# 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:** 2058
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41145 "2020-03-09T00:15:26Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Holy shit, that reminds me of his meeting with that Iraqi woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize. After telling him that her father and brothers were killed, Trump asks “Where are they now?” They’re dead", she replies. So Trump decides to change the subject. “You won the Nobel Prize?” Or when he went to El Paso after the mass shooting, and posed for a picture with an infant whose parents had been killed, plus the infant’s uncle & aunt. And since he had no idea what the proper human reaction would be, he fell back on his standard “thumbs up + big grin” pose. Sociopath. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41146 "2020-03-09T00:36:21Z")
[How are we to interpret this?](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1236778368533700609) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41147 "2020-03-09T01:04:24Z")
And in other news… Ted Cruz has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now putting himself in quarantine. > **[Sen. Ted Cruz extends self-quarantine after interacting with another COVID-19...](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/03/08/senator-ted-cruz-to-undergo-self-quarantine-after-coming-into-contact-with-coronavirus-patient/)** > > U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he interacted with an individual that tested positive for COVID-19. Now, he plans to self-quarantine. Thoughts & Prayers, Ted…! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41148 "2020-03-09T01:09:02Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > And in other news… Ted Cruz has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now putting himself in quarantine. > [Sen. Ted Cruz extends self-quarantine after interacting with another COVID-19 patient](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/03/08/senator-ted-cruz-to-undergo-self-quarantine-after-coming-into-contact-with-coronavirus-patient/) > > Thoughts & Prayers, Ted…! That article doesn’t say he tested positive. It said he shook hands with someone who did, and he’s engaging in a political stunt. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41149 "2020-03-09T01:55:16Z")
I can’t be the only one hoping that the guy sneezed heavily into Rafael’s face whilst they were shaking hands. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41150 "2020-03-09T02:36:23Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > And in other news… Ted Cruz has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now putting himself in quarantine. > [Sen. Ted Cruz extends self-quarantine after interacting with another COVID-19 patient](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/03/08/senator-ted-cruz-to-undergo-self-quarantine-after-coming-into-contact-with-coronavirus-patient/) > > Thoughts & Prayers, Ted…! Just not intended in the way he thinks they are. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41151 "2020-03-09T05:39:32Z")
The Surgeon General of the United States: “[Individual 1] is healthier than what I am.” > ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41152 "2020-03-09T06:40:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Surgeon General of the United States: “[Individual 1] is healthier than what I am.” > [https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1236669894747398144](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1236669894747398144) Speaking of Surgeon General Adams, you do know he was State Health Commissioiner under Pence. Cocking up a health crisis is old hat for him. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41153 "2020-03-09T06:58:17Z")
Sounds like the Surgeon General has been making use of that expensive 18-year-old anesthetic. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41154 "2020-03-09T07:32:42Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I can’t be the only one hoping that the guy sneezed heavily into Rafael’s face whilst they were shaking hands. No. No, you’re not. And we’re talking about a guy who probably thinks “Kleenex” is a new republican Super PAC. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41155 "2020-03-09T07:42:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Surgeon General of the United States: “[Individual 1] is healthier than what I am.” > [https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1236669894747398144](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1236669894747398144) So the Surgeon General is dying? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41156 "2020-03-09T08:49:45Z")
Trump just retweeted an image of himself playing the violin [link](https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e658685c5b68d61645632c2/amp). #Nero is trending on twitter. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41157 "2020-03-09T10:31:50Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Trump just retweeted an image of himself playing the violin [link](https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e658685c5b68d61645632c2/amp). #Nero is trending on twitter. I saw that earlier today and thought, “Wow. That dumbass is absolutely the most clueless person in history”. His ego is so huge that he thinks any mention of his name is a positive. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41158 "2020-03-09T11:17:44Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Who here thinks it is a good idea to take advice about disease prevention from a guy known for rawdogging porn stars? It’s fine - he believes in the “five-second rule”. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly](https://apnews.com/921ad7f1f08d7634bf681ba785faf269). Song Cue #1: _Don’t tell them not to fly They’ve simply got to If someone’s getting ill It’s them and not you Our President’s a clown Don’t rain on their parade…_ > [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I can’t be the only one hoping that the guy sneezed heavily into Rafael’s face whilst they were shaking hands. And Song Cue #2: _When Herr Ted Cruz proves he’s just a waste of space Ve sneeze! \ Sneeze! \ Right in Ted Cruz’s face! Every time he speaks it’s just a damned disgrace So ve sneeze! \ Sneeze! \ Right in Ted Cruz’s face!_ ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41159 "2020-03-09T13:49:18Z")
Well, looks like we are finally having an emergency that can’t just be fixed by undoing the thing that Trump did to cause the emergency in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41160 "2020-03-09T15:19:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It’s important to keep in mind that the root problem lies in the rank and file’s attitudes and preconceptions about how the world is supposed to be. > > I suspect a lot of his fanbase are “just-world” types, who, if confronted with a quick and painless exit for the America-hating fuckstick, would be easily persuaded to view it as a case where the Creator of the Universe was calling His faithful servant Home, with his Holy Work completed. A certain amount of suffering and ignominy for the A-H FS would presumably make such an argument less compelling. Look, it’s not my religion, but don’t those people worship a guy who underwent a shitload of suffering and ignominy - it fact, don’t they like to carry around replicas of one of the torture devices used on him? ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41161 "2020-03-09T15:28:31Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Look, it’s not my religion, but don’t those people worship a guy who underwent a shitload of suffering and ignominy - it fact, don’t they like to carry around replicas of one of the torture devices used on him? Sure, and look who’s been getting the blame ever since. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41162 "2020-03-09T15:30:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks that clown always talks like an addle-brained incompetent D&D dungeon master? Hey! As an addle-brained incompetent DM, I resent that. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41163 "2020-03-09T20:58:25Z")
Every time Trump goes out in public wearing that stupid red hat, the cost of the trip should be billed to the RNC since he’s basically turning it into a campaign appearance. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41164 "2020-03-09T21:16:58Z")
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