# 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:** 2092
**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:** [March 26, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41826 "2020-03-26T20:48:07Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > One of Trumpelthinskin’s minions sent lawsuit-threat nastygrams to TV stations that ran [a particularly hard-hitting ad](https://youtu.be/bkMwvmJLnc0) highlighting il Doofus’ inept handing of the COVID-19 crisis. … Fuck, that’s a good ad. I hope it gets lots of airplay. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41827 "2020-03-26T20:52:14Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Perhaps our lack of panic is feared contagious. I’ve gone shopping a few times in recent weeks and aside from shortages of some very specific items (flour is the one that caught me by surprise - apparently baking becomes a big thing when people are stuck at home), Montreal stores seem very orderly and calm. What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? I wonder if there has been such a panic hoard elsewhere. Someone (lots of someones) bought all of the fucking toilet paper. And I needed to buy some. Not a hoard thing, I just needed some. What the fuck. ---
**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 26, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41828 "2020-03-26T21:02:17Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? I wonder if there has been such a panic hoard elsewhere. Someone (lots of someones) bought all of the fucking toilet paper. And I needed to buy some. Not a hoard thing, I just needed some. What the fuck. I’m seeing panic buying images from the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41829 "2020-03-26T21:07:07Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? I wonder if there has been such a panic hoard elsewhere. Someone (lots of someones) bought all of the fucking toilet paper. And I needed to buy some. Not a hoard thing, I just needed some. What the fuck. At some point, there is going to be a lot of toilet paper available. The local news had a story about a TP plant in Florida(?) that is starting to run extra shifts (I think they’re moving from 8 hours a day to 16 and possibly around the clock). Since the actual amount of TP used in the US presumably hasn’t increased by much (if at all), at some point there is going to be a glut. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41830 "2020-03-26T21:12:30Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > At some point, there is going to be a lot of toilet paper available. The local news had a story about a TP plant in Florida(?) that is starting to run extra shifts (I think they’re moving from 8 hours a day to 16 and possibly around the clock). > > Since the actual amount of TP used in the US presumably hasn’t increased by much (if at all), at some point there is going to be a glut. Yep. I went to CostCo the other day and they had heaps of their usual big 30-roll packages of Charmin. They also had a sign listing toilet paper, along with a half-dozen other items (hand sanitizer, rice, paper towels, others I can’t remember), that were not allowed to be returned. Make people pay (literally) for their panic buying. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41831 "2020-03-26T22:00:33Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? I wonder if there has been such a panic hoard elsewhere. Someone (lots of someones) bought all of the fucking toilet paper. And I needed to buy some. Not a hoard thing, I just needed some. What the fuck. I saw an article about toilet paper panic buying in Australia so I guess Americans aren’t the only ones. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41832 "2020-03-26T22:07:09Z")
I like to think Canadians are smarter than Americans but apparently not when it comes to asswipe. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41833 "2020-03-26T22:07:33Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? I wonder if there has been such a panic hoard elsewhere. Someone (lots of someones) bought all of the fucking toilet paper. And I needed to buy some. Not a hoard thing, I just needed some. What the fuck. Definitely in Australia too. I’ve seen very little in the past weeks - and that was just the large, institutional rolls, just yesterday. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41834 "2020-03-26T22:14:21Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about toilet paper? Is that just an American panic buy? It’s all over the place. It was a big deal in Australia, and it’s been an issue here in Canada. I suppose it’s not as stupid as the people buying ridiculous amounts of perishable food. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41835 "2020-03-26T22:14:53Z")
So the kangaroo asks the koala, ‘Does shit stick to your fur?’ ---
**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 26, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41836 "2020-03-26T22:19:19Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > So the kangaroo asks the koala, ‘Does shit stick to your fur?’ This does not end well for the koala. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41837 "2020-03-26T22:35:05Z")
Then the wombat says to the kangaroo “Do you shit cubes?” (Not a joke–wombats shit cubes.) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41838 "2020-03-26T22:42:31Z")
If you’ve ever seen the claws on a koala, you might think differently. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41839 "2020-03-26T22:43:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > This does not end well for the koala. The koala is there at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41840 "2020-03-26T22:57:50Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > This does not end well for the koala. Koalas will fuck you up. And then give you chlamydia. (Of course, Kangaroos will also fuck you up, so best to just keep your distance altogether). ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41841 "2020-03-26T22:58:21Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Fuck, that’s a good ad. I hope it gets lots of airplay. I am _sooo_ looking forward to the general election, when all the PACs start running anti-Trump ads highlighting all the lies, greed, mismanagement, and general incompetence of this administration over the last four years. I think this ad is just a tiny taste of what’s to come. Trump is going to fucking go nuts. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41842 "2020-03-26T23:02:20Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > At some point, there is going to be a lot of toilet paper available. The local news had a story about a TP plant in Florida(?) that is starting to run extra shifts (I think they’re moving from 8 hours a day to 16 and possibly around the clock). > > Since the actual amount of TP used in the US presumably hasn’t increased by much (if at all), at some point there is going to be a glut. Waddayoo talking’ about? For a week now the whole country is both going to shit and shitting itself! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41843 "2020-03-26T23:09:52Z")
Congratulations to Donald Trump for the historically unique accomplishment of being so full of shit he caused even America to run out of toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41844 "2020-03-26T23:10:56Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > So now some clown in the Trump administration thinks that NOW is a great time to have armed troops at the Canada/US border. What are they afraid of? It’s yet another attempt to portray this as a “foreign virus” brought in by “foreign people” rather than admit that it is HERE and it’s being spread by Americans in American communities. It’s not an import. We’re now growing our own virus crop. Actually, we’ve been growing it since February but the Trumpists didn’t want to see it then and still don’t want to see it. ---
**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 26, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/41845 "2020-03-26T23:18:22Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Yep. I went to CostCo the other day and they had heaps of their usual big 30-roll packages of Charmin. They also had a sign listing toilet paper, along with a half-dozen other items (hand sanitizer, rice, paper towels, others I can’t remember), that were not allowed to be returned. Make people pay (literally) for their panic buying. _hi, I’d like to return this bumwad: it’s all covered with crap_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2091) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2093)