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29. Trump is playing to his base.

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 12:01 PM

13 hrs ago

Listen — you know, I know, everyone at DU knows Trump is a POS.

But we are not who he cares about. This whole thing is performance art aimed at stupid people and they will love it. He owned the libs and that’s what they care about.

Truth , facts, reality — all are irrelevant.

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'I've Had Enough!' Trump Storms Out of Meet the Press Interview in Wild Fashion -- Explodes On NBC's Kristen Welker [View all] Mr. Sparkle 14 hrs ago OP

Looks good to his base, I'm sure. nt eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #1

I'm sure this was why they scheduled it. IrishAfricanAmerican 14 hrs ago #3

His ever-shrinking base Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #45

From photos it appears his "base" is expanding Layzeebeaver 11 hrs ago #58

You got me Traildogbob 8 hrs ago #76

A Tim Conway-esque "storm" I presume. Hugin 14 hrs ago #2

Omg I remember! Hilarious... AloeVera 14 hrs ago #8

FaceBook Warning: So the 'yute are informed. Here's the reference. Hugin 14 hrs ago #15

Loved Carol Burnett as a kid. Might start to watch again, need some laughs. AloeVera 13 hrs ago #32

I've been thinking about doing that as well. Ilsa 12 hrs ago #48

Misses SaaWiggins! PuraVidaDreamin 6 hrs ago #80

TACO Tetrachloride 14 hrs ago #4

Good for Welker. Totally embarrassing. I know what their spin will be underpants 14 hrs ago #5

He's a drama queen. wnylib 13 hrs ago #27

he really needs to smile more Biglinda 52 7 hrs ago #79

In his mind, strong, tough guys don't smile. wnylib 6 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 14 hrs ago #6

Exactly, girl Leghorn21 14 hrs ago #10

Even when she is in the right and is asking what passes for tough questions, displacedvermoter 14 hrs ago #7

I'm Not A Fan Of Ms. Welker WiVoter 14 hrs ago #11

Right you are, but don't forget stupid. He called her stupid too. AloeVera 5 hrs ago #83

I don't like her either but he assaulted her with a barrage of insults and lies. live love laugh 2 hrs ago #90

She should have given him a copy of the FBI Form 302 Submariner 14 hrs ago #9

Goddamn, He's Painted Up A Glowing Orange Today WiVoter 14 hrs ago #12

😡 underpants 13 hrs ago #28

that's hysterical! orleans 1 hr ago #92

Thanks for confirming that I wasn't imaging that! ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #65

He just did the same thing at a talk with farmers. Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #13

Excellent! To any sane person, Trump showed KPN 14 hrs ago #14

Yeah, he's losing the ability to control himself. hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #17

He isn't used to anyone talking back to him. ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #67

We all know he's a big bully hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #68

Or lack of character. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #30

All qualities.... SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #72

And the global chorus sings . . . Aussie105 2 hrs ago #87

Republican voters who wake up to Trump's utter incompetence and unfitness need to remember... Beartracks 8 hrs ago #73

His evidence should have gone to the FBI. Previously, it didn't make it to the courts. Festivito 14 hrs ago #16

I guess he forgot who was president on Jan. 6 Ghost of Tom Joad 11 hrs ago #59

Not storm. Lumbers. kairos12 14 hrs ago #18

Shambles. n/t Hugin 13 hrs ago #20

The body is almost as bad as the brain. I don't know why there is little notice of Bluetus 13 hrs ago #37

Fuck the MSM. They created this deviant called trump, and now are surprised when the lostincalifornia 13 hrs ago #19

The illusion of engagement PATRICK 13 hrs ago #21

The mind of this man lives in total fantasy. It will get worse. FloridaBlues 13 hrs ago #22

Keep up the pressure!! paleotn 13 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 13 hrs ago #24

Oh, look, toddler throwing a temper tantrum because an adult is making him mwmisses4289 13 hrs ago #25

What a name-calling, 10-year-old crybaby debsy 13 hrs ago #26

Trump is playing to his base. AverageOldGuy 13 hrs ago #29

This is just theater and a failing brain. The real question is ... Bluetus 13 hrs ago #31

Reminds me of George HW Bush "storming" off set during an interview with Dan Rather. Midnight Writer 13 hrs ago #33

WE'VE had enough! hermetic 13 hrs ago #34

He's easily the biggest embarrassment this country has ever produced LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #35

Isn't irritability and uncontrolled anger a major symptom of dementia? Bayard 13 hrs ago #36

Nope, since I have those symptoms on a daily basis here on DU. (outside sources, of course) efhmc 12 hrs ago #41

Don't we all? Bayard 12 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 13 hrs ago #38

In other words Ray Bruns 13 hrs ago #39

Or rather... Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #57

This really hits home for me and my husband right now. ihaveaquestion 12 hrs ago #40

Damn right it is exhausting! Aussie105 2 hrs ago #88

I will bet that she's going to apologize. choie 12 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 12 hrs ago #43

WHEN OH WHEN orangecrush 12 hrs ago #44

Wow! That's presidential! Grim Chieftain 12 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 12 hrs ago #49

I'm waiting for the interview when Ilsa 11 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 11 hrs ago #51

After taking that abuse from him she was begging him not to walk out. enough 11 hrs ago #53

To me that was professional decorum. 1WorldHope 11 hrs ago #55

Storms? He could barely stand up. IbogaProject 11 hrs ago #52

One blow up closer to ________________________ flatlining. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #54

Just fucking die already you miserable pedophile piece of shit Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #56

Time for the 25th. Time for the net and straight jacket. He's a raving lunatic. sinkingfeeling 11 hrs ago #60

I've fantasized about Dump being interiewed with... AdamGG 10 hrs ago #61

Thete is absolurely no evidence of Trump's claim or any other claims he makes. hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #62

Did you order the code red *You're God damn right I did!* twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #63

Roy Cohn is looking up from Hell and smiling. LudwigPastorius 10 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 9 hrs ago #66

The makeup! And those eye bags! ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #69

I Wish Samuel L. Jackson Was MTP Host WiVoter 9 hrs ago #70

Edgy because he stepped in it in Iran. Sneederbunk 9 hrs ago #71

Fuck ALMIGHTY is he fragile....SOME would say: a snowflake.... democratsruletheday 8 hrs ago #74

This is what the media should have been doing to him a decade ago. progressoid 8 hrs ago #75

So have we, ya ol' fart Jilly_in_VA 7 hrs ago #77

Shut up, PIGGY! BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago #78

Whiny crybaby. louis-t 6 hrs ago #82

"Where's the evidence" OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #84

Historical would have been when he tapped her shoulder 3825-87867 3 hrs ago #85

The way he walked out, not quite upright-- IzzaNuDay 3 hrs ago #86

Trump's version of reality isn't like that of a normal person. Aussie105 2 hrs ago #89

Nanna-Nanna Boo-Boo? czarjak 1 hr ago #91

when i read he was gonna be on today i thought fuck that orleans 1 hr ago #93