# 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:** 1933
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38645 "2019-11-09T18:23:01Z")
The only consistency in Republican talking points is: whatever the Democrats are doing, they want to do the opposite. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38646 "2019-11-09T18:38:02Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The guy over at _fake-news-network_ provides us with [a list of two score statements](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/politics/donald-trump-press-conference/index.html) from CFSG’s Friday press conferency thing. He tries to keep it together, but about halfway through, his head asplodes. Oh my word. > [@](#): > > **Originally posted by the so-called president** > I caught the swamp. I caught 'em all. …and hired them! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38647 "2019-11-09T19:33:12Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > We also have the transcript that Trump released of his perfect phone call. If Sondland, Giuliani, and Mulvaney cooked up the whole quid pro quo without Trump’s knowledge, what was the favor that Trump wanted the President of Ukraine to do for him? And let’s not forget that the same week that the transcript (or summary) of the phone call where Trump asked Zelensky to dig up dirt on the Bidens was released, Trump _live, in front of TV cameras_, asked China to do the same damn thing! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38648 "2019-11-09T19:42:42Z")
[For your amusement](https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/11/8/1898164/-Someone-went-into-Barnes-Noble-and-replaced-the-covers-of-Trump-Jr-s-new-book), someone actually went into a bookstore and replaced all the jackets on juniors book with ones that read “_Daddy Please Love Me – how everything I do is to try to earn my fathers love_”. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38649 "2019-11-09T22:46:12Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The only consistency in Republican talking points is: whatever the Democrats are doing, they want to do the opposite. …until they don’t! :smack: ---
**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:** [November 9, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38650 "2019-11-09T23:14:25Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > …until they don’t! :smack: Of course, it is always _their idea_ when they decide to do the opposite of what they didn’t want to not do. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38651 "2019-11-10T00:04:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Of course, it is always _their idea_ when they decide to do the opposite of what they didn’t want to not do. [Definitely](https://i.imgur.com/HE68MhD.jpg). ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38652 "2019-11-10T00:45:57Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The only consistency in Republican talking points is: whatever the Democrats are doing, they want to do the opposite. [Obligatory Key & Peele link](https://vimeo.com/39115241). ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38653 "2019-11-10T01:32:59Z")
During the pregame festivities in Tuscaloosa, someone brought a baby-CFSG balloon. Not surprisingly, it was attacked by a raving MAGAt (redundant?) who slashed it. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38654 "2019-11-10T01:38:39Z")
Alabama subsequently lost the game, their first home loss in, IORC, 4 years. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38655 "2019-11-10T03:56:30Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Alabama subsequently lost the game, their first home loss in, IORC, 4 years. This came across my Facebook feed: The sports gods have spoken: Boo trump and be rewarded with a championship. Cheer him and be defeated on your home turf. Choose wisely. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38656 "2019-11-10T13:23:18Z")
Not liking either team, I didn’t watch the game. How did Trump’s quest for validation go last night? Did he finally get cheered at a sporting event? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38657 "2019-11-10T14:17:30Z")
Yes. He was cheered by 80,000 uneducated white men while watching a bunch of black guys play college sports. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38658 "2019-11-10T14:33:18Z")
Did the president of the United States spend two weeks trying to find an sporting event that he could attend where he wouldn’t be booed? Could that possibly be sadder? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38659 "2019-11-10T14:59:58Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Alabama subsequently lost the game, their first home loss in, IORC, 4 years. It’s a sign. Omens and portents. Omens and portents. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38660 "2019-11-10T15:02:17Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > What is this shit I am hearing now? He says the Democrats [should not be having public hearings](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rails-against-impeachment-they-shouldnt-be-having-public-hearings/ar-BBWtqRU)? What script is he reading from? Someone needs to fire the director. Of course they switched up **now**. And Graham has decided to not read ANYTHING connected to it at all. Fucking traitors. Every last stinking one of them. Them and their fucking “base”. ---
**Author:** ![Celidin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Celidin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celidin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38661 "2019-11-10T17:20:25Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Did the president of the United States spend two weeks trying to find an sporting event that he could attend where he wouldn’t be booed? Could that possibly be sadder? I mean, maybe if it took _three_ weeks and _four_ attempts? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38662 "2019-11-10T19:18:37Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Yes. He was cheered by 80,000 uneducated white men while watching a bunch of black guys play college sports. A group of black people stood up with the letters IMPEACH written on their shirts. I don’t know if they were kicked out or not. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38663 "2019-11-10T19:21:22Z")
Individual 1 is supposed to do something at the Veterans Day Parade in New York tomorrow, I don’t know exactly what it entails. He won’t be IN the parade. I hope it’s something public for maximum boos. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38664 "2019-11-10T19:33:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Individual 1 is supposed to do something at the Veterans Day Parade in New York tomorrow, I don’t know exactly what it entails. He won’t be IN the parade. I hope it’s something public for maximum boos. A Veterans Day Parade in NEW YORK? I hope he goes. I suspect he’s gonna Tweet something from Mar-a-Lago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1932) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1934)