# 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:** 1275
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25485 "2018-09-17T03:27:55Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > The Russians found a way to weaponize stupidity. No need for assassins or nukes. Trump is the ultimate biological weapon, spreading a plague of idiocy across the land. “Good lord, Professor Chalmers! He’s a CARRIER!” ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25486 "2018-09-17T03:44:46Z")
Graham and Flake, who are both on the Judiciary Committee, want to reopen the Kavanaugh nomination hearings if Christine Blasey Ford will testify. > **[GOP blinks, begins attempting to slow down Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/got-blinks-brett-kavanaugh-slow/12728/)** > > ... ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25487 "2018-09-17T06:34:02Z")
1. Just sounds like another high tech lynchin’ to me. You know, without the race part of course. 2. Fake news. 3. He said, she said. 4. What was she wearing at the time? 5. Police executed a search warrant at her address and found an undisclosed amount of weed. 6. [del] Men [/del] Boys have needs. 7. Hillary’s emails, Benghazi, pizza child slave ring. 8. Soros. 9. Look, a mooselem! 10. So what? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25488 "2018-09-17T13:14:53Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > “The President of the United States hasn’t got the attention span of a dung beetle” Thank you. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25489 "2018-09-17T13:24:39Z")
#notalldungbeetles ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25490 "2018-09-17T13:28:16Z")
I have seen videos of dung beetles rolling dung; they seem much more focused and able to stay with a task than the current president. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25491 "2018-09-17T14:01:32Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I have seen videos of dung beetles rolling dung; they seem much more focused and able to stay with a task than the current president. No kidding. They’re purposeful, goal-oriented, and they actually accomplish something. We could do worse than have a dung beetle for a president. Oh, wait… ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25492 "2018-09-17T15:56:32Z")
> [@j666](#): > > Damn. That leads to a new nightmare scenario, Russia successfully assassinated Trump for failing to meet some commitment he made to them … Well, when he is no longer of use to them they’re going to call in their markers. How long do you suppose he will last then? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25493 "2018-09-17T17:18:48Z")
I modestly admit that I would do a better job than the current office-holder. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25494 "2018-09-17T18:24:55Z")
You know why Donald is famous for firing people? Because he hires the worst people. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25495 "2018-09-17T19:41:03Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I have seen videos of dung beetles rolling dung; they seem much more focused and able to stay with a task than the current president. Yup, that’s what [we were](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21208912&postcount=25395) [talking about](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21209336&postcount=25400). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25496 "2018-09-17T20:16:10Z")
> [@j666](#): > > Pence? _::snort::_ Even somebody as bad as Pence would be an improvement over Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25497 "2018-09-17T20:18:53Z")
> [@j666](#): > > The US would have to retaliate, which would lead to at best another Cold War and the opening for China to advance to World Leader. How about we just assassinate Putin and then agree to call it even? ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25498 "2018-09-17T21:07:22Z")
How about we apply the “you broke it, you bought it” rule? And since they’ve already bought him, I guess they have the right to break him. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25499 "2018-09-17T21:16:21Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Even somebody as bad as Pence would be an improvement over Trump. I think you would be surprised. I don’t think he is any more compassionate, intelligent, logical, or trustworthy. I think he is sneakier. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25500 "2018-09-17T22:05:02Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > You know why Donald is famous for firing people? Because he hires the worst people. Apparently, except for fake nonsense on The Apprentice, he doesn’t even have the balls to fire anyone. At least not directly or face to face. No fucking balls. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25501 "2018-09-17T22:06:17Z")
> [@j666](#): > > I think you would be surprised. I don’t think he is any more compassionate, intelligent, logical, or trustworthy. I think he is sneakier. Exactly. He’s Trump, but with a brain. A diseased brain, but a brain just the same. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25502 "2018-09-17T22:42:39Z")
> [@j666](#): > > I think you would be surprised. I don’t think he is any more compassionate, intelligent, logical, or trustworthy. I think he is sneakier. > [@SteveG1](#): > > Exactly. He’s Trump, but with a brain. A diseased brain, but a brain just the same. But he’s not as popular. He’s known far and wide as a boot-licking non-entity. Trump fans would tolerate him–but no more than that. Therefore he can’t do as much harm as Trump has been doing and will continue doing. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25503 "2018-09-17T22:55:14Z")
> [@j666](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > Even somebody as bad as Pence would be an improvement over Trump. > > I think you would be surprised. I don’t think he is any more compassionate, intelligent, logical, or trustworthy. I think he is sneakier. I would agree with **j666** here. Trump’s utter incompetence is the one saving grace of this god-forsaken Administration. However I must give respect to Michael Moore, one of the very few to predict Trump’s election early on. Moore would prefer Pence as President since at least then _one could have debates about ideas._ Ideas are not part of the Trumpist repertoire. To paraphrase colorful language from Sarah Huckabee Sanders (and these are my words, not Moore’s), “Trump is all fart-gas, no turd.” ---
**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:** [September 17, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/25504 "2018-09-17T23:15:26Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I would agree with **j666** here. Trump’s utter incompetence is the one saving grace of this god-forsaken Administration. > > However I must give respect to Michael Moore, one of the very few to predict Trump’s election early on. Moore would prefer Pence as President since at least then _one could have debates about ideas._ > > Ideas are not part of the Trumpist repertoire. To paraphrase colorful language from Sarah Huckabee Sanders (and these are my words, not Moore’s), “Trump is all fart-gas, no turd.” I presume they’re not Mrs. Sanders’s words, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1276)