# 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:** 1890
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37785 "2019-10-16T14:54:08Z")
“This Is Your Life!!” Your son was just crushed by a car that was driving on the wrong side of the road! Close your eyes, you won’t believe who’s coming out here next! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37786 "2019-10-16T15:03:27Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Christ on a zwieback… > > Aside from the fact that “there’s a surprise person here who wants to say something to you” is shit straight from Jerry Springer, the idea of a group therapy session with grieving parents and their son’s killer, led by a fucking sociopath, is beyond whatever is beyond “beyond the pale.” I guess they pictured a tearful 3-way hug while a grinning Trump gives his signature thumbs-up? [What else would you expect from him?](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/595888/) ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37787 "2019-10-16T15:27:39Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m absolutely positive that Trump believes that getting to have a photo op with him is worth losing their son and they would drop the whole thing. And now they will be the bad guys because they wouldn’t play ball the way he wanted them to ☹ My heart is in my throat every time I know one of my kids has to drive any distance. I know a couple whose daughter was killed by a hit and run driver who was never found. I think the only thing worse than that would be to know who killed your child but they will never answer for it because of some stupid loophole. Actually the only thing worse would be Orange Asshole up on the podium badmouthing you because you wouldn’t just cry and hug it out with your child’s murderer on camera to please him. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37788 "2019-10-16T15:42:38Z")
He is so accustomed to people playing along when he’s got them in his turf. And to not have to ask anyone “is this OK with you”. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37789 "2019-10-16T15:43:45Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [What else would you expect from him?](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/595888/) He took a lot of shit for it, but at least Obama had beer at his summit. At a Trump summit, the moderator (purportedly) doesn’t drink, so everyone has to be intoxicated by his greatness. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37790 "2019-10-16T15:58:34Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > We have reached a pretty pass when John Fucking Bolton has become a rational voice re: the administration. Sadly, I think his hatred of liberals will win out over his dislike of Trump. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37791 "2019-10-16T17:38:53Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [What else would you expect from him?](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/595888/) Or this old news - [Trump signs photos of dead crime victims](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/22/trump-autographed-photos-of-dead-crime-victims-for-white-house-event.html) The piece of shit is such a fucking piece of work. There really are no words. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37792 "2019-10-16T17:56:09Z")
ProPublica has published some public record Individual 1 financial records showing that he told lenders that his NYC properties were worth more than he was telling tax people. > **[Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies](https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-never-before-seen-trump-tax-documents-show-major-inconsistencies)** > > The president’s businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert calls the differing numbers “versions of fraud.” ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37793 "2019-10-16T17:58:48Z")
Hey, that’s the same thing Michael Cohen, during his testimony, told AOC that Trump was doing! Now there’s a wild coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37794 "2019-10-16T18:36:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > ProPublica has published some public record Individual 1 financial records showing that he told lenders that his NYC properties were worth more than he was telling tax people. > [Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies — ProPublica](https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-never-before-seen-trump-tax-documents-show-major-inconsistencies) Also from ProPublica: [281 lobbyists have worked in the Trump administration.](https://www.propublica.org/article/we-found-a-staggering-281-lobbyists-whove-worked-in-the-trump-administration) For reference, there had been 65 in the Obama administration after the first five years. The swamp has breached the White House portico. Is there anything Orange Anus Face _doesn’t_ lie about? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37795 "2019-10-16T19:06:15Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > The swamp has breached the White House portico. Is there anything Orange Anus Face _doesn’t_ lie about? What he wants when he sends an intern out to McDonalds. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37796 "2019-10-16T19:15:00Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > What he wants when he sends an intern out to McDonalds. No, even then, though he won’t admit it, they know very well that they had better bring back a happy meal toy. No cite, as it was a bit ago, and I hate trying to google on this computer, but I remember a story about how he would order room service, but the employees knew what he “really” wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37797 "2019-10-16T19:40:30Z")
> **[Pompeo: Trump 'makes decisions and then absorbs data and facts' | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/mike-pompeo-donald-trump-decisions/index.html)** > > Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday deflected when asked whether there was a broader strategy behind President Donald Trump's actions in the ongoing conflict in Syria, saying Trump "makes decisions and then absorbs data and facts." The Secretary of State just said this - “My experience with the President is that he makes decisions and then absorbs data and facts.” At least he’s not lying. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37798 "2019-10-16T19:44:22Z")
He said Trump absorbs data and facts? WTF?? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37799 "2019-10-16T19:45:20Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > He said Trump absorbs data and facts? WTF?? I wonder if he laughed out loud, or was able to just keep it to a smirk? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37800 "2019-10-16T19:53:16Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > [https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/mike-pompeo-donald-trump-decisions/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/mike-pompeo-donald-trump-decisions/index.html) > > The Secretary of State just said this - “My experience with the President is that he makes decisions and then absorbs data and facts.” > > At least he’s not lying. So he makes decisions without facts. Follows. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37801 "2019-10-16T19:54:11Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > He said Trump absorbs data and facts? WTF?? [Cite](https://youtu.be/GODDLgM1gKo?t=165) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37802 "2019-10-16T19:55:54Z")
[Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-syria-us-nuclear-weapons-bombs-trump-war-isis-kurds-a9158416.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0s9N5_GEHrVnP61WWfou7aI1N2QkGKpxuQbdGVx4KrgAFRNAOCVmLFTdY#Echobox=1571233715) > [@](#): > > Officials from the State Department and Energy Department, which manages Washington’s nuclear arsenal, met at the weekend to consider how they might retrieve an estimated fifty tactical nuclear weapons held at the site, according to The New York Times. Gee, who would have thought that there might be unintended consequences of the latest dumbass move from Chief Dumbass? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37803 "2019-10-16T20:03:52Z")
I’m at work and can’t click the link. But, um, we knew those were there. Don’t tell me we abandoned that base and left those behind. I mean, no, right? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/37804 "2019-10-16T20:16:04Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-syria-us-nuclear-weapons-bombs-trump-war-isis-kurds-a9158416.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0s9N5_GEHrVnP61WWfou7aI1N2QkGKpxuQbdGVx4KrgAFRNAOCVmLFTdY#Echobox=1571233715) > > Gee, who would have thought that there might be unintended consequences of the latest dumbass move from Chief Dumbass? On the plus side, the PAL system should prevent anyone from using them without authorization. On the downside, all it takes is a call to Trump, and he’ll gladly give up the codes in exchange for an attaboy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1889) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1891)