# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/102 "2020-06-24T00:27:28Z")
Okay, given that Trump is so into this Wall (and himself), I don’t see much surprise that he would autograph it. Hey, I probably would too. Next, maybe he’ll want to autograph the Western Wall in Jerusalem. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/103 "2020-06-24T00:51:02Z")
Speaking of the wall, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arizona-coronavirus-cases-border-wall-covid-19-a9582141.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arizona-coronavirus-cases-border-wall-covid-19-a9582141.html) he seems to have redefined “stopped” to mean started going faster. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/104 "2020-06-24T00:55:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The rally tonight is at a mega church which claims to have air filtration that will kill 99.9% of coronavirus. > [https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-mega-church-set-to-host-trump-rally-falsely-claim-its-air-filter-zaps-covid](https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-mega-church-set-to-host-trump-rally-falsely-claim-its-air-filter-zaps-covid) [New relevant post over in the New SRIOTD thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/911140/9): Church is backpedaling on that claim. Or, it looks more like, the manufacturer of that system is saying “Wait a minute! Not so fast!” ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/105 "2020-06-24T02:04:16Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > he seems to have redefined “stopped” to mean started going faster. Why not? Pence claimed that Oklahoma was seeing a “precipitous decline” in covid-19 while it was seeing record numbers. These idiots just spew whatever they want with no regard to actual factual information. Just say a bunch of lies and their idiot base laps it up. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/107 "2020-06-24T11:32:26Z")
Maybe they can turn Trump’s wall into a giant memorial with the names of all the COVID-19 victims as a result of his gross incompetence. Problem is, they probably won’t be able to fit all the names on it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/108 "2020-06-24T13:53:37Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > To be applied oral, nasal, intravenous and by suppository all at the same time to make it work. This reminds me of that _South Park_ episode where Mr. Garrison invented a monocycle where you had a post up your bum and one in your mouth to make it work. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/109 "2020-06-24T14:16:58Z")
IIRC correctly, those weren’t needed to make it work. Garrison just added them because he liked them. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/110 "2020-06-24T14:28:51Z")
A sort of Veteran’s Memorial, so that the wall might have an actual use. (which suposed to be in response to **asahi** ) ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/111 "2020-06-24T15:01:43Z")
I went to Costco the other day, which now requires all patrons to wear masks and I saw one person without a mask, followed by noticing a red baseball cap on his head with the infamous slogan…I guess it will be easy to spot the who the infected are after the rallies. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/112 "2020-06-24T15:08:04Z")
Maybe the MAGAt hat was to aid in social distancing. He may have had respiratory issues that made masks untenable to use. Instead, he responsibly distances himself from others by making the sacrifice of making himself look like a racist asshole that no one would like to be near. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/113 "2020-06-24T15:31:57Z")
Episode 1 of the latest season of _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ got some comedy mileage out of the MAGAt hat: Phil Rosenthal, creator of _Everybody Loves Raymond_ wants to have a lunch meeting with Larry David to discuss a project. Larry doesn’t want to have anything to do with it, but Phil is persistent, so Larry gets the idea to wear a MAGA hat to the lunch meeting. Works like a charm-- all the other restaurant patrons are giving them dirty looks and Phil makes an excuse to leave early. Afterward, Larry finds other uses for the hat- like when he accidentally cuts off a scary-looking guy on a motorcyle who yells and curses at him. Larry puts on the hat and the guy’s demeanor changes instantly to “just be more careful next time buddy” and drives off. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/114 "2020-06-24T15:44:43Z")
Isn’t that vandalizing Federal property? Can we add another 10 years onto his “fingers crossed” jail sentence he will receive if not re-elected? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/115 "2020-06-24T15:44:56Z")
Actually, in the real world, Donald Trump tweeted a clip of the confrontation with the biker guy from that episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, not realizing that the intent of the scene. [Here](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30870485/donald-trump-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david-maga-hat-tweet-explained/) is an article from Esquire magazine that explains it. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/116 "2020-06-24T15:55:31Z")
That’s hilarious, scary and sad all at once. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/117 "2020-06-24T16:06:18Z")
We will just get Gerald Scarfs to come around and put some proper artwork over it. Before we tear it down, that is. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/118 "2020-06-24T16:13:27Z")
[David Zinn](https://www.google.com/search?q=david+zinn&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjz5Pfh65rqAhUwFTQIHZylAZAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=david+zinn&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1AAWABgmaECaABwAHgAgAEAiAEAkgEAmAEAqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=TnvzXvOFDLCq0PEPnMuGgAk&bih=943&biw=1272&client=safari) would be my choice. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/119 "2020-06-24T16:14:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > This reminds me of that _South Park_ episode where Mr. Garrison invented a monocycle where you had a post up your bum and one in your mouth to make it work. Years ago, my husband and I were hosting my parents at our house and told them about the hilarious show called South Park. We sat down to watch an episode with them and this is the episode that was on. My Fox News watching, Republican voting parents quietly sat and watched the whole thing. We never spoke about it again. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/120 "2020-06-24T16:27:45Z")
> [@C3](#): > > Years ago, my husband and I were hosting my parents at our house and told them about the hilarious show called South Park. We sat down to watch an episode with them and this is the episode that was on. My Fox News watching, Republican voting parents quietly sat and watched the whole thing. We never spoke about it again. Back in the late 1970’s, every time my friend Curt attempted to get his parents to watch Monty Python, it would end up being an episode with some amount of nudity. Surprisingly, they still let him watch it, but declined to share in the fun. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/121 "2020-06-24T17:17:11Z")
Soon after Mrs. L.A. moved in, I was watching the Human Centipede episode – one that even I found offensive. I haven’t been allowed to watch the show since then. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/122 "2020-06-24T18:08:34Z")
> **[Appeals court orders judge to dismiss Michael Flynn case | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/politics/michael-flynn-dismiss/index.html)** > > A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, likely concluding a long-running court fight that had taken on greater meaning in political debates about the... Trump appointee was the difference-maker, further eroding the rule of law and credibility of the judiciary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=7)