# 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:** 385
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7702 "2020-12-17T20:38:29Z")
From the demand letter sent by Dominion’s lawyer: > [@](#): > > “Dominion has never provided machines or any of its software or technology to Venezuela, nor has it ever participated in any elections to Venezuela," the letter, obtained by Insider, said. > > “It did not receive $400 million from the Chinese in the weeks before the 2020 election.” > > “It has no ties to the Chinese government, the Venezuelan government, George Soros, **Bigfoot** , or the **Loch Ness Monster**.” ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7703 "2020-12-17T20:41:05Z")
What would happen if the US subsidiary of DeutscheBank were to move to foreclose on some of his properties, including the one in Palm Beach? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7704 "2020-12-17T20:51:44Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Is it a press conference if the press doesn’t show up? If only OAN shows up, does that count? Whenever I see the name of this news organization, it makes think of [someone jacking off onto the ground.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan) Nothing more to add… ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7705 "2020-12-17T21:02:30Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Whenever I see the name of this news organization, it makes think of [someone jacking off onto the ground.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan) Nothing more to add…- “OAN, the Wanker Network” ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7706 "2020-12-17T21:02:47Z")
That’s good. Because I’m holding MY inauguration also on the 20th. Another four years will be great. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7707 "2020-12-17T21:09:49Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > To go further, according to TPM’s Josh Kovensky, six states have announced they have been told by the CDC that their vaccine shipments are being reduced 30-40% next week, with no reason given: WA, IL, FL, MI, NE, and IA: Pfizer says they have vaccines stocked up in the warehouse because the administration won’t tell them where to ship them. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7708 "2020-12-17T21:14:24Z")
Elliot Broidy asked the FBI for help, claiming that his and his wife’s emails were hacked and posted internationally. He gave access to his emails to the FBI so they can investigate the hack. Based on the emails that he willingly gave them, the FBI has charged him with illegally operating as an unregistered foreign agent. > **[A top Trump fundraiser asked the FBI for help. Big mistake.](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/12/a-top-trump-fundraiser-asked-the-fbi-for-help-big-mistake/)** > > Elliott Broidy hoped the feds would investigate a hack of his email. But they had other ideas. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7709 "2020-12-17T21:15:22Z")
That’s a big oops. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7710 "2020-12-17T21:17:25Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Again, it sounds farcical, almost comical, but Trump’s perpetually claiming to be the real leader could be a real problem for the Biden administration, particularly if the Republican senate can essentially block fiscal stimulus and ensure that Biden fails at everything he tries to achieve Pretending to still be the president has got to be some sort of federal offense, no? Wouldn’t that be sedition? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7711 "2020-12-17T21:22:25Z")
No, as far as I know, you can claim to be king, claim that your property is a sovereign nation. As long as you don’t break any laws and pay your taxes, you can probably claim whatever the hell you want. As was said earlier, in the past, someone might be committed to a psychiatric institution for a few nights, but that’s about it. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7712 "2020-12-17T21:25:39Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > No, as far as I know, you can claim to be king, claim that your property is a sovereign nation. As long as you don’t **break any laws** and **pay your taxes** , you can probably claim whatever the hell you want.- My bold. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7713 "2020-12-17T21:26:11Z")
While digging out from our recent snowstorm, I was astonished to uncover my morning paper. They’d actually delivered it (after saying they wouldn’t) The headline for The Boston Globe for December 17, 2020 reads > [@](#): > > **“It’s this Symbol of --It’s Finally going to End”** I had to read the story to see if they were talking about the Trump Presidency or the COVID Pandemic. For the record, it’s the Pandemic. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7714 "2020-12-17T21:26:12Z")
Twitter taking his account away would be enough for him to go over the edge. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7715 "2020-12-17T21:28:26Z")
In the last 24 hours we found out that ‘hundreds’ of people are asking for pardons, Pfizer hasn’t received instructions on how to deliver their vaccine, and Russia hacked our nuclear weapons program (among other things). Still clusterfucking after all this time! ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7716 "2020-12-17T21:30:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mJ4ffTLdSZU/hqdefault.jpg "Dr Strangelove RIDING BOMB") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4ffTLdSZU) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7717 "2020-12-17T21:33:59Z")
ShitGibbon can probably figure out how to raise $750 each year. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7718 "2020-12-17T21:50:47Z")
Atlantic City is auctioning off the right to push the button to blow up the Trump Casino. > **[Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino](https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/947540932/atlantic-city-is-offering-bidders-the-chance-to-blow-up-a-former-trump-casino)** > > The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for implosion next month, but the right to press the button is still up for grabs. The city is auctioning off the opportunity for charity. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7719 "2020-12-17T22:30:33Z")
But how would he let the Trumpian millions know about it? Couldn’t issue a complaint in the MSM, because that’s just fake news, even on Fox. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7720 "2020-12-17T22:35:03Z")
But what about her emails?! ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/7721 "2020-12-17T22:47:18Z")
Still unhacked! After all these years, still unhacked. Whoda thunk it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=384) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=386)