# 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:** 1438
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28745 "2019-01-03T03:23:59Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > This gets more and more embarrassing. > > Showing off this poster calls to mind the first time a kid poops in the toilet and not in his pants and how he wants to show Mommy and Daddy. Except that thump is still pooping in his pants. And he still points at the toilet and claims he pooped there. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28746 "2019-01-03T03:27:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > And he still points at the toilet and claims he pooped there. It needs a wall to hold the shit in. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28747 "2019-01-03T06:08:05Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Trump punking Romney on the Secretary of State dangle was one of the most savage political stompings in recent memory. I really hope that Mittens has a buffet of ice cold revenge ready and waiting for a moment of maximum devastation. I can dream, anyway. And not only did Trump get Romney’s niece to drop the Romney from her name, now she’s sending nasty tweets to her uncle for daring to challenge their great leader. [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423477-rnc-chair-slams-her-uncle-mitt-romney-for-trump-criticism](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423477-rnc-chair-slams-her-uncle-mitt-romney-for-trump-criticism) ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28748 "2019-01-03T09:55:46Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [45 brings his ‘Sanctions are Coming’ poster of himself to today’s cabinet meeting.](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a25729038/donald-trump-game-of-thrones-poster-sanctions-are-coming/) > > Very little has made sense in the past two years. “Look, look, they’re talking about me !” “… they want to hang you from your neck” “Right ! From MY neck !” ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28749 "2019-01-03T12:44:37Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Wait wait wait, are you saying I’m allowed to project a bunch of shotgun blasts on Mz. Mymindcantbereadcosidonthaveone? Cos I really really want to! While I like your idea I did say fans. I don’t think either of us qualify. > [@Railer13](#): > > [45 brings his ‘Sanctions are Coming’ poster of himself to today’s cabinet meeting.](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a25729038/donald-trump-game-of-thrones-poster-sanctions-are-coming/) > > Very little has made sense in the past two years. Makes perfect sense; it was too big for the refrigerator. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28750 "2019-01-03T13:52:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Very little has made sense in the past two years. The poster itself doesn’t even make sense. “Sanctions are coming: November 5.” I guess I’ll just sit here and wait for the next ten and a half months. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28751 "2019-01-03T14:09:11Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > “Sanctions are coming: November 5.” Worst Coca-Cola ad ever. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28752 "2019-01-03T14:21:35Z")
Is that the new season of “Game of Thrones”? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28753 "2019-01-03T14:31:57Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is that the new season of “Game of Thrones”? Trump _would_ have been a White Walker, but his bone spurs kept him out of the ranks. He would have been the Greatest White Walker ever! The Greatest1 ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28754 "2019-01-03T15:06:15Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Trump _would_ have been a White Walker, but his bone spurs kept him out of the ranks. > He would have been the Greatest White Walker ever! The Greatest1 But the Others want to _destroy_ the Wall, not build it! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28755 "2019-01-03T15:06:49Z")
As someone who doesn’t watch Game of Thrones, could someone explain the poster reference to me? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28756 "2019-01-03T15:24:09Z")
> [@Pazu](#): > > But the Others want to _destroy_ the Wall, not build it! We’ll have the Greatest wall ever, and the White Walkers will pay for it! ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28757 "2019-01-03T15:30:05Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > As someone who doesn’t watch Game of Thrones, could someone explain the poster reference to me? > > Thanks. There’s really not a lot to explain. “Winter is coming” is a common thing for character to say in the show, the seasons in GoT work differently so they have like 10 years between winters, and the characters will remind each other that they need to be mindful of the coming winter as either a practical matter or for dramatic effect. It’s generally an ominous thing to say. In terms of the poster, it’s just supposed to invoke that ominous feeling. “Sanctions are coming.” Dun dun dunnnn. There’s no greater significance. I’m sure Trump just thinks it looks and sounds cool. And here we all are talking about, so he wins I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28758 "2019-01-03T15:50:05Z")
Except…the poster is more than two months old at this point. It says “sanctions are coming, November 5”. It’s woefully out of date at this point. Plus, back when this was relevant two months ago, [HBO sent him him a “cease and desist” for using the **GoT** catchphrase and font](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/game-of-thrones-donald-trump-sanctions-are-coming). ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28759 "2019-01-03T15:58:38Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > And not only did Trump get Romney’s niece to drop the Romney from her name, now she’s sending nasty tweets to her uncle for daring to challenge their great leader. > [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423477-rnc-chair-slams-her-uncle-mitt-romney-for-trump-criticism](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423477-rnc-chair-slams-her-uncle-mitt-romney-for-trump-criticism) Trump wants Romney to “Be a TEAM player” for Republicans when he’s never shown an ounce of loyalty to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28760 "2019-01-03T16:16:46Z")
Someone remind me, did sanctions actually come on November 5? What was the significance of that date, other than being the day before the election (which seems unrelated to sanctions)? ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28761 "2019-01-03T16:19:59Z")
Yes. From the Treasury Department: > **[U.S. Government Fully Re-Imposes Sanctions on the Iranian Regime As Part of...](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm541)** > > WASHINGTON – Today, in its largest ever single-day action targeting the Iranian regime, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than 700 individuals, entities, aircraft, and vessels.  This... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28762 "2019-01-03T16:49:36Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > **JB99** was actually misremembering _The Boxer_. > > _A pocket full of mumbles, such are promises > All lies and jest > Still, a man hears what he wants to hear > And disregards the rest_ Someone should make a campaign ad featuring a montage of Trump, with the part of the song that says, ‘Lie, lie, lie! [drum crash] Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie!’ - With ‘LIAR’ graphics in the montage. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28763 "2019-01-03T16:50:44Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Yes. From the Treasury Department: > > [U.S. Government Fully Re-Imposes Sanctions on the Iranian Regime As Part of Unprecedented U.S. Economic Pressure Campaign](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm541) Well, that’s good. Otherwise that giant poster at a cabinet meeting on January 2 announcing sanctions on Nov. 5 would’ve been a little embarrassing. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28764 "2019-01-03T17:00:17Z")
Having a poster that read “Sanctions came” would just be silly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1439)