# 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:** 2102
**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 30, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42026 "2020-03-30T21:32:22Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Most people look kindly upon Obama, and **TWO** people died of ebola on his watch! Why shouldn’t history look kindly on Trump? 😕 Only two? Well, what do you know? Trump finally found one metric in which he completely outperformed Obama. But, not to spike the ball, so to speak, he’s put a quantitative rubric on his performance as I posted upthread: keeping the number of Americans who die from this disease below 100,000. > [@Skypist](#): > > He could probably shoot a nurse on 5th Avenue and the trumpists would just come up with a reason it was okay for him to do that. Well, of courese! She had to be shot. She likely was infected by the virus. Now, the reason she was infected is because of Trump’s incompetence, but hey, he’s doing what he can now. And aren’t most nurses liberals? Just look at [the Nighingale Pledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightingale_Pledge). That’s some hippy stuff to that scum in the White House. I finally looked at **Gigobuster** ’s link. Just below the picture is a tweet by the scum in the White House. Over 37,000 dead worldwide, almost 3,000 of them in the United States, and all that piece of dirt cares about is his _ratings_? Can someone who’s actually competent in searching Twitter find out what he said about President Bush after the [9/11 attafks, which had 2,977 fatalities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks)? _ETA: I thought I had something more to post, but I have to go sit in a corner and cry for a while._ ---
**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 30, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42027 "2020-03-30T21:43:45Z")
Something just occurred to me. Isn’t Fox News headquartered in New York City? They might want to consider how Trump’s actions are putting them personally at risk. ---
**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 30, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42028 "2020-03-30T21:46:40Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > He could probably shoot a nurse on 5th Avenue and the trumpists would just come up with a reason it was okay for him to do that. “She’s comin’ right for us!” ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42029 "2020-03-30T21:51:18Z")
Wow. In a clusterfuck thread of epic proportions, the POTUS congratulating himself for keeping American deaths from an outbreak he originally downplayed for personal optics reasons below 100,000 has got to take the cake. I’m gonna call it. Congrats on your prescience, **Thelma Lou**! It is indeed a clusterfuck! ---
**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 30, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42030 "2020-03-30T22:41:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Germany tossed out its dictator. That idea makes him uncomfortable. Hungary, on the other hand, has given their Prime Minister complete dictatorial powers for as long as he sees fit. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42031 "2020-03-30T22:47:12Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Wow. In a clusterfuck thread of epic proportions, the POTUS **congratulating himself for keeping American deaths** from an outbreak he originally downplayed for personal optics reasons **below 100,000** has got to take the cake. > > I’m gonna call it. Congrats on your prescience, **Thelma Lou**! It is indeed a clusterfuck! …which, lets not forget, is still a big ‘if’… ☹ ---
**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 30, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42032 "2020-03-30T23:01:49Z")
Faux&Fiends are a public service, just [let 'er riff](https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/3/30/1932694/-Trump-warns-that-easier-voting-means-you-d-never-have-a-Republican-elected-in-this-country-again), **The things they had in [color=gray](the plague relief package) were crazy. They had levels of voting that if you ever agreed to it you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.**[/COLOR] ---
**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 30, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42033 "2020-03-30T23:05:07Z")
Individual 1 brought the My Pillow guy up to speak at his latest rally/press conference to tell us all how God has given us Individual 1. > **[My Pillow CEO Says God Put Trump In The White House At Coronavirus Briefing](https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/30/my-pillow-ceo-says-god-put-trump-in-the-white-house-at-coronavirus-briefing.html)** > > My Pillow's Mike Lindell gave Trump a $100,000 donation, so he was allowed to speak at the coronavirus briefing where he claimed that God put Trump in office. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42034 "2020-03-30T23:55:39Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Faux&Fiends are a public service, just [let 'er riff](https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/3/30/1932694/-Trump-warns-that-easier-voting-means-you-d-never-have-a-Republican-elected-in-this-country-again), > > **The things they had in [color=gray](the plague relief package) were crazy. They had levels of voting that if you ever agreed to it you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.**[/COLOR] This is the headline to that story: **“Trump warns that easier voting means ‘you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again’”** Mitch McConnell said pretty much the same thing months ago. ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42035 "2020-03-31T01:43:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Mitch McConnell said pretty much the same thing months ago. Far be it from me to imply that he has ever had an original thought. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42036 "2020-03-31T01:49:24Z")
Some countries take pride in having as many (eligible) people participate in the voting process as possible. But in the US, some people delight in putting up barriers to voting. ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42037 "2020-03-31T01:53:33Z")
[Trump sees that Seoul South Korea has an elevation of 38 meters, thinks it has a population of 38 million](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-fake-38-million-number-from-for-seoul-south-korea/27170/). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42038 "2020-03-31T01:56:29Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Something just occurred to me. Isn’t Fox News headquartered in New York City? They might want to consider how Trump’s actions are putting them personally at risk. Only the minions. I’m sure the Board of Directors and Executive Management team have all relocated to a safe location. I’m assuming a volcano lair or a moonbase. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42039 "2020-03-31T02:00:24Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Trump sees that Seoul South Korea has an elevation of 38 meters, thinks it has a population of 38 million](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-fake-38-million-number-from-for-seoul-south-korea/27170/). Why did he go to regular Wikipedia? They have [a separate Wikipedia](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) for the Trump administration. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42040 "2020-03-31T02:17:45Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Something just occurred to me. Isn’t Fox News headquartered in New York City? They might want to consider how Trump’s actions are putting them personally at risk. [Fox News reportedly fears early downplaying of Covid-19 leaves them open to lawsuits.](https://theweek.com/speedreads/905601/fox-news-reportedly-fears-early-downplaying-covid19-leaves-open-lawsuits) Let’s burn it all down. Just burn it all down.\* - Figuratively speaking. Absolutely. ---
**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 31, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42041 "2020-03-31T04:09:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Some countries take pride in having as many (eligible) people participate in the voting process as possible. But in the US, some people delight in putting up barriers to voting. That’s because everything else the White folks in power have tried to deny rights to the [del]slaves[/del] Blacks hasn’t worked, so they’re keeping with this latest tactic. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Trump sees that Seoul South Korea has an elevation of 38 meters, thinks it has a population of 38 million](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-fake-38-million-number-from-for-seoul-south-korea/27170/). Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! [The latest estimate for the entire country’s population is 51.7 million people.](https://tradingeconomics.com/south-korea/population) Granted approximately half live in the [Seoul National Capital Area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_Capital_Area), but that’s still a few million shy of 38 million. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Only the minions. I’m sure the Board of Directors and Executive Management team have all relocated to a safe location. I’m assuming a volcano lair or a moonbase. You know, Trump may have gotten this one right. The best way to get masks to all New Yorkers is to first hand them out to the snowbirds where they are. > [@BlankSlate](#): > > [Fox News reportedly fears early downplaying of Covid-19 leaves them open to lawsuits.](https://theweek.com/speedreads/905601/fox-news-reportedly-fears-early-downplaying-covid19-leaves-open-lawsuits) > > Let’s burn it all down. Just burn it all down.\* > > - Figuratively speaking. Absolutely. Let’s hope they’re right and get sued into oblivian! ---
**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 31, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42042 "2020-03-31T12:50:29Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Trump sees that Seoul South Korea has an elevation of 38 meters, thinks it has a population of 38 million](https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-fake-38-million-number-from-for-seoul-south-korea/27170/). That would make Denver the most heavily populated major city in the country! ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42043 "2020-03-31T13:01:16Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > That would make Denver the most heavily populated major city in the country! Ha! The top of Mt. Everest laughs at Denver’s puny population! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42044 "2020-03-31T13:13:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Why did he go to regular Wikipedia? They have [a separate Wikipedia](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) for the Trump administration. You’re being too kind. After SimpleWiki at least has a tether to reality, if simply put. [This](https://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page) is most likely what they use. Take a gander at the _In the News_ sidebar on (naturally) the right. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42045 "2020-03-31T13:19:12Z")
A few (91000+) people think the daily briefings should stop: Here is the [petition](https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/ending-live-daily-coverage-of-trump-s-covid-19-briefings) Here is [some coverage](https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-100000-sign-petition-calling-end-live-coverage-trumps-coronavirus-briefings-1495195) about it //i\ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2103)