# 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:** 473
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9466 "2021-02-01T15:26:40Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Maybe not but can’t the bar association in the state of his license – New York, I suppose – say, “Yanno, you’re being so dumb we don’t want you calling yourself a lawyer any more.” Fully on board with that happening. It just wouldn’t prevent him from representing Donny in his impeachment trial. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9467 "2021-02-01T16:04:41Z")
Hey, maybe Donald can send, like, a six-year-old kid out there to represent him, and tell the kid to cry if things get tough so they can accuse Democrats of being big meanies. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9468 "2021-02-01T16:06:58Z")
[![](https://i.imgflip.com/4w8446.jpg) ](https://i.imgflip.com/4w8446.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9469 "2021-02-01T16:18:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Seriously? Mitch thought this while the leopards were licking his face preparatory to taking a big bite? He’s currently thinking that it will all be OK, because the leopard is only eating the left half of his face. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9470 "2021-02-01T16:30:06Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Trump can always get the ever-faithful Rudy to defend him. The problem is that Rudy would show up at [Congressional Plaza](https://congressionalplaza.com/) or [Senate Square](https://www.senatesquaretowers.com) or something. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9471 "2021-02-01T16:43:34Z")
Is there some lawn picture of Mar-a-Lago or a Trump golf course we could transplant those two to to update the meme? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9472 "2021-02-01T16:45:50Z")
Or the [American](https://www.mallofamerica.com/directory/american-eagle-outfitters-north2) Eagle Store at the Mall of America. Can’t get more patriotic than that! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9473 "2021-02-01T17:03:31Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Seriously? Mitch thought this while the leopards were licking his face preparatory to taking a big bite? > [@running\_coach](#): > > He thought he was being kissed. [He Bit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20Oz9Yr_So) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9474 "2021-02-01T21:13:29Z")
Looks like acting-Sec-Def Chris Miller [sent a memorandum instructing that the DC National Guard should approach the Capitol with both hands tied behind their backs](https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1356003839359369219) on the 5th-6th – including an injunction against requesting assistance from any other NG units. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9475 "2021-02-01T21:25:17Z")
Is it just me, or does the memorandum from acting SecDef Christopher Miller look like it was signed by a 2nd-grade student just learning cursive? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9476 "2021-02-01T21:31:48Z")
Just cheap водка. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9477 "2021-02-01T21:34:00Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Is it just me, or does the memorandum from acting SecDef Christopher Miller look like it was signed by a 2nd-grade student just learning cursive? A second grade student trying to mimic John Hancock. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9478 "2021-02-01T21:38:29Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Is it just me, or does the memorandum from acting SecDef Christopher Miller look like it was signed by a 2nd-grade student just learning cursive? Eh - as someone with atrocious handwriting and a totally illegible signature, I wouldn’t hold that against him. The nod and wink to the mob, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9479 "2021-02-01T21:47:11Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Is it just me, or does the memorandum from acting SecDef Christopher Miller look like it was signed by a 2nd-grade student just learning cursive? He’s not Madison Cawthorn, that’s for sure: [https://twitter.com/AJW\_SP/status/1353899261084266497?s=20](https://twitter.com/AJW_SP/status/1353899261084266497?s=20) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9480 "2021-02-01T22:13:24Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > and a totally illegible signature My signature is sort of like, well, I tell people it was legible before that one earthquake. But as seismic as it looks, it has a consistent flow to it. Those other signatures (Miller and Cawthorn) are leaning all over the place, like barrel staves when you start taking the bands off. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9481 "2021-02-01T22:39:27Z")
I’m always embarrassed, as someone who teaches typography, to admit that I like Trump’s “signature”. If it was someone else’s, like Bernie’s, I’d be less hesitant to say “That’s so bold and ‘I don’t give a fuck if you can’t read it’ that it’s perfect for a forceful politician.” ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9482 "2021-02-01T22:50:45Z")
Im pretty sure that Christopher Miller signature is the result of him drawing his signature with a computer mouse, or drawing it with his finger on a computer tablet. Same with that Cawthorne signature. I’ve had to sign documents without printing them to paper, and that’s kind of what you get… ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9483 "2021-02-01T23:04:55Z")
It seems that the Trump habit of committing the crimes that they falsely accuse Democrats of committing now extends to the Benazi stand down order. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9484 "2021-02-01T23:17:43Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m always embarrassed, as someone who teaches typography, to admit that I like Trump’s “signature”. > > If it was someone else’s, like Bernie’s, I’d be less hesitant to say “That’s so bold and ‘I don’t give a fuck if you can’t read it’ that it’s perfect for a forceful politician.” To me it always looks like the crayon scrawl of an angry child. Which in fact is exactly what it is. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/9485 "2021-02-01T23:24:46Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > To me it always looks like the crayon scrawl of an angry child. Which in fact is exactly what it is.- I’m just a little younger than trump and when we were learning to write, a teacher went up and down the aisles and corrected the way we shaped our letters. The tops should be _rounded_. Just one more dumb way his fragile ego has to assert his individuality. “No one can tell me how to make my letters!” Who else recognizes this: [https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/standard.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/22/92237fa6-59fa-53e6-bee8-bc22e95e73f2/5b521d8e626a5.image.jpg?resize=400%2C320](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/standard.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/22/92237fa6-59fa-53e6-bee8-bc22e95e73f2/5b521d8e626a5.image.jpg?resize=400%2C320) Of course, my writing doesn’t look like this. It never did. But I didn’t feel I was giving in to an oppressive authority when I tried to make my handwriting legible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=474)