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mac56

(17,792 posts)
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:07 PM Sep 20

Trump: Letterman is overrated

Donald Trump knocks David Letterman for defending Jimmy Kimmel: 'Very highly overrated' https://share.google/Xmh1hYIVkJKZwd1Uc

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newdeal2

(4,227 posts)
1. Yes his ratings were very high
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sep 20

So were Leno’s who is also siding with Kimmel. Same with Conan, Fallon, Seth, Colbert, Stewart and the ghost of Johnny Carson.

mac56

(17,792 posts)
2. More
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sep 20

President Trump called out former late night anchor David Letterman for defending Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off air this week by ABC over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“Whatever happened to the very highly overrated David Letterman, whose ratings were never very good, either,” the president wrote late Friday in a post on Truth Social. “He looks like hell, but at least he knew when to quit. LOSER!!!”

newdeal2

(4,227 posts)
3. He has an Emmy award winning show on Netflix
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:12 PM
Sep 20

And is well liked and respected. That’s what he is up to.

Irish_Dem

(75,421 posts)
5. Trump thinks everyone who is popular is overrated.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:15 PM
Sep 20

And thinks he is so perfect and wonderful, he is underrated.

Irish_Dem

(75,421 posts)
19. He wants to be seen as a strongman, brutal and terrifying.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:25 AM
Sep 21

This is an act to cover up the fact he is a weak baby.

Bluetus

(1,582 posts)
7. The most obvious sign of age-related dementia is...
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:22 PM
Sep 20

inability to conceive of time. People like Trump with severe dementia perceive things that happened in the distant past as if they happened yesterday. Caregivers are instructed to not argue with the demented person. That only leads to more anxiety and more memory dysfunction.

But Letterman left his late night show 10 years ago.

We should be expected to treat Trump as if we are his caregivers. Use the damn 25th already.

Initech

(106,415 posts)
8. The only one that's highly overrated is Donald Trump.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 08:24 PM
Sep 20

The day this nightmare ends cannot come soon enough!

Oeditpus Rex

(42,773 posts)
18. This is an excellent example
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:27 AM
Sep 21

of the mental and emotional imbalance that's affected The Felon all of his adult life. He can't tolerate anyone being seen as more popular, more skilled et cetera than he is, and hat's multiplied several times if he perceives those someones as his enemies. Not only is it a childish reaction, it's the reaction of a child who's never been told the truth about himself, but constantly praised by those paid to raise and praise him.

When a prepubescent youth is told what they are, the believe it, regardless of whether it's the truth.

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