# 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:** 1175
**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 25, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23485 "2018-07-25T16:28:45Z")
Schumer called Trump’s trade policy a “Soviet-style program.” Yes! I like that - I like that a lot. Keep 'em comin, Chucky. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23486 "2018-07-25T16:48:39Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Yes, and the parents of these MIAs aren’t getting any younger.:rolleyes: Not getting any _older_, either. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23487 "2018-07-25T17:57:19Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > I don’t have a gun ☹ > > I do have a longsword. It’s for Halloween, and it doesn’t have an edge on it, but it is metal. I could perhaps club someone with it. Would that help? Get a winged helmet, and swing the sword VERY hard like a hammer, yelling “For Odin! For Asgard!” 🆒 ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23488 "2018-07-25T18:10:51Z")
Trump went into a rage when he found Melania’s TV on Air Force One tuned to CNN, and ordered henceforth all TVs will be tuned to Fox. Melania’s spokeswoman says Melania can watch whatever she wants. > **[Trump Reportedly 'Caused A Stir' When Melania's TV On Air Force One Was...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-melania-tv-cnn-air-force-one_n_5b583142e4b0fd5c73ca2a31)** > > He wants TVs turned to Fox News at all times, an email obtained by The New York Times showed. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23489 "2018-07-25T18:13:14Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump went into a rage when he found Melania’s TV on Air Force One tuned to CNN, and ordered henceforth all TVs will be tuned to Fox. Melania’s spokeswoman says Melania can watch whatever she wants. > [Trump Reportedly 'Caused A Stir' When Melania's TV On Air Force One Was Turned To CNN | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-melania-tv-cnn-air-force-one_us_5b583142e4b0fd5c73ca2a31) What I liked most from that article: > [@](#): > > The email also discussed ordering two more TVs so that Trump and the first lady could each watch TV in their separate hotel rooms while on the road. But I’m sure that is just more fake news. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23490 "2018-07-25T18:48:02Z")
The soccer ball that Putin gave to Trump has a communications chip in it. > **[Soccer ball Putin gave Trump contains transmitter chip — but for Adidas: report](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398799-soccer-ball-putin-gave-trump-contains-transmitter-chip-but-for-adidas/)** > > The Adidas soccer ball Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to President Trump at their summit in Finland appears to contain a chip that can transmit information to nearby cellphones, Bloombe… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23491 "2018-07-25T18:50:33Z")
> [@](#): > > WH releases statement from Ambassador John Bolton: > “The President believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over, so we’ve agreed that it will be after the first of the year.” > ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23492 "2018-07-25T18:59:14Z")
nm, ninja’d ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23493 "2018-07-25T19:01:37Z")
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit naming Trump and the Trump Organization for violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution may proceed. > **[Judge allows case alleging illegal foreign gifts to proceed against President...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25/politics/emoluments-case-donald-trump-washington-dc/index.html)** > > A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss portions of a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump, through his Trump International Hotel in DC and the Trump Organization, violated a constitutional clause banning gifts or... ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23494 "2018-07-25T19:14:07Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > … When that time comes, **are US farmers _really_ going to be as stupid as Stalin-era Russian peasants were, with the latter’s “oh he just doesn’t know” handwave of their leader’s perilous neglect/criminality?** Yes they ARE. Remember, these are his base - the bigoted, white nationalist dominionistic, Cliven Bundy Roy Moore type, ratfucks he panders too. Trump is their hero. Meanwhile the taxpayer is paying to “cover over” a problem Trump created and perpetrated (via trade wars). Bizniz as usual in Trump’s world. he gets over through dishonesty and incompetence, and lining his own pockets, while forcing others to bear the cost. But now instead of it being employees and contractors, it’s ALL of us. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23495 "2018-07-25T19:15:03Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > What I liked most from that article: > But I’m sure that is just more fake news. Yet another “imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama…” post… Imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama ordered up two extra television sets so he and Michelle could watch different channels in their separate hotel rooms. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23496 "2018-07-25T19:16:38Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Yes, and the parents of these MIAs aren’t getting any younger.:rolleyes: Cadet Bone Spurs likes people who don’t get captured, wounded, killed, whatever. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23497 "2018-07-25T19:17:41Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > I have an alibi. I’m upset I didn’t get to watch, as I live fairly close (close enough). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23498 "2018-07-25T19:23:40Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Yet another “imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama…” post… > > Imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama ordered up two extra television sets so he and Michelle could watch different channels in their separate hotel rooms. 😕 Don’t hotel rooms usually have a TV installed? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23499 "2018-07-25T19:24:02Z")
Bet they would take seperate rooms for the fun of “sneaking” into the other’s room for a perfectly legitimate and sanctified interlude. These are some wild and crazy people, here. (I have the impression of Barry that he is a man who’s marriage has reached the correct balance of contentment and fear.) ---
**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 25, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23500 "2018-07-25T19:24:08Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Yet another “imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama…” post… > > Imagine the Republican shitstorm if Obama ordered up two extra television sets so he and Michelle could watch different channels in their separate hotel rooms. Ok. Color me stupid. If The Donald and The Mrs. Donald are in two separate hotel rooms, doesn’t each room have its own TV already. So they can already watch two different channels? Or does this mean now each room will have TWO TVs in case hubby & wifey decide to visit each other in their rooms? Ewwwww. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23501 "2018-07-25T19:47:57Z")
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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23502 "2018-07-25T19:51:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The newspaper in tiny Washington Court House, Ohio has published an article with evidence proving that the Columbus police arrest of Stormy Daniels was pre-planned and was not the spur of the moment arrest they claim. Columbus police had no comment. > [http://thefayetteadvocate.com/2018/07/25/whistleblower-provides-emails-that-show-stormy-daniels-arrest-was-pre-planned/](http://thefayetteadvocate.com/2018/07/25/whistleblower-provides-emails-that-show-stormy-daniels-arrest-was-pre-planned/) Of course it was pre-planned. It was way too obvious, from the get-go. Harassment, for political reasons. THAT is Trump’s Vereinegen Staaten Amerrika. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23503 "2018-07-25T20:09:12Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Of course it was pre-planned. It was way too obvious, from the get-go. Harassment, for political reasons. THAT is Trump’s Vereinegen Staaten Amerrika. If you do allegations of fascism by German, please do it right: Trump’s Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. (though maybe we can leave the double ‘rr’ if we imagine it spoken in the voice of you know whom…) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/23504 "2018-07-25T20:23:19Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > 😕 > > Don’t hotel rooms usually have a TV installed? I’ve heard that trump watches multiple TV’s at once. or… perhaps these are pre-tuned to only get FOX, and the channel can’t be changed (not sure if that’s even possible, especially since different hotels will have different cable providers. I’m sure though once FOX was on, you could devise a way to not change the channel without a password or something). Anyway, that way he could force Melania to not watch anything but FOX. Seems like his style. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1176)