# 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:** 345
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6901 "2020-11-24T19:31:52Z")
Huh? First, the sentence quoted is fine. I see nothing wrong with it. Second, of course “strongly” is a word. Why wouldn’t it be? I’ve heard it and used it often in constructions like “I strongly encourage you to …” Am I perhaps being whooshed? It’s in every online dictionary I’ve checked. It shows up 30 times in Shakespeare’s work. It even shows up thrice in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” Lo, it is a legitimate locution. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6902 "2020-11-24T19:46:59Z")
Stock market does well. Trump takes credit. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-brags-about-dow-30-000-at-surprise-news-conference-leaves-after-a-minute/ar-BB1bk0Cc](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-brags-about-dow-30-000-at-surprise-news-conference-leaves-after-a-minute/ar-BB1bk0Cc) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6903 "2020-11-24T20:03:57Z")
I don’t suppose it ever occurred to him that the market is euphoric at his imminent demise…but whatever gets you through the night, Donnie. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6904 "2020-11-24T20:35:57Z")
This is classic [https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1331077065475493894?ref\_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1331077065475493894|twgr^|twcon^s1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.macrumors.com%2Fthreads%2F2020-election-voter-fraud-thread.2265639%2Fpage-28](https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1331077065475493894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1331077065475493894%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.macrumors.com%2Fthreads%2F2020-election-voter-fraud-thread.2265639%2Fpage-28) Laura something-or-other-angular says “… you’ve known me for a long time now and you know by now that I will not lie to you or simply tell you what you want to hear …” and we spend the next half hour cleaning up spilt beverages as she continues to assault us with bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6905 "2020-11-24T20:41:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > In the strictest pedantic sense, the construction is grammatically sound. The problem lies in the fact that the word “strongly” is not part of the English language. It simply does not exist. No one uses that word. Literally no one. I _strongly_ suggest you check some dictionaries. [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongly) or [Cambridge](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/strongly) are good places to start… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6906 "2020-11-24T20:42:40Z")
> [@Mike\_H](#): > > Of course, this has the unfortunate side effect that such people cannot be prosecuted for crimes while they are here Sovereign non-citizens! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6907 "2020-11-24T20:57:46Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > Hands up, everybody who believes that Trump wrote that all by himself. > > The phrase “our case STRONGLY continues” is bad grammar, so he might have had a hand in it. Not only that, but “country” is capitalized – twice. Capitalizing words incorrectly and randomly or as a method of emphasis is characteristic of the illiterate writing of Trump and similar imbeciles. My guess is he wrote out some incomprehensible gibberish with a Sharpie and some semi-literate staff partially cleaned it up. His idea was just to make sure he got credit and praise for starting the inevitable transition, and the staff’s objective was to turn it into a sort of English. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6908 "2020-11-24T21:00:09Z")
What the shit? > **[Trump shares bizarre videos and tweets by actor Randy Quaid about voter...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-shares-bizarre-videos-tweets-actor-randy-quaid-about-voter-n1248818)** > > In one video, Quaid recited a tweet from Trump in a creepy voice saying "Fox News daytime ratings have completely collapsed" as lights strobed on his face. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6909 "2020-11-24T21:38:17Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I don’t suppose it ever occurred to him that the market is euphoric at his imminent demise…but whatever gets you through the night, Donnie. Bingo. And ~ The hooker from Slovenia has the difficult duty to tell one of her personal assistants to arrange Christmas décor. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6910 "2020-11-24T21:44:31Z")
Shitter’s always full with that guy. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6911 "2020-11-24T21:49:46Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Not only that, but “country” is capitalized – twice. Capitalizing words incorrectly and randomly or as a method of emphasis is characteristic of the illiterate writing of Trump and similar imbeciles. My guess is he wrote out some incomprehensible gibberish with a Sharpie and some semi-literate staff partially cleaned it up. His idea was just to make sure he got credit and praise for starting the inevitable transition, and the staff’s objective was to turn it into a sort of English Nah, that’s how the people who do his tweets for him imitate his “style” (gawd, I hate to call it that). Just capitalize the words he usually capitalizes, use all-caps and exclamation points for emphasis, etc. Simple to do if you know how to write. Maybe @Smapti does it for extra income; he’s exceptionally good at it. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6912 "2020-11-24T22:15:49Z")
You just know the ones with the least seniority are going to get stuck with this one: [Secret Service members asked about protecting soon-to-be-former president Trump full time in Florida: Sources (yahoo.com)](https://www.yahoo.com/gma/secret-members-asked-protecting-soon-205816566.html) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6913 "2020-11-24T22:40:46Z")
Heh heh! Nice one! ---
**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 24, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6914 "2020-11-24T22:44:18Z")
Guys. The clusterfuck… it’s ending. And you can tell because Melania is just completely and totally out of fucks to give about even the ceremonial aspects of her role as First Lady: > ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6915 "2020-11-24T22:47:52Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Heh heh! Nice one! @asahi are you searching for your true identity or just trying to keep us on our toes? > [@JohnT](#): > > …will skip the unveiling of this year’s holiday décor. White House says: “The First Lady will not be in attendance.”- That is freaking _hilarious_. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6916 "2020-11-24T22:56:39Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Guys. > > The clusterfuck… it’s ending. But can we still max out the 10,000 posts by noon on Jan. 20? It’ll take almost 51 posts per day. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6917 "2020-11-24T23:02:44Z")
Fifty one posts per day. One post at a time. WE CAN DO THIS! [![](https://cdn.britannica.com/02/216702-050-914C6006/Rosie-the-Riveter-We-Can-Do-It-poster-J-Howard-Miller-circa-1942-1943-World-War-II.jpg) ](https://cdn.britannica.com/02/216702-050-914C6006/Rosie-the-Riveter-We-Can-Do-It-poster-J-Howard-Miller-circa-1942-1943-World-War-II.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6918 "2020-11-24T23:04:05Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > My guess is he wrote out some incomprehensible gibberish with a Sharpie and some semi-literate staff partially cleaned it up. I believe he does not know how to do stuff on his phone at all. He scrawls his tweets out on the bathroom tile with a beloved sharpie, then points the phone at it and some very specialized handwriting recognition software reads the barely legible mess and tries to convert it into ascii text that is vaguely comprehensible. Its Herculean efforts at parsing and correction are why some tweets seem to make more sense than others. Streaks from where the tiles were wiped clean mere add color to the gibberish. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6919 "2020-11-24T23:04:52Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Fifty one posts per day. > One post at a time. > WE CAN DO THIS! Okay, but they have to be legit beefs about the clusterfuck. Not space wasters like this one! ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/6920 "2020-11-24T23:06:48Z")
But can we criticize each other for space-wasting posts? I mean, Discourse does not count verbiage, only how many posts there are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=344) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=346)