February 20, 2026

"President Peña of Paraguay is here.... Young, handsome guy. It’s always nice to be young and handsome."

"Doesn’t mean we have to like you. I don’t like young, handsome men. Women, I like. Men, I don’t have any interest."

Said Trump — at the Board of Peace event yesterday — quoted by The Daily Mail in "CNN host caught in hot-mic anti-Trump slip up as her colleagues rush to cover for her."

The inane headline refers to the way Sara Sidnar, on hearing that quote, said — and this is the whole quote from her — "What?"

Is that even anti-Trump?! Doesn't everyone say or at least think something along the lines of "What?" when they hear that?


I think we can hope for a lip synch from Bransen Gates. It's excellent material for him:
@bransennn

Reposting in light of recent events 🫢

♬ original sound - Bransen Gates

62 comments:

Howard said...

It sends me to the Play store if I try to turn the volume up. Now that Larry Ellison is fronting Tik Tok for the Chi Coms, I'm even less motivated to be adsorbed.

Howard said...

Trump is a great disarming charming scamp.

Howard said...

Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes
Each one she passes goes "ah"

When she walks, she's like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes "ooh"

But I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her
Yes I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me

Tall, tan, young, and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile but she doesn't see
She just doesn't see
She never sees me

rehajm said...

Remember when the candid comment in a hot mic trick was a bug fucking deal? What? is lame…

Howard said...

Paraguay served as a significant, often overlooked, safe haven for Nazi war criminals escaping post-WWII justice, particularly under the regime of dictator Alfredo Stroessner. High-ranking Nazis, including Dr. Josef Mengele and Eduard Roschmann, found refuge there. The nation had strong, pre-existing, and early pro-Axis sentiments and German influence, with a Nazi party established as early as 1931.
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Inga said...

Is it anti Trump to point out that he got in some good naps during the speeches by the foreign leaders?

Howard said...

The DNC talking points wright themselves

john mosby said...

I keep saying, if Trump announces he's gay, they won't let him leave office. If you thought J6 was bad, wait until the capital is taken over by thousands of bears and muscle men.

We can change the national anthem to God Save The Queen and everyone will take two knees! CC, JSM

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Like incomprehensible modern art, the public requires experts to interpret offhand remarks like “What?” and place them in context so we rubes can understand the meaning as “Fuck Trump.”

Such a mystery why WaPo lost its subscribers.

Temujin said...

Honestly, that's the least anti-Trump thing said on CNN in a week. Its CNN. They spend all day spouting anti-Trump.

As for what Trump said...meh. Just Trump being Trump. Saying what many think.

It's incredible what gets lefty minds spinning and hands wringing.

RideSpaceMountain said...
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RideSpaceMountain said...

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2024599532684632340

"Honey...I’ll fucking kill you if you answer another question with more than five words, ok?” - Melania (allegedly)

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Bored of Peace is looking at Iran....

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Today the Board of Peace, next week the Board's 'Peace Prize'. Many people are saying it's going to be the biggest Peace Prize the world has seen. We're going to give it to Vladimir next year, but this year I'm honored to say the Board has decided to award it to the Board's Chairman.

Achilles said...

Kakistocracy said...

Bored of Peace is looking at Iran....

If you want to maximize peace and tranquility, there will always be the violent outliers that must be removed.

The actual goal is less war and conflict.

Low IQ takes like yours lead to more war and conflict.

boatbuilder said...

Unquestionably the most fabulous president ever. Obama is jealous. And you can see why he really hates those homophobic mullahs.

tommyesq said...

Pena is probably a guy who rode to the Presidency of Paraguay on his youth and good looks, Trump's seemingly off-handed comment may be a subtle way of reminding him that such things won't carry weight on the board. Alpha dog move.

bagoh20 said...

Young and handsome is OK, but I have a sewing machine and I know how to use it.

boatbuilder said...

I'm surprised that they aren't all over him for mispronouncing the guy's name. It's "Pain-ya."

Freder Frederson said...

The actual goal is less war and conflict.

This from the man who wants to see 100 million of his fellow countrymen executed, imprisoned or exiled.

RCOCEAN II said...

Tump jokes and kids around and the MSM Takes him litterally. No scratch that, they pretend to take him literally. And then clutch their pearls.

Its gettting tiresome and dull after 10 years. But that's the way Leftists are. The never get tired of lying or putting out the same propaganda point over and over and over and over again.

Bob Boyd said...

Trump was smitten. He was a little giddy. He'll be alright. Trump's nothing if not a realist. He has to know it could never work.

Birches said...

I just looked him up. He is good looking.

Bob Boyd said...

I bet the Paraguayan delegation is having a lot of fun with that.

Bob Boyd said...

If Pena overstayed his visa, would ICE deport him or bring him straight to the White House?

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ColoComment said...

Oh wow, Howard. [2/20/26, 6:39 AM]
I've got that Getz/Gilberto album in a box down in my basement! ...also in the original CD, FWTW.
Love it. I play the CD all the time. (Yes, I have a 5-disc player.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DZ5clg-bg

Curious George said...

"Birches said...
I just looked him up. He is good looking."

It's the sash.

narciso said...

He have reversed most of the sao pablo takeover from the 90s

narciso said...

Ht peter schweitzer colombia and brazil have yet to turn over

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

US growth falls sharply to 1.4% rate in fourth quarter badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% ~ FT

Iran is getting invaded for sure now.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

This is wild given the deficit was approx. 6% of GDP in 2025.

Bob Boyd said...
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Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Achilles mews: 'If you want to maximize peace and tranquility, there will always be the violent outliers that must be removed.'

But I thought the Iran nuclear potential was obliterated last June. Now Trump wants a deal on nuclear after previously abandoning an existing deal on nuclear. Can’t remember who ripped that one up….

Peachy said...

KAK - the Iranian people want to shed the Islamic supremacist religious Islamic theocracy.. Not that you care. Those types of authoritarian regimes work well with bratty ignorant and cruel American progressive Neo-communist a-holes..

RCOCEAN II said...

Pena's wife is good looking, if you photograph her from the right angle. She has a heavy chin, so sideways views aren't as flattering.

RCOCEAN II said...

Paraguay has an interesting history. During the "war of the triple alliance" in the 1860s, Paraguay’s population was reduced by more than half, with estimates suggesting only 28,000 adult males survived the conflict. The country lost approximately 55,000 square miles of territory to Brazil and Argentina.

Iman said...

SCOTUS takes USA by the THROATUS… film @11

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Standoff bombing can do a lot of damage. But it cannot 'win' wars.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

"SCOTUS takes USA by the THROATUS… film @11"

Would you expect any less from that woke Supreme Court full of crooked Joe Biden appointees?

Iran is getting it tonight....

Marty said...

Inga needs to take smarm lessons from Kak.

Meade said...

“US growth falls sharply to 1.4% rate in fourth quarter badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% ~ FT”

What’s the forecast for Q1 2026 GDP ?

John henry said...

Howard,

Not to disagree with you but one of the reasons for national socialist to flee to Paraguay was that the was (and is) a large German minority there

Many Germans emigrated a to South America starting in 1870

Not as many as Argentina but a lot.

John Henry

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Well, at least it appears that inflation has fallen all the way to 2.9% from 2.4% at the end of Biden's disastrous term.

Rocco said...

john mosby said...
I keep saying, if Trump announces he's gay, they won't let him leave office. … We can change the national anthem to God Save The Queen…

If Trump were gay - and I don’t think he is - then that would explain why he wasn’t bothered by the ‘No Kings’ movement.

Rocco said...

Translate Santiago Peña Palacios into English and you get Saint Jimmy of the Rock Palace.

Lazarus said...

I am reminded of Lord Cornbury, the royal governor of New York who was said to appear in women's dresses. Presumably, he needed to convey in immediate visual form that he was truly Queen Anne's representative in the New World -- they were cousins and there may have been a family resemblance -- or perhaps he wanted to represent the whole public and not just half. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Today he looks like a pioneer of feminism and LGBTQ liberation. Why aren't there more statues to the guy (or gal)?

bagoh20 said...

"This from the man who wants to see 100 million of his fellow countrymen executed, imprisoned or exiled."

It shows incredible self-control to want that, have the most powerful military in history and not do it. If well-focused, there wouldn't be any opposition left to worry about. I wonder why he doesn't do it. Just more TACO?

The judge said...

Freder… you used be annoying - now you’re just amusing.

Meade said...

“Well, at least it appears that inflation has fallen all the way to 2.9% from 2.4% at the end of Biden's disastrous term.”

Try comparing inflation of Biden’s entire term to Trump’s entire 2017-2021 term.

bagoh20 said...

"“US growth falls sharply to 1.4% rate in fourth quarter badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% ~ FT”

The brave Shumer shutdown.
"The tables in the full release indicate that the government shutdown amounted to a significant shock in Q4. Overall government spending and investment fell by -5.1% from Q3, but federal spending as a subcategory dropped by -16.6%. That was the steepest drop in four years, more than double 2022Q1's -8.2%, a quarter which had a topline real GDP result of -1.0%. That is clearly the result of the sustained shutdown that lasted from the start of Q4 to nearly halfway through December.

Smilin' Jack said...

"President Peña of Paraguay is here.... Young, handsome guy. It’s always nice to be young and handsome."
"Doesn’t mean we have to like you. I don’t like young, handsome men. Women, I like. Men, I don’t have any interest."

Methinks he doth protest too much. Is he sticking his toe out of the closet?

D.D. Driver said...

Trump has Biden-brain. He constantly says stupid, weird, and downright creepy shit. It's not that deep.

We need a mandatory 75 year old retirement age for elected officials.

D.D. Driver said...

Try comparing inflation of Biden’s entire term to Trump’s entire 2017-2021 term.

You think NONE of the inflation had anything to do with Trump's COVID gravy train? It's only bad when the other guys do it! Stay gold ponyboy!


Meade said...

Compare/contrast Trump’s “COVID gravy train” to/with Biden’s “COVID gravy train.” You might surprise yourself, pile-of-manure boy.

hombre said...

Trump is an unfiltered bull shitter. Salena Zito told us 10 years age us how to view that. Kind of the same genre as Arnold’s “girly men” remark. Arnold was chastened. Trump won’t be.

mccullough said...

Trump continues to amuse.

bagoh20 said...

They said he was a young and a a a a handsome guy. I a a a a
don't know, a a a a a a a a , well anyway. They told me not to trumzalurapatify, so a a a a, well. a a, what am I talkin about, a a a a anyway....

Sweetie said...

How do you talk about GDP without mentioning the Fed? I recall Powell white knuckling inflation in 2021/2022 for nine long months as those living paycheck to paycheck faced disaster (there was an election to be won so who cares about the little guys). Now that the Supremes have cancelled Trump's tariffs what does Powell use as an excuse for not lowering rates a half point at first opportunity? Aliens? Measles? When you're bought there's always an excuse.

Rabel said...

47 is the new 14.

john mosby said...

Bagoh20, if it was early enough in the morning, Biden would have told Pena “no boyfriends till you’re 30.” CC, JSM

RCOCEAN II said...

Rib Eye steak prices are through the roof. Until Trump fixes that, inflation is outta control.

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