# 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:** 87
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1729 "2020-08-02T04:46:36Z")
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**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:** [August 2, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1730 "2020-08-02T05:07:56Z")
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**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1731 "2020-08-02T05:32:55Z")
Heh, you thinking this would insult me makes me think you either far more clever or far more stupid than I considered you before. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1732 "2020-08-02T05:46:12Z")
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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1733 "2020-08-02T07:02:43Z")
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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1734 "2020-08-02T09:00:36Z")
I was going to post something witty and erudite to counter the shitfuckery that pool has spewed over this thread…but then I thought better of it. I shall leave his cunty glory here without retort…it doesn’t merit one. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1735 "2020-08-02T09:06:27Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I recommend ignoring pool - it’s clear he doesn’t actually care about rape or abuse of women except how he thinks it might help Trump. I _ **AM** _ ignoring him! I’m just glad you guys aren’t live-quoting him. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1736 "2020-08-02T09:08:05Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Well this is certainly a pathetic melt-down. Has pool always been this way, or is this a Saturday night bout of meth psychosis? I had him on ignore before the move to Discourse. So, he’s pretty much always been like this. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1737 "2020-08-02T09:25:58Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Will you be voting for Biden, do you think he has sexually harassed women? The choice this year is between Biden and Trump. Biden is no saint, but there is no fucking way I’ll vote for a wannabe-dictator. Last time this sort of shit went down the European branch of my family wound up a pile of ashes. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1738 "2020-08-02T09:28:45Z")
It’s **pool’s** attempt to discourage voting for Biden in service of the Cult of Trump. Have to wonder what he gets in return for his efforts because being a Trumpist doesn’t seem to get the supporter much of anything other than misinformation and an increased chance of catching covid. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1739 "2020-08-02T10:35:19Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > {…} being a Trumpist doesn’t seem to get the supporter much of anything other than {…} an increased chance of catching covid {…} Pro Tip: Covid is not an ultra-rare Pokemon. CMC ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1740 "2020-08-02T10:54:54Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Stop sending me videos of your happy endings Tortuga: > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XfG0TJ4Cs](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XfG0TJ4Cs) I didn’t realize you were so close to **Clothahump.** ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1741 "2020-08-02T10:56:37Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > being a Trumpist doesn’t seem to get the supporter much of anything other than misinformation and an increased chance of catching covid. I call it “Herman Cain Syndrome”. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1742 "2020-08-02T12:09:07Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > > [@Broomstick](#): > > > > {…} being a Trumpist doesn’t seem to get the supporter much of anything other than {…} an increased chance of catching covid {…} > > Pro Tip: Covid is not an ultra-rare Pokemon. > CMC Yeah, see, that’s the sad thing - if you really want a covid for your own you don’t need to join the Trumpists. It’s quite easy to acquire all on its own. [/sarcasm] ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1743 "2020-08-02T12:29:50Z")
One woman accused him of assault, and her claims have been thoroughly discredited. A few others accused Biden of making them feel uncomfortable with uninitiated physical contact, which he has acknowledged. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1744 "2020-08-02T12:47:10Z")
There have been a lot of stories similar to these: > **[Exclusive: Eastman Kodak top executive got Trump deal windfall on an...](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-eastman-kodak-top-executive-022621821.html)** > > Eastman Kodak Co on Monday granted its executive chairman options for 1.75 million shares as the result of what a person familiar with the arrangement described as an "understanding" with its board that had previously neither been listed in his... > **[58 Minnesota firms with political connections received large PPP loans](https://www.startribune.com/58-minnesota-firms-with-political-connections-received-large-ppp-loans/571982322/)** > > State officials defended their participation in the program, noting they followed all of the rules and used the money as it was intended. Trump is doing what authoritarians do in a market economy. He’s trying to dictate which companies benefit the most in his market. He’s setting up an economy based on rewards. In the long run, if this type of economy succeeds, the rest of us become poorer. American companies become weaker and less competitive. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1745 "2020-08-02T15:49:04Z")
WHOA! Went to the grocery store early and missed the whole thing. I’m glad. Considering how long this thread and its parent have been around, this is the first time it’s gone totally off the rails. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1746 "2020-08-02T16:37:16Z")
I just tried to put him on my Ignore list and he’s not coming up in the search for that, so I guess once someone is suspended they can’t be added. Which is a bloody nuisance, since I really don’t want to read his hatefulness. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1747 "2020-08-02T17:40:52Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A good reminder that the problems with the Republican Party go a lot deeper than just Donald Trump. I, a life-long libertarian, will gladly join the Democrats in holding the Republicans’ collective heads underwater until the bubbles stop. After that, we’ll see what happens, but I am contemplating how to pay for UBI. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083/1748 "2020-08-02T17:46:10Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I, a life-long libertarian, will gladly join the Democrats in holding the Republicans’ collective heads underwater until the bubbles stop. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/FkkZB6e.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/Wc8eugh) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083.md?page=88)