# 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:** 224
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4478 "2020-10-06T19:02:15Z")
I think we need to be careful with this kind of thing. To my knowledge only Trump has had serious complications (so far). If no one ends up with any long-term problems then it’s easy (and not totally unreasonable) to be accused of overreacting. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4479 "2020-10-06T19:06:43Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > When was the last time you checked? According to the story, I was two - - - so, 62 years ago. Not that I haven’t been burned since then. ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4480 "2020-10-06T19:13:11Z")
What. The fuck. > **[Trump calls off coronavirus stimulus talks until after election](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-calls-off-coronavirus-stimulus-talks-until-after-election-2020-10-06?mod=bnbh)** > > President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that he told his team to stop negotiating with congressional Democrats on a stimulus package until after the... ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4481 "2020-10-06T19:17:10Z")
Yep, as if people that are losing business, housing, employment will be glad. Trump only cares about himself and stokes, not people. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4482 "2020-10-06T19:22:05Z")
> [@MN\_Maenad](#): > > What. The fuck. > > [Trump calls off coronavirus stimulus talks until after election - MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-calls-off-coronavirus-stimulus-talks-until-after-election-2020-10-06?mod=bnbh) He should reverse himself soon. The Dow dropped over 550 pts in the last 35 min. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4483 "2020-10-06T19:26:06Z")
I wonder if the next debate venue will be doing testing. And what happens if Individual 1 shows up and tests positive? Will they just cancel the debate? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4484 "2020-10-06T19:34:52Z")
One of the military members who carry the nuclear football has tested positive. The Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard has tested positive. The top echelon of Pentagon officials are in quarantine. > **[Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/politics/pentagon-leadership-self-isolating-coronavirus/index.html)** > > The top US general, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, and several members of the Pentagon's senior leadership are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4485 "2020-10-06T19:55:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I don’t see what two more debates can possibly accomplish or contribute to this circus. Before his nibs got infected, Colbert’s reaction to the first debate likened it to watching _Phantom Menace_ – “Dear God, we’ve got to go though this twice more?” ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4486 "2020-10-06T20:01:42Z")
> [@MN\_Maenad](#): > > What. The fuck. > > > ### [Trump calls off coronavirus stimulus talks until after election](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-calls-off-coronavirus-stimulus-talks-until-after-election-2020-10-06?mod=bnbh) > > > > President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that he told his team to stop negotiating with congressional Democrats on a stimulus package until after the… Yeah, it’s like he’s actively trying to throw the election now. All I can figure is he’s so isolated from anyone but yes-men, that he believes millions of voters will blame Pelosi for this. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4487 "2020-10-06T20:03:41Z")
> [@MN\_Maenad](#): > > What. The fuck. Can’t say it more elequently than that. Guess he’ll get it passed at the same time as his healthcare bill. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4488 "2020-10-06T20:06:15Z")
> **[Trump Didn’t Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second...](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-kept-mum-on-thursday-test-result-and-instructed-white-house-adviser-who-had-tested-positive-dont-tell-anyone-2020-10-05?mod=mw_more_headlines)** > > President Trump didn’t disclose a positive result from a rapid test for Covid-19 on Thursday while awaiting the findings from a more thorough coronavirus screening, according to people familiar with the matter. For the Republicans in the Administration: Who is the bigger asshole? The asshole or the one who follows him? ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4489 "2020-10-06T20:10:47Z")
This is nuts. I thought he’d say LOOK! VOTE! For Me me me me! I personally gave you a stimulus check! But apparently not. I guess we’re supposed to vote for him so he can give us a stimulus check afterward, as if his word can be trusted. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4490 "2020-10-06T20:33:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > One of the military members who carry the nuclear football has tested positive. Man, Trump must spew aerosols like a walking fog machine… ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4491 "2020-10-06T20:38:30Z")
It’s 25th Amendment time now, or quick impeachment and removal from office time. Little Donnie was right after all: Big Don has gone nuts. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4492 "2020-10-06T20:43:49Z")
The stock market has plummeted after the end of stimulus negotiations. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4493 "2020-10-06T20:50:51Z")
I’ve fucking had it with shit for brain shit gibbon voters who support this strain of bacterium we call a president and the bacteria we refer to as the republican party. It is human shit. I’ve laid off of dehumanizing them but at every turn they prove themselves to be sub-fucking-human scum who take delight in seeing the country fail and seeing people suffer. Just fuck them and the afterbirth that came out with them. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4494 "2020-10-06T20:59:08Z")
This is but a taste of what he will do from November to January if he loses. I’m just surprised he’s doing it now rather than using stimulus as a way to win over more voters. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4495 "2020-10-06T21:05:52Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > I guess we’re supposed to vote for him so he can give us a stimulus check afterward, as if his word can be trusted. Exactly. Anyway, why waste money on a bunch of losers if the ungrateful bastards can’t be arsed to re-elect him? ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4496 "2020-10-06T21:08:32Z")
It’s extortion - vote for him and he’ll rain dollar bills. Don’t vote for him, and any stimulus won’t come until January. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4497 "2020-10-06T21:11:53Z")
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