# 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:** 1165
**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 20, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23285 "2018-07-20T16:44:12Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Rudy is just a better dressed version of Ernest T. Bass. And that’s the real origin of the Broken Windows theory of criminology! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23286 "2018-07-20T16:56:24Z")
I have here, to share with you, an Onion link! "WASHINGTON—Revealing that the physical world could no longer bear the weight of numerous contradictory realities, sources confirmed Friday that dozens of Whites Houses have begun to leak from a temporal vortex as President Trump’s rapidly changing story of meeting Putin tears apart space-time. " > **[Dozens Of White Houses Materialize From Temporal Vortex As Trump’s Changing...](https://www.theonion.com/dozens-of-white-houses-materialize-from-temporal-vortex-1827751333)** > > WASHINGTON—Revealing that the physical world could no longer bear the weight of numerous contradictory realities, sources confirmed Friday that dozens of Whites Houses have begun to leak from a temporal vortex as President Trump’s rapidly changing... ---
**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:** [July 20, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23287 "2018-07-20T17:10:32Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [This stupid](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/watch-trump-realize-the-apprentice-was-about-apprenticeships.html). That’s comedy gold! From the link: “Speaking to a crowd at a White House event called Pledge to America’s Workers, Trump came across a line in the prepared text that included the word apprenticeships. Then he went off script: “That’s an interesting word for me to be saying, right? The Apprentice. I never actually put that together until just now,” he said” Hahaha! ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23288 "2018-07-20T17:33:07Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Because the last one went _so_ well? :eek: > > Exactly how stupid is our president? I mean, at some point self-preservation has to override any ulterior motives, right? Having just shot one foot, it’s a great time to take aim at the other? This hole is pretty deep, maybe we should dig our way out?? He knows his base will back him no matter what he does, and his “party” is too dirty / corrupt to act. ---
**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 20, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23289 "2018-07-20T17:45:52Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I have here, to share with you, an Onion link! > > "WASHINGTON—Revealing that the physical world could no longer bear the weight of numerous contradictory realities, sources confirmed Friday that dozens of Whites Houses have begun to leak from a temporal vortex as President Trump’s rapidly changing story of meeting Putin tears apart space-time. " > > [https://politics.theonion.com/dozens-of-white-houses-materialize-from-temporal-vortex-1827751333](https://politics.theonion.com/dozens-of-white-houses-materialize-from-temporal-vortex-1827751333) Thanks! I needed that. God bless The Onion. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23290 "2018-07-20T17:46:41Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > At this point, there wouldn’t be any serious ramifications to simply pivoting the message into “You should thank us for collaborating with the Russians in order to stop Hillary Clinton from becoming president.” His base would agree with that, and the denials and such, which make him look weak, could end. His base IS agreeing with that. So is the rest of the GOP… Republicans have eliminated election security spending in this year’s budget and they voted down Democratic efforts to restore it. Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan, currently under a cloud for failing to report sexual abuse when he was a wrestling coach, offered this pithy observation: Rep Jim Jordan on why House R’s shot down Dem push for more election security $$: “I know what we need for safe and secure elections, and that’s voter ID.” Aaron Nevins, Repug "strategist in Florida “If your interests align, never shut any doors in politics.” Cassandra Fairbanks, website Gateway Pundit “I mean, I would be cool with it. I’m already there. If Russia was involved we should thank them.” > C-Span caller thanks Russia for “interfering in our elections” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23291 "2018-07-20T17:47:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > That’s comedy gold! > > From the link: “Speaking to a crowd at a White House event called Pledge to America’s Workers, Trump came across a line in the prepared text that included the word apprenticeships. Then he went off script: “That’s an interesting word for me to be saying, right? The Apprentice. I never actually put that together until just now,” he said” > > Hahaha! More from the quote - > [@](#): > > "The self-proclaimed “very stable genius” with “one of the highest” IQs then turned to his daughter: “Isn’t that strange, Ivanka, I never associated, but here we are.” :smack: Way to think on your feet Trump. You get a gold star. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23292 "2018-07-20T17:55:51Z")
Can we make the star gilded lead, about yay big and dropped onto him from a large height? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23293 "2018-07-20T19:08:06Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Can we make the star gilded lead, about yay big and dropped onto him from a large height? I’d like to nominate Nava to be in charge of Christmas decorations in the Oval Office this year. All in favor say aye. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23294 "2018-07-20T19:37:09Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > I’d like to nominate Nava to be in charge of Christmas decorations in the Oval Office this year. All in favor say aye. Will the theme once again be [“Winter is the death of the world”](https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/white-house-christmas-2017/5/)? ---
**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:** [July 20, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23295 "2018-07-20T20:22:00Z")
Just figured I’d remind everyone of the Trump recession on the horizon: > **[Perspective | Trump did a bunch of stuff to strengthen the dollar; now he’s...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/20/trump-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-strengthen-the-dollar-nows-hes-upset-about-the-strengthening-dollar/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3be81f03b606)** > > Tweet as you will, Mr. President, but you can't have a “great economy” closing in on full employment, an independent Fed, a big tax cut, a trade war — and a falling dollar. > **[Trump Is Ready To Go All In On Trade War With China](https://www.npr.org/2018/07/20/630778994/trump-is-ready-to-go-all-in-on-trade-war-with-china)** > > In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC, President Trump threatened to accelerate and expand tariffs on all goods that come from China. Gee, how can I get China to strengthen its currency? I know! I’ll impose massive tariffs on them to make their exports more expensive. #stablegenius #verygoodbrain ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23296 "2018-07-20T20:36:16Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Can we make the star gilded lead, about yay big and dropped onto him from a large height? “When you wish upon a star…” Loud, crunchy **SPLAT!** Well, thank you! Baby Jesus, and what took so long? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23297 "2018-07-20T20:48:42Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/20/trump-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-strengthen-the-dollar-nows-hes-upset-about-the-strengthening-dollar/?noredirect=on&utm\_term=.3be81f03b606](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/20/trump-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-strengthen-the-dollar-nows-hes-upset-about-the-strengthening-dollar/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3be81f03b606) I’ve never heard the expression “reaching for the vapors” which was used twice in the linked article. But yeah, Donny will screw up the Obama economy just like he’s made a mess of everything else. Loser. ---
**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 20, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23298 "2018-07-20T21:14:18Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I have here, to share with you, an Onion link! > > "WASHINGTON—Revealing that the physical world could no longer bear the weight of numerous contradictory realities, sources confirmed Friday that dozens of Whites Houses have begun to leak from a temporal vortex as President Trump’s rapidly changing story of meeting Putin tears apart space-time. " > > [https://politics.theonion.com/dozens-of-white-houses-materialize-from-temporal-vortex-1827751333](https://politics.theonion.com/dozens-of-white-houses-materialize-from-temporal-vortex-1827751333) I saw that episode! It was a good one. “We won’t go back. You don’t know what it’s like in our universe. America’s gone, the trump is everywhere! We’re one of the last white houses left. Please, you’ve got to help us!” ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23299 "2018-07-20T21:21:47Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Just figured I’d remind everyone of the Trump recession on the horizon: > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/20/trump-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-strengthen-the-dollar-nows-hes-upset-about-the-strengthening-dollar/?noredirect=on&utm\_term=.3be81f03b606](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/20/trump-did-a-bunch-of-stuff-to-strengthen-the-dollar-nows-hes-upset-about-the-strengthening-dollar/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3be81f03b606) “Whine as you might, you can’t have a “great economy” closing in on full employment, an independent Fed, a big tax cut, a trade war — and a falling dollar.” Gee, I wonder which one Trump will decide we don’t need?? ---
**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:** [July 20, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23300 "2018-07-20T21:45:48Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > That’s comedy gold! > > From the link: “Speaking to a crowd at a White House event called Pledge to America’s Workers, Trump came across a line in the prepared text that included the word apprenticeships. Then he went off script: “That’s an interesting word for me to be saying, right? The Apprentice. I never actually put that together until just now,” he said” > > Hahaha! And, just like on the apprentice, there will be only one job created. ---
**Author:** ![arles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@arles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arles)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23301 "2018-07-20T22:16:50Z")
Jason Rittereiser, a Democrat running for Congress from Washington, releases campaign ad accusing Trump of “treason”. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9HfNc2hZmc#action=share](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9HfNc2hZmc#action=share) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23302 "2018-07-20T22:40:35Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > “Whine as you might, you can’t have a “great economy” closing in on full employment, an independent Fed, a big tax cut, a trade war — and a falling dollar.” > > Gee, I wonder which one Trump will decide we don’t need?? What the fucking moron doesn’t seem to understand is that the Fed he’s protesting is trying to save himself from himself. “No, don’t piss there, Donny! There’s an electric f-- ah, never mind.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23303 "2018-07-20T23:22:57Z")
“Shocking. Positively shocking.” - Bond. James Bond. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23304 "2018-07-20T23:36:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > What the fucking moron doesn’t seem to understand is that the Fed he’s protesting is trying to save himself from himself. > > “No, don’t piss there, Donny! There’s an electric f-- ah, never mind.” It’s a backup plan, in case his trade wars don’t tank the economy. Or possibly nuclear war with Russia, after Vlad invades a bunch of neighboring countries including NATO members. That oughta do a number on the economy. Khrushchev did not hesitate to test Kennedy when he perceived him to be weak, though incorrectly, as it turned out. What does anyone suppose Putin will do when he perceives the current president to be a comically inept corrupt buffoon mainly interested in kissing his ass? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1166)