# The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 6, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774 "2024-11-06T09:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 118
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2342 "2025-10-06T23:09:40Z")
God, I just saw a clip of Trump on CNN. “Portland is burning down to the ground, and has been for a long time!” How long does he think a city can burn for?!?!!? ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2343 "2025-10-06T23:35:41Z")
He supposedly watched Fox coverage from 2020, George Floyd unrest, and thinks its current. Robert Reich (substance post) believes the plan is to invoke the insurrection act, as has been discussed here before. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2344 "2025-10-07T01:23:55Z")
The Fat Orange Monster [indicated Monday he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago?unlocked_article_code=1.rk8.G9ia.94HWOL0ZvnPz&smid=url-share) if he has to in order to get around Governors and court rulings telling him to stop deployments. > Mr. Trump said on Monday that he would considering invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy troops despite any court orders to the contrary. “We have an Insurrection Act for a reason,” he said, adding, “I’d do that if people were being killed and courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up.” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2345 "2025-10-07T01:44:23Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ev_Sk9o2-I8/maxresdefault.jpg "War Ravaged Portland") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev_Sk9o2-I8) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2346 "2025-10-07T06:24:51Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > How long does he think a city can burn for?!?!!? As long as it needs to before he gets what he wants. In _Babylon 5_ where was a scene where a planet’s capital city had been bombed from space and outside the throne room window you can see devastation and a prominent building on fire. The final season time had jumped twenty years and there was another shot out window with the same scene including the burning building. My thought was, “Where has the fire department been for twenty years?” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2347 "2025-10-07T08:32:20Z")
You know how these things happen - they’re only supposed to be temporary and next thing you know it’s a permanent tourist attraction. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2348 "2025-10-07T09:42:58Z")
“Time for the annual orbital bombing of the capital! The Imperial government has generously donated extra incendiary munitions, so we’re expecting an especially spectacular firestorm this year!” ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2349 "2025-10-08T19:21:43Z")
Remember when the US AG used to at least try to act as a non-partisan position? Pam Bondi is the personal attack dog of the POTUS. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q7uIqJOOdSA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Most HEATED Moments Of Pam Bondi's Senate Hearing In 15 Minutes | Epstein, Homan, ICE Raids") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7uIqJOOdSA) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2351 "2025-10-09T08:13:50Z")
You forgot dead puppies and peeing in baby food. I mean, really, how can we even take you seriously? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2354 "2025-10-09T16:59:41Z")
6 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Cornfielded reply to short lived troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornfielded-reply-to-short-lived-troll/1023833/3) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2355 "2025-10-10T02:26:23Z")
Welp, Pammy’s doing a lot to enforce the old “women are too emotional to hold office” stereotype. She’s clearly rattled; honest people don’t lose their shit when asked tough questions, because they have the truth on their side. I saw what is alleged to be her notes for this hearing. If I can find the video again I’ll link to it; supposedly a media member took a picture of them (over her shoulder, I guess?). Sure enough, before each little tirade, you can see her glancing down at them. That’s right; our esteemed AG spent her prep time writing down “zingers” to spew because she can’t / won’t answer anything truthfully. She looks like a fool. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2356 "2025-10-10T13:51:11Z")
It’s all about the narrative. There is nothing beyond the narrative. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2357 "2025-10-10T17:05:26Z")
[![](https://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pam-Bondi-scripted-notes-860x452.jpg) ](https://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Pam-Bondi-scripted-notes-860x452.jpg) Also, [here is a video](https://youtu.be/3_r1UjsT6UY?si=vu5v6QxPhRlk2XDu) talking about it. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2358 "2025-10-10T19:50:43Z")
Trump gave 25k to her reelection campaign in Florida. This is when she was investigating Trumps fake ‘University’. She dropped the investigation. And Trump now knows she can be bought (cheap too) We know what you are Pam, now we are just negotiating the price. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2359 "2025-10-10T23:56:48Z")
At least when Quatar bought Trump, they got some real value for their money. And foreign countries having bases in the US is totally normal! (Is it?) > **[US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho |...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/politics/qatar-air-force-facility-idaho)** > > Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside US troops. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2360 "2025-10-11T00:11:17Z")
Foreign militaries have been training in the USA since long before I was in 40+ years ago. USAF had / has a pretty good side gig in that training Not uncommonly they’d have a building or two of their own. Which usually had some construction done to prepare for their occupancy. The current criminal regime is just that. But this event isn’t an obvious smoking gun. Who pays who how much under the table is a very interesting question it seems we have no data on. Finding that the Qataris are paying $500M to a trump-controlled shell “construction” company to put up a carport wouldn’t surprise me in the least. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2361 "2025-10-11T18:17:38Z")
Never mind, coding screw-ups. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2363 "2025-10-14T17:27:21Z")
Not sure if the video Kristi Noem made blaming Democrats for the shutdown that was meant to be played at airport TSA checkpoints had made this thread, but I am happy to note that when I fly next week I won’t be subjected to the ravings of the puppy killer: > **[Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/us/kristi-noem-tsa-video)** > > Several major US airports - including Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International, Portland International, Seattle-Tacoma International, and three in New York - are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames... > And in Phoenix, Sky Harbor International Airport declined to play the video, saying airport policy does not permit political content. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2364 "2025-10-14T17:49:09Z")
Seattle news had a story this morning, indicating that the video is not being played up here. The story did mention that it appears to be a violation of the Hatch Act. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/2365 "2025-10-14T18:04:19Z")
It’s not playing at my nearest airport, Norfolk International, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=119)