# 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:** 1514
**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:** [February 1, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30265 "2019-02-01T21:27:16Z")
> [@viakix](#): > > Just curious how President Trump would be viewed by the media if he ran as a democrat instead of republican? There would be no President Trump if he had run as a Democrat. He simply could not have found traction among Democrats in the first place with his message of visceral stupid. Only Republicans drink the Brawndo. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30266 "2019-02-01T21:44:08Z")
> [@Airbeck](#): > > The media would cover the things that he says and does just like now. “The Media” is not a single organization that all makes decision as one. So asking what “The Media” would do is as non-nonsensical as asking what the American public are going to have for dinner tonight. This is correct. “The Media” would have reported what Trump (Democrat) did and said. They would have done pretty much exactly the same thing - reporting every dumb comment and nonsensical tweet. And then, this hypothetical Trump-Democrat would have been pushed to one side as a wing-nut, and would never have made it though the primaries. Not because of what the media reported - but because the Democrats would not have stood for this idiot taking over their party. Of course, they would have gotten shit for this… .for being so “undemocratic”, but so be it. The good of the country comes first. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30267 "2019-02-01T21:52:05Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > asking what the American public are going to have for dinner tonight. Pizza, obviously, it’s Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30268 "2019-02-02T00:24:20Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Pizza, obviously, it’s Friday. I’m confused. We’re having red beans and rice with sausage. Does this mean you’re wrong or we’re not American? Need answer fast… ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30269 "2019-02-02T01:34:58Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > I’m confused. We’re having red beans and rice with sausage. Does this mean you’re wrong or we’re not American? > > Need answer fast… Yes. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30270 "2019-02-02T01:39:56Z")
Or no. We are, in fact, having pizza tonight. But are we Americans? Also wings. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30271 "2019-02-02T01:49:39Z")
Wait, what if I’m having pizza tonight and I’m not American? \ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30272 "2019-02-02T01:52:44Z")
Are you having bourbon, too? Then you are American. Gin means you’re a Pommy Bastard. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30273 "2019-02-02T01:57:18Z")
What if I’m having a Fish Fry at a local tavern, with a wedge salad and cheese curds, and a Brandy Old-Fashioned? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30274 "2019-02-02T01:59:26Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Or no. We are, in fact, having pizza tonight. But **are we Americans**? > > Also wings. I know it was unintentional, but you were not supposed to even accidentally reveal the catchphrase of the Democrats-2020. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30275 "2019-02-02T02:02:37Z")
> [@digs](#): > > What if I’m having a Fish Fry at a local tavern, with a wedge salad and cheese curds, and a Brandy Old-Fashioned? You’re either a time traveler from the 1920s or a pod person. It’s a toss-up. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30276 "2019-02-02T02:05:45Z")
Oops! Sorry. **digs** , that just means that you are a True American™. Also, in Wisconsin and freezing your balls off. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30277 "2019-02-02T02:15:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > …in Wisconsin and freezing your balls off. Right on both counts. Although after a couple of -25 days, anything over zero F feels tropical! Fun fact: we drink a lot of brandy, all on account of that one cocktail. My dad probably made four hundred per year, for Packer fan friends and family. Cecil Hisownself had a column where he tackled the Big Issue of our day: “Do Wisconsites account for 75% of U.S. brandy consumption?” > [@](#): > > You may be interested to know that in taverns per capita, seven of the top eight U.S. cities are located in the great state of Wisconsin. When it comes to those long winters, Wisconsinites obviously don’t believe in going gently into that good night. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30278 "2019-02-02T03:20:57Z")
In Wisconsin, they allow accompanied minors in taverns, and parents can buy their children beer. In my state, minors are not allowed in bars at all (possibly 18y/os as servers). The tavern operators’ guild is a powerful political force in Wisconsin. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30279 "2019-02-02T03:47:49Z")
Where do bangers and mash with a pint of Smithwicks fit into these calculations? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30280 "2019-02-02T04:29:36Z")
Aw crap. I had a stromboli for dinner and am now enjoying a nice rye while watching an old Nova on Netflix. Am I American? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30281 "2019-02-02T04:29:44Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Where do bangers and mash with a pint of Smithwicks fit into these calculations? in my belly!!! ---
**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:** [February 2, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30282 "2019-02-02T04:32:54Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Aw crap. I had a stromboli for dinner and am now enjoying a nice rye while watching an old Nova on Netflix. > > Am I American? Bourbon or Canadian? If I could afford it, I would have a nice Bulleit Rye every evening. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30283 "2019-02-02T05:24:52Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > I’m confused. We’re having red beans and rice with sausage. Does this mean you’re wrong or we’re not American? > > Need answer fast… Red beans and rice is **Monday** , dammit. Get with the program! (It sorta is, but we actually also had red beans and rice here today, along with some chicken sauce piquante.) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/30284 "2019-02-02T06:26:07Z")
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