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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
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)Kind of like I do when the Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses show up.
True Dough
(17,306 posts)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)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)all they could do is pray for your lost souls. Not so bad, eh?
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)tell him, "Leave, or I will remove you from the premises myself".
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)and tell them a very deranged person was at my door and wouldn't go away.
benld74
(9,904 posts)Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)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.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...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.
Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)MANative
(4,112 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)(Removed snarky comment that would get me on a list for a visit)
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)I didn't spend four years in the Navy to let that vocabulary just go to waste.
Rollo
(2,559 posts)hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)He needs it.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)I am only 4'11" and 96#, so would need reinforcements.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Off my property.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)That's what I do will all such people.
Croney
(4,661 posts)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)He's so easily manipulated. Just make sure your handle "Croney" isn't mixed up with Comey!
Imperialism Inc.
(2,495 posts)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)Then I would tell him that I was calling the police because he was trespassing.
wryter2000
(46,051 posts)to get him the hell off my lawn.
RandiFan1290
(6,237 posts)and would probably ignore the orange pedo
haele
(12,660 posts)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
longship
(40,416 posts)1. Me yelling "Fuck off!"
2. My door slamming in his face.
northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)unblock
(52,253 posts)we didn't teach him that, but that's what he calls him.
it's just the natural result of good child-rearing.
madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)"Dave's not here!"
Let him wonder.
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Kittycow
(2,396 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)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)near her children.
ellie
(6,929 posts)and berate him to his face. He is a coward.
ananda
(28,866 posts)Basically, just ignore the knock.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)Yavin4
(35,442 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)He wouldn't make it through the gate.
Hey my deceased dog was good at that.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Small sacrifice by me means he can't be messing with everyone else.
mac56
(17,569 posts)Two words: stink palm.
procon
(15,805 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)about EVERYTHING! Don't run, hide or be silent.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)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.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)"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)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.
brush
(53,789 posts)Runningdawg
(4,520 posts)and tell them there was a rabid animal on my porch.
jmowreader
(50,560 posts)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).
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...
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liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)doc03
(35,348 posts)Castle Doctrine rights. Well technically I would have to invite him in first.
zeusdogmom
(994 posts)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.
trueblue2007
(17,228 posts)The River
(2,615 posts)who watch the front gate 24/7.
He can't get in without an invite
unless he's a homeowner and member.
raccoon
(31,111 posts)2naSalit
(86,647 posts)2naSalit
(86,647 posts)and in my state, I think it's leagl to shoot trespassers, especially if there's livestock on the property, which there is.
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)Kick in the nuts. Hard.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Apparently he enjoys that kind of thing from the leaked dossier.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)Shut up, Beavis.
I would *ahem* 'stand my ground'.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)JSup
(740 posts)...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.
Different Drummer
(7,621 posts)and then, take out a restraining order.
ecstatic
(32,712 posts)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)Just saying, I might have a giant mason jar in my basement...with holes punched in the lid, I'm not a monster.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)bdamomma
(63,875 posts)LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)I'd make him pay for it.