# 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:** 1787
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35725 "2019-08-23T15:59:25Z")
Just had a chance to check out NYT’s piece on candidates’ rally playlists and had to laugh that the top two words in Trump’s songs are “man” and “macho.”. If that doesn’t say it all. And who the fuck would pick Macho Man as a fricking campaign song? Oh yeah. > **[What Does Campaign Rally Music Say About a Candidate? (Published 2019)](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/19/us/politics/presidential-campaign-songs-playlists.html)** > > Presidential campaigns have a sound. We analyzed the playlists of 10 contenders to see how the songs aligned with the messages. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35726 "2019-08-23T16:01:50Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The Dow is below 26,000 again – so it’s poised to close above the 26,000 threshold for approximately the 8th time in the Trump Administration…hopefully. So, let’s see, 26,000 x 8 = 208,000. Would anybody really be surprised if Trump tweeted the Dow has reached 208,000 under his watch and that it’s the largest gain in the history of the planet? And then saying something about how the money-loving Jews should thank him directly. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35727 "2019-08-23T16:16:06Z")
> [@](#): > > “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” Darth Shit-for-Brains No, I swear, I am _not_ making this up! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35728 "2019-08-23T16:22:46Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Darth Shit-for-Brains > > > [@](#): > > > > “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” > > No, I swear, I am _not_ making this up! This order is illegal and I’m pretty sure it’s also unconstitutional and I have no hope whatsoever that either house of Congress will do shit all about this, because why would they? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35729 "2019-08-23T16:28:08Z")
> [@](#): > > “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” Yes, my Lord. We have immediately started “looking.” It might take a year or two, but we’re on it. We’re just so tired of winning, like you predicted. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35730 "2019-08-23T16:37:32Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Darth Shit-for-Brains > > No, I swear, I am _not_ making this up! I imagine a lot of free-market Republicans are privately conflicted by a President giving “orders” to corporations, but who here thinks any will seriously criticize their dear leader in public? On the other hand, seeing how Trump caves into the NRA on a regular basis, I imagine McConnell may have to remind Trump that they are in thrall to their donors and big corporations and this just becomes Trump spouting off and nothing happens: “It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing…” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35731 "2019-08-23T16:51:36Z")
> [@](#): > > “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” Private American companies are “hereby ordered” to do something by the American president? If there was ever any doubt that Mr. Trump thinks that he is a dictator, this ought to dispel that doubt. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35732 "2019-08-23T16:54:27Z")
Setting aside the laughable (if it wasn’t so horrifying) nature of “hereby ordered”…does he have any idea how large a task it would be for American industry to “find an alternative” to China? A massive pivot in infrastructure not seen since Pearl Harbor. And the cost to the American consumer would be staggering. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35733 "2019-08-23T16:59:58Z")
Really wanted to see Dick à l’Orange marched out of the White House in cuffs and leg irons, but I’ll settle for a straitjacket. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35734 "2019-08-23T17:04:24Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > Start a hot war. Greenland is our birthright, and we must claim it. Imagine what Fox would be reporting if Obama had claimed to be the Chosen One, King of Israel. That wasn’t even on the bingo card. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35735 "2019-08-23T17:15:04Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Setting aside the laughable (if it wasn’t so horrifying) nature of “hereby ordered”…does he \*\*have any idea \*\*how large a task it would be for American industry to “find an alternative” to China? A massive pivot in infrastructure not seen since Pearl Harbor. And the cost to the American consumer would be staggering. _BEEP_ My bold. Points deducted for using the phrase “have any idea” WRT Our Fearful Leader. Avoid that in the future, okay? And to answer your question: no. To answer your unspoken question: no, he **doesn’t** give a rat’s ass. ---
**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 23, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35736 "2019-08-23T17:19:20Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Setting aside the laughable (if it wasn’t so horrifying) nature of “hereby ordered”…does he have any idea how large a task it would be for American industry to “find an alternative” to China? A massive pivot in infrastructure not seen since Pearl Harbor. And the cost to the American consumer would be staggering. It’s taken several decades for China to develop to the point that it the factory to the world. Presumably it would take about as long for someplace else to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35737 "2019-08-23T17:21:39Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Setting aside the laughable (if it wasn’t so horrifying) nature of “hereby ordered”…does he have any idea how large a task it would be for American industry to “find an alternative” to China? A massive pivot in infrastructure not seen since Pearl Harbor. And the cost to the American consumer would be staggering. Of course, it would have been made easier if he hadn’t axed the TPP. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35738 "2019-08-23T17:22:19Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Private American companies are “hereby ordered” to do something by the American president? > > If there was ever any doubt that Mr. Trump thinks that he is a dictator, this ought to dispel that doubt. American companies are hereby ordered to start shifting their political donations to candidates who understand how shit works. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35739 "2019-08-23T17:26:27Z")
> [@KidCharlemagne](#): > > Just had a chance to check out NYT’s piece on candidates’ rally playlists and had to laugh that the top two words in Trump’s songs are “man” and “macho.”. If that doesn’t say it all. And who the fuck would pick Macho Man as a fricking campaign song? Oh yeah. > > [What Does Campaign Rally Music Say About a Candidate? - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/19/us/politics/presidential-campaign-songs-playlists.html) Probably misread that as Nacho Man. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35740 "2019-08-23T17:27:44Z")
A call for autarky. Now who does that remind me of? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35741 "2019-08-23T17:34:16Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Private American companies are “hereby ordered” to do something by the American president? > > If there was ever any doubt that Mr. Trump thinks that he is a dictator, this ought to dispel that doubt. Trump things he is still on “The Apprentice” where he can just order people around. In reality, he is on the show “The Biggest Loser” and sadly, everyone of us are contestants. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35742 "2019-08-23T17:38:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Private American companies are “hereby ordered” to do something by the American president? > > If there was ever any doubt that Mr. Trump thinks that he is a dictator, this ought to dispel that doubt. Can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth among Republicans, and the outraged cries of “Socialism!” and/or “Dictatorship!” if Obama had said something similar? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35743 "2019-08-23T17:49:27Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Really wanted to see Dick à l’Orange marched out of the White House in cuffs and leg irons, but I’ll settle for a straitjacket. But first, I’d like to see the spectacle of some men in white coats with giant butterfly nets chase a lumbering Trump (he probably hasn’t broken into a run since high school) around the South Lawn of the White House. Charge two bits a gander on a streaming service and we could put a dent in the deficit this year. > [@enipla](#): > > Trump things he is still on “The Apprentice” where he can just order people around. In reality, he is on the show “The Biggest Loser” and sadly, everyone of us are contestants. He also has a side gig on _The Amazing Racist_. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/35744 "2019-08-23T18:00:02Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > But first, I’d like to see the spectacle of some men in white coats with giant butterfly nets chase a lumbering Trump (he probably hasn’t broken into a run since high school) around the South Lawn of the White House. Charge two bits a gander on a streaming service and we could put a dent in the deficit this year. To the tune of Yakety-Sax. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1786) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1788)