# 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:** 204
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4061 "2017-05-09T06:11:26Z")
> [@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? Trump’s the sort to demand that people are added in. The crowd at his inauguration was the biggest ever, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4062 "2017-05-09T08:35:44Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Much like it was in Mother Teresa’s world. Sickness and pain, in their (and the general RCC’s) view, is an opportunity to suffer for Christ. Which, to normal people, sounds absurd and cruel. That doesn’t mean that the RCC invites to masochism or to avoid medicine: the invitation is to try and put up with the illness and any consequences of it that you can’t escape (pain, infirmity, etc.) without turning the lives of those around you into a living hell. Having had both relatives who took their own illnesses with patience and those who took them with thrown objects, insults and screaming, I can tell you I do prefer the first type. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4063 "2017-05-09T14:04:10Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > 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. “We’ve got to stand up to the experts!” --Random Texas Politician ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4064 "2017-05-09T14:55:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Nothing says “science” like a person with an MBA. Perhaps they could get Doctor Science to sit on the board. [QUOTE=Doctor Science] I’m smarter than you. I’ve got a **Masters** Degree. In Science! [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4065 "2017-05-09T15:06:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Nothing says “science” like a person with an MBA. In the case of Trump’s people, is that a Master’s of Bullshit Answers? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4066 "2017-05-09T16:07:44Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > In the case of Trump’s people, is that a Master’s of Bullshit Answers? They are not that smart - they do have a Doctorate in MisDirection, however. ---
**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 9, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4067 "2017-05-09T16:33:07Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Trump’s the sort to demand that people are added in. The crowd at his inauguration was the biggest ever, you know. Apparently that is [too easy](http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/05/07/heres-photo-trump-celebrating-trumpcare-can-spot-whats-wrong/). ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4068 "2017-05-09T17:50:14Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Inmates, asylum… There ya go, that’s a better phrase than mine was 🆒 ---
**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 9, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4069 "2017-05-09T21:17:06Z")
During the speech Trump made explaining his executive order giving people the right to discriminate against anybody they don’t like on the grounds of religious freedom, he mentioned in passing that military members are not allowed to receive religious items if they’re staying in military hospitals. The Pentagon said, “[Uh, no, that’s not true at all.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/politics/pentagon-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order/index.html).” ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4070 "2017-05-09T22:03:00Z")
Comey is [out](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-misstated-key-clinton-email-evidence-at-hearing-say-people-close-to-investigation/2017/05/09/074c1c7e-34bd-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?utm_term=.173c9ae3effe). ---
**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, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4071 "2017-05-09T22:06:50Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > Comey is [out](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-misstated-key-clinton-email-evidence-at-hearing-say-people-close-to-investigation/2017/05/09/074c1c7e-34bd-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?utm_term=.173c9ae3effe). It’s The Day of the Short Fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4072 "2017-05-09T22:07:55Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > Comey is [out](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-misstated-key-clinton-email-evidence-at-hearing-say-people-close-to-investigation/2017/05/09/074c1c7e-34bd-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?utm_term=.173c9ae3effe). I don’t think that’s going to turn out the way the short-fingered vulgarian hopes. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4073 "2017-05-09T22:09:31Z")
Someone on this forum (I forget who and where) was sure that Comey was a Trump loyalist who was going through the motions of talking about an investigation, intending to clear him completely in the end. So much for that. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4074 "2017-05-09T22:11:54Z")
I’m actually surprised he managed to weather the storm as long as he did. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4075 "2017-05-09T22:12:51Z")
Why do I get the feeling that this is in large part because he wasn’t able to fire Sally Yates again? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4076 "2017-05-09T22:15:18Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > Comey is [out](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/comey-misstated-key-clinton-email-evidence-at-hearing-say-people-close-to-investigation/2017/05/09/074c1c7e-34bd-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?utm_term=.173c9ae3effe). No surprise. he was no longer useful. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4077 "2017-05-09T22:15:25Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I don’t think that’s going to turn out the way the short-fingered vulgarian hopes. But doesn’t this mean that Trump gets to pick the guy who’s investigating him? :mad: ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4078 "2017-05-09T22:18:50Z")
Comey put so much effort into getting Trump elected, and _this_ is the thanks he gets?? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4079 "2017-05-09T22:20:13Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Comey put so much effort into getting Trump elected, and _this_ is the thanks he gets?? Like I said, he’s no longer useful. ---
**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 9, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4080 "2017-05-09T22:24:22Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Comey put so much effort into getting Trump elected, and _this_ is the thanks he gets?? _There is no honor among_ … what was that word again? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=205)