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79. Plus, I don't think the idea of franchises had been invented by 1920

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:10 PM

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There might have been a Sears Roebuck & Co. back then, but the Sears stores weren't spread all over the Midwest as would eventually happen later on. All retail was local in the 1920s, but the kids don't understand that.

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'Who the Hell Wrote That?' Trump Stops Mid-Speech To Say He Doesn't Know What a 'Corner Store' Is [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

He says he knows what a quarter store is. What is that? Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

Maybe an inflated "Five and Dime"?? bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5

This is what I think. He was thinking Five and Dime. Irish_Dem Yesterday #21

Maybe he was trying to picture an office with wnylib 23 hrs ago #51

He would probably think a store in one corner of the room is a gift shop? Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #53

But he's a man of the people... COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #97

He is a man of the crime syndicate people. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #98

I'm a few years younger than Chump, and I remember "dime stores" from the 1950s FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #75

Two things: Dementia and his entire life with servants. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #77

We called it the 10 cent store in the mid-50s, in the Pac. NW. Dixiegrrrl 16 hrs ago #91

Mr. ShitsInHisPants is part of the privileged elite. magicarpet 19 hrs ago #80

Yes steals, not shops. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #81

Indeed.. Stealing is the source of all his acquisitions. He has little need to go shopping like regular folk.. magicarpet 19 hrs ago #82

He basically takes what he wants. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #83

And THAT'S the part I seriously don't understand. calimary 6 hrs ago #115

Yes it is no longer about Trump at all. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #116

That must be it. LisaM 23 hrs ago #49

Yeah, but in the 1950's when he grew up, corner stores were ubiquitous. Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #68

He probably... GiqueCee Yesterday #25

Good point, he thought people were saying "quarter" and never realized anything different. Irish_Dem Yesterday #28

Sadly... GiqueCee Yesterday #30

Outstanding! displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #40

A high end five and dime? displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #38

Maybe it is a kinky sex shop? Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #45

Peep Show! BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #60

Exactly what he means. Peep shown for a quarter. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #63

It's where you buy bitcoins and other types of rare coins. ECL213 23 hrs ago #43

A coiner store, that's the ticket! yorkster 23 hrs ago #47

Anybody who still believes he is cognitively okay BlueKota 20 hrs ago #71

Most people don't seem to care. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #73

There are Dollar Stores. TomSlick 13 hrs ago #105

Yes, but his associations are so loose and tangential. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #106

Only heaven knows what what is rattling around in what might have once been his brain. TomSlick 13 hrs ago #107

Whatever is rattling around is not good. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #108

Next time, try Bodega C_U_L8R Yesterday #2

Too ethic. Squaredeal Yesterday #17

There isn't one damn ounce of ethics in anything he says... sarchasm 23 hrs ago #46

And we know he's ethically challenged. yorkster 23 hrs ago #48

"Corner store" is a term that's likely 150 years old bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

He is so completely out of touch with the folks that pay for all the fun he is having. Trueblue Texan Yesterday #24

The Orange Anus... GiqueCee Yesterday #29

Haha we still say green grocer r�is�n_dubh 6 hrs ago #114

And he's from NYC, probably the place with more corner stores than anywhere else. AKA grocery stores. (n/t) thesquanderer 23 hrs ago #33

f you''ve driven through his neighborhood, Forest Hills, Queens... there are no corners stores. 3Hotdogs 23 hrs ago #42

There are Corner Stores in Douglaston, Queens were it was dumped. dave99 21 hrs ago #58

A corner store is, obviously, a store that sells corners. D'uh! Intractable Yesterday #4

Really frustrating to get trapped into a corner store. Onthefly Yesterday #9

Oh no, I have painted myself into a corner store. ECL213 23 hrs ago #44

You really got yourself in a pickle barrel. Onthefly 18 hrs ago #86

Wrong. It is a store that Bluetus 23 hrs ago #32

He is demented Blues Heron Yesterday #6

This phrase is so ingrained EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #7

He's a man of the people. Harker Yesterday #8

Perfect twodogsbarking Yesterday #14

"These are simple folk. The salt of the earth.., Squaredeal Yesterday #18

Welll. It's true as he's been bribed by many people and blackmailed many people. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #65

Yes, he's also man of the people who give him what he wants. Harker 21 hrs ago #67

Just proudly showing off his ignorance. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #10

Its like a corner B2 bomber, except its a store Blues Heron Yesterday #11

The man is an imbecile. Ray Bruns Yesterday #12

"Twelve million small "FLIERS" paid ...... AZ8theist Yesterday #13

Not long ago Trump said the same about groceries!! riversedge Yesterday #15

FYI, he also doesn't know what a "days work" means or feels like. Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #16

He's never heard of frogmarch Yesterday #19

"Says a lot about the ignorance of this country that there are millions of people who look at this decrepit lying sack o riversedge Yesterday #20

That is the dementia advancing Easterncedar Yesterday #22

Jesus, what an idiot. mwb970 Yesterday #23

Out of touch. Who could have guessed. AllyCat Yesterday #26

I think that was before everyone had a car Racygrandma Yesterday #27

He lacks inhibition, which often proves his ignorance. Martin Eden Yesterday #31

The only reason EuterpeThelo 23 hrs ago #36

The cruelest punishment for Diaper Donald Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #52

But EuterpeThelo 21 hrs ago #62

It seems he's getting worse. He has no inhibition anymore. BradBo 23 hrs ago #41

He grew up mgardener 23 hrs ago #34

I doubt he has ever set foot in any kind of store that sells groceries. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #35

The hero of the common MAGAt..... SergeStorms 23 hrs ago #37

Holy crap he's an idiot. He proved it everyday. He has no filter anymore. BradBo 23 hrs ago #39

He grew up in NYC...and Dems are out of touch JT45242 23 hrs ago #50

Out Of Touch Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #54

Someone please work the word "bodega" into his next speech. eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #55

He'll flub that worse than the time he grunted "yo-smite... yo-sah-mite" (for Yosemite) QueerDuck 22 hrs ago #56

I'm thinking "BAH-duh-gah." 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #92

I like yours better than mine! That sounds about right. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #93

I want to hear how he pronounces it IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #95

Tell the paranoid jerk the corner store is where people buy the National Enquirer Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #57

new yorkers call them "bodegas" rampartd 21 hrs ago #59

I can't stand Trump, yall know that, but I've never heard the term "corner store" before. Must be a regional term. raccoon 21 hrs ago #61

It's an "urban" term and he was born and raised in the most populated city in the U.S. BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #64

Outside of campaign photo ops, Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #66

How he became the man of working people is beyond me. nt City Lights 20 hrs ago #69

It's a store where they sell corners! Duh, everybody knows that. Rob H. 20 hrs ago #70

... eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #90

Ha! Love it nt Rob H. 10 hrs ago #111

Ficking moron. Martin68 20 hrs ago #72

MaddowBlog-Baffled by his own 'corner store' reference, Trump's problems with groceries persist LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #74

It's like the Poppy Bush revelation BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #87

In a writing workshop, I reviewed works by college seniors nuxvomica 19 hrs ago #76

Plus, I don't think the idea of franchises had been invented by 1920 FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #79

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Any thing he thinks, goes out the mouth tonekat 18 hrs ago #84

Just don't ask him what a quarter horse is. LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #85

Why is a person with such low menality young_at_heart 17 hrs ago #88

What a maroon! Danascot 17 hrs ago #89

It's where we purchase corners for buildings, of course. Unless it's a round building with no corners. IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #94

They're so freaking insanely rich they don't know the basics of shopping. SidneyR 15 hrs ago #96

JFC Lemon Lyman 14 hrs ago #99

Trump has probably never 'shopped' in a store for himself or anyone Dave Id 14 hrs ago #100

Does he know what a cornerback is? milestogo 13 hrs ago #101

Dumbass doesn't know thats where you get corners. nt doc03 13 hrs ago #102

I'll bet Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #103

I wonder what he thinks Dollar Tree or Dollar General is? doc03 13 hrs ago #104

While I know what a corner store, I never heard of a quarter store Polybius 12 hrs ago #109

What I posted upthread - the "Peep Shows" BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #110

My Congressperson Jodey Arrington wrote TOBBBA! czarjak 9 hrs ago #112

a store that sells corners? AncientOfDays 7 hrs ago #113