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Over the years, there have been wide-spread rumors that Donald Trump has a certain signature aroma that has rarely been described as being good, which the former president has taken great offense at. On December 16, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. threw his take on this subject into the mix via a now viral social media post, writing, "I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor. It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can." And he doubled down on that in a recent interview on The MeidasTouch Network.

On the subject of a Trump spokesperson firing back at Kinzinger's claim with, “Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV and is an unemployed fraud," Kinzinger went in even harder.

Trying his hand at Smell-O-Vision, the former GOP lawmaker went into greater detail about the way Trump smells, saying, "It’s not good. The best way to describe it . . . take armpits, ketchup, a butt and makeup and put that all in a blender and bottle that as a cologne. That’s kind of that. I’ve been amazed that everybody is just kind of learning about this now."

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“A president that smells bad is a weak president. My presidents should only smell of old spice and leather.”

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hear President Camacho smells like Axe body spray.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More like Brawndo. It's what constituents crave.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 71 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I wonder if he's one of those guys that thinks washing your asshole is gay.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You think he can reach his asshole?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why would he need to when republicans lick his ass clean non stop

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

There used to be a very coveted job in feudal England. The Groom of the Stool. Their job was to wipe the king's ass after he took a shit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

We are literally at the point of American politics where a politician has described a presidential candidate as smelling like a butt.

THIS HAPPENED

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cmon, don't be so reductionalist and sensationalistic. I swear, you're just like the liberal media taking things out of context. That's not what he really said. You left out 2/3rds of his odor profile for Christ's sake! It's not all butt!

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Saying Kinzinger farted on tv is hilarious because Rudy has 100% done that

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Also not the same as a constant stench.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago (27 children)

I realize we can talk about multiple things at once, but I feel like this inconsequential stuff like odor and color is completely irrelevant. There can be an absolutely moral, helpful person who smells, looks orange, stands weird, has small hands, etc.

The problem with Trump isn't his odor or appearance-- it's that he's a genocidal maniac who's the figurehead for an organized and influential group of far-right extremists. Even if he smelled like roses, he'd still be bad.

I don't give a fuck how he smells. It's a non-issue.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The sad thing is, the kind of peaked-in-highschool voter that voted for Trump and can be swung absolutely will care about how he smells. I can hear it now, "I'm not voting for some stinky old man" "I thought the diapers thing was a myth"

This kind of low blow absolutely will have effect if they can make it stick. A sad day for democracy? Definitely. But that's the media environment of today.

Also it gives opponents a chance to needle dick him in debates which will cause him to fly into a rage and embarrass himself. God only knows what TMI he might rave about, his bathroom habits etc. Even tiny jabs like "do I have to be the guy to sit next to Trump" have huge rage potential.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you are onto something here. Also, cons are known for reacting to things that are "gross". That's the way they are wired. Getting them to understand that donnie diapers is physically gross and repellent may have more of an effect than trying to explain how he's awful for this country.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/your-reaction-gross-pictures-can-betray-your-political-beliefs-180953206/

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (6 children)

I think this is more karmic, nobody would be talking about this if he wasn't such an immature baby who has been calling names his whole political career. It doesn't really matter, but I also think it's not the kind of thing that leftists would be talking about at all if it wasn't so deserved at this point.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

Kinzinger left politics to sit in the peanut gallery and make Trump's life hell. This dumb non-issue is exactly the type that gets under Trump's skin, that's probably reason enough for Kinzinger to keep pushing it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I mean, it's still kind of funny. Is it relevant to his ability to govern? Not at all. Is it hilarious to watch these morons get in a petty little slap fight about it? Yeah.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree too. But at the same time there is a subset of the voting population that care about things like this or Hillary Clinton's cankles.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

It is a non issue. It is also not unlikely for Trump to go completely nuclear over this, hopefully showing a few more folks what a moron he is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You're right.

What better way to show that he's unhinged by slowly breaking the facade he's cultivated and watching him squirm/lash out?

He's losing his money.

He's losing his image.

We just have to pray he loses the election, I think that will be the final nail in the coffin (alongside things like the criminal cases coming to their obvious conclusions).

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Breaking: Old overweight sweaty man smells bad

I’ve been amazed that everybody is just kind of learning about this now.

When you spend all your time with Senators, campaign mega-donors, and the creepy sociopath lobbyists, I assume you kinda lose your sense for it.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Real alpha men make the whole room smell their shit. I held my executive meetings in my private bathroom the morning after a drunken late night Taco Bell run. There's no more alpha feeling than making an underling try to persuade you on some issue they care about with their eyes watering from your pungent alpha stench.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell of you are being sarcastic, humorous or a sociopath.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

refuses to elaborate

sigma male music

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Hey America how's it going?

Jesus Christ.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Our leaders arguing about farts and armpit smells. Anyways, Trump does look like he would smell, I mean he's always sweaty looking and fat. He is really fat.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (3 children)

This is where we're at as a country.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (3 children)

To all MAGA and Republicants: You shouldnt vote for someone who smells like shit. Babys smell like shit. Would you vote for a baby?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Babies are prohibited from running for POTUS by the Constitution, but if that baby promised them unlimited power, a nationwide abortion ban, and the ability to use campaign funds on hookers and blow, they’d definitely add an amendment to be able to vote for that baby.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Add in the adderall sweats and the cologne he wears to cover it all up and you have a walking human garbage dump odor.

Here's an interview with a guy who used to work on the Apprentice about this and other trump nonsense:

https://www.noelcasler.com/news/full-disclosure-an-interview-with-noel-casler

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

In other words, he smells exactly the way you'd expect him to smell.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

Trump has been using grade-school insults for his whole political career. The only surprise here is how long it took for others to reciprocate. #orangemansmellsbad

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

Shits going to smell like shit.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

That's probably an approximation of what he's actually comprised of.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I imagine that's what the computer chair smells like in the managers office at McDonald's

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Ugh, why did this description take me there? I can smell it

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Huh, I would have guessed it would be more of a urine and mildew smell.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bob Woodward said he could smell Trump's diaper was full.

Bob is a reliable source.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Is this where our discourse has gone? Jingle bells batman smells, good luck and good night.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Iirc Adams said Jackson's mother was a prostitute and Jackson said Adams was a hermaphrodite.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Stormy Daniels earned that $100k

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Has stormy confirmed this?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago
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