# 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:** 1780
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35585 "2019-08-20T23:55:31Z")
Donald Trump just cancelled his upcoming trip to Demark, because their prime minister said she wasn’t interested in selling Greenland. > ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35586 "2019-08-20T23:56:52Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Donald Trump just cancelled his upcoming trip to Demark, because their prime minister said she wasn’t interested in selling Greenland. > > [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163961882945970176?s=19](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163961882945970176?s=19) Good lord, do you suppose that whole pile of idiocy was just to give him an excuse to bail on the trip? ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35587 "2019-08-21T00:03:33Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I think we’re seeing a right-wing echo chamber at work. > > Fox News always has a boogey-man to keep their viewers enraged; MS-13, the New Black Panthers, or Antifa. > > Trump watches Fox ranting about the dangers of “Antifa”. This gets his panties in a bunch, and he wants to hit back at the demands that he do something about domestic terrorism, so: he declares something called "antifa"a terrorist group…as if they’re an organization with chapters, and a board of directors, and regular meetings, when actually they’re a very loosely-knit set of common ideals. **So (AIUI), this would be like declaring “women’s suffrage” a terrorist group.** [emphasis added]. Jesus, you people are just hellbent on giving him ideas! ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35588 "2019-08-21T00:16:51Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > Good lord, do you suppose that whole pile of idiocy was just to give him an excuse to bail on the trip? Wouldn’t constant explosive diarrhea have been a less embarrassing excuse? At least the excuse is consistent with his previous statements. Oh, wait, he previously said that the trip had [nothing to do](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/18/trump-considering-buying-greenland) with the purchase of Greenland. “I’m supposed to be going there,” he said. “We may be going to Denmark but not for this reason at all.” ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35589 "2019-08-21T00:47:25Z")
Trump, to the approval of many Americans, has advocated mercantilism, steam powered navies, and purchasing territories from other countries. Only one theory explains this. Trump and a good chunk of his supporters are time travelers from the 19th century. This also explains all that “Party of Lincoln” bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35590 "2019-08-21T01:37:08Z")
> [@digs](#): > > There are so many of us, we have to rent a bowling alley for our meetings. Thursday nights at 7, potluck beforehand at 5:45, but that’s optional. I always attend the potluck and eat as much as I can, but I NEVER bring a hot dish. I’m a communist. Everything is free. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35591 "2019-08-21T02:22:03Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I always attend the potluck and eat as much as I can, but I NEVER bring a hot dish. I’m a communist. Everything is free. Oh, so _you’re_ the jerk who always brings Pringles, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35592 "2019-08-21T02:54:01Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Oh, so _you’re_ the jerk who always brings Pringles, aren’t you? Phsssst - I bring napkins ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35593 "2019-08-21T03:39:40Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > Good lord, do you suppose that whole pile of idiocy was just to give him an excuse to bail on the trip? Because Obama is visiting Denmark a few weeks later and would have drawn bigger crowds. > **[Barack Obama to return to Denmark in September](https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/barack-obama-to-return-to-denmark-in-september)** > > Former US president Barack Obama will visit Denmark for the second time in 12 months to give a talk in Aalborg at the end of September. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35594 "2019-08-21T03:44:14Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Donald Trump just cancelled his upcoming trip to Demark, because their prime minister said she wasn’t interested in selling Greenland. > > [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163961882945970176?s=19](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163961882945970176?s=19) Truly, this is the act of a stable genius. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35595 "2019-08-21T03:53:28Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Truly, this is the act of a stable genius. Oh, Trump’s a stable genius, alright. Remember that _stable_ here is a noun. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35596 "2019-08-21T10:09:52Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Wouldn’t constant explosive diarrhea have been a less embarrassing excuse? We already know that he has constant explosive Twitterrhea, so it wouldn’t even be that much of a surprise. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35597 "2019-08-21T11:21:58Z")
Saw a discussion of how often Dotard has tweeted during his Presidency: about 9,400 times since 1.20.2017. [His count when he was sworn in](https://web.archive.org/web/20170120170823/twitter.com/realDonaldTrump) [His count now](https://twitter.com/PeteSouza/status/1163854846287646720?s=19) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35598 "2019-08-21T12:22:33Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > Trump, to the approval of many Americans, has advocated mercantilism, steam powered navies, and purchasing territories from other countries. Only one theory explains this. Trump and a good chunk of his supporters are time travelers from the 19th century. This also explains all that “Party of Lincoln” bullshit. I understand he intends to scrap Air Force One and henceforth travel by hot-air balloon, powered by his own speech. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35599 "2019-08-21T14:43:06Z")
**Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer** > [@](#): > > The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new rules that would allow immigration officials to detain migrant children for a longer period of time, ripping up a long-standing set of protections that prevent migrant children from being detained for more than 20 days. > > The Flores settlement, established in 1997 after a 1985 class-action lawsuit involving several migrant children, limits the amount of time the government is allowed to detain an immigrant child to 20 days or less. The agreement also establishes minimum guidelines for safe and sanitary conditions in detention facilities, requiring the government to provide children with basic needs like food, water and medical care. > … > > The rule change would allow families to be detained indefinitely by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being transferred from border custody. Barring any potential court order, the change would go into effect 60 days from Friday. > **[Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-border-detain-immigrant-children-flores-settlement_n_5d5d3297e4b063487e956d48)** > > The new guidelines would rip up a long-standing set of protections known as the Flores settlement. Our President In Action ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35600 "2019-08-21T14:47:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer** Well obviously. [There’s good money in kid jails,](https://qz.com/1586161/private-prisons-make-big-profits-from-ice/) dontcherknow. Long as you cut every corner of course - but that’s a given. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35601 "2019-08-21T14:49:35Z")
Re Denmark and the yelps about being a “loyal ally”, made me laugh. The Danes signed up to be the US’s bum boy, since it was a better option then being the Russians bum boy, and they had just been tye Germans bum boy and that had been no fun. Well, in exchange for protection, you gotta do whatcha gotta do. Trump wants [del]their bum[/del] _Greenland._ Trump typically gets what Trump wants. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35602 "2019-08-21T14:52:19Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > …Trump typically gets what Trump wants. That’s debatable. Where’s his Mexican funded idiot fucking wall? ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35603 "2019-08-21T15:10:56Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > That’s debatable. Where’s his Mexican funded idiot fucking wall? He does usually get his way. Especially now with so many Trumpkin judges appointed at all levels. He’s managed to funnel the Wall money from the Pentagon and no one can stop that apparently. I don’t understand why he’s allowed to lengthen the detainment period for migrant children though. Isn’t that some kind of legal agreement? He’s allowed to just rip it up? Then he can rip up anything. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35604 "2019-08-21T15:17:08Z")
The last 4 years, or the Post Escalator (PE) has been one continuous case of \*Trump can’t/won’t \* followed by _oh fuck, he can/did_ Why don’t people wise up now? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1779) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1781)