# 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:** 1335
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26685 "2018-10-25T20:39:04Z")
> [@JB99](#): > > This is the part that makes me despair. The only thing saving our country is his own utter incompetence. We’d really be in trouble if he wasn’t so fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26686 "2018-10-25T20:41:05Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Chump blames the media (and the Democrats) for fostering an atmosphere ripe for bombers and says the solution is for the media to be nicer to him. What a fuckhead. Fuck him in the ass, with a cactus, followed by a pineapple, and finally finishing off with a chainsaw and an alcohol douche. Is that nice enough? ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26687 "2018-10-26T01:02:10Z")
…agreed…I’ve been “trying” to listen to Rush Limbaugh when NPR repeats a show. (I dont last long) Hes more dangerous than the Chumpster, very clever at doublespeak and all the forms of propaganda. The Chumpster is more of a mouthpiece salesman…but jeez help me, I get a bad feeling in my head listening to both of them!!! :mad::eek::mad: If we all had personal nuclear weapons, these kinds of people…err nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26688 "2018-10-26T01:21:46Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Fuck him in the ass, with a cactus, followed by a pineapple, and finally finishing off with a chainsaw and an alcohol douche. > > Is that nice enough? You left out the “sideways”, so, yeah, _too_ nice. And you need to be more specific: “cactus” is too generic, you want “cholla”. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26689 "2018-10-26T04:51:38Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Fuck him in the ass, with a cactus, followed by a pineapple, and finally finishing off with a chainsaw and an alcohol douche. > > Is that nice enough? I personally would sleep soundly at night if that were done to every single Republican. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26690 "2018-10-26T05:03:49Z")
You guys _did_ hear that we’re supposed to be nicer now, right? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26691 "2018-10-26T05:06:56Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You guys _did_ hear that we’re supposed to be nicer now, right? That was just Chump lying again. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26692 "2018-10-26T05:13:02Z")
> **[Bannon Holds Rally for Republican Candidates. None Show Up.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/bannon-holds-rally-for-republican-candidates-none-show-up)** > > Strategist boasts of importance to small upstate New York crowd. > [@](#): > > Steve Bannon waded into the Midterm campaign Wednesday night by holding an upstate New York rally to support his local Republican candidates—none of whom bothered to show up… This is nice. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26693 "2018-10-26T05:57:06Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You guys _did_ hear that we’re supposed to be nicer now, right? OITNB just wants people to be nicer now _to him_. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26694 "2018-10-26T10:47:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [Bannon Holds Rally for Republican Candidates. None Show Up.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/bannon-holds-rally-for-republican-candidates-none-show-up) > > This is nice. And right after the Nicola Sturgeon snub too. One may hope that these are the first of a ongoing series of people refusing to share a public platform with Mr Bannon. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26695 "2018-10-26T13:21:57Z")
Does it seem like Trump is presidentin’ up a storm this week? Troops to the border! 10% middle class tax cut! Changes to MediCare! I like to think it’s because he feels the midterms approaching and the noose tightening, and is desperately throwing shit against the wall hoping something sticks. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26696 "2018-10-26T14:00:37Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I like to think it’s because he feels the midterms approaching and the noose tightening, and is desperately throwing shit against the wall hoping something sticks. The problem is that he’s got too much shit and no wall yet. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26697 "2018-10-26T19:29:02Z")
Kirstjen Nielsen says there are no plans _ **right now** _ to shoot at asylum seekers. > **[No plans 'right now' to shoot at asylum-seekers at border, DHS Secretary...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/26/1807356/-No-plans-right-now-to-shoot-at-asylum-seekers-at-border-DHS-Secretary-Nielsen-says?detail=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2RFfoFuVlWfWu_pxDMSgTVkKWB70PuIFqUwpp9Pt1bfQFsNf8_G67yrUE)** > > As a caravan of asylum seekers from Central America moves through Mexico—getting within about 1,000 miles of the United States—Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got all warm and cuddly about how there is no “intention right now to shoot... ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26698 "2018-10-26T19:43:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kirstjen Nielsen says there are no plans _ **right now** _ to shoot at asylum seekers. > [No plans 'right now' to shoot at asylum-seekers at border, DHS Secretary Nielsen says](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/26/1807356/-No-plans-right-now-to-shoot-at-asylum-seekers-at-border-DHS-Secretary-Nielsen-says?detail=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2RFfoFuVlWfWu_pxDMSgTVkKWB70PuIFqUwpp9Pt1bfQFsNf8_G67yrUE) That _is_ odd, unless speaking in a matter to allow backtracking is ingrained. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26699 "2018-10-27T03:31:33Z")
NLRB rules that union members can’t picket the location of their employment if their employer is a contractor at the site, and not the owner of the site. > **[Trump NLRB moves to restrict unions right to picket](http://www.fightbacknews.org/2018/10/22/trump-nlrb-moves-restrict-unions-right-picket)** > > Tampa, FL - A recent ruling of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said that janitors who were picketing for better working conditions were not protected from unfair labor practices committed by their employer. The Board ruled that the... ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26700 "2018-10-27T03:49:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Is he [Pence] stupid, paranoid or just supporting his boss? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26701 "2018-10-27T03:54:46Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [Bannon Holds Rally for Republican Candidates. None Show Up.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/bannon-holds-rally-for-republican-candidates-none-show-up) > > This is nice. As much as I hate to point this out… I fear his rejection by Teh Base is due to his disloyalty to the Fetid Fuhrer, and not that anyone is wising up. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26702 "2018-10-27T04:05:02Z")
I am a simple man, of modest wants and ambitions. Seeing that pustule with ears humiliated is quite enough for one day. That, and a cookie. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26703 "2018-10-27T05:03:39Z")
Remember that portrait of the CFSG that his “charitable” foundation paid $10,000 for, but was then displayed in one of his hotels? Well, it turns out that there’s an [innocent explanation.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-25/trump-charity-lawyer-defends-payments-against-self-dealing-claim) You see, he didn’t really intend to buy the painting, he was just wanted to get the bidding going. But then . . . no one else bid. Ang the fact it was displayed in the hotel was a misunderstanding. Unanswered of course is why he paid for it out of charity funds, rather than Trump Organization money. I wonder how shocked he was to find out that no one wanted to spend more than $10k for a portrait of him, even at a charity auction. I mean, I’ve been to events where they’ve had silent auctions for charity. They usually give a somewhat inflated value of the item up for bid and then get even more than that because, you know, it’s for charity. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/26704 "2018-10-27T06:22:27Z")
First Lady Melania continues her anti-bullying crusade by posting the following: “#BullyingPreventionMonth reminds us that we have the power to #ChooseKind. So enjoyed my time w the children from @DPApcs in the @WhiteHouse theater this week to see the film #Wonder. #BeBest” > **[Twitter Users Slam Melania Trump For 'Tone Deaf' Timing Of Anti-Bullying Tweet](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/melania-trump-cesar-sayoc-tweet_n_5bd39f6ce4b0d38b58837f46)** > > The first lady said to #ChooseKind after authorities detained suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc, who was allegedly inspired by the president's violent rhetoric. #ChooseKind… hmmm what is the dictionary definition of “kind”? One of two def. comes up: Definition of kind (Entry 1 of 2 [Kind Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kind)) 1a : a group united by common traits or interests : CATEGORY b : a specific or recognized variety what kind of car do you drive c : a doubtful or barely admissible member of a category a kind of gray I don’t think she knows how to dog whistle but something is kind of off pitch with her tweet. Otherwise she would have used the word “kindness”. Aww, dammit… I just double checked this and she posted it on the 23rd. Huffpo has let me down : [https://news247worldpressuk.com/2018/10/24/melania-trump-thank-you-to-the-students-teachers-from-dpapcs-who-joined-me-betsydevosed/](https://news247worldpressuk.com/2018/10/24/melania-trump-thank-you-to-the-students-teachers-from-dpapcs-who-joined-me-betsydevosed/) \*\*\*\*\* But now I am confused because clicking her name on the Twitter pic (from both HuffPo and that news247 link) and it says 14h ago? [https://twitter.com/FLOTUS?ref\_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1054903731907686400&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews247worldpressuk.com%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fmelania-trump-thank-you-to-the-students-teachers-from-dpapcs-who-joined-me-betsydevosed%2F](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1054903731907686400&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews247worldpressuk.com%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fmelania-trump-thank-you-to-the-students-teachers-from-dpapcs-who-joined-me-betsydevosed%2F) What sort of fuckery is this? Me being drunk or a TimeLord First Lady or? And what does \*\*\*\* betsydevosed mean? I need to stop posting and have a last drink and head off to bed with dreams of dancing sweet impeachments and maybe an elfin dentist (Legolas). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1334) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1336)