# 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:** 143
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2841 "2017-03-30T13:20:18Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > How about The Rio Tall? That’s one siza below Grande, isn’t it? Bigly? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2842 "2017-03-30T13:27:16Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Dear Og, ol’ Abe could put some words together. No kidding. I’m one big goosebump after reading those quotations. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2843 "2017-03-30T15:41:32Z")
Trump has managed a achieve 35% approval rating [according to Gallup](http://www.gallup.com/poll/207518/trump-approval-rating-unusually-low-unusually-early.aspx?). That’s lower than Clinton or Obama at any point in their terms, and the lowest first-year approval rating of any president ever. ---
**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2844 "2017-03-30T16:01:00Z")
Maybe we can change the wall to a limbo pole. How low can he go? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2845 "2017-03-30T16:10:46Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > By the time it gets to the Border, quite a bit has been sucked out for irrigation upstream. I knew some folks with pecan farms in Las Cruces & they used a lot… You know you’re in the West when the local paper reports on the scheduled release of river water from a reservoir. The release of water from the Caballo reservoir means that there should actually be a good flow of water in the Rio Grande from basically T or C on in the next few days. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2846 "2017-03-30T16:25:56Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > How about The Rio Tall? That’s one siza below Grande, isn’t it? Make Rio Venti Again! ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2847 "2017-03-30T16:31:30Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Make Rio Venti Again! It’s funny, but those Starbucks abrevs mean literally large, large and twenty. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2848 "2017-03-30T16:34:33Z")
> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > Trump has managed a achieve 35% approval rating [according to Gallup](http://www.gallup.com/poll/207518/trump-approval-rating-unusually-low-unusually-early.aspx?). That’s lower than Clinton or Obama at any point in their terms, and the lowest first-year approval rating of any president ever. Am I the only one who thinks the footnote in the first chart is damn funny? > [@](#): > > ^Trump’s first-year low is preliminary, as of March 29, 2017 ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2849 "2017-03-30T16:48:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks the footnote in the first chart is damn funny? He’s still only two-thirds of the way there. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2850 "2017-03-30T16:57:16Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks the footnote in the first chart is damn funny? Nope. That is pretty damned funny. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2851 "2017-03-30T17:09:54Z")
George W. Bush was apparently as freaked out by Trump’s inauguration as the rest of us. Reportedly, as he was leaving the event, Bush said “That was some weird shit.” Literally. Three people present at the time heard him. Jesus. Trump makes GWB look like the voice of reason. > **[What George W. Bush Really Thought of Donald Trump’s Inauguration](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/03/what-george-w-bush-really-thought-of-trumps-inauguration.html)** > > Three sources heard the former president offer this slightly profane assessment of the event after he left the dais. > [@Slash1972](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks the footnote in the first chart is damn funny? That was hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2852 "2017-03-30T18:43:55Z")
So apparently Donald has turned down the chance to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day. He just might be the worst politician ever…which I suppose is a good thi g. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2853 "2017-03-30T18:54:49Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > So apparently Donald has turned down the chance to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day. > > He just might be the worst politician ever…which I suppose is a good thi g. I think that somewhere deep in that addled brain he knows that he would be booed louder than any cheers he’s ever heard at his rallies. He doesn’t get to control who attends opening day. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2854 "2017-03-30T19:05:24Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I think that somewhere deep in that addled brain he knows that he would be booed louder than any cheers he’s ever heard at his rallies. He doesn’t get to control who attends opening day. How far can you throw a baseball with little hands? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2855 "2017-03-30T19:10:19Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > How far can you throw a baseball with little hands? In high school, he was the best baseball player in New York. Just ask him. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2856 "2017-03-30T19:25:52Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > How far can you throw a baseball with little hands? Didn’t hinder [Hack Wilson.](http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoha01.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2857 "2017-03-30T19:33:43Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > In high school, he was the best baseball player in New York. Just ask him. Yeah, right. Guaranteed: he throws like a girl. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2858 "2017-03-30T19:38:21Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > George W. Bush was apparently as freaked out by Trump’s inauguration as the rest of us. Reportedly, as he was leaving the event, Bush said “That was some weird shit.” Literally. Three people present at the time heard him. Jesus. Trump makes GWB look like the voice of reason. I’ve said it before and will again; Dubya was a bad President, but at least he was a President who tried his best to make the United States a better place for its citizenry. Trump has no such interest. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2859 "2017-03-30T20:18:05Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > So apparently Donald has turned down the chance to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day. > > He just might be the worst politician ever…which I suppose is a good thi g. But he did offer to throw all the Hispanic players out of the country. Word is that the baseball looked like a bowling ball in his tiny hands. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/2860 "2017-03-30T20:31:58Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Didn’t hinder [Hack Wilson.](http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoha01.shtml) 'Round these parts you don’t mess with Hack Wilson. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=142) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=144)