# 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:** 1391
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27805 "2018-12-06T03:11:29Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > I had to check the exact caption, but a Trumpster idiot Facebook friend posted a picture a few hours ago of Melania Trump with her hand over her heart (not from today, though). > > The caption? > > “The one thing Michelle Obama never did…” [Snopes rebuttal](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-obama-anthem-heart/) [Several dozen images of Michelle Obama as First Lady with her hand over her heart for the National Anthem](https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/michelle-obama-national-anthem?family=editorial&page=3&phrase=%22michelle%20obama%22%20%22national%20anthem%22&sort=best) > [@dasmoocher](#): > > And the comment below the pic was: “AND… isn’t it nice to ALSO be able to say merry Christmas again⁉️” [Video compilation of many instances of President Obama saying “Merry Christmas”](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/12/video-obama-saying-merry-christmas.html) > [@dasmoocher](#): > > the guy I know who reposted this is one of the dumbest guys I know personally Dumb people are exactly the target audience for this sort of horseshit. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27806 "2018-12-06T03:46:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He probably thinks Apostle’s Creed was that guy Rocky fought in the first one. I honest-to-dog laughed out loud. Scared the kitten. Thanks, I need a guffaw every few pages here. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27807 "2018-12-06T04:01:08Z")
The University of Montana has revoked its invitation to Steve Bannon to serve as the keynote speaker at a symposium on … sex robots. > **[Steve Bannon Drops Out of Third Speaking Gig](https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-sex-robot-conference-speech-cancel-montana-donald-trump-1245232)** > > Bannon canceled a university speech after his announcement that he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27808 "2018-12-06T12:53:47Z")
I honestly don’t know how _The Onion_ is still in business. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27809 "2018-12-06T12:57:31Z")
The mere idea of Steve Bannon delivering a keynote speech on sex robots is beyond horrifying. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27810 "2018-12-06T13:07:31Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > The above reminded me of this article: > > **How Donald Trump appeals to men secretly insecure about their manhood** > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/?utm\_term=.af91a6e4295b](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/?utm_term=.af91a6e4295b) > > Hehe! Trump pretends he’s a tough guy and his male supporters are insecure and identify with that because they know deep down they are not. They’re the real male snowflakes in this country. Too bad we don’t have the data to see if smaller-than-average hand size is positively correlated with Trump support. In general, that seems to be the direct connection between Ron and those who somehow manage to admire them. The Ron is enamored with himself and the first thing he tells someone upon meeting them (in fact, something he repeats constantly) is how great and how smart and how handsome and how nice and how everything-good he is; the Ron-duhs are those who have so little confidence in their own eyes and ears that they believe the Ron is wearing fashionable clothing despite clearly seeing way too much of his crack. The Rons are nothing but inflated confidence; the Ron-duhs are insecurity wrapped in on itself. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27811 "2018-12-06T13:08:19Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > The above reminded me of this article: > > **How Donald Trump appeals to men secretly insecure about their manhood** > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/?utm\_term=.af91a6e4295b](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/?utm_term=.af91a6e4295b) > > Hehe! Trump pretends he’s a tough guy and his male supporters are insecure and identify with that because they know deep down they are not. They’re the real male snowflakes in this country. Too bad we don’t have the data to see if smaller-than-average hand size is positively correlated with Trump support. Seriously, go to [trends.google.com](http://trends.google.com) and type in “penis enlargement” and then check out which states have the highest hits. S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C! LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27812 "2018-12-06T13:15:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > The mere idea of Steve Bannon delivering a keynote speech on sex robots is beyond horrifying. This truly is the darkest timeline. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27813 "2018-12-06T13:36:05Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > The mere idea of Steve Bannon delivering a keynote speech on sex robots is beyond horrifying. Especially to the sex robots. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27814 "2018-12-06T13:58:26Z")
Is he an expert on sex robots…or something? ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27815 "2018-12-06T14:08:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The University of Montana has revoked its invitation to Steve Bannon to serve as the keynote speaker at a symposium on … sex robots. > [Steve Bannon Sex Robot Conference Keynote Speech Led to Former Trump Official's Speaking-Engagement Cancellations](https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-sex-robot-conference-speech-cancel-montana-donald-trump-1245232) What would he know about sex robots? He is particularly well capable of taking care of himself according to Anthony Scaramucci. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27816 "2018-12-06T14:14:25Z")
Cortana says “Harder! Faster! More - with Amazon Prime!” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27817 "2018-12-06T14:25:20Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Is he an expert on sex robots…or something? Headline news: \*\*Siri Files Harassment Suit Against Bannon! \*\* ---
**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:** [December 6, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27818 "2018-12-06T14:49:33Z")
Rudy’s tweet was on December 1, which makes this old news in Trumpian adventures, but is still too funny to ignore. Rudy’s spacebar was acting up when he tweetered on Twitter a few days ago: > [@@RudyGiuliani](#): > > Mueller filed an indictment just as the President left for [noparse]G-20.In [/noparse]July he indicted the Russians who will never come here just before he left for Helsinki.Either could have been done earlier or later. Out of control!Supervision please? I did NOT type what you see above. You can’t see them but I had to add ‘noparse’ tags around the ‘G-20 . In.’ Without the spaces and inside the ‘Quote’ the tweet text renders here like this: > [@@RudyGiuliani](#): > > Mueller filed an indictment just as the President left for [http://G-20.In](http://G-20.In) July he indicted the Russians who will never come here just before he left for Helsinki.Either could have been done earlier or later. Out of control!Supervision please? > [@@RudyGiuliani](#): > > Twitter allowed someone to invade my text with a disgusting anti-President message. The same thing-period no space-occurred later and it didn’t happen. Don’t tell me they are not committed cardcarrying anti-Trumpers. Time Magazine also may fit that description. FAIRNESS PLEASE Rudy may need to extend his lawsuit to the SDMB rendering codes which also converts that text to a hyper-link. The ‘website’ G-20 . In probably didn’t exist a few days ago, but is now a black page with this message: > [@G-20.In](#): > > Donald J. Trump is a traitor to our country. > > BREAKING: Special counsel calls ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s cooperation ‘substantial,’ recommends no jail time ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27819 "2018-12-06T14:58:19Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Cortana says “Harder! Faster! More - with Amazon Prime!” ```auto C:\Users\vturnip>botsex.bat Not ready with erection Abort, Retry, Fail?_ ``` ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27820 "2018-12-06T15:22:01Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Rudy’s tweet was on December 1, which makes this old… Not the first time this has happened… [https://twitter.com/JohnT15/status/1070354877157654529?s=19](https://twitter.com/JohnT15/status/1070354877157654529?s=19) Also, the underlined text in g-20.in is a link which takes you to a Reddit discussion of the Flynn case. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27821 "2018-12-06T15:28:09Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > ```auto > > C:\Users\vturnip>botsex.bat > > Not ready with erection > Abort, Retry, Fail?_ > > ``` Or for Republicans, “Retry, Fail”. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27822 "2018-12-06T15:44:43Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Especially to the sex robots. > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Is he an expert on sex robots…or something? Maybe this is related to the _Washington Post_ article about Trump support and “Fragile Masculinity” I posted. One of the key terms the researchers used was “how to get girls”. > **[Analysis | How Donald Trump appeals to men secretly insecure about their manhood](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/?utm_term=.af91a6e4295b)** > > Trump's GOP appeals to those who feel their identity threatened — whether by race, religion or gender. Some insecure, small-dick Trump supporters might be in need of sex robots. I doubt the incels of America were Hillary voters. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27823 "2018-12-06T16:20:21Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Rudy’s tweet was on December 1, which makes this old news in Trumpian adventures, but is still too funny to ignore. > > Rudy’s spacebar was acting up when he tweetered on Twitter a few days ago: > I did NOT type what you see above. You can’t see them but I had to add ‘noparse’ tags around the ‘G-20 . In.’ Without the spaces and inside the ‘Quote’ the tweet text renders here like this: > > Rudy may need to extend his lawsuit to the SDMB rendering codes which also converts that text to a hyper-link. > > The ‘website’ G-20 . In probably didn’t exist a few days ago, but is now a black page with this message: And remember that Rudy Giuliani is Trump’s cyber security go-to guy ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/27824 "2018-12-06T18:45:13Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > ```auto > > C:\Users\vturnip>botsex.bat > > Not ready with erection > Abort, Retry, Fail?_ > > ``` Well, “Abort” wouldn’t really be applicable in that case, would it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1392)