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Bluetus

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31. This is just theater and a failing brain. The real question is ...
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:01 PM
17 hrs ago

Why was he there at all, and not on NewsMax.

Maybe it is to impress the 30% of the population that wants to hang with him, but is having doubts. From inside that wasteland that is called Trump's brain, that very well may be all it is.

However, he had a terrible week. He continues to hemorrhage support among the public. The war is a complete mess. And his biggest problem is that Congressional Republicans are starting to run away from him because the election is now just 5 months away, and 2 of those months are "dog days" when nothing happens. So basically the GOP senators and reps are looking at polls that are lousy. Even if an individual is not in jeopardy, they have no interest in being in the minority. They see nothing positive in June. July and August are basically lost to summer vacations. So they see a 30-day period in September to try to improve their situation before early voting starts. Time is running out, and Trump keeps getting worse.

Therefore, that might be why Trump was on NBC instead of Fox. His people know that if the Dems take even one house, the agenda is over, and if the Dems take both houses, there will be a lot of activity collecting evidence and sworn testimony that can be used to prosecute these criminals if we take the White House in 2029. So these insiders are ready to jump ship. They want no part of the last 2 years if the election goes badly.

My theory is that the insiders pushed Trump to go on NBC in a "Let Trump be Trump" moment.

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Looks good to his base, I'm sure. nt eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #1
I'm sure this was why they scheduled it. IrishAfricanAmerican 18 hrs ago #3
His ever-shrinking base Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago #45
From photos it appears his "base" is expanding Layzeebeaver 15 hrs ago #58
You got me Traildogbob 12 hrs ago #76
A Tim Conway-esque "storm" I presume. Hugin 18 hrs ago #2
Omg I remember! Hilarious... AloeVera 18 hrs ago #8
FaceBook Warning: So the 'yute are informed. Here's the reference. Hugin 17 hrs ago #15
Loved Carol Burnett as a kid. Might start to watch again, need some laughs. AloeVera 17 hrs ago #32
I've been thinking about doing that as well. Ilsa 15 hrs ago #48
Misses SaaWiggins! PuraVidaDreamin 10 hrs ago #80
Oh MAN, I LOVED that! calimary 1 hr ago #96
TACO Tetrachloride 18 hrs ago #4
Good for Welker. Totally embarrassing. I know what their spin will be underpants 18 hrs ago #5
He's a drama queen. wnylib 17 hrs ago #27
he really needs to smile more Biglinda 52 10 hrs ago #79
In his mind, strong, tough guys don't smile. wnylib 10 hrs ago #81
His fanboys will say he owned the lib journalist. They live in BizzaroWorld where down is up and left is right. Raftergirl 18 hrs ago #6
Exactly, girl Leghorn21 18 hrs ago #10
Even when she is in the right and is asking what passes for tough questions, displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #7
I'm Not A Fan Of Ms. Welker WiVoter 18 hrs ago #11
Right you are, but don't forget stupid. He called her stupid too. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #83
I don't like her either but he assaulted her with a barrage of insults and lies. live love laugh 6 hrs ago #90
She should have given him a copy of the FBI Form 302 Submariner 18 hrs ago #9
Goddamn, He's Painted Up A Glowing Orange Today WiVoter 18 hrs ago #12
😡 underpants 17 hrs ago #28
that's hysterical! orleans 4 hrs ago #92
HAH!!! GOOD one! calimary 3 hrs ago #94
Thanks for confirming that I wasn't imaging that! ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #65
He just did the same thing at a talk with farmers. Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #13
Excellent! To any sane person, Trump showed KPN 17 hrs ago #14
Yeah, he's losing the ability to control himself. hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #17
He isn't used to anyone talking back to him. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #67
We all know he's a big bully hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #68
Or lack of character. 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #30
All qualities.... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #72
And the global chorus sings . . . Aussie105 6 hrs ago #87
Republican voters who wake up to Trump's utter incompetence and unfitness need to remember... Beartracks 12 hrs ago #73
His evidence should have gone to the FBI. Previously, it didn't make it to the courts. Festivito 17 hrs ago #16
I guess he forgot who was president on Jan. 6 Ghost of Tom Joad 14 hrs ago #59
Not storm. Lumbers. kairos12 17 hrs ago #18
Shambles. n/t Hugin 17 hrs ago #20
The body is almost as bad as the brain. I don't know why there is little notice of Bluetus 16 hrs ago #37
Fuck the MSM. They created this deviant called trump, and now are surprised when the lostincalifornia 17 hrs ago #19
The illusion of engagement PATRICK 17 hrs ago #21
The mind of this man lives in total fantasy. It will get worse. FloridaBlues 17 hrs ago #22
Keep up the pressure!! paleotn 17 hrs ago #23
The POS is just connecting the MAGA dog whistles with GOP gibberish to rile up the base so they turn out in November. ChicagoTeamster 17 hrs ago #24
Oh, look, toddler throwing a temper tantrum because an adult is making him mwmisses4289 17 hrs ago #25
What a name-calling, 10-year-old crybaby debsy 17 hrs ago #26
Trump is playing to his base. AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #29
This is just theater and a failing brain. The real question is ... Bluetus 17 hrs ago #31
Reminds me of George HW Bush "storming" off set during an interview with Dan Rather. Midnight Writer 17 hrs ago #33
WE'VE had enough! hermetic 17 hrs ago #34
He's easily the biggest embarrassment this country has ever produced LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #35
Isn't irritability and uncontrolled anger a major symptom of dementia? Bayard 16 hrs ago #36
Nope, since I have those symptoms on a daily basis here on DU. (outside sources, of course) efhmc 16 hrs ago #41
Don't we all? Bayard 15 hrs ago #46
Trump's fabulist schtick has become so transparent and tiresome, it just isn't working any more, no one's buying his BS. sop 16 hrs ago #38
In other words Ray Bruns 16 hrs ago #39
Or rather... Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #57
This really hits home for me and my husband right now. ihaveaquestion 16 hrs ago #40
Damn right it is exhausting! Aussie105 6 hrs ago #88
I will bet that she's going to apologize. choie 16 hrs ago #42
The President of the United States has the maturity of a four year old, why hasn't the GOP impeached him yet? Uncle Joe 16 hrs ago #43
WHEN OH WHEN orangecrush 16 hrs ago #44
Wow! That's presidential! Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #47
trump didn't just walk out of the interview with Kristen Welker, he THREW the microphone on the floor and STEPPED ON IT LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #49
I'm waiting for the interview when Ilsa 15 hrs ago #50
I don't know if there was a video of this anywhere, but from just reading it, I felt proud of Kristen Welker. 1WorldHope 15 hrs ago #51
After taking that abuse from him she was begging him not to walk out. enough 15 hrs ago #53
To me that was professional decorum. 1WorldHope 15 hrs ago #55
Storms? He could barely stand up. IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #52
One blow up closer to ________________________ flatlining. twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #54
Just fucking die already you miserable pedophile piece of shit Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #56
Time for the 25th. Time for the net and straight jacket. He's a raving lunatic. sinkingfeeling 14 hrs ago #60
I've fantasized about Dump being interiewed with... AdamGG 14 hrs ago #61
Thete is absolurely no evidence of Trump's claim or any other claims he makes. hadEnuf 14 hrs ago #62
Did you order the code red *You're God damn right I did!* twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #63
Roy Cohn is looking up from Hell and smiling. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #64
Thin-skinned fascist fuck. Can't last more than two seconds if someone so much as dares to push back anymore, even in Karasu 13 hrs ago #66
The makeup! And those eye bags! ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #69
I Wish Samuel L. Jackson Was MTP Host WiVoter 13 hrs ago #70
Edgy because he stepped in it in Iran. Sneederbunk 12 hrs ago #71
Fuck ALMIGHTY is he fragile....SOME would say: a snowflake.... democratsruletheday 12 hrs ago #74
This is what the media should have been doing to him a decade ago. progressoid 12 hrs ago #75
So have we, ya ol' fart Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #77
Shut up, PIGGY! BigmanPigman 11 hrs ago #78
Whiny crybaby. louis-t 9 hrs ago #82
"Where's the evidence" OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #84
Historical would have been when he tapped her shoulder 3825-87867 7 hrs ago #85
The way he walked out, not quite upright-- IzzaNuDay 7 hrs ago #86
Trump's version of reality isn't like that of a normal person. Aussie105 6 hrs ago #89
Nanna-Nanna Boo-Boo? czarjak 5 hrs ago #91
when i read he was gonna be on today i thought fuck that orleans 4 hrs ago #93
How much more evidence does this country need Mtnmama 1 hr ago #95
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