# 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:** 230
**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 8, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4598 "2020-10-08T05:28:30Z")
Are people in the administration struggling with ESL? > **[US warns China against Taiwan attack, stresses US ‘ambiguity’](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/8/us-warns-china-against-taiwan-attack-stresses-us-ambiguity)** > > Senior official warns amphibious landings are difficult, but also repeats US calls for Taiwan to boost defence spending. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4599 "2020-10-08T08:08:58Z")
> [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](#): > > “Woody Johnson” _giggles_ \< / thirteen-year-old-me\> Trust me - the British find it just as funny. ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4600 "2020-10-08T13:12:32Z")
More good news in MAGA land: the jobs market is becoming a real problem again. > **[Jobless claims were worse than expected amid slowdown in hiring](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/08/weekly-jobless-claims.html)** > > First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 840,000 last week, higher than the 825,000 Wall Street estimate. I don’t even think they factored in the latest rounds of mass layoffs. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4601 "2020-10-08T13:19:00Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > More good news in MAGA land: the jobs market is becoming a real problem again. > > > ### [Jobless claims were worse than expected amid slowdown in hiring](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/08/weekly-jobless-claims.html) > > > > First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 825,000 last week, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. > > I don’t even think they factored in the latest rounds of mass layoffs.- Dang! That Obama just _can’t_ stop screwing up, amirite? 🤦🏿‍♂️ ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4602 "2020-10-08T13:47:39Z")
I bet smoke is going to start coming out of his ears pretty soon. Or he might just melt and we’ll find out that he was just a wax figure with a voice box whose virtual ‘personality’ was being manipulated from afar. I swear I’ve had nothing to drink - yet. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4603 "2020-10-08T13:51:34Z")
Take your pick: [![](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/84065033-987d-4a53-ac9f-172bca865101/dcrnzz0-a8289e0d-4eda-4bdb-8924-5c568add5ac5.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvODQwNjUwMzMtOTg3ZC00YTUzLWFjOWYtMTcyYmNhODY1MTAxXC9kY3JuenowLWE4Mjg5ZTBkLTRlZGEtNGJkYi04OTI0LTVjNTY4YWRkNWFjNS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.IevI7LqKia6Rxs5BizRByROf5RupiviGRgoY1v0UlwI) ](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/84065033-987d-4a53-ac9f-172bca865101/dcrnzz0-a8289e0d-4eda-4bdb-8924-5c568add5ac5.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvODQwNjUwMzMtOTg3ZC00YTUzLWFjOWYtMTcyYmNhODY1MTAxXC9kY3JuenowLWE4Mjg5ZTBkLTRlZGEtNGJkYi04OTI0LTVjNTY4YWRkNWFjNS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.IevI7LqKia6Rxs5BizRByROf5RupiviGRgoY1v0UlwI) [![](https://miro.medium.com/max/720/1*zLJC3DoWlAA2S-nmrEww2g.jpeg) ](https://miro.medium.com/max/720/1*zLJC3DoWlAA2S-nmrEww2g.jpeg) ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4604 "2020-10-08T13:51:46Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I swear I’ve had nothing to drink - yet. There _are_ other mind-altering substances that you might have partaken of. ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4605 "2020-10-08T13:52:58Z")
This one is amusing too. [https://twitter.com/Infantry0300/status/1314176652788854787](https://twitter.com/Infantry0300/status/1314176652788854787) Anyone know what this is from? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4606 "2020-10-08T13:54:35Z")
> **[This Giant Chicken Balloon Looks a Lot Like the President](https://time.com/4894876/donald-trump-chicken-balloon/)** > > It made an appearance near the White House on Wednesday ? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4607 "2020-10-08T13:54:43Z")
Maybe this? > **[Donald Trump Blows Off Bernie Sanders Debate, Sparks Chicken Meme](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumpchicken-debate-meme_n_574944aee4b0dacf7ad50d0f)** > > \#ChickenTrump is trending high on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4608 "2020-10-08T14:09:03Z")
Yesterday trump had a Fox interview with Maria Bartiromo in which he didn’t really say any _new_ crazy things, but it was literally ‘crazy on steroids’. he claimed Barr won’t be successful until he indicts Obama and Biden for their supposed spying. He says for the millionth time Hillary Clinton should be arrested for the 33,000 deleted emails. He calls Kamala Harris a ‘Communist’ and a ‘monster’. I didn’t actually listen to the whole interview, but I listened to a short clip in which he called Harris a ‘Communist’ 4 times in 30 seconds. Some other highlights-- he doesn’t believe the polls that show how far he is behind because, quote, “Because we’ve never had this much support! They have a boat thing, they have 5,000 boats, they have thousands of trucks all over the country! I don’t believe the polls!” He says it’s beyond dispute that he’s done more for the Black community than anyone since Lincoln- “They don’t even challenge me on that!”. I mean, I know everybody is suffering from scandal and outrage exhaustion, but we have a full-on raving lunatic President screaming for his political enemies to be locked up for imaginary crimes, and somehow this has become the new political normal; he continues to be propped up by most of the Repub party. I’ve said it before, but these are very strange times. > **[Here are the five craziest moments from Trump's unhinged Fox Business interview](https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/here-are-the-five-craziest-moments-from-trumps-unhinged-fox-business-interview/)** > > President Donald Trump on Thursday did an interview with Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo in which he made a series of wild and unhinged accusations against his political opponents.Below are the five craziest moments from the president's rant.1.) Trump... ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4609 "2020-10-08T14:15:35Z")
Well, don’t worry. He’s back to the crazy. > **[Democrats rip Trump for suggesting Gold Star families could have given him...](https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/10/08/trump-gold-star-families-coronavirus-427875)** > > “They come within an inch of my face, sometimes,” the president said of the families of America’s war dead. ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4610 "2020-10-08T14:18:51Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Well, don’t worry. He’s back to the crazy. > **[Democrats rip Trump for suggesting Gold Star families could have given him...](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/08/trump-gold-star-families-coronavirus-427875)** > > “They come within an inch of my face, sometimes,” the president said of the families of America’s war dead. That’s what happens when you try to grope the women. ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4611 "2020-10-08T14:36:58Z")
> [@solost](#): > > He calls Kamala Harris a ‘Communist’ and a ‘monster’. Wait, no cutesy nickname? he didn’t call her “nasty”? Clearly, he _is_ slipping. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4612 "2020-10-08T14:41:44Z")
‘Communist monster’ ain’t cutesy enough for you? ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4613 "2020-10-08T14:45:37Z")
How about Kommie-la? ---
**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 8, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4614 "2020-10-08T15:12:53Z")
See? That’s how you do it. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4615 "2020-10-08T15:49:33Z")
You know your doing an objectively bad job when the frigging New England Journal of Medicine enters the political fray against you. [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2029812](https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2029812) > Anyone else who recklessly squandered lives and money in this way would be suffering legal consequences. Our leaders have largely claimed immunity for their actions. But this election gives us the power to render judgment. Reasonable people will certainly disagree about the many political positions taken by candidates. But truth is neither liberal nor conservative. When it comes to the response to the largest public health crisis of our time, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent. We should not abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4616 "2020-10-08T15:54:20Z")
From the Fox Business interview > [@The Stable Genius](#): > > Everybody else I know gets indicted Yeah. Funny, that. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/4617 "2020-10-08T15:55:58Z")
Damn Deep State. It’s just not faaaiiiiiir!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=229) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=231)