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PatSeg

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37. He just can't help himself

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 01:15 PM

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All he had to do was express sympathy for the victims and their families and say that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident.

But no, Trump has to expound on every subject. The less he knows, the more he talks.

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"You can stop a helicopter very quickly" [View all] EarlG Thursday OP

Wow wow wow live love laugh Thursday #1

He's an aviation expert. He can identify the problem while the wreckage hasn't even been recovered. mobeau69 Thursday #2

Narcissists think they are smarter than everyone else. Irish_Dem Thursday #28

This one also thinks he can magically solve any problem William Seger Thursday #41

Very typical of narcissists. They think they are the smartest person in the room. Irish_Dem Thursday #45

"I alone can fix it." Different Drummer Thursday #77

Classic statement from a narcissistic personality disorder. Irish_Dem Thursday #80

Just wait. He'll demand the FAA give him the answer he wants tishaLA Thursday #58

Gas and groceries. Different Drummer Thursday #76

Saying to Sean Duffy, "not your fault". His only concern is Nixie Thursday #3

This message was self-deleted by its author usaf-vet Thursday #18

They are Catholics... littlemissmartypants Thursday #25

Oh well, that explains EVERYTHING, doesn't it? whathehell Thursday #64

Yet Cirsium Thursday #42

I'm sure he's done it moondust Thursday #4

Unfortunately for the young US ice skaters on board MissB Thursday #5

He already glided by "they're eating the dogs and cats" -he has to be called out for his ignorant statements and mocked andym Thursday #6

"They can go up or down." LMAO. Pundits don't have to say a word, just let the video roll. trump's blaming it on DEI Silent Type Thursday #7

It is pellucidly clear that he is not 'psychologically superior' malaise Thursday #8

Earl we need you. Please do not listen to Trump and try to apply critical thinking because a normal Botany Thursday #9

Who knew the Orange Pantload was an aviation expert? Sneederbunk Thursday #10

He's an expert at everything Blue_Roses Thursday #12

The Orange Pantload doesn't even know that. calimary Thursday #72

OMG, he is a genius!! sinkingfeeling Thursday #11

A stable one, at that. Different Drummer Thursday #82

I guess he's never heard of the Law of Inertia. bluescribbler Thursday #13

His older brother was a pilot pfitz59 Thursday #14

And his uncle father was a genius! Hope22 Thursday #17

His Incle worked True Blue American Thursday #35

His uncle was a professor at MIT. niyad Thursday #73

He is too old to handle the job. bronxiteforever Thursday #15

He's too stupid to handle the job. He was already stupid before he was old. Ocelot II Thursday #44

Can you dsc Thursday #16

Define quickly. Old Crank Thursday #36

Is it possible that the pilot could have had a sudden heart attack or stroke? CTyankee Thursday #53

Lots of things are posible Old Crank Thursday #55

Not likely - those are very rare occurrences Ocelot II Thursday #66

F*cking moron NotHardly Thursday #19

Holy mother of god mcar Thursday #20

I'm almost sorry I missed it MustLoveBeagles Thursday #21

Truly spoken like somebody who got all Fs in every math and physics class he "took" Aviation Pro Thursday #22

So the pilots of the helicopter decided to not stop or go up or down sarisataka Thursday #23

When those things first came out gab13by13 Thursday #30

I hate a GPS.My KIDS use them and we go everywhere. True Blue American Thursday #40

Hilarious ProfessorGAC Thursday #91

Next up, "The people on the bus go up and down, up and down". twodogsbarking Thursday #24

Open mouth, reveal lack of brain. Oh, how I wish we had his school transcripts, but he made sure highplainsdem Thursday #26

Fucking aghast. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #75

Gas and groceries. Different Drummer Thursday #86

For the love of God. Irish_Dem Thursday #27

Hopefully, they will go further than just wanting to do it. Different Drummer Thursday #87

There's a line. Irish_Dem Thursday #88

He's talking like a 5 year old, and not a really smart one. Dave Bowman Thursday #29

Didn't he stop a helicopter very quickly once? Takket Thursday #31

He's very smart you know. He had an uncle who taught at MIT. Vinca Thursday #32

Sure, they can stop on a dime! The laws of physics don't apply to helicopters! Ocelot II Thursday #33

Air brakes! FSogol Thursday #59

Didn't he once say there were planes in the revolutionary war? twodogsbarking Thursday #34

He also said stealth airplanes are literally invisble. Ocelot II Thursday #39

Yes, that kind of complicates the quarterly inventory count. nt TexasTowelie Thursday #47

"I know we parked it here somewhere..." *bonk* Ocelot II Thursday #49

Capt. Kiirk to crew after landing the Enterprise (cloaking device activated), niyad Thursday #74

He just can't help himself PatSeg Thursday #37

Exactly. Just like any normal president would do. But noooooooo, not for this stupid mutherfucker. mobeau69 Thursday #63

Ah yes PatSeg Thursday #70

Thanks for taking one for the team - TBF Thursday #38

When he speaks Cirsium Thursday #43

I no longer find anything he says funny orangecrush Thursday #46

snork. and the queen mary 2 can stop on a dime . ya rigggggght. AllaN01Bear Thursday #48

Well...of course you remember that HoosierDebbie Thursday #50

"They can FLY! Like the movie UP!" Lemons UK Thursday #51

Please tell me that is not a direct quote. niyad Thursday #81

Yeah, helicopters go down and then stop very suddenly. RockRaven Thursday #52

Had he served in Vietnam Danmel Thursday #54

Or maybe just ask that Senator in the wheelchair. Oh wait, she's injured & he won't be seen with her. And she's a woma... Hekate Thursday #61

Way back in 1970... rasputin1952 Thursday #56

He forgot "They can go left or right" KS Toronado Thursday #57

It's true. And nothing stops a helicopter more quickly than flying into an airplane. (n/t) thesquanderer Thursday #60

Hey, he has helicopters, he said. Maybe he can have his pilot stop one of them allegorical oracle Thursday #62

F47's familiarity w/ helicopters includes... ultralite001 Thursday #65

I'm sure they have disc brakes and a steering wheel, right? WarGamer Thursday #67

I thank whatever gods may be that I am a nightowl living on the West Coast & slept through this Hekate Thursday #68

"...but eventually she is going to drop an F-bomb." Different Drummer Thursday #89

Exactly -- not in the slightest Hekate Thursday #92

Unfortunately, the pilot didn't speak English and couldn't read the "Up" or "Down" buttons. Ping Tung Thursday #69

Helicopters don't have to obey the laws of physics, bullwinkle428 Thursday #71

As much as it pains me Littlered Thursday #90

It was the context he said it in EarlG Thursday #93

As I can't really stand to hear him speak Littlered Friday #94

They're beautiful and horrible machines... I like to watch... Blue Owl Thursday #78

Dunning Kruger Effect meet Narcissistic Personality Disorder yellow dahlia Thursday #79

The DSM is going to have to be completely updated, with an entire section niyad Thursday #83

Exactly! yellow dahlia Thursday #84

This has been: Donald shares everything he knows about ... helicopters! struggle4progress Thursday #85