# The current second Trump administration: a compendium of non-horrors **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [April 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338 "2025-04-22T00:48:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/1 "2025-04-22T00:48:23Z")
Not sure where to put this, so I made a new thread. [DHS Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at Easter dinner with family in D.C.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/21/kristi-noem-purse-stolen-easter/) > [@](#): > > Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s purse was stolen from a downtown Washington restaurant Sunday night, with her passport, DHS badge and about $3,000 cash inside, the department confirmed Monday. > > The theft occurred as Noem dined with her extended family at the Capital Burger on Seventh Street NW So far, just a dog bites man non-story. But see what I’m bolding: > [@](#): > > The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Secret Service, which is part of DHS and has a full-time protective detail assigned to Noem. What? How could they miss the protectee being robbed? I could see the perp outrunning the Secret Service, or that it was better to stick with the protectee, but, if this newspaper report is correct, they didn’t even notice the crime taking place. Maybe the people whose Secret Service protection Trump had pulled off, (includes John Bolton and Hunter Biden) are fortunate. Privately paid-for security could hardly be worse than this gang. ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/2 "2025-04-22T01:28:32Z")
I can’t stop laughing about this story. Couldn’t happen to a nicer person! And who the F walks around with $3k in cash? So, so, so stupid. ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/3 "2025-04-22T01:45:17Z")
From the article cited: > It was not immediately clear when Noem noticed her bag missing or how the thief evaded Noem’s security detail. A Secret Service spokesman referred questions about the theft to DHS. A D.C. police spokesman, Tom Lynch, said local police were not involved in the investigation. A representative from Darden Restaurants, which owns Capital Burger, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It’s immediately clear to me that a member of her family took the bag. ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/4 "2025-04-22T01:45:52Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > And who the F walks around with $3k in cash? So, so, so stupid. Someone who has just received a small bribe, or someone who has received a large bribe that she couldn’t put in the bank so it needs to be spent in smaller amounts but all in cash. ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/5 "2025-04-22T01:48:36Z")
That or you have a side gig as a pet assassin and only accept cash… ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/6 "2025-04-22T01:54:44Z")
My thoughts were perhaps less generous than some others here. I was skeptical of the $3K amount. Maybe her homeowners insurance has a high deductible, and she’s determined to get something from the insurer. ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/7 "2025-04-22T02:25:26Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > That or you have a side gig as a pet assassin and only accept cash… The article says: > DHS said in an earlier emailed statement that Noem had withdrawn a large amount of cash because her children and grandchildren were in town for the holiday. “She was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,” the statement read. That must be a pretty expensive burger place. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/8 "2025-04-22T02:26:16Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > My thoughts were perhaps less generous than some others here. I was skeptical of the $3K amount. My thoughts as well. Aside from that, I can’t picture how this went down. Women (I and the ones I know, anyway) are pretty vigilant when it comes to their purse, so I don’t imagine she would just set it down somewhere. Maybe she forgot it in the bathroom and is too embarrassed to admit it. Regardless, $3,000 cash still sounds fishy to me. ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/9 "2025-04-22T02:27:44Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Maybe she forgot it in the bathroom and is too embarrassed to admit it. Maybe the male security detail didn’t want to go in the ladies room to retrieve it for fear of, I don’t know something or other. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/10 "2025-04-22T02:38:06Z")
Girl cooties, or, dog forbid, f_eminine products_ 😮. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/11 "2025-04-22T02:54:45Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Girl cooties, or, dog forbid, f_eminine products_ 😮. - Or being mistaken as transgender. ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/12 "2025-04-22T02:56:36Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Aside from that, I can’t picture how this went down. Women (I and the ones I know, anyway) are pretty vigilant when it comes to their purse, so I don’t imagine she would just set it down somewhere. As I said in another thread, she probably hung it on the back of her chair. That makes it easy for someone to walk past the chair and slip it off without anyone noticing. That’s a known opportunity for thieves which is why smart women don’t do that. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/13 "2025-04-22T02:59:29Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > As I said in another thread, she probably hung it on the back of her chair. That makes it easy for someone to walk past the chair and slip it off without anyone noticing. That’s a known opportunity for thieves which is why smart women don’t do that. Good theory. And I agree, most of us know not to hang our bags on our chairs. Damn, I hate that I’m blaming the victim, but the victim is so irredeemable that I can probably forgive myself. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/14 "2025-04-22T03:11:58Z")
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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/15 "2025-04-22T03:13:36Z")
**Moderating:** This thread is far too general and wide ranging for P&E if we take the title literally. To wit: > **Keep threads specific and debatable.** No wide omnibus threads. We want to see clear, specific topics and thread titles. Large omnibus threads are actively detrimental to the long-term success of the boards. A thread entitled, “Tax Policy” is too broad. One entitled, “Should a National Sales Tax be enacted” is better. Keep it clear and specific. This also requires participants in the thread to remain on specific topics as well. Again, considering the title, it seems a lighter version of the pit thread about the compendium of horrors. Considering the above, as well as the nature of the majority of the posts to date, I’m closing the thread. @PhillyGuy, please let me know if you want it re-opened in the Pit, or of course, I think a more narrow focused thread on failures of the Secret Service could be interesting P&E material as well. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-non-horrors/1017338/16 "2025-04-22T17:15:41Z")
Follow up and admission: I could have let the prior note stand, but realized I made an error and wanted to address it rather than hope that it passed unnoticed. I stated in the above note that the other “Trump administration compendium thread” was in the Pit, when it is in fact in P&E as well. I was wrong. Still, the rest of the points stand. We’ve already got an off-the-books omnibus P&E thread, we don’t need a proliferation of them, the language is largely Pit-based, and there’s actually a really interesting potential P&E thread to be had on the status, training, and politicization of the Secret Service. Which I happily invite the OP to consider.