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MineralMan

(148,919 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:33 AM Tuesday

I'll bet the Secret Service is not thrilled with Trump's trip.

That funeral is going to be a security nightmare. Lots of world leaders. Lots of people of all kinds trying to be part of the Pope's funeral.

The Secret Service will not be in charge, either. It will just be another set of bodyguards for powerful people. Italian security forces will be stretched as thin as can be imagined.

Nope, the SS would rather Trump stayed put in DC or Merde a GoGo.

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I'll bet the Secret Service is not thrilled with Trump's trip. (Original Post) MineralMan Tuesday OP
Yeah, seriously. Maybe things will go wrong. Blues Heron Tuesday #1
g. Maybe Rump and Vance will sit together ?????? Trueblue1968 Tuesday #39
Maybe it will rain in trump won't get out of the car Walleye Tuesday #2
Has he even been invited? ms liberty Tuesday #3
The Pope is also a head of state, so of course the Vatican would expect Ocelot II Tuesday #7
The opportunity to shove people around and interfere in elections bucolic_frolic Tuesday #4
Will SS arrange taxpayer-funded Gourmet G.O.P. Golffe in Rome for Krasnov? BoRaGard Tuesday #5
Was wondering what excuse Melania will make to assure she gets to go shoppin in Milan Attilatheblond Tuesday #32
Krispi Noem (R-CaniAssasin) was going to loan Mel her $60K purse BoRaGard Tuesday #33
The Secret Service was apparently unable even to keep Gulag Barbie's handbag safe. Ocelot II Tuesday #6
I'm sure you're right, maybe. MineralMan Tuesday #9
He's controversial and widely loathed, so there will be cameras on him, Ocelot II Tuesday #11
Wasn't it at Carter's funeral that they seated him right up front and behind a big ol' pillar? ms liberty Tuesday #19
It will be in St. Peter's Square, so outside. Ocelot II Tuesday #23
Yes, that would work! ms liberty Tuesday #34
He's going to have to sit and listen to people not talking about him? underpants Tuesday #8
He will have to sit and listen to people talk about how Pope Francis cared for the poor Ocelot II Tuesday #12
A security nightmare? Good. Stay away for everyone's sake. Deuxcents Tuesday #10
It's going to be a LONG funeral mass. phylny Tuesday #13
Not in Latin he doesn't. MineralMan Tuesday #17
If the service is more than 30 minutes I put my money on him leaving early and disrupting the service. MLAA Tuesday #20
He may need a diaper change. milestogo Tuesday #24
Adds a whole new meaning and job description to Secret Service Detail MLAA Tuesday #35
That was my first thought. badhair77 Tuesday #25
The Tangerine Messiah could bring along his putting iron. magicarpet Tuesday #31
I'd feel just terrible if something were to happen to him Orrex Tuesday #14
Join the line malaise Tuesday #16
Well, of course. Goes without saying. MineralMan Tuesday #18
Me too, so so terrible it didn't happen sooner 😬 MLAA Tuesday #21
I'd feel terrible if the service was disrupted. returnee Tuesday #28
The SS should pack some extra ear tampons Bluetus Tuesday #38
What an a****** nobody wants him there.I hate this guy Tribetime Tuesday #15
Bad things happen in threes... milestogo Tuesday #22
They burned him in effigy and shot at him in Spain this past weekend. badhair77 Tuesday #26
Fingers crossed that Orrex's daily thread is finally fulfilled Blue Owl Tuesday #27
I foresee Trump walking alongside of the casket and pushing it aside because it's taking his light. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #29
There's no McDonald's in Vatican City CanonRay Tuesday #30
No worries. Trump handpicked the very best people to run the secret Service and his own personal security detail. Midnight Writer Tuesday #36
They're also not thrilled about his refusal to give them tips. Ping Tung Tuesday #37

ms liberty

(10,153 posts)
3. Has he even been invited?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:36 AM
Tuesday

It would be just like them to gate-crash the biggest show of the new year.

Ocelot II

(124,345 posts)
7. The Pope is also a head of state, so of course the Vatican would expect
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:40 AM
Tuesday

the president of the US to attend, even if he's probably the Antichrist.

bucolic_frolic

(49,952 posts)
4. The opportunity to shove people around and interfere in elections
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:37 AM
Tuesday

is a big draw. SS will attend to purse snatchers.

BoRaGard

(5,113 posts)
5. Will SS arrange taxpayer-funded Gourmet G.O.P. Golffe in Rome for Krasnov?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:38 AM
Tuesday

I mean, he'll have a tough time of it if he can't be swaggering about, luxuriating at our expense.

Will Krasnov (R-Felon) have opportunities in so-called The Eternal City
for intimate tete-a-tetes with other tyrannical dicktators?

Attilatheblond

(5,679 posts)
32. Was wondering what excuse Melania will make to assure she gets to go shoppin in Milan
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 11:17 AM
Tuesday

Gotta figure disappointed gold digger will require some pretty massive incentives to accompany him and pretend to give a damn.

BoRaGard

(5,113 posts)
33. Krispi Noem (R-CaniAssasin) was going to loan Mel her $60K purse
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 11:40 AM
Tuesday

but...you know.

That's how diamond-crusted crap crumbles.

Ocelot II

(124,345 posts)
6. The Secret Service was apparently unable even to keep Gulag Barbie's handbag safe.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:39 AM
Tuesday

The Pope's funeral will be a real challenge for them, but Krasnov wouldn't miss it for the world. There will be lots of ceremony and important people and he'll be paid plenty of attention.

MineralMan

(148,919 posts)
9. I'm sure you're right, maybe.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:49 AM
Tuesday

Still, His Lowliness is disliked by many national leaders. And, he will not be the center of attention, which is something he insists on. There will be plenty of competition there in Rome for the paparazzi, etc. I don't think Trump will enjoy himself.

Ocelot II

(124,345 posts)
11. He's controversial and widely loathed, so there will be cameras on him,
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:52 AM
Tuesday

and he's likely to say or do something that ensures he will be noticed. I don't know what the seating arrangements will be at the funeral, but he's sure to demand that he's front and center.

ms liberty

(10,153 posts)
19. Wasn't it at Carter's funeral that they seated him right up front and behind a big ol' pillar?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:05 AM
Tuesday

I think that would be a perfectly fine solution!

Ocelot II

(124,345 posts)
23. It will be in St. Peter's Square, so outside.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:12 AM
Tuesday

Maybe they'll put him behind the obelisk.

Ocelot II

(124,345 posts)
12. He will have to sit and listen to people talk about how Pope Francis cared for the poor
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:55 AM
Tuesday

and the immigrants and the marginalized, all that Jesus-y stuff, kind of like how he had to take it from Rev. Budde. He will find this very annoying.

phylny

(8,727 posts)
13. It's going to be a LONG funeral mass.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 09:59 AM
Tuesday

I’ll be interested to see if he can sit that long. Bonus points to see if he knows The Lord’s Prayer.

MLAA

(19,144 posts)
20. If the service is more than 30 minutes I put my money on him leaving early and disrupting the service.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:05 AM
Tuesday

That or he falls asleep.

badhair77

(4,834 posts)
25. That was my first thought.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:29 AM
Tuesday

How will he ever sit that long, especially through religious rituals and the language barrier for him. Ok, I had to laugh at those words, “language barrier.” He has so many.

magicarpet

(18,075 posts)
31. The Tangerine Messiah could bring along his putting iron.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 11:12 AM
Tuesday

If the funeral gets too long or boring- djt could breakout his putter, roll out a piece of green carpet in a distant corner of St.Peter's Square - then practice his golf shots until the lengthly funeral is over.

returnee

(524 posts)
28. I'd feel terrible if the service was disrupted.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:44 AM
Tuesday

Already the service is diminished by his present. He is the anti-Francis.

Tribetime

(6,510 posts)
15. What an a****** nobody wants him there.I hate this guy
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:02 AM
Tuesday

He's definitely not religious or he wouldn't have been posted that crap on Easter

badhair77

(4,834 posts)
26. They burned him in effigy and shot at him in Spain this past weekend.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:30 AM
Tuesday

Guess he’s not loved everywhere.

Baitball Blogger

(49,860 posts)
29. I foresee Trump walking alongside of the casket and pushing it aside because it's taking his light.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:53 AM
Tuesday

Midnight Writer

(23,746 posts)
36. No worries. Trump handpicked the very best people to run the secret Service and his own personal security detail.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 12:37 PM
Tuesday

If they are as competent as the rest of his appointees, then things should proceed pretty much as expected.

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