# The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083 "2020-06-22T03:36:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 133
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2656 "2020-08-22T16:29:52Z")
Wasn’t there a member here with ‘Cthulhu’ in their name? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2657 "2020-08-22T17:19:49Z")
> [@HuffPost](#): > > He falsely claimed that if the “fraudulent” “mail-in ballot deal” isn’t cleared up by the end of the year, he could be replaced by Nancy Pelosi I’m not seeing a down-side. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2658 "2020-08-22T17:59:29Z")
Yeah, trying to see the downside here. Trump could be replaced by a random adolescent boy’s crusty tube sock, and it would be a marked improvement (both in ability and genetics). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2659 "2020-08-22T20:50:43Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I’m not seeing a down-side. Agreed, and yet they (HuffPost) say that like it’s a bad thing. 😖 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2660 "2020-08-22T20:51:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I like the double entendre version better. 🤷‍♂️ On third thought, you’re right. I missed the double-entendre the first time around. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2661 "2020-08-22T20:58:24Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > The schedule is just out Love it. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2662 "2020-08-22T21:15:51Z")
I find it hilarious that the RNC couldn’t get Caribou Barbie out of her binge _cough_ retirement to be a speaker. Four years ago she was whoring herself out to Trump, did Palin finally grow a conscience?? Naaaah. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2663 "2020-08-22T21:36:55Z")
What is she up to these days, anyway? She totally fell off the face of the earth. Not that I’m complaining… ---
**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:** [August 22, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2664 "2020-08-22T21:39:42Z")
With any luck, she’s still falling. There are consequences for not understanding gravity. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2665 "2020-08-22T23:57:16Z")
Individual 1 had his brother’s funeral at the White House. After the funeral was over, a group of the mourners, still carrying the funeral programs, went to a high end restaurant in Washington and were refused service because the restaurant was full and was social distancing. One of the mourners, currently unnamed, punched a waiter in the face and broke his nose. > **[NBC Reporter Confirms Mourner From Robert Trump's White House Funeral Punched...](https://www.mediaite.com/news/nbc-reporter-confirms-mourner-from-robert-trumps-white-house-funeral-punched-waiter-over-covid-restrictions/)** > > NBC News White House Correspondent Geoff Bennett reported that a guest from Robert Trump's funeral punched a waiter at DC's Fig & Olive over the restaurant's coronavirus restrictions. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2666 "2020-08-23T00:06:40Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I think when trump-- **surprise!** – accepts the nomination, there should be a balloon drop as usual, but the hundreds of balloons should look like [COVID viruses](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcT5V5HWHOR8278MOsh5riN2hMusWGEhWIcaog&usqp=CAU). Would that be cool or what? I mean, give credit where it’s due. MSNBC and CNN say that they will provide extensive coverage of the RNC, despite the fact that FoxNews apparently showed none of the DNC. Given the sacrifice involved by those educated people of good will who are willing to put in time watching the Convention of the Deplorables, it’s only fair that the RNC balloon drop maximize entertainment value. So, why not half COVID viruses, and half Trump-the-Baby balloons? > **[Donald Trump baby balloon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_baby_balloon)** > > During an official visit to the United Kingdom by former U.S. President Donald Trump, an inflatable caricature of Trump (usually known as the Trump Baby or less commonly the Baby Trump) was flown in protest of him, his visit, his history of alleged sexual misconduct, and his policies. The balloon depicts Trump as an angry orange baby holding a smartphone. > The balloon was flown over Parliament Square, London, on 13 July 2018, where the police estimate that over 100,000 protestors were in atten... [https://www.babytrumptour.org/event-pix](https://www.babytrumptour.org/event-pix) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2667 "2020-08-23T02:01:57Z")
I was going to propose a drinking game for those watching: Take a drink/shot every time “Wuhan Virus” or “China Virus” gets mentioned. Drink for every reference to “Cheating Hillary/Clinton”. Drink for every time Obama is blamed for the current events. Drink for every mention of Antifa. Drink for every mention of BLM. Bathroom breaks for “George Soros”. Oh Christ, even if it was for every 10th mention, we’d all be passed out by half time. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2668 "2020-08-23T03:20:00Z")
Good rules, but I’d replace Soros with Jeff Bezos. Trump has particular ire for Bezos because he owns the Washington Post. Also, it seems that the right wing has realized that Soros (who’s now 90 years old) may not be around much longer. It looks like it’s going to be a contest between Bezos and Bill Gates over who the new Soros is going to be. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2669 "2020-08-23T03:25:15Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > What is she up to these days, anyway? She totally fell off the face of the earth. Not that I’m complaining… She has been busy dressing up as a bear and rapping Baby Got Back on The Masked Singer. Got to have priorities, you know. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDOMWK2spIw) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2670 "2020-08-23T03:33:31Z")
Trump says Fox News is fake news (47 second video). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-5Rd64QXkjI/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump Calls Fox 'Fake News' | NowThis") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Rd64QXkjI) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2671 "2020-08-23T04:48:25Z")
Postal service employees are reporting that delayed food packages are being left to rot in postal service warehouses, drawing insects and rodents. > **[Rats reported feeding on packages of rotted fruit and meat as postmaster...](https://www.businessinsider.com/usps-california-overwhelme-food-rots-and-animals-dies-in-cuts-chaos-2020-8)** > > The reports come after the recently-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made a series of sweeping changes to the postal service. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2672 "2020-08-23T04:54:20Z")
Fox News released a list of speakers at the Republican Convention. Of the 12 speakers listed, six are Trumps. And only one person of color. > ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2673 "2020-08-23T05:45:23Z")
Did we get to this yet? 😃 > **[In recordings, Trump's sister says he 'has no principles'](https://apnews.com/542e25e8c91c9327126e003f64c35e2e)** > > WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, is heard sharply criticizing her brother in a series of recordings, at one point saying of the president, “He has no principles... Here’s the original Washington Post story: > **[In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maryanne-trump-barry-secret-recordings/2020/08/22/30d457f4-e334-11ea-ade1-28daf1a5e919_story.html)** > > “I’m talking too freely,” President Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, said during 15 hours recorded by her niece, Mary Trump. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2674 "2020-08-23T06:43:03Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Wasn’t there a member here with ‘Cthulhu’ in their name? I recall a regular poster who went by YogSothoth, but not of late. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/2675 "2020-08-23T08:52:14Z")
Oh look, Melanie’s rose garden “renovation” has been [unveiled](https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/melania-trump-faces-backlash-over-underwhelming-rose-garden-reno/7ad22421-30e6-4166-a533-e2a627a2baec). I understand that this administration has issues with colors other than white, but what the hell was wrong with the trees??? 😡 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=134)