# 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:** 208
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4141 "2017-05-10T15:10:51Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well put it this way. The Republicans hold power, undisputed power, for the first time in a long time. I expect most of them are just trying to get as much of their agenda rammed through as quickly as possible before the entire Trump Plaza of cards comes crashing down around them. Well, I’m hoping that it all implodes quickly. (Their nefarious plan, not the country.) ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4142 "2017-05-10T15:19:34Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Breaking News!!! > > Trump nominates Stalin to replace Comey! When told Stalin is dead, calls it fake news and blames it all on Crooked Hillary. I stole this cause it’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4143 "2017-05-10T15:32:45Z")
Senator Mitch “[Cecil Turtle](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zcSsBuvu8PU/hqdefault.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DzcSsBuvu8PU&h=360&w=480&tbnid=BViy9yTdG7qJyM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__An7JseYmyRiyz9DmNRRWRmYtvw0=&vet=10ahUKEwjsrvLc0uXTAhWGj1QKHYZ_AF4Q_B0IcjAK..i&docid=U1Xqt0h_1Egk1M&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsrvLc0uXTAhWGj1QKHYZ_AF4Q_B0IcjAK&ei=YzITWazxFYaf0gKG_4HwBQ)” McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, defended President Trump’s firing [stating today](http://us.lalalay.com/news/politics/-47732-mcconnell-defends-trump-rejecting-call-for-new-inquiry/), "we’ll no doubt hear calls for a new investigation which can only serve to impede the current work being done.” Prick. :dubious: ---
**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:** [May 10, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4144 "2017-05-10T15:35:46Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Remember, INT and WIS are separate stats. And INT’s a dump stat for most classes. Turns out you can become President of the United States on CHA alone. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4145 "2017-05-10T15:37:38Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump staffers are surprised that people are upset over the firing of the guy who was investigating him and them. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/862091293912162306) > [x.com](https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN/status/862091635513061376)? Holy crap! How stupid are these goons, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4146 "2017-05-10T15:48:23Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > McConnell: "we’ll no doubt hear calls for a new investigation which can only serve to impede the current work being done.” > > Prick. :dubious: A news pundit last night, drawing parallels to Watergate (of course) wondered who will turn out to be the new Howard Baker – a Republican who is willing to put partisanship aside, and go where the facts lead. One thing is for certain: it sure as hell ain’t Mitch McConnell. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4147 "2017-05-10T15:49:23Z")
“To put it mildly, the optics of firing Comey are terrible. Trump looks like he does not actually want to get to the bottom of Russia’s interference in the U.S. election and the potential wrongdoing of his own staffers.” [Link](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/10/daily-202-firing-fbi-director-comey-is-already-backfiring-on-trump-it-s-only-going-to-get-worse/5912635de9b69b209cf2b7fb/?utm_term=.d87bf1754eac). > [@](#): > > In one of the hastily-arranged damage-control interviews, deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made an especially revealing statement that underscored why so many people are worried. Asked by Tucker Carlson on Fox News how Comey’s termination will impact the Russia investigation, she replied: “I think the bigger point on that is, ‘My gosh, Tucker, when are they gonna let that go?’ It’s been going on for nearly a year. Frankly, it’s kinda getting absurd. There’s nothing there.” “It’s time to move on,” she added. “Frankly, it’s time to focus on the things the American people care about.” Like having a Russian puppet for a President? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4148 "2017-05-10T15:50:14Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > A news pundit last night, drawing parallels to Watergate (of course) wondered who will turn out to be the new Howard Baker – a Republican who is willing to put partisanship aside, and go where the facts lead. > > One thing is for certain: it sure as hell ain’t Mitch McConnell. John McCain, I’m betting. Half a spine is better than none. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4149 "2017-05-10T15:54:44Z")
I should highlight: > [@](#): > > **Originally posted by Sarah Huckabee Sanders** > It’s been going on for nearly a year. Frankly, it’s kinda getting absurd. Um…how long did it take for Watergate to unravel? And isn’t this the same game plan that didn’t work back then? Those that do not read history are doomed to repeat it. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4150 "2017-05-10T16:11:37Z")
Yeah! Let’s get back to the things the American people care about! Like Benghazi! And emails! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4151 "2017-05-10T16:31:05Z")
Golden showers bring May seizure of power. ---
**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 10, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4152 "2017-05-10T16:37:15Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > And INT’s a dump stat for most classes. Turns out you can become President of the United States on CHA alone. Which one was that? The current US president rode in on DIC. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4153 "2017-05-10T16:46:02Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Holy crap! How stupid are these goons, anyway? [“Like my momma always says…”](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vt9q-WChfeM) Stranger ---
**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:** [May 10, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4154 "2017-05-10T16:50:59Z")
I posted this in one of the other eleventy Trump threads, but I’m posting here too because it’s awesome. This was in response to a story about Trump screaming at the TV because of the coverage of the Comey firing: Instead of letting Trump watch the news, they should just prop him up in the White House screening room and let him watch \*Patton \*over and over. You know, I was going to make a joke about inviting Kissinger over to shed some crocodile tears with him. And I wanted to make sure Kissinger was still alive, and so I Googled him, of course. And I learned that just today Trump met with Kissinger in the Oval Office. Sure. Why the fuck not? > **[Trump Also Just Met With Henry Kissinger, aka Richard Nixon’s National...](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/henry-kissinger-in-oval-office-reporters-say.html)** > > This is what’s called “steering into the skid.” Trump is also meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov today. It was a previously scheduled meeting. I wonder what’s on the agenda for today’s meeting? I’m guessing merger talks. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4155 "2017-05-10T16:51:28Z")
All of Trump’s campaign statements just vanished from [his website](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/), but you can still buy all of his shitty merchandise. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4156 "2017-05-10T17:21:38Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > All of Trump’s campaign statements just vanished from [his website](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/), but you can still buy all of his shitty merchandise. There is a “CONTRIBUTE” button at the top of that page. Since he has already “won” the election, where does the money go now? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4157 "2017-05-10T17:26:21Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > There is a “CONTRIBUTE” button at the top of that page. Since he has already “won” the election, where does the money go now? That idiotic web site includes the following bit: “and to make America once again a shining city on the hill.” The whole country is a city now? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4158 "2017-05-10T17:28:10Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > “To put it mildly, the optics of firing Comey are terrible. Trump looks like he does not actually want to get to the bottom of Russia’s interference in the U.S. election and the potential wrongdoing of his own staffers.” [Link](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/10/daily-202-firing-fbi-director-comey-is-already-backfiring-on-trump-it-s-only-going-to-get-worse/5912635de9b69b209cf2b7fb/?utm_term=.d87bf1754eac). > > Like having a Russian puppet for a President? [Silence! I KEEL YOU!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyyiQqEKyFQ) ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4159 "2017-05-10T17:45:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > There is a “CONTRIBUTE” button at the top of that page. Since he has already “won” the election, where does the money go now? The defense fund. ---
**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 10, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/4160 "2017-05-10T17:46:40Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > That idiotic web site includes the following bit: “and to make America once again a shining city on the hill.” The whole country is a city now? :rolleyes: They’re trying to borrow the (alleged) glory of the Reagan administration. That was one of his big campaign slogans, America as the biblical shining city on a hill. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=207) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=209)