# 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:** 1162
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23225 "2018-07-19T14:44:19Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Yeah, they’ve gone bankrupt fewer times, even though they’ve screwed more employees. I’m not saying you aren’t right, but do you have a cite on the number of people screwed? (I was going to with “screwees” but couldn’t decide if it had an apostrophe and if it did where it should go). It seems obvious that it should be GM, but the man is bigly in everything he does, and if you count the University folks and those who bought into Trump-branded condos and various other investments, I think he could at least be challenging them. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23226 "2018-07-19T14:44:55Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I didn’t get it submitted in time, but Bill Browder was on my 2018 Celebrity Death Pool list. I knew Putin was out for him, but I didn’t expect him to ask the President of the United States to hand him over. McFaul being in the crosshairs is even worse. > > I wouldn’t be surprised if the US interpreter was banished for a portion of the solo [del]meeting[/del] performance review. > > Turmp’s obvious deference to Putin, I think, had caused some GOP politicians to suddenly realize he is actually comprised. > > All in all, I think, the beginning of the end is brewing. I’m glad to see That Trumps outrageous statements regarding Browder and McFaul are getting the attention they deserve but the GOP is even more craven that I imagined possible. And everyone should read Browders full story. The crimes Russia committed weren’t even ideologically motivated, it was large scale theft, pure and simple On Monday. I thought maybe Trump had actually pushed the GOP past their tipping point, but then we found that they criticized Trump just because John Kelly gave them permission. And as soon as Trump issued his lame-ass non-apology, they all walked their criticism right back. That’s the Trump doctrine, I guess. If you are an autocrat that makes hostile overtures to the US, Trump will suck your dick on the world stage in the name of peace. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23227 "2018-07-19T15:00:35Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > … (I was going to with “screwees” but couldn’t decide if it had an apostrophe and if it did where it should go). > > … It would not have needed an apostrophe. Apostrophes are not for making words plural. They’re for possessives (Murray’s lamb) and for contractions (It’s–it is-- hot in here). Every time you use an apostrophe to create a plural, a puppy dies. This has been a paid political announcement. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23228 "2018-07-19T15:07:35Z")
Last thing we want are dead puppie’s! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23229 "2018-07-19T15:22:55Z")
> [@JB99](#): > > I cannot comprehend the craven, pathetic, and downright idiotic globalist philosophy that would even _suggest_ Trump is right for supporting and advancing Putin’s efforts over those of his country. If you don’t believe America should come first, then why the fuck are you supporting Trump in the first place? That’s not globalist, it’s the Trumpists who are saying anything Trump does, up to and including having his tongue so far up Putin’s ass he can taste Vlad’s breakfast, is just fine because it Makes! America! Great! Again! Trumpists aren’t globalists, they’re the kind of nationalist who thinks that loving your country requires hating everybody else unless the Supreme Leader says so. ---
**Author:** ![JB99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23230 "2018-07-19T15:28:19Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Never. They will never admit that they made a mistake, that they were conned, that even now they are bent over and being vigorously screwed. There have been multiple stories of business owners losing business, workers losing their jobs, poor rural voters losing the benefits or the health insurance they literally need to stay alive, all directly as a result of Trump’s policies, and they’re all saying “It’s only because he _doesn’t know_; if he knew he would help us.” And they will believe that until they die. Which, for some of them, will be sooner because of the man they placed their trust in. This. During the worst purges of Stalin’s regime, there were Russian generals being tortured in the gulags who kept telling themselves, “Stalin just didn’t know.” Peasants whose families were literally being starved and murdered could not comprehend that their dear leader was the one hurting them. It doesn’t really matter if it is Nazi Germany or North Korea. It always happens. These utter fuckwits will go to their graves believing we’re the ones who were “brainwashed.” ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23231 "2018-07-19T15:31:08Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Reminds me of this clip where Yoko rescues a performance by Lennon and Chuck Berry (look at Berry’s face just before the 2 minute mark). > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbGuxGGOIV0&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbGuxGGOIV0&feature=youtu.be) What in the holy name of rock n roll was THAT? (I’m not sure “rescues” was the word you wanted…) “alright gang, blues riff on B, watch Yoko for the screeches, and try to keep up.” ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23232 "2018-07-19T15:38:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It would not have needed an apostrophe. Apostrophes are not for making words plural. They’re for possessives (Murray’s lamb) and for contractions (It’s–it is-- hot in here). > > Every time you use an apostrophe to create a plural, a puppy dies. Now, now. Let’s all remember to mind our P’s and Q’s. ---
**Author:** ![Chip\_Dundas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23233 "2018-07-19T15:40:46Z")
Welcome to Presidential politics and politicized intelligence. Glad you guys think this is somehow new. Were you blind the past 20 years of your lives? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23234 "2018-07-19T15:42:07Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > At this point, yes, I would prefer General Motors to run the country. I’ve been a big booster of his since he was just Colonel Motors. ---
**Author:** ![JB99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23235 "2018-07-19T16:04:39Z")
> [@Chip\_Dundas](#): > > Welcome to Presidential politics and politicized intelligence. Glad you guys think this is somehow new. Were you blind the past 20 years of your lives? Says the same guy who asked if Mexico was interfering in our elections. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23236 "2018-07-19T16:06:45Z")
> [@JB99](#): > > Says the same guy who asked if Mexico was interfering in our elections. Now hold on; he didn’t ask any such thing. He said it flat out. OK, it was phrased as a question, but he seems to think it’s a fact. ---
**Author:** ![Chip\_Dundas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23237 "2018-07-19T16:15:29Z")
There’s a lot people are missing out on here. Need we discuss ISIS being a JV and the whole entire Intelligence community talking about leaving Iraq as a terrible idea? Also, those same Intelligence briefings at the time were being leaked immediately to the press by the Intel chiefs and whistleblowers were telling Trump he was being spied on. Wonder why he didnt trust? Use some context instead of regurgitating bull bleep. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23238 "2018-07-19T16:23:13Z")
> [@Chip\_Dundas](#): > > Also, those same Intelligence briefings at the time were being leaked immediately to the press by the Intel chiefs and whistleblowers were telling Trump he was being spied on. Liar. Over/Under on date of ban for this troll? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23239 "2018-07-19T16:36:21Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Liar. > > Over/Under on date of ban for this troll? Long as he peddles his bullshit mainly in the Pit, there’s no upper limit. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23240 "2018-07-19T16:40:49Z")
> [@Chip\_Dundas](#): > > Use some context instead of regurgitating bull bleep. **Chip** , I don’t recall ever seeing you on the boards until a few days ago, despite your 2014 join date; welcome! I’ve followed your posts closely; the quality of them really stands out here. This part I quoted tho, your use of a euphemism there instead of cursing, makes me want to ask something I’ve wondered since I first saw one of your posts the other day: is your surname a homophone euphemism for “Dumbass”? ---
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23241 "2018-07-19T16:42:27Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Long as he peddles his bullshit mainly in the Pit, there’s no upper limit. Unless there’s an admission of trolling. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23242 "2018-07-19T17:16:56Z")
> [@Chip\_Dundas](#): > > Need we discuss ISIS being a JV A joint venture? Or junior varsity? Sure, go ahead, discuss away. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23243 "2018-07-19T17:26:09Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Last thing we want are dead puppie’s! Bad boy! _\_ ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23244 "2018-07-19T17:35:04Z")
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