocks.

ColoringFool

(1,573 posts)
22. "Literally" would suit me just fine, as horrendous as that sounds. BECAUSE.....
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 09:55 AM
Thursday

70 MILLION TRUMP VOTERS ARE STILL WILLING TO KILL US ALL---DISEASE; CLIMATE; WAR; EVEN LACK OF FOOD INSPECTIONS!!

calimary

(91,731 posts)
28. Neither will I.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 06:58 PM
Thursday

One thing Trump has done is create and inflict upon it a new “era to scare ya”.

dweller

(29,080 posts)
3. It's Wednesday
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:59 PM
Wednesday

Whereas your life has been upended with real life experiences , it’s just another day of the shitshow we have come to accept as trump … if we could just excise him from our reality

What a world it could be … 🙏 to you and yours



✌🏻

Deuxcents

(28,488 posts)
4. I hear you, Average Old Guy..some scary stuff. I hope your wife can get healthy and we all out live this moron 🌺
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:00 PM
Wednesday

yellow dahlia

(7,069 posts)
5. It is indeed terrifying.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:03 PM
Wednesday

I has MSNOW on in the background while doing other things. It was truly troubling. He is devolving.

Warning warning warning, Will Robinson.

Wishing Mrs. AOG a speedy recovery!

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,970 posts)
8. Oh crap, yes!
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:13 PM
Wednesday
Let's pray he doesn't mistake the nuclear button for a TV remote. THE MAN IS DERAILED AND UNFIT FOR OFFICE!

2na fisherman

(410 posts)
15. WWIII By Accident
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:03 PM
Wednesday

We may all get swept back to the stone age by Trump's dementia if he decides to bomb the Communists here in America. And we may deserve such a thing for being such fools to have elected him and then not stopping the madness in time.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,970 posts)
16. Honestly though.....
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:31 PM
Wednesday
The "Master Grifter" had his creepy-crepy hand on the pulse of the majority of voters who vote out of ANGER and mob-mentality, and he STIRRED THE POT at just the right time.

bluestarone

(22,672 posts)
12. Agree 100%. In my eyes(79 year old eyes)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:51 PM
Wednesday

For America to survive this will take STRONG TRUE Americans that truly love our GREAT beautiful country!! We have to survive!!

lastlib

(28,963 posts)
24. Not to mention themselves......
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:36 AM
Thursday

As he kills things like vaccines, food safety regulations, clean air & water rules, health insurance, scientific research, he is killing actual people who need those things to survive. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.

Aristus

(72,848 posts)
20. To me, the scary part is that the Trumpsters were likely dancing around in glee, cheering that he was "ownin' th' libs!"
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 09:51 AM
Thursday

Nothing is scarier than stupid evil people.

Escape

(586 posts)
23. Good point!
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 10:23 AM
Thursday

This is why it's sometimes hard to tell if a Trump story is real, The Onion or Borowitz.
Actually, some of the most ridiculous ones have been real.

Kablooie

(19,149 posts)
25. And still 80-90% approval among Republicans.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:40 PM
Thursday

They still insist on letting him continue totally unchecked.

Torchlight

(7,428 posts)
26. From my chair, the most concerning bit
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:49 PM
Thursday

are the tens of thousands of American idiots who, after years of evidence to the contrary, still consider his prepubescent tantrums as an odd variant of leadership, consider his inane, borderline ESL jibber jabber as skillful rhetoric, and believe he's the perfect example of American values.

phxjurist

(85 posts)
27. Watching MSNOW, but nothing new. The media needs to stay current with their programming.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:32 PM
Thursday

Why haven’t they keyed on the NATO topics being discussed?

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