# 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:** 212
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4238 "2020-10-02T05:06:09Z")
On [NBCNews.com](http://NBCNews.com): > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced on Twitter early Friday. > > “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” he [tweeted](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849?s=20). > **[Trump experiencing 'mild symptoms' after testing positive for Covid-19](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-first-lady-test-positive-covid-19-n1241769)** > > The president announced that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive and are isolating. The diagnosis thrusts the White House, election into turmoil. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4239 "2020-10-02T05:06:51Z")
Well aware. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4240 "2020-10-02T05:07:37Z")
The first question a reporter has to ask him is how did he catch a hoax? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4241 "2020-10-02T05:09:40Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > how did he catch a hoax? From Hoax Hicks, of course… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4242 "2020-10-02T05:11:12Z")
I’m not going to believe it until it is corroborated by an actual medical professional. “Trump tweeted something” is just not something I can believe. I can believe he was told to quarantine, and he does not understand what that means. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4243 "2020-10-02T05:11:43Z")
Guess he should have worn a mask. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4244 "2020-10-02T05:13:12Z")
And every body in the West Wing has been flying around the country with him this week. Tsk. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4245 "2020-10-02T05:13:25Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Uq5XmNS1M-g/hqdefault.jpg "Original Hamster Dance From 1997 Hamsters Dancing Online - 80TOONS.com") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5XmNS1M-g) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4246 "2020-10-02T05:14:40Z")
NBC News reporter Hallie Jackson is currently on MSNBC. She’s quoting from a press release from Trump’s physician, stating that both the president and Mrs. Trump have COVID-19, but that neither of them are symptomatic at this time. It’s a breaking story, so I imagine it’ll take at least a few minutes for that statement to make it online. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4247 "2020-10-02T05:18:05Z")
It’s being reported by the New York Times, so of course it must be fake news. [Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/politics/trump-positive-coronavirus.html) Talk about dream headlines… ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4248 "2020-10-02T05:18:35Z")
I suppose a better person would wish him no ill. So I shall strive to become that better person, starting tomorrow. Thread: [Trump and Melania test positive for COVID-19 - #5 by Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-melania-test-positive-for-covid-19/922010/5) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4249 "2020-10-02T05:20:55Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I’m not going to believe it until it is corroborated by an actual medical professional. “Trump tweeted something” is just not something I can believe. As reported by NPR: > [@](#): > > White House physician Sean Conley said in a memo dated Oct. 1 that he had received confirmation “this evening” that Trump and his wife Melania Trump had tested positive for the virus. > > Conley said Trump will continue “carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering” from the virus. > > “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence,” he said. > > “The White House medical team and I will maintain a vigilant watch, and I appreciate the support provided by some of our country’s greatest medical professionals and institutions,” he said. > **[Trump Takes 'Precautionary' Treatment After He And First Lady Test Positive...](https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/02/919385151/president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19)** > > President Trump is 74, an age that makes him more vulnerable to the virus. The first lady, who's 50, also tested positive. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4250 "2020-10-02T05:27:29Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > CNN says Trump has Tweeted he tested positive. What a loser, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4251 "2020-10-02T05:31:04Z")
It’s not a positive “Covid” diagnosis for the deranged WH couple. It’s Chlamydia, just sounds like “Covid” to Two-Scoops and sounds like “chicken Kiev” to Melania. “People are saying…” it’s a cute for diarrhea mouth, so fingers crossed, ya know? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4252 "2020-10-02T05:33:34Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > I suppose a better person would wish him no ill. So I shall strive to become that better person, starting tomorrow. I will merely state a religious principle. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xLy2SaSQAtA/maxresdefault.jpg "INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLy2SaSQAtA) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4253 "2020-10-02T06:21:14Z")
My feeling is that it is fake news. Probably Hicks tested positive so Trump realized that if he “tested positive” he could lead the headlines away from the debates and his taxes. He wouldn’t have to do any more debates and he could sit home and watch TV all day. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4254 "2020-10-02T06:24:09Z")
Hopefully he will receive the best treatment that the Tara Ried Medical Kiosk has to offer. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4255 "2020-10-02T06:25:39Z")
Does he need a new pillow? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4256 "2020-10-02T06:42:36Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > I suppose a better person would wish him no ill. So I shall strive to become that better person, starting tomorrow. Someone on Fox said that the American people will be sending heartfelt thoughts to Trump. He didn’t say what kind of heartfelt thoughts. (I’ll just be in my handbasket over there \>.) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4257 "2020-10-02T06:57:09Z")
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