# 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:** 180
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3581 "2017-04-25T00:59:19Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Did anyone get a screen grab of it? I was too slow. [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/](https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3582 "2017-04-25T01:33:54Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/](https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/) Thanks. Were all the apostrophes missing from the possessives in the original, or is that some weird artifact of the Wayback Machine’s archive process? > [@ShareAmerica](#): > > Mar-a-Lago, President **Trumps** Florida estate, has become well known as the president frequently travels there to work or host foreign leaders. > > The first meeting between Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will take place April 6–7 at Mar-a-Lago, which is located at the heart of **Floridas** Palm Beach community. > > Trump is not the first president to have access to Mar-a-Lago as a Florida retreat, but he is the first one to use it. By visiting this winter White House, Trump is belatedly fulfilling the dream of **Mar-a-Lagos** original owner and designer. My bold. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3583 "2017-04-25T01:44:39Z")
“The Winter Whitehouse” ? ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3584 "2017-04-25T02:04:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “The Winter Whitehouse” ? About two weeks ago he started calling it the “Southern White House,” making it obvious that he plans to spend most of his time down there during the spring and fall as well. Not summer, though, because it’s too darn hot. Wonder where he’s going to spend his time then? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3585 "2017-04-25T02:07:22Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > About two weeks ago he started calling it the “Southern White House,” making it obvious that he plans to spend most of his time down there during the spring and fall as well. > > Not summer, though, because it’s too darn hot. Wonder where he’s going to spend his time then? Moscow? ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3586 "2017-04-25T02:22:09Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Moscow? What’s that you say? Moscow? …I seem to vaguely remember something about Putin interfering in the 2016 presidential election, and something about Trump’s deep financial ties to Russia… But it seems to have dropped out of the headlines over the past few weeks. It almost seems as though Congress is not carrying out its investigation with the same rapacious ferocity with which they went after Obama and the Clintons. Golly. I wonder why. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3587 "2017-04-25T02:31:31Z")
I understand 45 had a meeting in the White House with the UN ambassadors of the Security Council. NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. That’s just insane. And, yes, I meant to shout. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3588 "2017-04-25T03:16:36Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/](https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/) Looks to me like someone ran the wrong copy for that. Here, let me fix it. * * * Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s Florida estate, has become well known as the president frequently travels there to golf, breaking his promise to the nation to not take any vacations while president, or getting lessons in diplomacy and incorrect history from foreign leaders. The first meeting between Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will take place April 6–7 at Mar-a-Lago, which is located at the heart of Florida’s Palm Beach community. Trump is not the first president to have access to Mar-a-Lago as a Florida retreat, but he is the first one to use it like it has a revolving door. By visiting this winter White House, Trump is belatedly fulfilling the dream of Mar-a-Lagos original owner and designer, yet still breaking the president’s promise to the nation. * * * Screw it; I cannot go on. Even a parody of the fool’s nonsensical words and actions has more truth than any damn thing that jerk believes to be true. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3589 "2017-04-25T03:18:16Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. Nikki Haley was there. She is the U.S. Ambassador to the UN. Guess which department ambassadors fall under. That is the most relevant State department member. She regularly speaks for the U.S. to that exact audience. In fact this month she is serving as the president of that body. Who else would you have wanted in attendance that wasn’t there? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3590 "2017-04-25T03:25:39Z")
The ex-Prime Minister of the sovereign state of Exxon? ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3591 "2017-04-25T03:30:38Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Trump is such a (unintelligible) president. Well, according to the transcript, he’s finally seeing the bigness of it all, so at least there’s that. Seriously, though, no matter how many times I am confronted with his childishness and apparent functional illiteracy, it remains shocking to behold. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3592 "2017-04-25T03:41:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Well, according to the transcript, he’s finally seeing the bigness of it all, so at least there’s that. > > Seriously, though, no matter how many times I am confronted with his childishness and apparent **functional** illiteracy, it remains shocking to behold. **Bolding** mine. Friend, I do believe you have a superfluous word there. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3593 "2017-04-25T03:47:09Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > About two weeks ago he started calling it the “Southern White House,” making it obvious that he plans to spend most of his time down there during the spring and fall as well. > > Not summer, though, because it’s too darn hot. Wonder where he’s going to spend his time then? Bedminster, New Jersey, apparently. > **[Will N.J. be home to Trump's summer White House?](https://www.nj.com/news/2017/04/will_nj_be_home_to_trumps_summer_white_house.html)** > > With temperatures in Palm Beach already in the mid-80s, officials in Somerset County are bracing for the possibility Donald Trump with switch his weekend White House northward. > **[Trump National Golf Club Bedminster | Premier Family Golf Membership](https://www.trumpnationalbedminster.com/)** > > Trump National Golf Club Bedminster is the perfect destination for the whole family. Our exclusive private club is located near Morris County, just outside New York City. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3594 "2017-04-25T03:50:51Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/](https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170404194840/https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/) I’d never seen pictures of the place before. What tacky, hideous rooms. He’s not allowed to make any permanent changes to the White House is he? ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3595 "2017-04-25T04:20:10Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’d never seen pictures of the place before. What tacky, hideous rooms. He’s not allowed to make any permanent changes to the White House is he? [Decorating the White House: What the Trumps Can and Can’t Do](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-redecorate-white-house/story?id=43448401) > [@](#): > > How will the Trumps – known for grandeur and over-the-top living conditions – change the residence and preserve the collection of fine and decorative arts associated with the 224-year-old home? > > “They are not going to let Trump in and tear down the walls,” said Kate Andersen Brower, author of “First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies.” > > She said most changes will occur on the second and third floors of the mansion; the Lincoln Room and the Yellow Oval Room will remain off-limits. The Trumps will work with a White House curator to ensure they are preserving history, she noted. > > The first lady will collaborate with an interior designer of her choice, just as the Obamas and Clintons did, to add personal style to the living quarters. > > “Some parts are essentially historic rooms and belong to the American people, not to the families who live there,” Brower said. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3596 "2017-04-25T04:24:36Z")
Trump has invited the entire US Senate to the White House for a briefing on North Korea. > **[North Korea nuclear: White House calls Senate to briefing](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39694640?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&)** > > The unusual move comes amid rising tension over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3597 "2017-04-25T04:24:38Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > **Bolding** mine. > > Friend, I do believe you have a superfluous word there. I’ve got the most superfluous words! Er, that’s like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, right? ---
**Author:** ![ganthet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@ganthet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ganthet)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3598 "2017-04-25T04:31:48Z")
NM, already posted. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3599 "2017-04-25T04:35:36Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I’ve got the most superfluous words! > > Er, that’s like supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, right? No, it is the college-boy way of saying “superfly”. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/3600 "2017-04-25T07:32:41Z")
College kids? Has anyone said “superfly” in, like, forever? Totally? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=181)