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Ocelot II

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27. The younger kids were probably completely baffled by the whole episode.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 10:18 AM

17 hrs ago

The older ones might have been creeped out. It would be a big deal for a kid to go to the White House and meet the president (the kids were probably the offspring of people with connections) but that meeting must have been really weird for them, no matter what their parents might have told them.

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'Get the children away': Outrage breaks out over Trump's startling remarks around kids [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

Well, at least some people got their heads out of their butts and said something. raccoon 22 hrs ago #1

None of the 'adults' in the room pfitz59 22 hrs ago #2

The 'adults' in the room brought their kids to see the demented pedophile knowing... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #13

Seth Meyers - Trump Talks Iran and Nuclear War at White House Event for Kids - Monologue 5/5/2026 Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago #3

The Le Bron James analogy is an attempt to make his comments more acceptable Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #4

The random Xitter post was to reference someone considered a "GOAT" BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #12

No, it wasn't an attempt to make the comments more acceptable--it was an insult. (nt) Ol Janx Spirit 18 hrs ago #18

Trump's escalator ride early on.....down, down, down..... democrank 21 hrs ago #5

He was only indoctrinating future "Trump Youth". no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #6

What's Lebron James got to do with any of this? JustABozoOnThisBus 20 hrs ago #7

Media had to deflect blame to a Black man. yardwork 20 hrs ago #8

I think it was a half-assed attempt at describing someone who should be considered the "GOAT" BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #11

I think the real LeBron would have some choice words Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #31

What else would a pedophile do? Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #9

Chump has no filters left ... if he ever had any FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #15

Me, too. It was a shocking scene. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #17

Exactly. ShazzieB 18 hrs ago #21

Makes you wonder... maddiemom 13 hrs ago #29

Not in a loving way. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #30

Thanks, Kid Berwyn... maddiemom 9 hrs ago #32

another sign of senility: lack of boundaries. nt Javaman 20 hrs ago #10

Where did they find these kids? tanyev 19 hrs ago #14

Donald Trump is such a treat to be around. Sorta' like a Werewolf. chouchou 18 hrs ago #16

To Evan happy feet 18 hrs ago #19

Who dafuq talks like that?! sakabatou 18 hrs ago #20

I remember in 1999 when Mary Bono said that the president is role model and she was "told" AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #22

When you're a MAGAt, you take your kids to see a rapist pedophile. Very smart of them. No sympathy except for the kids. Wonder Why 17 hrs ago #23

He's worse than Johnny Knoxville in Bad Grandpa ChicagoTeamster 17 hrs ago #24

He gets off on child abuse. You know he approved the bombing of children in Iran. BradBo 17 hrs ago #25

Notice he fell asleep and Linda McMahon had to kick hs chair and wake him up obamanut2012 17 hrs ago #26

The younger kids were probably completely baffled by the whole episode. Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #27

If that wasn't evidence of insanity, I don't know what is. Even the kids got to be thinking doc03 16 hrs ago #28