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Rollo

(2,559 posts)
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 04:44 PM Jan 2017

What would you do if President Trump showed up at your front door?

What would you do if President Trump showed up at your front door?

1) Invite him in
2) Slam the door in his face
3) Berate him for his latest tweet
4) Refuse to open the door
5) Call Vlad and tell him his dog is loose

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What would you do if President Trump showed up at your front door? (Original Post) Rollo Jan 2017 OP
Slam the door. sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #1
Turn off all the lights and hide. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #2
I still have memories True Dough Jan 2017 #52
My hub and I once saw the Mormons coming up the walk The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #68
Even if they did pick up on your failed attempts to suppress your laughter True Dough Jan 2017 #70
Spit in his eye. WhiteTara Jan 2017 #3
I would ask him why he was slumming and talk to him on the deck................. Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #4
Politely explain to him why he was not welcome on my property; and then ... 11 Bravo Jan 2017 #5
Call the police and have him arrested for trespassing. LeftofObama Jan 2017 #6
Yes! mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #40
Call the police leftynyc Jan 2017 #7
Projectile vomit to his orangeness benld74 Jan 2017 #8
I definitely wouldn't slam the door on him, much as I'd want to Charles Bukowski Jan 2017 #9
I would try to convince him it is better to love your neighbor than to hate him. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #10
Have him arrested for trespassing on my property. Vinca Jan 2017 #11
I would probably invite him in... First Speaker Jan 2017 #12
All psychopaths live in a box. Charles Bukowski Jan 2017 #34
Invite him into my kitchen. MANative Jan 2017 #13
Defend my property!!! NightWatcher Jan 2017 #14
Throw a few choice words his way. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #15
Good one, LOL Rollo Jan 2017 #81
Try to get him stoned hollowdweller Jan 2017 #16
In the modern sense, or the biblical sense? pintobean Jan 2017 #33
call Casey Anthony and Zimmerman and OJ jodymarie aimee Jan 2017 #17
Open the door tell him what I think and then give him a few seconds to get the fuck onecaliberal Jan 2017 #18
Point at the No Solicitors sign next to my front door. MineralMan Jan 2017 #19
I would flatter him, sweet-talk him, and Croney Jan 2017 #20
That just might work! True Dough Jan 2017 #54
Talk to him, even though it would make my skin crawl. Imperialism Inc. Jan 2017 #21
First thing he would see is the " I didn't vote for trump sticker on our front door". Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #22
Ask the Secret Service wryter2000 Jan 2017 #23
I'd be more excited to see the Secret Service RandiFan1290 Jan 2017 #24
Assume whatever is on my front porch is an impersonator. haele Jan 2017 #25
He would hear in quick succession... longship Jan 2017 #26
grab his "hair" and investigate that nest of stuff northoftheborder Jan 2017 #27
call mini-unblock to see so he can shout "hey, it's donald effing trump!" unblock Jan 2017 #28
I'd yell through the door, madamesilverspurs Jan 2017 #29
Haha. ..love that one! Kittycow Jan 2017 #43
This ... BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #60
Wake up. JackRiddler Jan 2017 #30
This subject actually came up over Thanksgiving. My cousin said she would never let Trump anywhere StevieM Jan 2017 #31
Invite him in ellie Jan 2017 #32
Refuse to open the door. ananda Jan 2017 #35
Comment on his unusually small hands. louis-t Jan 2017 #36
I'd do this Yavin4 Jan 2017 #37
Release my imagnary dog to greet him malaise Jan 2017 #38
I would try to tie up as much of his time as possible, just like I do with telemarketers Thor_MN Jan 2017 #39
I'd give him a hearty handshake. mac56 Jan 2017 #41
Under the Castle Doctrine, shoot first and stand your ground. nt procon Jan 2017 #42
Open door, invite him in and spend the available time trying to convince him he is wrong democratisphere Jan 2017 #44
I'd tell him that he's a sickening individual who doesn't remotely deserve that office. BlueStater Jan 2017 #45
I would say: Does someone need a hug? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #46
thinking............ MyOwnPeace Jan 2017 #47
I doubt my dogs would like him. And I know he wouldn't like my dogs. hunter Jan 2017 #48
Ill take door #2. brush Jan 2017 #49
I would call animal control Runningdawg Jan 2017 #50
Can you execute a citizen's arrest on a government official? jmowreader Jan 2017 #51
I'd invite him in. I can talk to anybody. If he stays exposed to his side, he'll remain in a bubble. TheBlackAdder Jan 2017 #53
Invite him in and offer him a piece of pie, chocolate pie. liberal N proud Jan 2017 #55
ROFL. I loved that book and movie. Vinca Jan 2017 #56
Ha ha! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #73
Tell him to get the f off my property before I use my doc03 Jan 2017 #57
I'd let Zeus Dog do his thing zeusdogmom Jan 2017 #58
I live on a HOUSEBOAT (Floating Home) I'D PUSH HIM IN THE RIVER. trueblue2007 Jan 2017 #59
I Have Hired Henchmen The River Jan 2017 #61
President-elect, you mean. nt raccoon Jan 2017 #62
3, then 2. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #63
If he showed up at my front door, he'd be trespassing... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #64
No secret service... kacekwl Jan 2017 #65
I'd piss on him. roamer65 Jan 2017 #66
"Heh, heh, heh. He said 'leaked'." The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #69
Well... JSup Jan 2017 #67
I too would almost certainly feel 'threatened'. Barack_America Jan 2017 #74
Exactly... JSup Jan 2017 #78
Call the police, have them escort him off.... Different Drummer Jan 2017 #71
I would sincerely ask him to call for a re-vote ecstatic Jan 2017 #72
That depends on whether anyone knows he's there or not Bettie Jan 2017 #75
Tonite? - piss on him. nt. marybourg Jan 2017 #76
kick him in the nuts bdamomma Jan 2017 #77
I would tell him I *just* used the bathroom and won't reuire his services. nt LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #79
I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire. bluedigger Jan 2017 #80

True Dough

(17,306 posts)
52. I still have memories
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:27 PM
Jan 2017

of being about 5 or 6 years of age and having my other usher my sister and I under the dining room table, which was next to a window not far from the front door. She told us to sit still and be quiet. We heeded her words (highly unusual) and heard a knock at the door. My mom stood at the door but did not answer it. There was another knock and then we heard footsteps down the front steps.

Naturally my sister and I were curious and a bit worried about what was happening. I can't remember my mom's explanation at the time but I learned as I grew up later that it was the Jehovah's Witnesses who tried to pay a visit.

Now, as an adult, I courteously but firmly tell them I'm not interested. I always get a kick out of those types trying to start the conversation by pointing to Syria or terrorist acts and saying, "Isn't this the scariest of times to be alive?" I always tell them that we were lucky not to be around during WWI or WWII or the Black Plague or the Crusades, and many other terrifying eras. By comparison we've lived through a walk in the park. Now, that may all change on Jan. 20...

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
68. My hub and I once saw the Mormons coming up the walk
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:33 PM
Jan 2017

and it was too late to do anything but flatten ourselves out on the floor under the front window so they couldn't see us. It was summer so the front door was open; only the screen door was separating us from them. They knocked and rang the bell and finally went away, but I wonder if they could hear our stifled laughter...

True Dough

(17,306 posts)
70. Even if they did pick up on your failed attempts to suppress your laughter
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:16 PM
Jan 2017

all they could do is pray for your lost souls. Not so bad, eh?

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
5. Politely explain to him why he was not welcome on my property; and then ...
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 04:47 PM
Jan 2017

tell him, "Leave, or I will remove you from the premises myself".

 

Charles Bukowski

(1,132 posts)
9. I definitely wouldn't slam the door on him, much as I'd want to
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 04:49 PM
Jan 2017

No sudden movements like that. I'm not getting shot for anyone.

I'd refuse to open the door. Maybe I'd yell "get off my property, you piece of shit" from the other side of the door. But that's it.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
12. I would probably invite him in...
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jan 2017

...and ask why he was there, at my house...and if it was at all possible, I'd try to be polite and get him involved in a dialogue. He lives so much in a box, in which only his solipsism exists, that any attempt to get him to realize that the rest of the Universe is real might make a slight, tiny difference in how he sees his fellow Americans. And even a little difference might do a small amount of good to someone, somewhere.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
15. Throw a few choice words his way.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 04:51 PM
Jan 2017



I didn't spend four years in the Navy to let that vocabulary just go to waste.




Croney

(4,661 posts)
20. I would flatter him, sweet-talk him, and
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:02 PM
Jan 2017

gush over him, telling him how huuge his hands are and how gorgeous his hair is. He would name me Secretary of State in ten minutes, and then I could start bringing in sane people to run the country.

True Dough

(17,306 posts)
54. That just might work!
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:30 PM
Jan 2017

He's so easily manipulated. Just make sure your handle "Croney" isn't mixed up with Comey!

Imperialism Inc.

(2,495 posts)
21. Talk to him, even though it would make my skin crawl.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:04 PM
Jan 2017

Since he has no clue of his own, Trump believes whatever he hears last. I would explain to him why any healthcare law will inevitably look like Obamacare or it won't cover as many people as cheaply.

ETA: Unless we go full-blown single payer of course.

Freedomofspeech

(4,226 posts)
22. First thing he would see is the " I didn't vote for trump sticker on our front door".
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:06 PM
Jan 2017

Then I would tell him that I was calling the police because he was trespassing.

haele

(12,660 posts)
25. Assume whatever is on my front porch is an impersonator.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:24 PM
Jan 2017

Tell him to get off my porch, 'cause I'm not buying.
Ask his security detail what the fuck were they thinking letting him over here? For one, I'm definitely not his type - in more ways than the sexual reason.
Second - I can't stand willful idiots.
Thirdly - I'm not some mystical guru teacher willing to bring pig-headed fools to enlightenment. And he's certainly no Siddhartha. In all the years I've heard his name thrown about, he hasn't shown any indication that there's any hint of the real world of humanity in his mind or soul. He's been eaten out by personal demons long ago - he's a husk of a man. There is no spark in him. I hate to say it, but there's more in the black hearted spirit that inhabits Dick Cheney (who I've actually met twice) than there is in him.

No, I would kick him and his handlers off my porch and then probably pay someone to rip it up, burn it and build another to replace it. And sage the rest of the property to keep any other evil spirits away.

Haele

unblock

(52,253 posts)
28. call mini-unblock to see so he can shout "hey, it's donald effing trump!"
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:27 PM
Jan 2017

we didn't teach him that, but that's what he calls him.

it's just the natural result of good child-rearing.

 

JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)
30. Wake up.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:28 PM
Jan 2017

If it's not a dream, be very alarmed and hope to figure out in time what the fuck is going on.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
31. This subject actually came up over Thanksgiving. My cousin said she would never let Trump anywhere
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:30 PM
Jan 2017

near her children.

malaise

(269,054 posts)
38. Release my imagnary dog to greet him
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:36 PM
Jan 2017

He wouldn't make it through the gate.
Hey my deceased dog was good at that.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
39. I would try to tie up as much of his time as possible, just like I do with telemarketers
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:37 PM
Jan 2017

Small sacrifice by me means he can't be messing with everyone else.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
44. Open door, invite him in and spend the available time trying to convince him he is wrong
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:47 PM
Jan 2017

about EVERYTHING! Don't run, hide or be silent.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
45. I'd tell him that he's a sickening individual who doesn't remotely deserve that office.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:47 PM
Jan 2017

And that he disgraces it every second he occupies it. And that if he even had smallest bit of human decency, he'd admit he isn't qualified or deserving of it and would resign immediately.

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)
47. thinking............
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:50 PM
Jan 2017

"DAMN, didn't get that wall built soon enough, but I'll tell him how much he owes me for it!"

hunter

(38,317 posts)
48. I doubt my dogs would like him. And I know he wouldn't like my dogs.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 05:50 PM
Jan 2017

I'm also one of those organic people who doesn't use pesticides. We have a big compost heap, so yes, it's true, the tomatoes are grown in garbage! Germs everywhere! Trump hates that.

Best he go away.

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
51. Can you execute a citizen's arrest on a government official?
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:24 PM
Jan 2017

Between Titles 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 26, 29, and 52 of the US Code, there's GOT to be at least one thing every ten pages you could have him hanged by his tiny thumbs for.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
53. I'd invite him in. I can talk to anybody. If he stays exposed to his side, he'll remain in a bubble.
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:29 PM
Jan 2017

.


Of course, I'd be embarrassed at the wreck of a house I have.

I don't think there is one gold anything in it, not even a solid gold toilet mounted on a raised platform.



I'm Scottish, English and Irish by lineage. Gold is considered a passe metal to wear or adorn in a home.

That's how I know Trump is a fake Scot. No true Scot would ever live like they are in a Russian palace...

















.

doc03

(35,348 posts)
57. Tell him to get the f off my property before I use my
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:37 PM
Jan 2017

Castle Doctrine rights. Well technically I would have to invite him in first.

zeusdogmom

(994 posts)
58. I'd let Zeus Dog do his thing
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:39 PM
Jan 2017

Zeus loves to launch his full 80 lb. body on people - generally to lick them silly and give juicy dog kisses. I usually hold the boy back so no harm comes to any visitor But in this case .... Launch on Zeus! Have at 'em!!! And if Trump really is a germaphobe, a good session of doggie licks and kisses could send him right over the edge.

The River

(2,615 posts)
61. I Have Hired Henchmen
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:51 PM
Jan 2017

who watch the front gate 24/7.
He can't get in without an invite
unless he's a homeowner and member.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
64. If he showed up at my front door, he'd be trespassing...
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 07:38 PM
Jan 2017

and in my state, I think it's leagl to shoot trespassers, especially if there's livestock on the property, which there is.

JSup

(740 posts)
78. Exactly...
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:30 PM
Jan 2017

...you don't know if he's there to ask to use your phone, throw you into a camp or punch you in the face for the entertainment of his sycophants.

ecstatic

(32,712 posts)
72. I would sincerely ask him to call for a re-vote
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:23 PM
Jan 2017

and explain to him that millions of Americans are physically ill over what has transpired both before and after Nov 8. Unity will never be achieved without a re-vote. I'd remind him that he's a billionaire--so what does he have to lose? Worse case scenario, he gets to return to his regular life, without the need to divest or release his taxes.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)
75. That depends on whether anyone knows he's there or not
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:27 PM
Jan 2017

Just saying, I might have a giant mason jar in my basement...with holes punched in the lid, I'm not a monster.

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