Money Can't Buy Class - Exhibit A: The POSOTUS

[Abbot Mythos]

Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing

If Turdsley had any class at all, the POSOTUS wouldn't have posted a goddamn thing about Rob Riener and his wife's unfortunate murders. Further, he could have easily exhibited a modicum of class by simply lamenting the apparent senselessness of his political enemy's death.

But, Turdsley can't even fake it. It's not who, or what he is.

[Abbot Mythos]

You can't make up stuff like this:

Demented Trump Horrifies The Nation By Telling Stories About Melania Trump's Underwear

Trump showed why the White House limited his public events as he decided to tell the audience stories about Melania Trump's underwear during a speech that was supposed to be about the economy.

As per this article:

"This is what Trump said in North Carolina whie complaining about his golf club being searched for classified documents that he had stolen and refused to return:

 They went into my wife's closet, and I'll say this number one it's is very bad, but it sounds a little strange. They looked at her drawers.
You have drawer, and then you have drawer. They looked at both. And she's a very meticulous person. You know, like these people just like she'd fit into your group very well. She'd be very happy with her, but everything is perfect. Her undergarments so, and this sometimes referred to as panties are folded, perfect wrapped."

There's no doubt money can now buy a U.S. presidency. Twice. But, money can't buy class.

[Abbot Mythos]

'Radical Left Scum.' Trump Xmas cheer greets rivals

"Trump's social media accounts posted scores of messages settling political scores for the holiday. Vladimir Putin also wished him a merry holiday."

The POSOTUS just isn't into that ol' 'Goodwill to Men' meme, not even on Christmas Day.

[Abbot Mythos]

Trump's Kennedy Post After Tatiana Schlossberg Death Sparks Anger

As per this article:

"Schlossberg, former President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, a journalist and an author, died Tuesday aged 35 after revealing she had terminal cancer in a November 2025 New Yorker essay.

On the same evening, Trump posted a series of screenshots of other people's X posts criticizing the Kennedy family and the Kennedy Center, amid plans to change its name to the Trump-Kennedy Center."

It would have cost the vile entity nothing to have simply remained silent.

[Abbot Mythos]

I could have posted this in the 'The Venezuela Invasion' topic. But, this article just screams Toxic Ego:

Trump Made Huge Diplomatic Move Because His Feeling Got Hurt

"|STILL STINGS] The president reportedly declined to install opposition leader María Corina Machado as head of the country because she didn't turn the prize down."

As per this article:

"White House insiders say President Donald Trump chose not to install a nominal ally as leader of Venezuela following his lightning invasion this weekend because she bruised his ego.
 
Many expected that after the MAGA administration's shocking capture of Nicolas Maduro in the early hours of Saturday, Trump might have sought to appoint opposition figurehead María Corina Machado as the oil-rich nation's new head of state.
 
Two people "close to the White House" told The Washington Post on Monday the president declined to do so because Machado had committed the "ultimate sin" of offending his pride.

They cited the opposition leader's decision in November to accept the Nobel Peace Prize rather than turning it down to protest the committee's decision not to give it to Trump.
 
"If she had turned it down and said, 'I can't accept it because it's Donald Trump's,' she'd be the president of Venezuela today," the newspaper's sources said."

Given the well known history of His Vileness, this current incident shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone. So, right now, the only question in my mind is, "Was this example of the POSOTUS' toxic ego intentionally spoon-fed to the press by loyal sycophants, or are there really "Two people "close to the White House"" who are genuinely appalled by his behavior?"

[Abbot Mythos]

Trump flips off Michigan auto worker who criticized handling of Epstein case

As per this article:

"DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a Michigan auto plant worker who criticized the U.S. president's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy during a visit on Tuesday, video circulating online showed."

And, as per further along in this article:

"After the incident, the worker who shouted at the president was suspended, the United Auto Workers union told Reuters. The union and Ford did not identify the worker, and attempts to contact the man named in media reports were unsuccessful.

The UAW, which represents workers at the plant, issued a statement on Wednesday defending its members' right to free speech and vowed to "ensure that our member receives the full protection of all negotiated contract language safeguarding his job."

"Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone - including the President of the United States," the union said.

Two online fundraising campaigns for the worker on GoFundMe com received nearly $600,000 in donations by Wednesday afternoon."

Now, this is not the first time a high ranking member of a GOP (Greedy Oligarchy Party) administration has responded in this manner after receiving constructive criticism from a private citizen. And, back in the day, we did not yet use the term 'oligarchs' to describe 'Merica's ultra-wealthy. But, if Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was not the wealthiest politician of his era, I don't know who was. After all, he was never elected to that high office, he just bought it when it became available on the market. Anyway, here's 'Rocky' in action:

Last, I think the moral of this story is; "Not only is resistance not always futile, it can also be highly profitable."

[Abbot Mythos]

I was tempted to post this under a new topic with the title "How Not to Actually Win a Nobel Peace Prize." But, I've already started way more than enough currently active topics on the Aneristic Illusions Board, so I'll just put this right here:

Trump tells Norway PM not bound to 'think purely of peace' after Nobel snub
 
"Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump's bitterness over missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize he coveted."

As per this article:

"United States President Donald Trump's simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway's prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to "think purely of peace".

In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, Trump wrote that "considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"."

It's no wonder that "Is he dead yet?" is an internationally popular meme.

[Abbot Mythos]

Trump's racist video about Obamas is deleted after backlash

"The White House initially rejected 'fake outrage' over the video shared on Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. Nearly 12 hours after the post appeared, an official said that a staffer erroneously made the post and that it had been taken down."

Now, as I heard it, the POSOTUS was famous for using the catchphrase "You're fired!" on his reality TV show. (Having never watched the show, I wouldn't know from personal experience.)

So, has the "staffer" who supposedly "erroneously made the post" been placed on the receiving end of that catchphrase?

[Mandelbrot Slapper]

Oh I'm sure he's sacrificed some underling. He's not averse to throwing anyone under the bus to save his own saggy arse. Made a career out of it. Well out of that & nicking..

Now I think at this time, as the foundations are laid for rise of The Turd Reich, everyone should read a fabulous early 20th century novel called The Berlin of Sally Bowles by Christopher Isherwood.

Lovely depiction of what happens to a dying imperial power's society when the rabble is hungry enough to be thoroughly roused.

There was quite a good Broadway show of it as well. But do read the book.

https://youtu.be/lv0jav4lNsk

[Abbot Mythos]

Oh I'm sure he's sacrificed some underling. He's not averse to throwing anyone under the bus to save his own saggy arse. Made a career out of it. Well out of that & nicking..

Well ... given the quotation in the title of the following article, I wouldn't bet the farm on the POSOTUS aiming his catchphrase at a "staffer" today:

Trump won't apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social

As per this article:

"President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn't seen the final frames containing the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake"

And, as per further along in this article:

"Trump said after he watched the first section of the video, he passed it on to a staffer, who he said should have watched it to the end.
 
"Somebody slipped and missed a very small part," he said.
 
But when asked directly whether he would apologize amid GOP calls to do so, he declined.

"No," he said. "I didn't make a mistake.""
 
Now, U.S. President Harry S. Truman kept a sign on his desk that read "The BUCK STOPS here!" But, the POSOTUS has little in common with "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" (My father, a Democrat, liked to refer to him as "High tax Harry.")

Now I think at this time, as the foundations are laid for rise of The Turd Reich, everyone should read a fabulous early 20th century novel called The Berlin of Sally Bowles by Christopher Isherwood.

Lovely depiction of what happens to a dying imperial power's society when the rabble is hungry enough to be thoroughly roused.

There was quite a good Broadway show of it as well. But do read the book.

I'm not familiar with any of the works of Christopher Isherwood. But, I'll put your recommendation on my future reading list.

[Abbot Mythos]

The topic of this article affects all of us. And, of course, we'll get to see how this plays out in the coming weeks. However, that's not the main reason I posted this article here:

Can Trump still impose tariffs after the Supreme Court ruling?

"The case is the first major challenge to Trump's policy agenda, but the US president still has other legal avenues to pursue trade restrictions."

As per this article:

"Trump criticised the ruling, arguing that presidents should have sweeping trade authority.

"I can destroy the trade, can destroy the country. I can do anything I want," he said."

Now, at this point in his second scandalous, treasonous term, I'm not at all surprised the POSOTUS publicly made this statement.

Still, I am surprised this has received so little coverage in the MSM, and minimal to no coverage at all in the Partisan Liberal Media (PLM). And so, we''ll see what happens later this Sunday, when the professional talking heads, and spin doctors put on their costumes and makeup, and grace us with their choreographed performances. But, I'm not optimistic we'll see any real pushback.

[Abbot Mythos]

The POSOTUS set a new low with his SOTU performance last night. Other than writing this, I'm at a loss for words.

[Abbot Mythos]

Trump on whether Americans should fear Iran reprisals in US: 'I guess'

As per this article:

"President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East.

When asked during a phone call with Time magazine's Eric Cortellessa on Wednesday about whether Americans should be concerned about a potential strike on the homeland, Trump said, "I guess."

"But I think they're worried about that all the time," he continued. "We think about it all the time. We plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.""

I guess that was supposed to be reassuring.

And, that's why he's the POSOTUS.

[Faust]

I mean its obvious there will be reprisals, but that "sure yeah whatever" attitude is quite funny.

[Abbot Mythos]

Money can't buy a cure for this affliction either:

Trump Goes on Deranged Rant About Dead Soldiers Walking Around

"This is the man who's led us into a new war with Iran."

As per this article:

""We think they should put a president in or the head of the country that's going to be able to do something peacefully for a change. They've been doing this for 47 years, killing people for 47 years. Whether it's the barracks or even the SS Cole where they were involved, very strongly, they always denied it," Trump said. "But they were very strongly involved and all of the people that died through the roadside bombs died and are right now walking around with no legs, no arms. A face that's been so badly damaged.""

And, as per the end of this article:

""This man has access to the nuclear codes," reporter Jonathan Pie quipped."

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, can not get here fast enough.