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PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:36 AM May 2016

Arc de Trump? GOP hopeful wishes for D.C. statue

Source: CNN

Billings, Montana (CNN)Donald Trump may have just clinched the delegates necessary for the GOP nomination, but he already has his sights on a larger prize -- immortality in the nation's capital.

Trump -- who made his wealth in part from the branding of his name -- said he wouldn't mind seeing his surname on a statue in Washington, D.C., one day.
Speaking at a rally here Thursday night, the presumptive Republican nominee repeated a joke that he's made before about potentially naming the border wall he wants to build after his namesake.
But then he thought of a better idea.

"It's going to be a beautiful wall. Someday, when I'm gonzo, maybe they'll name it after Trump," he said. "I'd really much rather have a statue in Washington, D.C. I don't want a wall named after me, but that's OK. I want a statue in Washington, D.C."
As the crowd cheered, Trump suggested maybe he'd "share it with Jefferson or something."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/26/politics/donald-trump-statue/

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Arc de Trump? GOP hopeful wishes for D.C. statue (Original Post) PearliePoo2 May 2016 OP
I just about choked when I heard him say this.. PearliePoo2 May 2016 #1
That "aw shucks" modesty is so endearing. braddy May 2016 #2
That's "Aw, shucks, I want a statue in Washington, D.C." dchill May 2016 #4
Yep, he is so modest and shy, it's a wonder that he can bring himself to get in front of a camera. braddy May 2016 #5
The proto-Nazi with the atrocious combover will have to wait Jack Rabbit May 2016 #3
How can people actually take this man christx30 May 2016 #6
That's what Paul Ryan is hoping for. nt TeamPooka May 2016 #7
It's like one of those fake so-called reality TV shows. n/t PoliticAverse May 2016 #11
"This kind of crap makes me think Trump is still just pulling our legs." Surya Gayatri May 2016 #22
So, it's not about working on the problems facing the country. jalan48 May 2016 #8
Trump fatigue will set in early world wide wally May 2016 #9
I'm there - very fatigued by Trump, and not willing to listen or watch No Vested Interest May 2016 #10
It will finally be the end of him. It is not that he won't control his mouth, he CANNOT control patricia92243 May 2016 #14
Revolting trusty elf May 2016 #12
I know the perfect place to put it jmowreader May 2016 #13
I'M ALL FOR IT......ARC DE DICK HEAD! cynzke May 2016 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #16
What a narcissist. secondwind May 2016 #17
Fits with egotistic MO! riversedge May 2016 #18
Sounds like someone who is definitely going to lose IronLionZion May 2016 #19
If it were today 45% of the country at least Cosmocat May 2016 #20
And then Banksy will get out his spray can mainer May 2016 #21
Statues or Not, He'll still be Trumpler to the people bucolic_frolic May 2016 #23
What a nut. Keep dreamin Donald nt BootinUp May 2016 #24
All-in-all, I prefer Cato's thoughts on the subject. malthaussen May 2016 #25
Rename this after the Donald whistler162 May 2016 #26
Saw a sign-up sheet by the pigeons packman May 2016 #27
I can picture it there on J Street NW. GreatCaesarsGhost May 2016 #28
ROFL n/t DebbieCDC May 2016 #30
He'd stand with his thumbs up left-of-center2012 May 2016 #29
His supporters probably think he's just kidding lunatica May 2016 #31
Oh, that really tears it! maddiemom May 2016 #32
The future Trump Memorial. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #33
My prediction is that President Trump would sell the naming rights to the White House ... kwassa May 2016 #34
Arc de Chump. N/t roamer65 May 2016 #35

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. I just about choked when I heard him say this..
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:42 AM
May 2016

You'd think I'd be getting used to him and his mouth by now, but no.


A statue of himself that he might share with Jefferson? You really can't make this shit up...


 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
5. Yep, he is so modest and shy, it's a wonder that he can bring himself to get in front of a camera.
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:48 AM
May 2016

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
3. The proto-Nazi with the atrocious combover will have to wait
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:45 AM
May 2016

We only build monuments to dead men. Even after he's dead we might be on safe ground to question Trump's manhood, so he'll never get a monument.

The last tyrant to try to build a monument to himself was Caligula. He declared himself tried to put a statue of himself in the Temple in Jerusalem. It didn't work out too well for him.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
6. How can people actually take this man
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:54 AM
May 2016

seriously as a presidential candidate? This kind of crap makes me think Trump is still just pulling our legs. It's like "Stop it, GOP. Show us your real candidate. You know... the guy whom we vigorously disagree with, but can be respected as a statesman."

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
22. "This kind of crap makes me think Trump is still just pulling our legs."
Fri May 27, 2016, 08:12 AM
May 2016

Ya gotta wonder...Does he laugh maniacally when alone in the toilet?

jalan48

(13,870 posts)
8. So, it's not about working on the problems facing the country.
Fri May 27, 2016, 02:05 AM
May 2016

He's not even elected and he's talking about a statue of himself. I think we just passed over the Rubicon and into the era of the American Caesar.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)
10. I'm there - very fatigued by Trump, and not willing to listen or watch
Fri May 27, 2016, 02:33 AM
May 2016

any more of his appearances on all manner of media.
I can't imagine having that presence in my life for an extended period.

patricia92243

(12,597 posts)
14. It will finally be the end of him. It is not that he won't control his mouth, he CANNOT control
Fri May 27, 2016, 04:48 AM
May 2016

it. Because of Trump fatigue, the only thing that will get covered are his constant lies, etc.

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
13. I know the perfect place to put it
Fri May 27, 2016, 03:49 AM
May 2016

The address is 915 15th St. NW. If you go to Google Maps and feed that in, you shall find it is the headquarters of (no, I did NOT make this up!) the Hazardous Waste Treatment Council.

cynzke

(1,254 posts)
15. I'M ALL FOR IT......ARC DE DICK HEAD!
Fri May 27, 2016, 05:23 AM
May 2016

IF IT WAS A GIANT PENIS WITH TRUMP'S FACE ON IT. ALL HAIL TO DONALD THE DICK HEAD!

Response to PearliePoo2 (Original post)

IronLionZion

(45,460 posts)
19. Sounds like someone who is definitely going to lose
Fri May 27, 2016, 07:49 AM
May 2016

he has to lose, right? I'm sure his poll numbers are inflated and voters will come to their senses by election day. Americans can't be that self-loathing.

Cosmocat

(14,566 posts)
20. If it were today 45% of the country at least
Fri May 27, 2016, 07:52 AM
May 2016

would vote to make this man POTUS.

THIS is how fucking stupid this country is.

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)
25. All-in-all, I prefer Cato's thoughts on the subject.
Fri May 27, 2016, 09:13 AM
May 2016

But hey, we live in a world where Rush Limbaugh is honored as one of his state's greatest men.

-- Mal

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
32. Oh, that really tears it!
Fri May 27, 2016, 07:44 PM
May 2016

Can anyone remember another presidential candidate, let alone an actual POTUS, who was dreaming on about future monuments to him? (at least, out loud)? This man could NOT ever have been really serious. Now he's stuck and probably COULD murder someone and be forgiven by his followers. Dubya Bush was embarrassing enough, but Trump is truly scary in what his popularity is saying about much of the U.S.A. today. As a retired teacher who used to get upset at the attitude toward learning and overall knowledge by many students over the past forty-some years (compared to the attitudes in many emerging countries), I STILL had way more faith in future generations than seems was warranted.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
34. My prediction is that President Trump would sell the naming rights to the White House ...
Fri May 27, 2016, 07:54 PM
May 2016

in order to bolster the economy, of course.

Buy the rights himself.

And put "TRUMP" on it in huge letters.

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