# 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:** 2048
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40945 "2020-02-29T02:24:18Z")
Whoever drew the short straw, it’s your turn to clamber up the mountain and kick the oracle in the nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40946 "2020-02-29T02:58:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Trumps best minds are on it! > > They really are, guys! Have faith! > > Did you hear the latest? > > [Trump administration calls for **tax cuts** to fight Coronavirus damage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/28/trump-coronavirus-tax-cuts/). > > THANK GOD! Yesterday, the @GOP account on Twitter posted something about coronavirus and I replied to the effect of, “Are you going to use prayer or tax cuts to fix this?” I thought I was being funny ☹ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40947 "2020-02-29T03:26:22Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > In other news… Trump is replacing Acting Partisan Toady Richard Grenell with Permanent Partisan Toady John Ratcliffe, as Director of National Intelligence. > > You may recall that Ratcliffe was nominated last year, but the nomination was withdrawn because Ratcliffe was deemed too much of an unqualified hack even for Senate Republicans. This may mean that another one of those “lessons” that Trump learned from the impeachment is that he can nominate anybody he wants, and the Senate will roll over. > > i think he’s overplayed his hand. We’ll see. I’m doubting that Grenell ever stepped foot into his new office during his ‘tenure’ as DNI. Not sure if that’s a tie, or a new record for the Trump administration. Musical chairs, with Yakety Sax. Where’s Benny Hill to at least make this make some sense? Or at least make it funny. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40948 "2020-02-29T03:26:58Z")
Individual 1 calls coronavirus a Democratic hoax. > **[Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats' 'new hoax'](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-is-the-democrats-new-hoax.html)** > > President Donald Trump said Friday that Democrats are using the virulent coronavirus as a "hoax" to damage him and his administration. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40949 "2020-02-29T03:41:06Z")
It must be awesome to just use words without regard for their actual meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40950 "2020-02-29T03:41:23Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You can’t _dribble_ a dead kitty! Kobe could. [_takes off hat, bows head_] ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40951 "2020-02-29T04:06:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Individual 1 calls coronavirus a Democratic hoax. > [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-is-the-democrats-new-hoax.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/trump-says-the-coronavirus-is-the-democrats-new-hoax.html) hoax /hōks/ noun noun: hoax; plural noun: hoaxes a humorous or malicious deception. _“they recognized the plan as a hoax”_ an action or event that might make a president look incompetent, ignorant or adversely affect his re-election. _“the Democrat Party created a virus hoax to make me look bad”_ ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40952 "2020-02-29T04:11:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m doubting that Grenell ever stepped foot into his new office during his ‘tenure’ as DNI. Not sure if that’s a tie, or a new record for the Trump administration. > > Musical chairs, with Yakety Sax. Where’s Benny Hill to at least make this make some sense? > > Or at least make it funny. First: Senate Republicans pushed back on Ratcliffe last year, and I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t feel the same this year. What’s Trump going to do – back their primary opponent? We’re deep into primary season – it’s a little late for that. And apparently, if Ratcliffe is not approved then Grennell just stays in the job for another 7 months; and Trump prefers “Acting” cabinet heads. So Trump may not care whether Ratcliffe is approved or not. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40953 "2020-02-29T05:51:34Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > First: Senate Republicans pushed back on Ratcliffe last year, and I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t feel the same this year. What’s Trump going to do – back their primary opponent? We’re deep into primary season – it’s a little late for that. > > And apparently, if Ratcliffe is not approved then Grennell just stays in the job for another 7 months; and Trump prefers “Acting” cabinet heads. So Trump may not care whether Ratcliffe is approved or not. So Grennell is still wondering where his office is, is my guess. I know his real title. ‘Groom of the stool’. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40954 "2020-02-29T07:44:58Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > We’re still learning about the virus and its mortality rate, and we won’t really have valid data until it establishes itself in a population with a health system that isn’t influenced by the strong arm of a government that puts political considerations over public health. So you’re saying a county other than the United States. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40955 "2020-02-29T09:02:03Z")
Everybody relax! According to Tan the Conman, [COVID-19 is just a hoax from the Democratic Party](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rallies-treat-coronavirus-hoax-014033331.html). i guess that means [85,229 people really did not get sick, 2,924 peole did not really die](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/), and my wife is not stuck in Korea. More [nonsense from TtC](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-identifies-real-coronavirus-victim-235841941.html): > [@](#): > > Trump Identifies the Real Coronavirus Victim: His Presidency Well, what do you know? There _is_ a silver lining to this cloud! ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40956 "2020-02-29T09:22:46Z")
But, never fear! Although COVID-19 is a hoax, [Trump says he’s ordering ‘a lot of different elements of medical’ to deal with coronavirus](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-ordering-lot-230039103.html). Did you get that? “A lot of different elements of medical”. Keep up the good work, my hero! [Mr. Subliminal]You piece of shit![/Mr. Sublimial] ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40957 "2020-02-29T09:54:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > But, never fear! Although COVID-19 is a hoax, [Trump says he’s ordering ‘a lot of different elements of medical’ to deal with coronavirus](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-ordering-lot-230039103.html). > > Did you get that? “A lot of different elements of medical”. Keep up the good work, my hero! [Mr. Subliminal]You piece of shit![/Mr. Sublimial] “I’ve been getting great results from the standpoint of medical. I’ve been getting calls from top doctors, they have tears in their eyes, they say “Sir, three years and one month ago we never though a president could do so much in terms of coronavirus as you have”.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40958 "2020-02-29T13:39:15Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > But, never fear! Although COVID-19 is a hoax, [Trump says he’s ordering ‘a lot of different elements of medical’ to deal with coronavirus](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-ordering-lot-230039103.html). > > Did you get that? “A lot of different elements of medical”. Keep up the good work, my hero! [Mr. Subliminal]You piece of shit![/Mr. Sublimial] The actual quote - “ **We’re order a lot of supplies** ,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “We’re ordering a lot of, uh, elements that, frankly, we wouldn’t be ordering unless it was something like this. But we’re ordering a lot of different elements of medical.” …“We’re order a lot of supplies”… Let’s see. It was paper towels for a hurricane. I suppose his administration has put Kimberly-Clark on red alert. Kleenex. Prepare for a lot of Kleenex. A Democratic hoax that needs a lot of “different elements of medical”. Right. That profoundly stupid piece of shit could fuck up a rock fight. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40959 "2020-02-29T14:27:53Z")
Wonder if Trump diverts health resources away from blue states… ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40960 "2020-02-29T15:04:14Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Wonder if Trump diverts health resources away from blue states… Why would Trump need to do that?\* The virus is going to miraculously go away on its own. He’s said so himself. \*Granted, though, taking money from and fucking over blue states seems to be a source of satisfaction for Trump and his base. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40961 "2020-02-29T15:45:00Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > More [nonsense from TtC](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-identifies-real-coronavirus-victim-235841941.html): > > > [@](#): > > > > Trump Identifies the Real Coronavirus Victim: His Presidency > > Well, what do you know? There _is_ a silver lining to this cloud! Remember: [Republicans are ALWAYS the REAL victims! :rolleyes:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=864487&styleid=12) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40962 "2020-02-29T16:14:13Z")
Modi and the Don. > **[Puppet regime on GZERO Media's site](https://www.gzeromedia.com/puppet-regime/)** > > GZERO Media ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40963 "2020-02-29T17:04:37Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > An appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the House Judiciary Committee against Don McGahn, ruling that Congress cannot sue to enforce its subpoenas. > > Barring a SCOTUS rescue or a constitutional amendment, the concept of legislative oversight is dead. Welcome to the dictatorship; we can only hope it’s a benevolent one. I saw this, too, and despaired. I think all SCOTUS needs to do to make this the law of the land is decline to take up any appeal. The whole thing happened with barely a whisper. We fiddle while Rome burns. It’s horrible to watch. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/40964 "2020-02-29T17:07:22Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Why would Trump need to do that?\* The virus is going to miraculously go away on its own. He’s said so himself… Yep, just as soon as the weather warms up. Luckily we are once again going into the hottest year in recorded history! Those pesky germs will melt like bubbles in the torrid air. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2047) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2049)