# The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070 "2016-12-07T00:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1031
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20605 "2018-05-24T17:41:04Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The White House Gift Shop website dropped the price from $89 to $24 just before the whole website went completely dark. > > [www.whitehousegiftshop.com](http://www.whitehousegiftshop.com) Regular Price: $24.95 **Deal of the Day Price: $19.95** (Cached site.) ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20606 "2018-05-24T17:45:08Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The White House Gift Shop website dropped the price from $89 to $24 just before the whole website went completely dark. > > [www.whitehousegiftshop.com](http://www.whitehousegiftshop.com) I wonder if Trump has figured out a way to profit from the proceeds of the White House Gift Shop? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20607 "2018-05-24T17:53:08Z")
A report I read earlier, which I can’t find now, said that the Trump announcement blindsided both the South Koreans and the US State Department. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20608 "2018-05-24T18:05:24Z")
Same Shit, Different Day then. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20609 "2018-05-24T18:08:48Z")
I’m guessing Trump will soon announce that he’s achieved two major goals he set for his administration: North Korea has a border wall and Mexico has no nuclear weapons. Any claims that these were not always his goals are fake news. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20610 "2018-05-24T18:08:59Z")
[An interesting series of tweets on the NK issue](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/classic-example-incompetence-expert-korea-explains-trump-botched-kim-nuke-talks/). ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20611 "2018-05-24T18:09:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m guessing Trump will soon announce that he’s achieved two major goals he set for his administration: Korea has a wall and Mexico has no nuclear weapons. > > Any claims that these were not always his goals are fake news. Stealing. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20612 "2018-05-24T19:28:11Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > More winning, as the North Korea summit is canceled, according to the TV news. [Called it,](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20957201&postcount=50). ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20613 "2018-05-24T19:35:19Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m guessing Trump will soon announce that he’s achieved two major goals he set for his administration: North Korea has a border wall and Mexico has no nuclear weapons. > > Any claims that these were not always his goals are fake news. Well, Korea already has a fence, Didn’t the twerp already refer to a short fence on the US-Mexico border as a wall? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20614 "2018-05-24T20:06:56Z")
[And the OSG hangs yet another ally out to dry.](http://thehill.com/policy/international/389219-south-korean-president-holds-emergency-meeting-after-trump-scraps-summit) Seriously, why does anyone trust, let alone listen, to the SOB? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20615 "2018-05-24T20:10:17Z")
Pruitt’s water conference didn’t include any representatives from Flint. > **[The EPA Barred Flint's Representatives From Attending Its Toxic Water Summit...](https://gizmodo.com/the-epa-barred-flints-representative-from-attending-its-1826272996)** > > The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its descent into authoritarianism under Scott Pruitt. At a summit about reducing toxic chemicals in drinking water, the agency reportedly barred staff from Rep. Dan Kildee’s (D-Michigan) district... ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20616 "2018-05-24T20:51:41Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The White House Gift Shop website dropped the price from $89 to $24 just before the whole website went completely dark. > > [www.whitehousegiftshop.com](http://www.whitehousegiftshop.com) Half of me really wants the commemorative coin Half of me really is wondering if one or more of the Trump family business enterprises has money in the making of commemorative coins, so is somehow or other making a killing off of this as they would see threatening nuclear war as a good business strategy. Half of me thinks that this is all a silly diversion. My math degree is from Trump University ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20617 "2018-05-24T21:00:11Z")
As of this post’s time, the server is too busy.😃 Also, google says the site is not trusted, something about shutting down the White House cybersecurity office something something. These are going to be the next “pet rock” or other silly memento for gifting. Or is it **grifting** - I get confused with this administration.😕 ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20618 "2018-05-24T21:05:02Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Well, Korea already has a fence, Didn’t the twerp already refer to a short fence on the US-Mexico border as a wall? Maybe President PantsOnHead will take credit for building the Great Wall of China. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20619 "2018-05-24T21:28:21Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Half of me really wants the commemorative coin > Half of me really is wondering if one or more of the Trump family business enterprises has money in the making of commemorative coins, so is somehow or other making a killing off of this as they would see threatening nuclear war as a good business strategy. > Half of me thinks that this is all a silly diversion. > > My math degree is from Trump University Me too! (Not the math degree part) I think they’d make a hilarious conversation piece. And they may turn out valuable someday. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20620 "2018-05-24T22:24:56Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m guessing Trump will soon announce that he’s achieved two major goals he set for his administration: North Korea has a border wall and Mexico has no nuclear weapons. > > Any claims that these were not always his goals are fake news. Fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20621 "2018-05-24T22:56:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Maybe President PantsOnHead will take credit for building the Great Wall of China. Of course he’ll conveniently ignore the fact the thing did not work for its intended purpose. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20622 "2018-05-24T23:11:04Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [And the OSG hangs yet another ally out to dry.](http://thehill.com/policy/international/389219-south-korean-president-holds-emergency-meeting-after-trump-scraps-summit) Seriously, why does anyone trust, let alone listen, to the SOB? OSG? Orange Slovenly Git? > [@jsc1953](#): > > Me too! (Not the math degree part) I think they’d make a hilarious conversation piece. And they may turn out valuable someday. Well they are selling like hot cakes which means that masses of other people are also buying and saving them in case they are valuable some day, which means they won’t valuable some day. The only really valuable collectables are those things that are exceedingly rare to begin with, or things which nobody thought to save until most of them had been removed from circulation. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20623 "2018-05-24T23:11:35Z")
OSG = Orange Shit Gibbon ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20624 "2018-05-24T23:12:12Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Of course he’ll conveniently ignore the fact the thing did not work for its intended purpose. Damn thing is so porous, I saw that Copperfield dude pass right through it. figured out right away how he did it, too, it was too obvious [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1030) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1032)