# 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:** 174
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3466 "2026-04-26T01:20:04Z")
A way for Trump to (legitimately) get out of the dinner? Really, really suss as far as I’m concerned 😛 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3467 "2026-04-26T01:27:02Z")
From NYTimes link above (posted 3 mins ago): > President Trump posted on social media: “Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we ‘LET THE SHOW GO ON’ but will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again.” Maybe a Doper who follows truth social can confirm? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3468 "2026-04-26T01:45:08Z")
Just in on CNN (9:42 pm EDT): Trump has stated that he will speak from the White House in 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3469 "2026-04-26T01:49:07Z")
Whoop-de-fuck. Sorry I’ll miss that. I have to clean my toenails. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3470 "2026-04-26T01:49:39Z")
And those litter boxes won’t clean themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3471 "2026-04-26T01:53:03Z")
Hey, don’t shoot the messenger! As for me, I’ve got a crossword puzzle that badly needs completing. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3472 "2026-04-26T02:19:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Trump has stated that he will speak from the White House in 30 minutes. I’m guessing we will hear about how things like this could never happen if he can just build his big, beautiful ballroom. It certainly won’t be about his concern for “the enemy of the people” who were gathered there. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3473 "2026-04-26T02:30:50Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > As for me, I’ve got a crossword puzzle that badly needs completing. That’s reasonable. Seems to me that security worked as designed tonight. The GOP wants us to have the right to carry loaded weapons around D.C. Check. As Trump says regarding nuclear weapons, there’s not much point in having the weapon and not using same. Check. The GOP also apparently wants there to be security checkpoints which are the point past which you cannot shoot people. That worked as well. I shouldn’t be too cynical. This kind of security checkpoint is a reasonable attempt to isolate where shooting occurs from where POTUS is. Given that POTUS is an extremely dangerous job, it may make sense. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3474 "2026-04-26T19:36:26Z")
I took one for the team and watched a couple minutes of it. The look on Markwayne Mullin’s face when the Dumpster mentioned The Ballroom was priceless: “Why am I standing here with this guy?” ---
**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:** [April 27, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3475 "2026-04-27T10:30:25Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Are we sure Trump doesn’t think a railgun is a gun that uses rails as ammunition? [Like this](https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140714)? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3476 "2026-04-28T01:32:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Has anyone addressed this? > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > Is she [K.N.] going to have to move out of the Coast Guard Commander’s house? FYI Rachel Maddow addressed this this evening on her show. Kristi is still living in the coast guard commander’s house and does not plan to leave. The coast guard commander has said that he would like to move in, but I guess he is SOL. > **[Kristi Noem continues to live in Coast Guard home despite being fired from DHS](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-coast-guard-home-fired-b2964344.html)** > > Scandal-tainted former Homeland secretary has been spotted coming and going from the posh digs in Washington, D.C., in recent days, despite being ousted more than six weeks ago ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3477 "2026-04-28T18:06:10Z")
Comey has been indicted again: > **[US Justice Department indicts former FBI Director Comey a second time, CNN...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-justice-department-indicts-former-175509165.html)** > > WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey a second time, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the case.  Keep on trying, I’m sure he’s guilty of _something_. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3478 "2026-04-28T18:21:33Z")
He’s guilty of throwing the election Trump"s way the first go around. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3479 "2026-04-28T18:21:44Z")
It appears this indictment is not for the charge of lying to Congress that was the reason for the previous one. Instead, this is related to the post Comey made of the seashells on the beach saying “86 47”. [Free gift link to the NYT article](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/james-comey-indictment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.c56K.EHYLGQMuYXPw&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3480 "2026-04-28T18:25:09Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Comey has been indicted again: > > [US Justice Department indicts former FBI Director Comey a second time, CNN reports](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-justice-department-indicts-former-175509165.html) > > Keep on trying, I’m sure he’s guilty of _something_. One of the reader comments on the story was this truly stupid one: > [@Bill the Avenger](#): > > This isn’t weaponizing [the government] if Comey did commit a crime. Can you provide proof he didn’t. I don’t think you can. I tried to reply to him, but you have to create an account to do so…so I’ll post it here instead: How do you prove someone _didn’t_ commit a crime? Which is why our legal system doesn’t work that way. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3481 "2026-04-28T18:29:17Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > It appears this indictment is not for the charge of lying to Congress that was the reason for the previous one. Instead, this is related to the post Comey made of the seashells on the beach saying “86 47”. > > [Free gift link to the NYT article](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/james-comey-indictment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.c56K.EHYLGQMuYXPw&smid=url-share) That is quite possibly the stupidest thing they could have indicted him for. I expect the charge to get dismissed forthwith on First Amendment grounds. But I guess the harassment is the point. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3482 "2026-04-28T18:30:32Z")
[![](https://preview.redd.it/windmills-do-not-work-that-way-good-night-v0-dsx8ewnkto071.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c36009092680d4f394023adeb2eaef27918aa2b5) ](https://preview.redd.it/windmills-do-not-work-that-way-good-night-v0-dsx8ewnkto071.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c36009092680d4f394023adeb2eaef27918aa2b5) The justice system does not work that way! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3483 "2026-04-28T18:32:52Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > It appears this indictment is not for the charge of lying to Congress that was the reason for the previous one. Instead, this is related to the post Comey made of the seashells on the beach saying “86 47”. > > [Free gift link to the NYT article](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/james-comey-indictment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.c56K.EHYLGQMuYXPw&smid=url-share) Yes, they’re discussing that on CNN now. (I’m tuned in because I want to hear King Charles’ address to Congress.) One Republican congresscritter (don’t know whether a House member or a Senator) said, “I worked in a restaurant and I know what ‘86’ means. It means to kill an order. That ‘86 47’ is a call to violence.” I disagree. When a diner order is 86’ed it is just not served. It is not taken out back and shot. That congresscritter is really stretching. Besides, whatever happened to the First Amendment? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3484 "2026-04-28T18:35:47Z")
> [@robby](#): > > But I guess the harassment is the point. Based on what I’m hearing on CNN, that’s exactly the point. Make Mr. Comey spend yet more money on lawyers to defend this charge, to the point where he can no longer afford to defend. Break him, in other words. I only hope that some judge looks at the charge and says, “You’ve gotta be kidding me. Dismissed on First Amendment grounds.” ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/3485 "2026-04-28T18:41:58Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > One Republican congresscritter (don’t know whether a House member or a Senator) said, “I worked in a restaurant and I know what ‘86’ means. It means to kill an order. That ‘86 47’ is a call to violence.” And of course these are the same people who came up with some convoluted code for pizza orders as specific instructions for child abuse (in Pizzagate) but who also disregard the plain language used by Trump when he talks openly about sexually assaulting women. Is 8647 a call to violence? _Prove it_. I am not a lawyer but I would argue that 8647 doesn’t necessarily mean _anything_ and/or that it is meant as a joke (see the recent Afroman case for much more explicit examples although that was a civil case) and Trump needs to get a sense of humor. Trump is also doing a great job of promoting 8647 via the Streisand Effect and I imagine it will become a symbol of resistance once this latest case is laughed out of court. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774.md?page=175)