# 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:** 438
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8766 "2021-01-13T01:54:44Z")
> **[Donald J. Trump](https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZWUC6jA7zXJ2F9xdrMOFnr-Z9szahnBEjhEl9-85KHOhfEgNBvG-AEakfpBZ8EVRSz_d8jL7JY9Pqyy08hZk2Gta31q7WbPRBMM-Ge57lskbPZnnj4DfHB8iua7EXCbUYEiKcbMQqy-lWsQrdriBkRCh_0DCxEc8Q-o8bfpFzPGZQ& __tn__ =kK-R)** > > Donald J. Trump. 32,076,968 likes · 17,228 talking about this. This is the official Facebook page for Donald J. Trump ---
**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 13, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8767 "2021-01-13T01:56:05Z")
🤦‍♂️ Sorry, dude. I meant to find the link in one of these threads and got distracted by my dinner. Hope you found it already; here it is if not: > **[McConnell is said to be pleased about impeachment, believing it will be...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment.html)** ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8768 "2021-01-13T01:56:47Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > What a great idea! Why couldn’t Biden’s team come up with something like that, if they’re sooooooo smart? Because Trump stole it. (Maybe you were being sarcastic?) [https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/biden-to-release-all-covid-19-vaccine-doses-instead-of-stockpiling-2nd-round.html](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/biden-to-release-all-covid-19-vaccine-doses-instead-of-stockpiling-2nd-round.html) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8769 "2021-01-13T03:25:37Z")
Well, I was. Not very successfully, it would appear. ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8770 "2021-01-13T05:13:37Z")
Can someone tell me, is “Hatriots” a word? Should it be? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8771 "2021-01-13T05:32:08Z")
McConnell is having a Michael Clayton moment after Trump tried to assassinate him. > I’m not the guy you kill, I’m the guy you buy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NYknJmoDDPs/maxresdefault.jpg "Michael Clayton (2007) - Do I look like I'm negotiating?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYknJmoDDPs&t=109) ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8772 "2021-01-13T05:55:07Z")
I looooove that movie. ---
**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 13, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8773 "2021-01-13T12:05:35Z")
Yeah, dude is supposed to be banned. I went to Facebook and reported the profile. I suggest anyone else with an account do likewise. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8774 "2021-01-13T12:09:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > mourning Sheldon Adelson Do they make extenders to double the height of a flagpole? Asking for a friend… ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8775 "2021-01-13T12:13:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m hoping Mexicans will throw stuff over the wall while he’s there. That’s why they should have made the wall transparent: > **[Trump explains why he wants to be able to 'see through' his border wall](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/13/trump-explains-why-he-wants-to-be-able-to-see-through-his-border-wall.html)** > > President Donald Trump says that any wall has to be transparent — "you need to be able to see through it." > …you have to have openings because you have to see what’s on the other side of the wall. > And I’ll give you an example. As horrible as it sounds, when they throw the large sacks of drugs over, and if you have people on the other side of the wall, you don’t see them – they hit you on the head with 60 pounds of stuff? It’s over. As cray as that sounds, you need transparency through that wall. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8776 "2021-01-13T12:25:01Z")
> [@casdave](#): > > Thing is, if they can get impeachment and removal quickly it might well prevent further investigations into Trumps overall culpability - there are likely to be all sorts of things and collusions from plenty of other senior Republicans that would come to light. > **[Lawmakers Gave ‘Reconnaissance’ Tours of Capitol](https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/12/lawmakers-gave-reconnaissance-tours-of-capitol/)** > > Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) made a startling claim that some members of Congress led groups of people through the Capitol Building on a "reconnaissance" tour one day before the riot that laid a deadly siege on the government's legislative branch,... ---
**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 13, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8777 "2021-01-13T13:12:56Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > That’s why they should have made the wall transparent: So that they can aim more accurately when they throw 60 pound bags at him? ---
**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 13, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8778 "2021-01-13T13:31:31Z")
Great words from our Commander in Chief > [@](#): > > “You can either go down in history as a patriot, or you can go down in history as a pussy,” Trump told Pence in a last-ditch pitch pressuring the vice president to overturn the election [on the fallacy](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-no-pence-can-t-overturn-election-results-n1252869) that a veep has the power to do so, according to the Times, which cited two unnamed sources. > **[Trump Bullied Mike Pence With All-Too-Familiar Word Before Capitol Riot: NYT](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mike-pence-patriot-or-pussy_n_5ffecb94c5b63642b7008a73)** > > The president reportedly reached deep into his strong-arm arsenal in a failed effort to arm-twist the vice president into overturning the election. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8779 "2021-01-13T13:34:10Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “You can either go down in history as a patriot, or you can go down in history as a pussy,” Trump told Pence Fortunately for Pence, he was out of grabbing range. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8780 "2021-01-13T13:35:36Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > “You can either go down in history as a patriot, or you can go down in history as a pussy,” Trump told Pence > > Fortunately for Pence, he was out of grabbing range. - Plus, his place in history as a pussy was already well established. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8781 "2021-01-13T13:38:55Z")
Wouldn’t the patriot option be to uphold the constitution and hold the vote as it commands, while the “pussy” option would be to fold to a bully? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8782 "2021-01-13T13:54:11Z")
Exactly. I wrote this in a comment to a NY Times article an hour ago. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8783 "2021-01-13T14:03:40Z")
That fucker. I thought he was perma-banned. Just reported him for credible threats of violence. Probably the wrong thing, but … ---
**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 13, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8784 "2021-01-13T14:13:14Z")
Notice that the account has had no posts since January 6. It’s possible that Facebook has locked the account so no-one can post to it, but has just left the account itself visible. ---
**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 13, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/8785 "2021-01-13T14:15:05Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Yeah, dude is supposed to be banned. I went to Facebook and reported the profile. I suggest anyone else with an account do likewise. If you notice Trump himself is not posting anywhere. So it appears they locked him out of his account. They “blocked” him. He can still see his account but can’t log-in to post or delete anything. Which is different than a real banning. A real banning is when they nuke your account. Nothing left to be seen. ““Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.”” > **[Trump banned from Facebook indefinitely, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/07/trump-twitter-ban/)** > > Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social media giant was banning Trump indefinitely. Twitter was set to restore access to President Trump’s account on Thursday morning, twelve hours after the tech giant blocked him for blasting out a series of... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=439)