One news reel showed him wearing orthopedic shoes now. This is more than "a little" swelling. Congealed blood? No circulation? Black hands?

Sounds like it could get Gangrenous. I wonder how long he's been hiding this weakness.

It's also been speculated that there are so many VIP names on that list that, if revealed, it would destroy the Republican Party for many years to come.

*stick to the plan. The Perfect Storm, so to speak.

Trump has been a born Lewzer all of his life, tripping over his own inflated ------- (ego) at every turn.

I'm surprised Mr. Putin didn't read the manual before trusting Trump to stick to the
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Listening to Trump ramble on in a foggy haze of forgetfulness and confused memories, I have no doubt he's already past the early stage of dementia. It won't be long now.

EIGI

Trump realizes he got played. Why do you think Vlad is now on Trump's enemy list?

I also wonder if a little bird flew over from the Kremlin to drop a threatening massage in Speaker Johnson's ear which caused that sudden about-face break with Trump over the Epstein files (which is suspected to contain a prominent mention of Donald Trump as a frequent passenger on Epstein's Lolitta Express.)

Or . . . .

Did Speaker Johnson suddenly realize that he had to break with Trump (or at least give a false impression) to protect the GOP majority in the mid-terms.

LAMP

"Trump: I'm 'disappointed But Not Done' with Putin .."

LOL ~ I seriously doubt that the decision will be his.

I wonder if Trump is aware of how Mr. Putin disposes of those who oppose him.

In my opinion the only relationship between Trump and Putin is that they were both playing each other for their own selfish purposes.

If they parted company, it wasn't because Putin changed his goals. His goals are still steadfast.

It was because someone put a bug in Trump's ear about using a Nobel Peace Prize to further his goals (and do a one-up on Obama) thus, retore the military assistance to Ukraine to stop "all those people from getting killed."

The truth is, Trump never gave a second thought to "all those people getting killed." His real objective was to create an image of a peacekeeper (Stop the War) for the benefit of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee.

Trump has a history of changing course whichever way the wind is blowing, so there's no telling when someone else will put another bug in his ear and we'll see another flip-flop from the King of flip floppers.

Trump is sending weapons to Ukraine to get even with Putin for standing in the way of Trump's Nobel Peace prize.

It's not complicated.

Trump never does anything unless there's something in it for him.

Bonogino is replaceable at the FBI. However, he does have some leverage. He can go back to his pod and rip Trump a new one . . . maybe even threaten to disclose a few names he saw on Epstein's client list that would give Trump some serious heartburn. Not to mention play havoc in the lives of some VIPs and BFF's in Trump's political life, if such be the case.

We might find out who Trump is really protecting, other than himself.

CHUFFY

"STD in the thread ready to defend Epstein's island buddy."

It's just envy.

And headlines that scream "OH HAPPY DAY"

HUGH

That accepted as a foregone conclusion with which I concur . . although I would like to stick around long enough to see Trump implode and the whole world erupt into a giant street party . . . with fireworks and the joyous sound of ringing bells everywhere.

It's no small wonder why Trump plays kissy-face with Kings of Saudi Arabia. Other than a last resort for money, it also makes him finally feel important.

LAMP

"Bore" is just hoi polloi code for persona non gratis.

This has been one of Trump's sore spots for many years.

Remember when he got caught scamming his way onto Forbes millionaire list?

All to get accepted in high society.

Reminiscent now of how he's trying to scam his way to get a Nobel Peace prize to prove he equal to Obama.

LAMP

Ut oh . . a faux pas!

The Grain Belt line is doomed.

No one should EVER tell Trump that ANYTHING will save the U.S consumers billions of dollars.

That's completely antithetical to Trump's future dictatorship agenda.

Lack of sophistication was the reason Trump never made the guest list of the hoi polloi old money soirees in New Youk City back in the early days when he was trying to get accepted into the exclusive well-monied crowd. He was often referred to as "a bore."

Trump has no class. 'Rough around the edges' would be a huge understatement.

Remember when he walked in front of the Queen when reviewing the Royal Guard?

Remember when he wore a bright blue suit to the Pope's funeral . . and also committed a disrespectful social no-no when he stepped on the carpet under the Pope's casket?

Trump wasn't fetched up very good. He's a social trainwreck.

Trump is transactional because he's a weak negotiator who has a trembling fear of losing if he doesn't enter a negation like a raging bull with his horns down and pawing the ground for a fight to the death.

Being stubborn, unreasonable, disrespectful, uneducated and transactional ain't gonna get Trump no Nobel Peace prize.

Trump is so hide-bound to his own narcissism that he's impervious to humiliation.

That bromance was doomed from the start. I've been wondering who would be first to start slinging mud.

Trump really is the dumbest president this country has ever had.

Intellectually, Putin will squash him like an annoying bug.

If I was Bongino I would have spent Friday researching the best publisher for the book I was planning to write.

REDIAL

Could be there are a lot of Trump's corporate donors on that list . . . Trump's treat.