# 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:** 1360
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27185 "2018-11-14T05:38:46Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Holy Jumpin’ Jesus! Was he like that guy in Milliways who was spending the year dead for tax purposes? No, just the record holder in a family of low-pressure people. Now that I’m old my BP is high enough to be allowed to donate blood (yay!) about half the time (boo!), but my own recorded low was multiple instances of 60/40. I had to calm down the people who’d measured it because they were freaking out and saying I needed an ambulance now. I simply knew I couldn’t move my head too suddenly as it would make the world swim. Abuelito was working two jobs at the time: treasurer of our city in the mornings, teacher at the business school in the afternoons. If one day he was a bit dizzy, well, that’s what chairs are for. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27186 "2018-11-14T05:45:01Z")
Am I getting confused with the units? Whatever would be low is what we have. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27187 "2018-11-14T05:47:00Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > [Trump is preparing to remove Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, aides say](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-is-preparing-to-remove-kirstjen-nielsen-as-homeland-security-secretary-aides-say/2018/11/12/77111496-e6b0-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html?utm_term=.3b7e97c4c020). From Oct. 18: > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Bolton and Kelly got into a screaming match in the West Wing. > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/politics/john-kelly-john-bolton-immigration/index.html?utm\_source=CNN-News-Alerts](https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/politics/john-kelly-john-bolton-immigration/index.html?utm_source=CNN-News-Alerts) > [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Prediction: Nielsen is the next _Apprentice_ flunkie by, say, Nov. 20. So if she’s out Tuesday (week from now), sure, My Endeavouring in Prognostication Excellence will be Stanley Cup-like, but the ensuing replacement, though, should put most sane-thinking people in the sad doldrums. Gilbert Gottfreid has been mentioned in these pages for certain positions in the administration - maybe this might be a fit. One of the best John Oliver pieces I’ve seen. On Matt Whitaker. Go straight ahead to [4:22](https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-exposes-acting-ag-matt-whitakers-shady-past?source=articles&via=rss). You could say he, ahem, kicks ass in this piece. > [@septimus](#): > > …just a gleam in Sheldon Adelson’s eye: _aaaaaaawwwwwwwww_, nice…Thank-you for putting that image in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27188 "2018-11-14T05:49:00Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Am I getting confused with the units? Whatever would be low is what we have. 60/40 is alive. It is the normal B/p of a newborn 😃 ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27189 "2018-11-14T06:04:32Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > From Oct. 18: > > So if she’s out Tuesday (week from now), sure, My Endeavouring in Prognostication Excellence will be Stanley Cup-like, but the ensuing replacement, though, should put most sane-thinking people in the sad doldrums. Gilbert Gottfreid has been mentioned in these pages for certain positions in the administration - maybe this might be a fit. > One of the best John Oliver pieces I’ve seen. On Matt Whitaker. Go straight ahead to [4:22](https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-exposes-acting-ag-matt-whitakers-shady-past?source=articles&via=rss). > You could say he, ahem, kicks ass in this piece. “WHITE SHREK!” I am DYING!!! :D:D:D ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27190 "2018-11-14T06:07:53Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Am I getting confused with the units? Whatever would be low is what we have. We use mmHg. I doubt European doctors would use some other thing. Normal for an adult seems to be something like 120/70. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27191 "2018-11-14T06:08:04Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > 60/40 is alive. It is the normal B/p of a newborn 😃 I was a damn tall newborn from my teen years to my late forties, then! ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27192 "2018-11-14T11:52:28Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > From Oct. 18: > … > So if she’s out Tuesday (week from now), sure, My Endeavouring in Prognostication Excellence will be Stanley Cup-like, but the ensuing replacement, though, should put most sane-thinking people in the sad doldrums. Gilbert Gottfreid has been mentioned in these pages for certain positions in the administration - maybe this might be a fit. > … O Esteemed Prognosticator! You are indeed the Magic Eight Ball of the Dope! Please accept this offering of live hamsters and Heath Bars to honor Your Greatness. I humble myself at your [del]predictable[/del] predictive feet and beg to know: _please predict when the Orange Cheeto Himself will be leaving office._ Thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27193 "2018-11-14T15:07:51Z")
Was just reading about how Trump blames his aides for not advising him that skipping the WWI ceremonies would be a public relations nightmare. My question is: Didn’t this stable genius leader of the GOP have the slightest inkling WHY he was in France for Veteran’s day? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27194 "2018-11-14T15:08:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > O Esteemed Prognosticator! You are indeed the Magic Eight Ball of the Dope! Please accept this offering of live hamsters and Heath Bars to honor Your Greatness. 🙂 Hey, really - I can’t take all the credit. I just bend an ear to [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQFf_Vb0Hw) Um, not seeing the hamsters or heath\* bars anywhere. \*Are those the kind of bars one would find in, say, a copse? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27195 "2018-11-14T15:28:57Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Was just reading about how Trump blames his aides for not advising him that skipping the WWI ceremonies would be a public relations nightmare. Link? > [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > My question is: Didn’t this stable genius leader of the GOP have the slightest inkling WHY he was in France for Veteran’s day? I’m guessing he was there to meet his BFF, Putin. Or that’s the only thing that latched into and found a home in the very stable geniuses ‘brain’ of his. Didn’t seem to pan out. He’s pissed about that. Doesn’t know what to do. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27196 "2018-11-14T16:16:13Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > …Um, not seeing the hamsters or heath\* bars anywhere. They should be arriving by UPS. God, I hope I remembered to punch holes in the box. > [@](#): > > \*Are those the kind of bars one would find in, say, a copse? No, they are found near cliffs. > [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > …My question is: Didn’t this stable genius leader of the GOP have the slightest inkling WHY he was in France for Veteran’s day? Hahaha! I laughed til I cried! 😃 Love these really absurd, off the wall questions! \*Good thing I’m in a good mood. Next time you ask a sensible question, you get a _BEEP_ and dragged off the stage. \* ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27197 "2018-11-14T16:40:18Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > My question is: Didn’t this stable genius leader of the GOP have the slightest inkling WHY he was in France for Veteran’s day? He was expecting the European leaders to prostrate at his feet and apologize profusely for not putting the USA first in trade agreements. Apparently, sulking is a negotiation tactic. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27198 "2018-11-14T16:47:27Z")
It works for toddlers. Maybe that’s what he meant by “I’m not a baby”. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27199 "2018-11-14T17:20:37Z")
Veterans’ Day, hell. It was the CENTENNIAL of the fucking ARMISTICE. I guess he skipped WWI day in history class. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27200 "2018-11-14T17:33:05Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Was just reading about how Trump blames his aides for not advising him that skipping the WWI ceremonies would be a public relations nightmare. > > My question is: Didn’t this stable genius leader of the GOP have the slightest inkling WHY he was in France for Veteran’s day? He thought there would be thecgrand victory parade he was denied at home, not a somber memorial. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27201 "2018-11-14T17:37:42Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Link? [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/five-days-of-fury-inside-trump’s-paris-temper-election-woes-and-staff-upheaval/ar-BBPGakV](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/five-days-of-fury-inside-trump%E2%80%99s-paris-temper-election-woes-and-staff-upheaval/ar-BBPGakV) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27202 "2018-11-14T17:42:25Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > He thought there would be the grand victory parade he was denied at home, not a somber memorial. [You get a gold star!](https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/trump-cancel-military-parade/) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has canceled his plans to host a military parade in Washington D.C. this year – however, as many people online have pointed out – the announcement comes after the Pentagon said the event would cost upwards of $90 million. > Trump said instead of hosting a parade, he plans on attending the annual Armistice Day parade in France in early November… ---
**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:** [November 14, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27203 "2018-11-14T17:49:15Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m guessing he was there to meet his BFF, Putin. Or that’s the only thing that latched into and found a home in the very stable geniuses ‘brain’ of his. > > Didn’t seem to pan out. He’s pissed about that. Doesn’t know what to do. “Vlad, my minions are telling me the liberals might win some of the close races on Election Day. I’m gonna need you to hack into the voting systems again.” “Donald, Election Day was last week.” “Really? Did I win?” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27204 "2018-11-14T17:53:21Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/five-days-of-fury-inside-trump%E2%80%99s-paris-temper-election-woes-and-staff-upheaval/ar-BBPGakV) > [@From the above link](#): > > He erupted at his staff over media coverage of his decision to skip a ceremony honoring the military sacrifice of World War I. Got it. Thanks. Not his fault. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1359) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1361)