# 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:** 323
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6460 "2020-11-14T17:48:28Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > This was the World of Faith Fellowship in Spindale NC. Great chicanery / town name combo ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6461 "2020-11-14T18:26:27Z")
/nitpick/ Yeah I realise “spin”, as biased interpretation to decieve, is distinctly different than the shenanigans of shady money funneling, but entertain me anyway. 🙂 /nitpick/ Other unrelated tidbits: Not the least bit convinced when it’s contended that Pompeo was just trolling about the transition to a second Trump term. I think he’s a seriously deluded autoritarian-wannabe piece of emu’s excrement. Aw too bad about Lewandowski getting covid earlier last week. Rough goin, brah, despite me wanting to spend just 30 seconds (is all I’ll need) in a locked up room with you. Did we ever find out why Qanon scumfuck Marjorie Taylor Green’s two opponents quit? Battleground electors - what the hell do we really know about them? Are they ever interviewed? I’d imagine they’re to be kept out of the public spotlight as much as possible, but you can’t help but wonder if outside forces are, in any way, trying to exert whatever forces necessary on electors to bring about dubious results. The Republican Party is now to be officially called the SFLP, the Sore Fucking Loser Party. ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6462 "2020-11-14T20:01:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Despite my feelings about Biden, I don’t think Hunter is much of an improvement. This is the guy who cheated on his wife with his brother’s widow. The best thing about Hunter Biden is we don’t have to care about him much – he will not hold a White House position in his father’s administration, he will not be making decisions for our nation because of who his father is. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6463 "2020-11-14T20:08:44Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > When Trump has to come up with a time frame for just about anything, he seems that his g-to span is two weeks Two weeks would be a regular miracle. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lJhHjACjJjA/hqdefault.jpg "2 weeks? 2 weeks!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhHjACjJjA) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6464 "2020-11-14T20:28:59Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Battleground electors - what the hell do we really know about them? What we know about them is that they are selected by the party. They are usually important people, big donors, definite party allies. They are selected specifically because they are trusted to vote for the party’s candidate. Short of extreme bribery or extortion, I have no reason to suspect they will be unfaithful. If there is that level of bribery or extortion, then it didn’t really matter who they were in the first place. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6465 "2020-11-14T20:35:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > What we know about them is that they are selected by the party. They are usually important people, big donors, definite party allies. They are selected specifically because they are trusted to vote for the party’s candidate. > > Short of extreme bribery or extortion, I have no reason to suspect they will be unfaithful. If there is that level of bribery or extortion, then it didn’t really matter who they were in the first place. Hillary Clinton said she’s a Biden elector from New York. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6466 "2020-11-14T21:21:31Z")
I have to admit, I’d find it hysterical if she went faithless and cast her vote for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6467 "2020-11-14T21:54:14Z")
I see him more in the Billy Carter category. [![](http://tomremington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BillyBeer.png) ](http://tomremington.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BillyBeer.png) ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6468 "2020-11-14T23:05:33Z")
The people on Tik Tok tried to overwhelm the Million MAGA March hashtag by flooding it with pictures of pancakes. > **[The Million MAGA March hashtag has been taken over by images of pancakes](https://www.motherjones.com/food/2020/11/the-million-maga-march-hashtag-has-been-taken-over-by-images-of-pancakes/)** > > Flapjacks, not fascists. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6469 "2020-11-15T00:24:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > The White House spokescritter deflects a question from the media by saying (at approx. 2’ 5" into this video)… > > [That would be a question for the White House.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6n4FLvzPEY) > > They aren’t even pretending to be competent, or even sensible, now. Not that I’m asserting that they are competent or sensible, but this is likely to be a ham-fisted attempt to avoid being vulnerable to being charged under the Hatch Act. The 1939 act’s full title is " **An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities**"—and obviously it’s been utterly disregarded during the past four years, which have been nothing if not pernicious. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6470 "2020-11-15T00:50:45Z")
That’s something the K-pop stan’s ( a group of fans of Korean pop, I think) started. They’ve done this before, they hijacked #TrumpArmy and the associated tags when the Trump campaign was trying to recruit poll watchers. And don’t forget the time they requested 100’s of thousands of tickets to a Trump rally. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6471 "2020-11-15T01:50:18Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > The 1939 act’s full title is " **An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities**"—and obviously it’s been utterly disregarded during the past four years, which have been nothing if not pernicious. Of course it’s been disregarded: it doesn’t have a snappy acronym that spells out what it’s ostensibly trying to accomplish. AATPPPA sounds like a genetic code for crying out loud! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6472 "2020-11-15T02:35:21Z")
> [@Ziberian](#): > > The best thing about Hunter Biden is we don’t have to care about him much – he will not hold a White House position in his father’s administration, he will not be making decisions for our nation because of who his father is. But … but … wasn’t he running for President and Governor and Chief Bottle-Washer of the whole United States or something? Why else were the Republicans on him so much? ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6473 "2020-11-15T03:12:59Z")
For a “Law & Order” President, Donald Trump sure keeps company with a lot of people who don’t follow the law: > **[Judge: DHS head didn't have authority to suspend DACA](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-immigration-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program-6da7a068fd66722136fc1fd5eb82098b)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York ruled Saturday that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully, a determination that invalidated Wolf's suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood... ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6474 "2020-11-15T03:20:43Z")
The GOP and Trump smear campaign against Hunter Biden was amazingly effective, one of the most impactful smear campaigns in history, so successful I don’t think a single person in the entire country voted for Hunter! Nixon himself would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![rboyce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rboyce/32/4066_2.png) [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6475 "2020-11-15T03:29:07Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > The GOP and Trump smear campaign against Hunter Biden was amazingly effective, one of the most impactful smear campaigns in history, so successful So successful that Biden will be President soon enough while dump returns to Trump’s _ **Mar-a-Lago** _ hideout with his cadie, Austin Johnson being his last living friend So sad, sad indeed ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6476 "2020-11-15T03:36:17Z")
A federal judge has overturned Chad Wolf’s suspension of DACA, ruling that since Wolf’s position as acting DHS head was illegal, the action itself was illegal. > **[Judge rules Daca suspension invalid, Homeland Security head in office illegally](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/15/judge-rules-daca-suspension-invalid-homeland-security-head-in-office-illegally)** > > Chad Wolf took office unlawfully, says federal court judge, therefore could not suspend program that shields young people from deportation ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6477 "2020-11-15T04:07:05Z")
You know, considering the army of lawyers the Trump administration has subsidized over the years, it’s really remarkable how often they fuck up on matters of law. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6478 "2020-11-15T04:10:03Z")
“Only the best people!” ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6479 "2020-11-15T04:12:01Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You know, considering the army of lawyers the Trump administration has subsidized over the years, it’s really remarkable how often they fuck up on matters of law. That is remarkable. Didn’t Trump promise to hire only the best people? ETA: And ninja’d…serves me right for expanding on my draft post. I initially wrote the exact same thing that @Northern_Piper wrote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=324)