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surfered

(7,008 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:54 PM May 8

Trump is an idiot

Today is VE Day, (May 8, 1945) the end of the war in Europe. Trump wants to rename it Victory Day.

To celebrate it, Trump posted the following on Truth Social.

https://digbysblog.net/

It’s an image of an iconic photo of marines raising the flag atop Mt Suribachi after the Battle of Iwo Jima, which most high school students would know was against the Japanese in the Pacific. VJ Day was Aug 15, 1945.

A man this stupid should not be renaming anything

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Trump is an idiot (Original Post) surfered May 8 OP
OMG 😳 Deuxcents May 8 #1
yep RANDYWILDMAN May 8 #2
Presidunce Trump nt Disaffected May 8 #3
That's pretty stupid underpants May 8 #4
Lord! The raising of the flag on Iwo Jima took place on February 23, 1945. rsdsharp May 8 #5
OMG 😱 TommieMommy May 8 #6
Water is wet, rocks are hard... Wounded Bear May 8 #7
Redundant question everything May 8 #8
Right from the Department of Redundancy Department. Permanut May 9 #33
Yes, you are correct! Trump is an idiot. taxi May 8 #9
Dumb as a Trump Blue Full Moon May 8 #10
Prezidont Bonespurs says what? IcyPeas May 8 #11
It's also very telling that none of his staffers had the courage to tell him of this mistake. TheRickles May 8 #12
I'd bet Trump hasn't posted anything actually himself in a while.. HipChick May 8 #15
He doesn't deserve a big military parade for his birth day IronLionZion May 8 #13
Or... 2naSalit May 8 #18
That is a parade I would be thrilled to attend. 3catwoman3 May 9 #29
Airports in The Revolutionary War. twodogsbarking May 8 #14
That. Is. Perfect. dchill May 8 #16
He's that Harry Morgan character on MASH prior Col. Potter LW1977 May 8 #17
TY for later. Cha May 8 #19
Gawd damn 3auld6phart May 8 #20
Yup, and the sun rose in the East this morning RandomNumbers May 8 #21
Not surprised Iamscrewed May 8 #22
esp: the gulf of mexico to the gulf of amreica. hem AllaN01Bear May 8 #23
The Gulf of Mexico est. 1552 surfered May 8 #25
si. AllaN01Bear May 8 #26
VD DAY???!!! Montauk6 May 8 #24
Like all things trump, he wants to steal/take credit for everything. Bristlecone May 8 #27
We should rename USA to USM, United States of Morans. Bluepinky May 9 #28
"Idiot" Worst, you are being kind to him. republianmushroom May 9 #30
Moron. Martin68 May 9 #31
Republicans love it when they're called stupid because they know live love laugh May 9 #32
They take pride in Ignorance. BurnDoubt May 9 #36
He was there when... BurnDoubt May 9 #34
That is simply untrue about high school kids i was a cathar... May 9 #35
Can't argue about the Dems. BurnDoubt May 9 #37
Where is "up in here"? GP6971 May 9 #38
I think Jay Leno's 'Jaywalking' was a wake-up call! Mr.Bee May 9 #40
That was a while ago. i was a cathar... May 9 #41
Well That's What Happens Mr.Bee May 9 #39
I wonder what he thinks the "V" in VE day stands for? radical noodle May 9 #42
Nothing at that link is related to your OP, no Iwo Jima pic. niyad May 9 #43

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,053 posts)
2. yep
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:58 PM
May 8

palm beach can become trumpville

all his golf trips will now be called summits (so he can charge us more )

all currency is not crypto and he is in charge, meme coins and rug pulls for everybody

people in the future are gonna deny they ever voted for this schlub, but they did.

This man should be in jail and everybody know's it

rsdsharp

(10,839 posts)
5. Lord! The raising of the flag on Iwo Jima took place on February 23, 1945.
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:20 PM
May 8

It didn’t even signify victory on the island; the battle continued for more than a month until March 26th. It had nothing to do with VE Day, and as others have pointed out, occurred in the Pacific, not Europe.

taxi

(2,259 posts)
9. Yes, you are correct! Trump is an idiot.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:00 PM
May 8

It probably goes without saying that we here have learned to control our urges, we don't just spout out the first thing that comes to mind. We give things a second thought. We check, we make sure what we're saying is correct or defensible. And we expect our government to be the same way - with tact and diplomacy. But here we are with elected representatives no wiser than third graders. Third graders who have never learned to act any smarter, leaders who do not run out of stupid things to do. So here we are, hoping that at some point people will think enough is enough. Hoping they stop fanning the fires and join the fire line instead. It's a shame that it has to first become personally harmful for them to do it.

TheRickles

(2,766 posts)
12. It's also very telling that none of his staffers had the courage to tell him of this mistake.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:19 PM
May 8

Or maybe they didn't know either....

HipChick

(25,563 posts)
15. I'd bet Trump hasn't posted anything actually himself in a while..
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:31 PM
May 8

He's barely articulate, and his brain rot is evident..

but he is representative of the idiots he surrounds himself with..

IronLionZion

(48,965 posts)
13. He doesn't deserve a big military parade for his birth day
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:23 PM
May 8

He deserves a big parade to celebrate his death

LW1977

(1,516 posts)
17. He's that Harry Morgan character on MASH prior Col. Potter
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:33 PM
May 8

If only he could leave in a rubber truck

3auld6phart

(1,546 posts)
20. Gawd damn
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:55 PM
May 8

Fool. Please somebody put him out of our [ Isery) soon. Jeseezus this world can’t take much more of this freak and his maggot idiots.

RandomNumbers

(18,629 posts)
21. Yup, and the sun rose in the East this morning
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:58 PM
May 8

your full post is correct of course. But calling *rump an idiot at this point is beyond redundant.

Iamscrewed

(327 posts)
22. Not surprised
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:02 PM
May 8

If it's not about him or what he wants he will try to push to make himself look wonderful no matter how many lies or revisionist history it takes.

Bristlecone

(10,729 posts)
27. Like all things trump, he wants to steal/take credit for everything.
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:17 PM
May 8

He’s never met a good idea he didn’t want to steal and rename as his own. It’s his entire “business model” as much as cheating and not paying for services rendered is.

Bluepinky

(2,427 posts)
28. We should rename USA to USM, United States of Morans.
Fri May 9, 2025, 08:13 AM
May 9

The reason being that this country elected a moronic grifter as President. How stupid is that?

live love laugh

(15,364 posts)
32. Republicans love it when they're called stupid because they know
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:58 PM
May 9

you underestimate them.

Underestimation is hugely why they’re in control of the entire country now.

BurnDoubt

(545 posts)
36. They take pride in Ignorance.
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:18 PM
May 9

The moment Gore's sigh revealed G-Dub's apparent ignorance, I knew he lost. That was back when it was still wrong to mock the stupid instead of elevating them to Celebrity. Now, Rude Is The Rule.

BurnDoubt

(545 posts)
34. He was there when...
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:10 PM
May 9

George Washington shut down the airports during the Civil War. Every kid knows that!

 
35. That is simply untrue about high school kids
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:16 PM
May 9

Last edited Fri May 9, 2025, 05:53 PM - Edit history (1)

I have watched COLLEGE kids who can't even place the Civil War in the right century. 😳 I wouldn't know the exact day of that picture myself and I am in my late 50s. You could call me stupid too, I suppose. Not to defend Trump but it seems to me Dems need to find a better strategy to win the Mid-Terms. It feels like Groundhog's Day up in here. 😬😬😬

BurnDoubt

(545 posts)
37. Can't argue about the Dems.
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:25 PM
May 9

Hardly any bully ever finds his comeuppance. Unless he gets knocked down. The cheap seats are all-in for the Bullies, and the bullies are in the box-seats. The next couple of generations have their work cut out for them. Bbreak A Leg!!!

 
41. That was a while ago.
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:39 PM
May 9

Watch the latest ones. And they laugh like it's cute.

(By the way, I meant I wouldn't be able to place the date in this photo or the event. It's beyond iconic but I don't even know who's on my money. )

radical noodle

(10,210 posts)
42. I wonder what he thinks the "V" in VE day stands for?
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:51 PM
May 9

Valentine? Violet? Vulgar? Vain? Valueless?

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