# 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:** 1552
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31025 "2019-03-07T04:53:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But he also admires that other fast food icon; Colonel Kentucky Fried Chicken. Don’t forget Chick Filet. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31026 "2019-03-07T05:01:28Z")
I notice he never has any Taco Bell… ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31027 "2019-03-07T05:10:03Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I notice he never has any Taco Bell… he can’t figure out the menu there. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31028 "2019-03-07T05:56:27Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I notice he never has any Taco Bell… Probably doesn’t want his base to know Mr. Taco Bell got past The Wall. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31029 "2019-03-07T16:20:43Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Probably doesn’t want his base to know Mr. Taco Bell got past The Wall. He always thought it was because Mr. Taco Bell was Alexander’s cousin. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31030 "2019-03-07T16:49:55Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > He always thought it was because Mr. Taco Bell was Alexander’s cousin. :rolleyes: Hey now, that’s too far. He doesn’t have a clue who Alexander Graham Bell was. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31031 "2019-03-07T16:52:15Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > He always thought it was because Mr. Taco Bell was Alexander’s cousin. :rolleyes: Alexander? I don’t know any company named Alexander. Now AT&T Bell, I’ve heard of that guy. He’s doing things, and making a name for himself. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31032 "2019-03-07T16:56:37Z")
Just like Tim Apple? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31033 "2019-03-07T17:29:57Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > Hey now, that’s too far. He doesn’t have a clue who Alexander Graham Bell was. I didn’t know you could make tacos out of graham crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31034 "2019-03-07T18:20:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s not even the first time he’s made this particular flub - [last year he referred to Lockheed Martin’s CEO as “Marilyn Lockheed”.](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-marillyn-lockheed-martin-ceo-hewson-2018-3) At least he didn’t call her Martin Lockheed. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31035 "2019-03-07T18:38:03Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > Hey now, that’s too far. He doesn’t have a clue who Alexander Graham Bell was. “He made the best crackers!” ETA: Ninja’d! ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31036 "2019-03-07T19:06:43Z")
Whoops, wrong thread. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31037 "2019-03-07T19:08:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s not even the first time he’s made this particular flub - [last year he referred to Lockheed Martin’s CEO as “Marilyn Lockheed”.](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-marillyn-lockheed-martin-ceo-hewson-2018-3) I’d speculate he does this because his handlers prep him before the meetings and he cannot handle too much information. Thus, probably cheat-sheets: Tim - Apple. Marilyn - Lockheed. And thus you end up with Tim Apple and Marilyn Lockheed falling from his sweaty lips. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31038 "2019-03-07T19:29:06Z")
[Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for legal fees resulting from Mueller probe, porn star lawsuit](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/07/michael-cohen-sues-trump-organization-in-new-york-top-court.html) > [@](#): > > The key points: > > President Donald Trump’s former longtime attorney and fixer Michael Cohen on Thursday files a lawsuit against the Trump Organization. > > Cohen and the Trump Organization had a “contractual agreement” to compensate Cohen for work “with and on behalf of” company officials, the filing says. > > That work involves special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian election meddling and possible Trump-campaign collusion, as well as “multiple congressional hearings,” the filing says. Hahahaha! Trump just keeps on winning! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31039 "2019-03-07T19:39:57Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > [Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for legal fees resulting from Mueller probe, porn star lawsuit](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/07/michael-cohen-sues-trump-organization-in-new-york-top-court.html) > Hahahaha! > > Trump just keeps on winning! Good for him, but must be a hell of a long line to stand in. Trump now needs a ‘fixer’ to pay off his fixer. It’s Cohens all the way down. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31040 "2019-03-07T20:03:55Z")
John Kelly is in the news today: [John Kelly differs with Trump on immigration, mum on security clearances](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/john-kelly-differs-trump-immigration-mum-security-clearances-n980326) \*At Duke University, Trump’s former chief of staff dodged questions about security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. \* > [@](#): > > On the administration’s handling of children at the southern border, he was critical, though he blamed then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions for catching the White House by surprise with the adoption of a “zero tolerance” policy. > > Contrary to Trump’s comments that many immigrants coming to the U.S. border are criminals, Kelly added: “And by the way, they’re overwhelmingly not criminals. They’re people coming up here for economic purposes. I don’t blame them for that.” > > He didn’t defend Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for a border wall and said: “We don’t need a wall from sea to shining sea.” But wait. I thought we needed a wall because it’s a National Emergency and we need to stop all the Mexican rapists and drug dealers from invading our country. 😕 Also, hasn’t the Administration been telling us they had no choice about family separation? It’s the law! But now Kelly is saying that Sessions made a decision to actively enforce this when they didn’t actually have to? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31041 "2019-03-07T20:05:34Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > I’d speculate he does this because his handlers prep him before the meetings and he cannot handle too much information. Thus, probably cheat-sheets: > > Tim - Apple. > Marilyn - Lockheed. > > And thus you end up with Tim Apple and Marilyn Lockheed falling from his sweaty lips. That’s a fine speculation, but Occam’s Razor tells me it’s just that the man is an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31042 "2019-03-07T20:09:43Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > That’s a fine speculation, but Occam’s Razor tells me it’s just that the man is an idiot. Are those made by Penn Gillette? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31043 "2019-03-07T20:24:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Whoops, wrong thread. Sorry. Nothing to say about Graham Cracker Tacos? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/31044 "2019-03-07T20:55:34Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > That’s a fine speculation, but Occam’s Razor tells me it’s just that the man is an idiot. The dull knives in the drawer don’t care if he’s an idiot. Well, they wouldn’t know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1551) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1553)