# 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:** 428
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8565 "2021-01-09T05:01:10Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > Out of a black and perverse curiosity, I find myself wondering if Trump will dare go golfing this weekend. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does go golfing. Just not on a golf course. “Let’s see … pretty sure I can pull all those books and ornaments off the Oval Office shelves with a nine-iron … the Resolute Desk can be taken care of with a four-iron … Obama’s portrait deserves a driver through his face …” ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8566 "2021-01-09T05:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > “We have been negotiating with various other sites, and will have a big announcement soon, while we also look at the possibilities of building out our own platform **in the near future,”** other tweets from the @POTUS account read in part. In two weeks. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8567 "2021-01-09T06:02:17Z")
Steve Bannon’s podcast has been removed from YouTube after he interviewed Rudy Giulani, who said the violence was not perpetrated by Individual 1 supporters. > **[Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast removed from YouTube hours after Giuliani...](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bannon-podcast-youtube-giuliani-riot-b1784765.html)** > > Former New York mayor blamed Democratic ‘fascists’ for Capitol violence that killed five people ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8568 "2021-01-09T06:40:45Z")
I’m smiling at the thought of trump raging through the white House finding phones to commandeer to tweet. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8569 "2021-01-09T07:44:39Z")
Nyet sockskiy! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8570 "2021-01-09T09:45:59Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > This is just a fun headline. I’ll just leave this here for your enjoyment. > > [Pelosi Vows to Impeach Trump Again - If Pence Doesn’t Remove Him First](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533180-pelosi-trump-should-be-removed-immediately) > > Sorta sounds like they are fighting over who gets to do the honors. Which they might be. Pence is supposedly furious at Trump. Well, yeah - Pence’s family was there, too, his wife, daughter, and brother when the mob riled up by Trump crashed the doors and were literally yelling about hanging him and various other people. Pence supported that loathesome slime without question for years and discovered Trump sent a mob to kill him. Of course he’s furious. Who wouldn’t be? > [@JohnT](#): > > Can’t do a 25th if you have no cabinet. Yes, you can and the House is working on the paperwork for that - looks like they’ve got both barrels aimed at Trump, the 25th AND impeachment. > [@casdave](#): > > How can you issues any sort of pardon unless you also state what crime the pardon is being issued for? > > That would mean admitting crime or possible crime in the first place Gerald Ford set that precedent by pardoning Nixon before Nixon was even charged - yes, the president can pardon without naming the offense and can pardon in advance. Even if he shouldn’t. Time for another amendment? > [@eschereal](#): > > One of the terrorists not coming home from the Capitol on Wednesday was waving a Gadsden Flag (Yellow, with the snake on it). > > …A woman who was reportedly trampled to death during a riot inside the U.S. Capitol was reportedly obsessed with the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to her friends and family. A photo shows that she carried a Gadsden “don’t tread on me” flag at a… Wow, Karma brought her sister Irony to that one… > [@Railer13](#): > > Are there Senators (and/or Reps, for that matter), that would seriously consider switching parties? Besides Murkowski, perhaps Collins, Romney, Toomey? None of them will become Democrats. More likely to form a new party than switch. Which would split the Republicans thoroughly and change the balance of power. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8571 "2021-01-09T14:42:52Z")
So Dean Pelosi put the Trumps on Double Secret Probation? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8572 "2021-01-09T16:09:50Z")
Interesting [editorial](https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2021/01/07/a-truth-reckoning-why-were-holding-those-who-lied-for-trump-accountable/?sh=7e5a215a5710) in Forbes magazine a couple of days ago by editor, Randall Lane, slammed the lies of the administration, and in particular called out Trump’s various spokespeople (Conway, Spicer, Sanders, Grisham, McEnany) for their roles in spreading disinformation. Then he issued a warning: > [@](#): > > Let it be known to the business world: Hire any of Trump’s fellow fabulists above, and _Forbes_ will assume that everything your company or firm talks about is a lie. We’re going to scrutinize, double-check, investigate with the same skepticism we’d approach a Trump tweet. Want to ensure the world’s biggest business media brand approaches you as a potential funnel of disinformation? Then hire away. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8573 "2021-01-09T17:16:04Z")
[imdb trivia](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104431/): > [@](#): > > As of January 2021, Donald Trump is the only cast member of Home Alone 2 to both attempt a violent overthrow of the American democratic system and get banned from Twitter in the same week. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8574 "2021-01-09T17:22:49Z")
Thanks, @mhendo, I didn’t see this. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8575 "2021-01-09T17:28:36Z")
Another thanks; I’ve passed it on to half a dozen people already. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8576 "2021-01-09T17:33:36Z")
Somebody noted that Agent Orange said ”You’re special, I love you" to several thousand people on January 6th. Which happens to be Eric-of-Orange’s birthday. It is not known whether he has ever said anything like that to Eric himself. Most likely not. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8577 "2021-01-09T19:10:02Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Obama’s portrait deserves a driver through his face …” Didn’t Donny forbid hanging Obama’s portrait? Ha! ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8578 "2021-01-09T19:38:08Z")
Hah! Stephen Colbert nailed it: [Hey, Republicans Who Supported This President: Are We Great Again Yet? - LIVE MONOLOGUE - YouTube](https://youtu.be/JpUxQyLCBbk?t=627) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8579 "2021-01-09T20:03:00Z")
[classic](https://www.shacknews.com/cortex/article/508/friendster-and-myspace-also-ban-president-trump-following-yesterdays-failed-coup-) > [@](#): > > “We were shocked to see a new account created yesterday, as we are pretty much a worthless website with legacy band content. It was pretty bizarre to see a new band named ‘Trump and the MAGAs’ sign up for a MySpace account in the year of our lord 2021, so we began the procedures to track the user’s IP address. When we realized that it was this asshole trying to evade his Twitter and Facebook bans, we promptly permabanned his ass.” ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8580 "2021-01-09T21:36:02Z")
We’re watching you, Macauley. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8581 "2021-01-09T23:46:24Z")
How many of these people has Forbes interviewed in the past? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8582 "2021-01-09T23:47:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Somebody noted that Agent Orange said ”You’re special, I love you" to several thousand people on January 6th. Which happens to be Eric-of-Orange’s birthday. It is not known whether he has ever said anything like that to Eric himself. Most likely not. Tiffany was the only one in the family to even acknowledge Eric’s birthday publicly. Of course, she did it in the middle of the riot, so her self awareness is as bad as the rest of the clan. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8583 "2021-01-10T01:17:31Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > FWIW, I was one of the people that messaged him suggesting that parody. It was obvious and apparently he got lots of requests for it, he references that at the beginning of the song Well? ARE you happy? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8584 "2021-01-10T01:28:27Z")
Frankly, it wasn’t his best work. It felt rushed.😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=429)