# 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:** 1032
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20625 "2018-05-25T00:37:14Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > figured out right away how he did it, too, it was too obvious So did the Manchus. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20626 "2018-05-25T00:57:56Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The White House Gift Shop website dropped the price from $89 to $24 just before the whole website went completely dark. Prediction: they’ll be worth $300 a pop on resale within a month. ---
**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 25, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20627 "2018-05-25T01:11:15Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Maybe President PantsOnHead will take credit for building the Great Wall of China. > [@Monty](#): > > Of course he’ll conveniently ignore the fact the thing did not work for its intended purpose. You mean keeping Mexicans out of the USA? Yeah, that could be tough to explain. But he’ll come up with sumptin’. ---
**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 25, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20628 "2018-05-25T01:29:21Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > You mean keeping Mexicans out of the USA? Yeah, that could be tough to explain. But he’ll come up with sumptin’. 😃 You kid, but I wouldn’t be surprised if OSG says the Great Wall of China works because China doesn’t have “illegal alien Mexicans”. The funny thing is China does. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20629 "2018-05-25T01:57:47Z")
Good Lord, just when I think he can’t fuck things up any more than they already are…Boom…challenge accepted. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20630 "2018-05-25T03:52:05Z")
(sorry for hijack…) > [@Fear Itself](#): > > The White House Gift Shop website dropped the price from $89 to $24 just before the whole website went completely dark. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Regular Price: $24.95 > **Deal of the Day Price: $19.95** The site’s back up, but the coins don’t have photos. I’m suspicious about whether the “Commemorates President Trump, South Korea & North Korea nuclear deproliferation summit” coin is the same one we’ve been laughing at, or something retooled to save face(s). ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20631 "2018-05-25T04:17:46Z")
Update: not the same design ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20632 "2018-05-25T04:52:27Z")
So there goes the North Korean summit and with it Chump’s chances for a Nobel. Not to worry, he still has time to qualify for an Ig Nobel Prize. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20633 "2018-05-25T04:57:47Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > The site’s back up, but the coins don’t have photos. I’m suspicious about whether the “Commemorates President Trump, South Korea & North Korea nuclear deproliferation summit” coin is the same one we’ve been laughing at, or something retooled to save face(s). It’s not the same. It says so in the listing, or at least it did 12 hours ago when I looked. ---
**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 25, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20634 "2018-05-25T05:34:37Z")
I was shown a coin where -un was replaced by Stormy. It was a shabby photoshop, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20635 "2018-05-25T13:03:32Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Update: not the same design Which means that our tax dollars were wasted on designing TWO of the damn things. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20636 "2018-05-25T15:13:19Z")
Well it’s probably a net money-making (ha!) venture. If you can log on to the site (seems the online shop can serve about as many customers simultaneously as the bricks and mortar store), it’s worth reading the description of the coins. They had to include a disclaimer that these nuclear summit commemorative coins will be available for purchase regardless of whether the nuclear summit happens. :smack: ---
**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:** [May 25, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20637 "2018-05-25T15:26:51Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I was shown a coin where -un was replaced by Stormy. It was a shabby photoshop, but still. Here it is [https://mobile.twitter.com/10SecondRule/status/1000015369292173313/photo/1](https://mobile.twitter.com/10SecondRule/status/1000015369292173313/photo/1) But I think I like this one better. It invokes fond memories of **Okrahoma** [https://mobile.twitter.com/debgreennj/status/1000020183837224962/photo/1](https://mobile.twitter.com/debgreennj/status/1000020183837224962/photo/1) ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20638 "2018-05-25T15:38:03Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > Which means that our tax dollars were wasted on designing TWO of the damn things. I can’t say how I know, but the first one was not designed using tax dollars. ---
**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 25, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20639 "2018-05-25T15:54:34Z")
[dgfffcf](https://www.mediaite.com/online/michael-flynn-breaks-silence-with-now-deleted-tweet-featuring-hillary-weinstein-and-huma-abedin/) ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20640 "2018-05-25T16:37:02Z")
OK, OK. I know that this is potentially stooping into birther level conspiracy theory territory. And, I know that this reeks of JAQing. But, articles about Melania Trump are starting to hint at [the oddness of her whereabouts](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-says-the-first-lady-is-doing-great-she-hasnt-been-seen-in-public-for-two-weeks/2018/05/25/b9107c60-5f97-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.002d1163f192) the past few weeks: \*First lady Melania Trump, who spent five nights in the hospital following a kidney procedure, has been out of public view for 15 days running — an unusually long absence even for a first lady who relishes life outside the spotlight. \* \* … According to a pool report, Trump responded by pointing to a window in the White House residence, and said: “She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.” Reporters turned to look at the spot he indicated, but there was no sign of the first lady. \* ---
**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 25, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20641 "2018-05-25T17:27:11Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [dgfffcf](https://www.mediaite.com/online/michael-flynn-breaks-silence-with-now-deleted-tweet-featuring-hillary-weinstein-and-huma-abedin/) “dinner guest friends fuck fucking clinton foundation” ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20642 "2018-05-25T19:03:19Z")
You realize this means Hillary is pro-rape, right? No other way to interpret her association, pre-allegation, with this guy. ---
**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 25, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20643 "2018-05-25T19:16:28Z")
Well, right, she made a career out of procuring girls for her husband to violate. That is why she was pissed off by the blue dress incident: they had an agreement that he would refrain from freelancing. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/20644 "2018-05-25T19:29:54Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > OK, OK. I know that this is potentially stooping into birther level conspiracy theory territory. And, I know that this reeks of JAQing. But, articles about Melania Trump are starting to hint at [the oddness of her whereabouts](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trump-says-the-first-lady-is-doing-great-she-hasnt-been-seen-in-public-for-two-weeks/2018/05/25/b9107c60-5f97-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.002d1163f192) the past few weeks: > > \*First lady Melania Trump, who spent five nights in the hospital following a kidney procedure, has been out of public view for 15 days running — an unusually long absence even for a first lady who relishes life outside the spotlight. \* > \* > … > > According to a pool report, Trump responded by pointing to a window in the White House residence, and said: “She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.” > > Reporters turned to look at the spot he indicated, but there was no sign of the first lady. \* Bates Motel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1031) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1033)