# 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:** 1950
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38985 "2019-11-22T17:45:31Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I could get behind that last one. It would put a damper in the lottery market, though. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38986 "2019-11-22T19:13:35Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > I assume it’s to piss off the libs. I haven’t been following this story but what, he posed for a picture with a dead ISIS fighter? Posing with dead ISIS fighters is red meat for his base, \*\*so he’ll burn all bridges with the Navy \*\*to make them happy. And they’re happy because they say Gallagher’s punishment as nothing more than the liberal “PC Police” run amok. “Oh I can’t pose with dead terrorists now? What’s next, men competing in women’s sports?!” ISTM that if you’re gonna burn bridges, you might not want to antagonize the guys who have the boats… ---
**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:** [November 22, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38987 "2019-11-22T19:36:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > ISTM that if you’re gonna burn bridges, you might not want to antagonize the guys who have the boats… Trump knows he can count on them to act professionally even when he won’t ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38988 "2019-11-22T21:05:15Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Yea, as bad as America may be, we are not the worst actors by far. True, but it’s pretty bad that the bar has to be set that low so we can clear it. I mean, among other things, we still have kids in concentration camps and we were trying to justify denying them elements of basic healthcare and instruments of personal hygiene. That’s totally on us, and it’s still happening. ---
**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 22, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38989 "2019-11-22T21:58:54Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > The human race is officially a failed experiment. You’re only noticing it _now_ ? To quote [a recent, absolutely fantastic game](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium/) : it’s all about evil apes duking it out atop a big ball. You’re one of them. Now get ready for another day working in the shit factory ! ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38990 "2019-11-22T22:26:46Z")
For all of you who have been wondering what is causing the marital rift between Kellyanne and George Conway, Trump has just answered. It’s all Kellyanne’s fault! > [@](#): > > ‘Well, first of all, Kellyanne is great, but she’s married to a total whack job. I think she must have done some number on him,’ Trump said. ‘I don’t know what Kellyanne did to that guy.’ Nice to know that Trump is such a likeable guy that the only reason somebody would hate him so must be because his wife berates him too much. > **[Donald Trump blames Kellyanne Conway for 'crazy' husband George](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7715461/Donald-Trump-blames-Kellyanne-Conway-crazy-husband-George.html)** > > President Trump blamed Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway for her 'crazy' husband George's rabid anti-Trumpism during a morning call-in to 'Fox & Friends.' ---
**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 23, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38991 "2019-11-23T00:49:56Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > True, but it’s pretty bad that the bar has to be set that low so we can clear it. > > I mean, among other things, we still have kids in concentration camps and we were trying to justify denying them elements of basic healthcare and instruments of personal hygiene. That’s totally on us, and it’s still happening. And flu shots. ☹ ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38992 "2019-11-23T06:21:26Z")
because [t](https://reut.rs/2OEYhiU)his will hurt your head and eyes, [spoiler]\*\*\* He’s like an iconic figure in this country for two reasons. He was the greatest mayor in the history of New York and he was the greatest crime fighter probably in the last 50 years. He’s also a friend of mine. He’s a great person … When you’re dealing with a corrupt country - if Rudy Giuliani - he’s got credentials because of his reputation… When Rudy Giuliani goes there and you hear it’s a corrupt country, I mean, it means a lot.\*\*\*[/spoiler] ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38993 "2019-11-23T06:26:05Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > because [t](https://reut.rs/2OEYhiU)his will hurt your head and eyes, > > [spoiler]\*\*\* He’s like an iconic figure in this country for two reasons. He was the greatest mayor in the history of New York and he was the greatest crime fighter probably in the last 50 years. > > He’s also a friend of mine. He’s a great person … When you’re dealing with a corrupt country - if Rudy Giuliani - he’s got credentials because of his reputation… When Rudy Giuliani goes there and you hear it’s a corrupt country, I mean, it means a lot.\*\*\*[/spoiler] > [@](#): > > When Rudy Giuliani goes there and you hear it’s a corrupt country, I mean, it means a lot. WTF does this sentence mean, speaking of meaning? Don’t answer that. ---
**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 23, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38994 "2019-11-23T07:10:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > WTF does this sentence mean, speaking of meaning? > > Don’t answer that. [**56.** “_Well a lot of things are the matter with me_.”](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/politics/fox--friends-donald-trump/index.html) hth ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38995 "2019-11-23T13:51:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > WTF does this sentence mean, speaking of meaning? > > Don’t answer that. In human-speak, it means Rudy Colludy, due to his vast experience, is really good at spotting corruption. Whether because he fights it, or lives it, depends on which Rudy you’re thinking of - the crimefighting Rudy, or the trump toady Rudy. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38996 "2019-11-23T14:15:40Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > In human-speak, it means Rudy Colludy, due to his vast experience, is really good at spotting corruption. > > Whether because he fights it, or lives it, depends on which Rudy you’re thinking of - the crimefighting Rudy, or the trump toady Rudy. Everywhere he goes - corruption follows. I don’t know what to tell you officer - I just keep finding dead bodies. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38997 "2019-11-23T14:45:08Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Everywhere he goes - corruption follows. [Rebecca Ballhaus](https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1187766205127548929), _Wall Street Journal_: > [@](#): > > Trump on Rudy Giuliani: “He looks for corruption wherever he goes." It’s the modern-day chicken and the egg dilemma. ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38998 "2019-11-23T15:20:43Z")
> [@simster](#): > > …I don’t know what to tell you officer - I just keep finding dead bodies. Signed, Miss Marple ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/38999 "2019-11-23T15:28:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Signed, Miss Marple Was thinking Miss Fletcher when I wrote it. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/39000 "2019-11-23T15:44:59Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [**56.** “_Well a lot of things are the matter with me_.”](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/politics/fox--friends-donald-trump/index.html) > > hth This must be some sort of personal record, even for Agent Orange. ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/39001 "2019-11-23T16:04:45Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Was thinking Miss Fletcher when I wrote it. No kidding. Don’t ever invite her or Father Brown to an event unless you want to start tripping over bodies. I think Cabot Cove, Maine, has the highest per capita murder rate in the world. Population 600, and every week at least four of them buy the farm. [/digression] ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/39002 "2019-11-23T16:26:35Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > [Rebecca Ballhaus](https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1187766205127548929), _Wall Street Journal_: > > > [@](#): > > > > Trump on Rudy Giuliani: “He looks for corruption wherever he goes." > > It’s the modern-day chicken and the egg dilemma. If he is looking for it, it must be an angle search, as in “_How can I get in on this?_” ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/39003 "2019-11-23T16:29:58Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > [Rebecca Ballhaus](https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1187766205127548929), _Wall Street Journal_: > > > [@](#): > > > > Trump on Rudy Giuliani: “He looks for corruption wherever he goes." > > It’s the modern-day chicken and the egg dilemma. And when he finds it, he tries for a piece of the action. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/39004 "2019-11-23T16:46:10Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [**56.** “_Well a lot of things are the matter with me_.”](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/politics/fox--friends-donald-trump/index.html) > > hth Ghod. You couldn’t pay me enough to do Chris Cillizza’s job. ::Head explodes:: indeed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1949) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=1951)