# 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:** 203
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4041 "2017-05-08T03:16:34Z")
Rexnord of Indiana has announced it’s moving 300 jobs to Mexico. Trump blames Obama. Even though union officials said they tried to get a meeting with Trump and were unable to do so. [http://bipartisanreport.com/2017/05/07/trump-has-sunday-night-freak-out-announces-new-obama-conspiracy-theory/](http://bipartisanreport.com/2017/05/07/trump-has-sunday-night-freak-out-announces-new-obama-conspiracy-theory/) ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4042 "2017-05-08T13:27:41Z")
“General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.” “Ask Sally Yates, under oath, if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to W.H. Council.” He’s nervous tweeting again this morning. Yates should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4043 "2017-05-08T13:31:00Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > “General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.” > > “Ask Sally Yates, under oath, if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to W.H. Council.” > > He’s nervous tweeting again this morning. Yates should be interesting. Well, if Sally Yates told the W.H. Council some secret info and it _then_ appeared in the newspapers … the first leak suspects would be the W.H. Council. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4044 "2017-05-08T14:33:22Z")
> [@Okrahoma](#): > > That’s not the answer to the question I asked. > > For the next 4 years or so - is she allowed, in your opinion, to do business like she did before? I’m sure you won’t apologize, but [the Kushners have.](http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/08/news/kushner-family-company-apologizes/index.html) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4045 "2017-05-08T15:09:09Z")
What exactly is the “White House Council?” Kushner and Ivanka together in a room? D’you suppose he meant “counsel?” ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4046 "2017-05-08T15:16:42Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > “General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.” > > “Ask Sally Yates, under oath, if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers soon after she explained it to W.H. Council.” > > He’s nervous tweeting again this morning. Yates should be interesting. General Flynn was also [fired by the Obama Administration](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/14/flynn-fired-once-by-president-now-resigns-to-another.html) - but the Fake Administration seldom likes talking about _that_. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4047 "2017-05-08T15:47:22Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > General Flynn was also [fired by the Obama Administration](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/14/flynn-fired-once-by-president-now-resigns-to-another.html) - but the Fake Administration seldom likes talking about _that_. And, turns out [Trump knew](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/obama-trump-michael-flynn/index.html) about Flynn long before he feigned disappointment and fired him for “lying to Pence”. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4048 "2017-05-08T17:14:53Z")
[EPA dismisses half of key board’s scientific advisers, Interior suspends more than 200 advisory panels](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/05/07/epa-dismisses-half-of-its-scientific-advisers-on-key-board-citing-clean-break-with-obama-administration/?utm_term=.525451f721c9) > [@](#): > > Both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department are overhauling a slew of outside advisory boards that inform how their agencies assess the science underpinning policies, the first step in a broader effort by Republicans to change the way the federal government evaluates the scientific basis for its regulations. Yep. Can’t have science standing in the way of policies that make companies money. When you stick your head in the sand, you magically can’t see the problem anymore. > [@](#): > > “The Secretary is committed to restoring trust in the Department’s decision-making and that begins with institutionalizing state and local input and ongoing collaboration, particularly in communities surrounding public lands,” Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said by email Monday. Let’s restore trust by getting rid of scientific panels. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4049 "2017-05-08T17:51:00Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > I suppose you could fit on that snakey yellow flag I see from time to time. Fitting for the Trump Administration, too. Perhaps something a little more [concise](http://home.blarg.net/~sydde/Gelt.png)? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4050 "2017-05-08T18:03:55Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > [EPA dismisses half of key board’s scientific advisers, Interior suspends more than 200 advisory panels](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/05/07/epa-dismisses-half-of-its-scientific-advisers-on-key-board-citing-clean-break-with-obama-administration/?utm_term=.525451f721c9) > > Yep. Can’t have science standing in the way of policies that make companies money. When you stick your head in the sand, you magically can’t see the problem anymore. > > Let’s restore trust by getting rid of scientific panels. Nothing says “science” like a person with an MBA. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4051 "2017-05-08T18:19:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Nothing says “science” like a person with an MBA. Well, they have trouble pronouncing it, especially when it’s not spelled with a “$”. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4052 "2017-05-08T19:44:03Z")
Obama told Trump 48 hours after the election not to take on Michael Flynn in his administration, but Trump thought he was joking. > **[Obama warned Trump against hiring Mike Flynn, say officials](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-warned-trump-against-hiring-mike-flynn-say-officials-n756316?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma)** > > The warning came less than 48 hours after the November election when the two sat down for a conversation in the Oval Office. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4053 "2017-05-08T19:52:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Obama told Trump 48 hours after the election not to take on Michael Flynn in his administration, but Trump thought he was joking. > [Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-warned-trump-against-hiring-mike-flynn-say-officials-n756316?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma) Well, they’ve a made a point that they want to do the opposite of whatever Obama has done or would do. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4054 "2017-05-08T19:52:54Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > That’s not relevant. What’s relevant is an advisor to your buffoon of a president is using his position to enrich his family. If you’re old enough to use a computer but don’t grasp this yet, I doubt anything I say will make you understand. Probably with the buffoon’s approval. It’s corruption, plain and simple. These fuckers should all be in a federal prison already, but it won’t happen. The foxes are now running the henhouse. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4055 "2017-05-08T19:56:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Stephen Colbert [said a hurtful thing](http://fortune.com/2017/05/06/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-fcc/) on his somewhat watched late night show. The FCC will look into the matter. Good for Colbert! By refusing to knuckle under, he gained some serious respect in my eyes. I have no problem with what he said, or how he said it. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4056 "2017-05-09T04:02:06Z")
[Trump call for Muslim ban deleted from site after reporter’s question](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332404-trump-call-for-muslim-ban-deleted-from-campaign-site-after-reporters) > [@](#): > > President Trump’s campaign appears to have scrubbed the 2015 press release calling for a halt on Muslim immigration to the United States following a reporter’s question on Monday — \*\*as well as all its other campaign statements. > \*\* > “Minutes after we asked the WH why the President’s campaign website still calls for a Muslim ban, it appears the statement was deleted,” ABC News’s Cecilia Vega wrote on Twitter. When do people start getting erased from photos? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4057 "2017-05-09T04:13:05Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Probably with the buffoon’s approval. > > It’s corruption, plain and simple. These fuckers should all be in a federal prison already, but it won’t happen. The foxes are now running the henhouse. Surely there’s a better metaphor for this. After all, foxes have a reputation of being smart. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4058 "2017-05-09T04:50:57Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Surely there’s a better metaphor for this. After all, foxes have a reputation of being smart. Inmates, asylum… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4059 "2017-05-09T05:49:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Nothing says “science” like a person with an MBA. Well, somebody who’s actually studied science might be biased by actual knowledge. Can’t have that in an administration who specifically made ‘actually having a fucking clue what you’re talking about’ the biggest crime a person could commit. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4060 "2017-05-09T06:05:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Trump call for Muslim ban deleted from site after reporter’s question](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332404-trump-call-for-muslim-ban-deleted-from-campaign-site-after-reporters) > > When do people start getting erased from photos? The good news? The internet never forgets. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=204)