# 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:** 1071
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21405 "2018-06-12T12:15:29Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I have seldom felt less sympathy for someone seriously ill. He really came across as a psychotic fascist last weekend. I have - for [Krauthammer](http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/08/media/charles-krauthammer-washington-post-fox-news/index.html). He’s been acting that way for decades. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21406 "2018-06-12T12:40:23Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > But I do wonder what European and NATO allies must be thinking right now. If Trump were to meet with Russia’s Putin, and if Putin made a similar offer of deescalation in favor of reducing its military cooperation with European and NATO allies, would Trump take it? You misspelled “not releasing the pee-pee tape”. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21407 "2018-06-12T14:36:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Importantly, the U.S. leader did reveal that his country will be stopping the war games it conducts near North Korea. > > That, he said, “will save us a tremendous amount of money — unless and until we see that the future negotiation is not going along like it should … Plus I think it’s very provocative.” Remember this the next time you hear someone say that it was Trump’s hard-line stance that brought North Korea to the negotiating table. ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21408 "2018-06-12T14:44:01Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > Economics is not my strong suit, and international economics even less so. So how will the shit-gibbon, his family, and the wealthy GOP members make money off tariffs? Easy, by short selling america, and taking the profits overseas. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It also gives him some political coverage. Now that Trump has claimed America is being targeted by other countries’ unfair trade practices, he has something to blame for any economic downturn caused by his own policies. Inflation? Unemployment? The deficit? Blame Canada! Sounds catchy, [like a song.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA) > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert (she of D Day is an example of US-German cooperation) criticized CNN (and only CNN) for not covering the meeting between Trump and the Us Embassy staff in Singapore. As several people pointed out to her, the meeting was closed to the press. > [State Department Spokeswoman Bashes CNN For Missing Event Closed To The Press | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/state-department-cnn-closed-press_us_5b1ecb14e4b09d7a3d75c377)? They could still have speculated on how fabulous trump and kim were together at last. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21409 "2018-06-12T14:48:00Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > There were concessions; Kim told Loser Donald that he was very smart and rich and his hands were the biggest anyone’s ever seen. And that he has a much better barber. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21410 "2018-06-12T14:56:41Z")
Was this the worst hair international summit ever held? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21411 "2018-06-12T15:03:53Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Was this the worst hair international summit ever held? The hair distracted the eyes from their ill-fitting suits. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21412 "2018-06-12T15:09:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Was this the worst hair international summit ever held? > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > The hair distracted the eyes from their ill-fitting suits. Does neckwear break the tie? :flees: ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21413 "2018-06-12T15:13:33Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I have - for [Krauthammer](http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/08/media/charles-krauthammer-washington-post-fox-news/index.html). He’s been acting that way for decades. To be fair, [anyone from Fox “News” who manages to get insulted by DJT](https://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/donald-trump-insults-wheelchair-bound-columnist-hes-a-jerk-who-just-sits-there/) must be doing something right. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21414 "2018-06-12T15:32:45Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Was this the worst hair international summit ever held? Don’t forget that Dennis Rodman is there too. All that’s left is for Trump to pardon Phil Spector and have him flown in. ---
**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 12, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21415 "2018-06-12T16:25:38Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Does neckwear break the tie? Trump’s red tie seemed to big. Is that the fashion now? _One_ of us doesn’t know how to dress. (It might be me, but I still think Trump’s tie looked ridiculous.) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21416 "2018-06-12T16:39:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Trump’s red tie seemed to big. Is that the fashion now? _One_ of us doesn’t know how to dress. (It might be me, but I still think Trump’s tie looked ridiculous.) Perhaps it’s an attempt to make trump look smaller. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21417 "2018-06-12T17:14:22Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I have to say, I’m impressed with Stormy Daniels and every other woman who’s ever received actual money for having sex with Trump. His preferred MO appears to be “I screw you, you pay me”. He watches porn backwards and cums when the prostitute gives the money back to the guy. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21418 "2018-06-12T18:23:26Z")
A reporter asked Trump if he had any notes from his meeting with Kim to refer back to, and he said he didn’t need notes because he has one of the greatest memories of all time > **[Trump on lack of notes from Kim meeting: ‘I have one of the great memories of...](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391769-trump-on-lack-of-notes-from-kim-meeting-i-have-one-of-the-great/)** > > President Trump said Tuesday that he doesn’t need any transcript or notes from his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because he has “one of the great memories of all time.”When as… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21419 "2018-06-12T18:32:13Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > He watches porn backwards and cums when the prostitute gives the money back to the guy. “Beautiful money shot.” ---
**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 12, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21420 "2018-06-12T18:41:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A reporter asked Trump if he had any notes from his meeting with Kim to refer back to, and he said he didn’t need notes because he has one of the greatest memories of all time > [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391769-trump-on-lack-of-notes-from-kim-meeting-i-have-one-of-the-great](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391769-trump-on-lack-of-notes-from-kim-meeting-i-have-one-of-the-great) [It’s one of his signature phrases & conceits, but it is as true as everything else he says](http://www.cracked.com/video_20649_perhaps-trump-actually-dumb-liar-with-terrible-memory.html). ---
**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:** [June 12, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21421 "2018-06-12T18:55:39Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > You misspelled “not releasing the pee-pee tape”. I doubt that the pee-pee tape has held onto whatever power it had. If it ran on every network and news website, with Russian hooker piss pouring all over the short-fingered vulgarian’s face and into his open mouth, his supporters (87% of the Republican Party) would say that Obama and Hillary were worse. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21422 "2018-06-12T18:58:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Trump’s red tie seemed to big. Is that the fashion now? _One_ of us doesn’t know how to dress. (It might be me, but I still think Trump’s tie looked ridiculous.) Trump is [notorious for his excessive-necktie tendencies](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/mens-fashion/a9297/donald-trumps-ties/). It’s definitely an idiosyncracy rather than a fashion, although I wouldn’t be surprised if it started a “fashion” trend among some Trump supporters who wear neckties. ---
**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 12, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21423 "2018-06-12T18:59:09Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [It’s one of his signature phrases & conceits, but it is as true as everything else he says](http://www.cracked.com/video_20649_perhaps-trump-actually-dumb-liar-with-terrible-memory.html). For instance, [here is a fact check from the AP about his recent NK statements (spoiler: he lies a lot and when he isn’t lying, he’s usually wrong)](https://apnews.com/1f4277326cb7437080c3cdace50866cf/AP-FACT-CHECK:-Trump-distorted-history-on-North-Korea). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/21424 "2018-06-12T19:05:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A reporter asked Trump if he had any notes from his meeting with Kim to refer back to, and he said he didn’t need notes because he has one of the greatest memories of all time > [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391769-trump-on-lack-of-notes-from-kim-meeting-i-have-one-of-the-great](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391769-trump-on-lack-of-notes-from-kim-meeting-i-have-one-of-the-great) Let’s test that: ask him when is Tiffany’s birthday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1070) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1072)