# 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:** 15
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/282 "2024-12-22T14:56:02Z")
**Moderating:** This is really far off topic now. I’ve allowed a lot of leeway in this thread, but Twitter for other media is not happening. Stay on topic on Trump’s administration please. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/283 "2024-12-22T20:15:45Z")
That’s 100% a fake. It’s not Trump’s writing style at all., and it’s already been community-noted as such. THIS, on the other hand, is legit; > **[Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3ldw2c76xre23)** > > Trump: \[Elon Musk\] is not going to be president. That I can tell you. I’m safe. You know why? He can’t be. He wasn’t born in this country ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/284 "2024-12-22T23:42:46Z")
“I’m safe”? What an odd thing to say. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/285 "2024-12-22T23:51:41Z")
I think there are a few things we can deduce from this; 1. The “President Musk” jokes are REALLY getting under his skin 2. He doesn’t actually understand the jokes and thinks people are saying that Elmo is somehow going to run for president against him 3. JD Vance is going to be absolutely miserable for the next four years ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/286 "2024-12-22T23:54:28Z")
The 3rd one sounds good at least. ---
**Author:** ![Ash\_trav511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Ash\_trav511](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ash_trav511)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/287 "2024-12-23T00:30:47Z")
Hmmm looks like Elon Musk filling his buddies for leading the AI/crypto policy under Trump. Both David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan worked/helped Elon during the Twitter transition and will now lead the team for AI/crypto policy making. > ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/288 "2024-12-23T02:05:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > JD Vance _Who?_ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/289 "2024-12-23T02:23:18Z")
“I don’t know anything about him. Maybe he got the coffee once.” ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/290 "2024-12-23T03:42:17Z")
[Steve Bannon](https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-you-can-get-tired-of-all-the): > [@](#): > > I would love to have the opportunity to have Trump back—and I’m serious about this—in ’28 if that’s [at] all physically possible, or possible by law. And we are looking at a lot of alternatives. I suppose that idea of making Trump veep would work. Those with more confidence in SCOTUS than I have may disagree. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/291 "2024-12-23T03:56:21Z")
[”For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump said in a post to Truth Social](https://www.axios.com/2024/12/23/trump-buying-greenland-us-ownership-plan) If you click on my link, you will see the Axios headline saying “Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland.” But Trump today said nothing about how he would get control of Greenland. And I’m sure Trump knows by now that it isn’t for sale. He’ll probably just issue idle threats against the Danes. But I’ll just point out that while the active dirty Danish military is small, all men in Denmark are conscripted for military training, and, according to Wikipedia, 2.6 million Danes are available for military service. Yes, getting them to the Greenland front would be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/292 "2024-12-23T04:02:50Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > I suppose that idea of making Trump veep would work. Nope. 12th Amendment. > [@](#): > > But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. Trump has been elected president twice, therefore he is ineligible to be vice president. Notwithstanding the fact that he’s going to be the de facto vice president when the Musk Administration takes office next month, of course. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/293 "2024-12-23T12:06:42Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > “I’m safe”? What an odd thing to say Well, he has his priorities, you know. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/294 "2024-12-23T12:08:55Z")
Trump now officially mad at his side-kick/coemperor Musk. [https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/22/trump-musk-arizona-turning-point-00195860?utm\_source=dlvr.it&utm\_medium=threads](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/22/trump-musk-arizona-turning-point-00195860?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads) ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/295 "2024-12-23T12:09:00Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Yes, getting them to the Greenland front would be a problem. You’re going that far, you might as well keep going and attack Newfoundland. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/296 "2024-12-23T13:38:57Z")
Of course, that’s the endgame…….convince the US Treasury to make a big crypto investment with US taxpayer dollars. This will provide the liquidity needed for all the big players to get out at the top of the market, then the taxpayers and some unlucky fanboys will be the victim of the biggest rug pull in history. > **[The Crypto Plot Against America’s Gold Reserves](https://prospect.org/power/2024-11-26-crypto-plot-against-americas-gold-reserves/)** > > National Treasure: Bitcoin Edition ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/297 "2024-12-23T13:52:55Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > You’re going that far, you might as well keep going and attack Newfoundland. We just have to rename it NewfoundNewfoundland. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/298 "2024-12-23T14:08:01Z")
Bristling Trump. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/politics/president-musk-trump-analysis/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/politics/president-musk-trump-analysis/index.html) We’re going to have Elon Musk also injecting instability into how we tackle very complicated and important issues for our country,” he said. (Coons) ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/299 "2024-12-23T14:55:44Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > This will provide the liquidity needed for all the big players to get out at the top of the market, then the taxpayers and some unlucky fanboys will be the victim of the biggest rug pull in history. We have a winner. And how this isn’t completely obvious to anyone I cannot explain. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/300 "2024-12-23T15:03:49Z")
I’m intentionally reducing my awareness of matters political. Within that effort, I REFUSE to pay ANY attention to the dynamics between Trump and Musk. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/301 "2024-12-23T15:19:31Z")
Now the fucker wants to change the name of Mt. Denali back to McKinley. Because of course any acknowledgement of Native American culture must be quashed and of course there are no more important things to worry about… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=16)