# 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:** 2145
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42887 "2020-04-25T14:20:36Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I missed today’s briefing but heard it was the shortest one so far, 22 minutes. And the Clown-in-Chief refused to take any questions afterward. Ha! CNN is flat-out saying Trump was scared to take questions and calling him chicken. In those words. Chump’s head must be exploding right about now. The whole reason for these briefings was because Chump found out it was a way he could bully reporters mercilessly. It’s all backfired now. > > I notice the cretinous Republikans on this Board are largely silent now. I am trying to be cautious here, but if Trump ends, this is how. The press conferences were his way of staying in the news, which is his strategy for practically everything. He sucks the oxygen out of the room, away from his adversaries. He will find other ways to do this, of course. He’ll probably double down on nasty, nasty partisan politics. Here come the immigration bans, and not just for 60 days. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42888 "2020-04-25T14:22:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Why not just come out and say, _“Because that fuckface president of the United States trump suggested it might be a good idea”_? Stop protecting the naked emperor! Since DTMFA buttons didn’t work, maybe we should make some SPTNE ones. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42889 "2020-04-25T15:09:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > [The New York Times reports](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-west-point.html) that because Trump is unhappy that he didn’t get a chance to deliver the commencement address at West Point (though he did so at the other service academies), the thousand graduating cadets are being ordered back to campus for the event, to be held in June. > [@Monty](#): > > What a crying little baby he is. Truly pathetic. And showing absolutely no concern at all for the risk to the cadets or to the general public either. > > But, June, you say? Well, there’s still time for him to get removed from office or die. At this point, I really don’t care which happens, so long as it happens soon. “Oh please, it’s only a thousand cadets. :rolleyes: It’s not like they’re real soldiers or anything. Besides, it will be a fantastic photo op. My red tie will look great in front of all those gray tops.” ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42890 "2020-04-25T15:45:54Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Since DTMFA buttons didn’t work, maybe we should make some SPTNE ones. Okay, I know the first acronymn, but what’s SPTNE mean? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42891 "2020-04-25T15:48:06Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Okay, I know the first acronymn, but what’s SPTNE mean? “Stop Protecting The Naked Emperor.” It’s a new one. It’ll probably take a minute to catch on. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42892 "2020-04-25T16:14:52Z")
How about MABA ? The B stands for “Boring” (or “Blue”). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42893 "2020-04-25T16:15:24Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > [The New York Times reports](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-west-point.html) that because Trump is unhappy that he didn’t get a chance to deliver the commencement address at West Point (though he did so at the other service academies), the thousand graduating cadets are being ordered back to campus for the event, to be held in June. What a beautiful 100% no-show that would make. Don, just standing there at the podium, and empty chairs. Yeah, one can dream. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42894 "2020-04-25T16:41:49Z")
Randy Rainbow Weighs in on Bleach: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DPDPzbLFeP4/maxresdefault.jpg "A SPOONFUL OF CLOROX - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4) ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42895 "2020-04-25T17:29:01Z")
[quote=“CalMeacham, post:42894, topic:774070”] Randy Rainbow Weighs in on Bleach: [/QUOTE] That’s brilliant! ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42896 "2020-04-25T17:48:12Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > [The New York Times reports](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-west-point.html) that because Trump is unhappy that he didn’t get a chance to deliver the commencement address at West Point (though he did so at the other service academies), the thousand graduating cadets are being ordered back to campus for the event, to be held in June. > > What a beautiful 100% no-show that would make. Don, just standing there at the podium, and empty chairs. > Yeah, one can dream. Unfortunately, it won’t work. For the next nine months, he’s still commander in chief so if he wants all of the cadets at commencement, they’re all going to be at commencement. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42897 "2020-04-25T20:09:12Z")
Ready for the Gem of the Day? [Trump campaign pans coronavirus panel as ‘third witch hunt in three years’](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/trump-campaign-pans-coronavirus-panel-as-third-witch-hunt-in-three-years/ar-BB13c7eY) > [@](#): > > The Trump campaign hammered Congress for setting up a committee to oversee the implementation of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, casting the panel as the embodiment of a “witch hunt.” > [@](#): > > “NOW, they are trying to weaponize a new coronavirus committee against me, and if we’re going to withstand this attack, we’ll need to fight back even harder than ever before. This is the third WITCH HUNT in THREE YEARS.” How DARE Congress keep an eye on how $2.2 trillion in borrowed dollars they signed into law for specific purposes is spent? Geez, it is just oversight, it isn’t an attempt to remove him from office. I’m not a bet-the-farm kind of guy, but I would bet the farm that Trump and his cronies will profit themselves and their friends if they get the opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42898 "2020-04-25T20:18:29Z")
Has he been actually accused of anything in particular? Or is he screaming “Not guilty!” as a preemptive? ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42899 "2020-04-25T23:29:30Z")
It is just routine oversight. Routine for a $2.2T stimulus anyway. There is no allegation. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42900 "2020-04-26T00:05:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Has he been actually accused of anything in particular? Or is he screaming “Not guilty!” as a preemptive? The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. – Proverbs 25:1 (KJV) ---
**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:** [April 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42901 "2020-04-26T00:20:52Z")
The big question is, did CFSG realize that he fucked up (apart from being harassed by those goddam reporters, it is _their_ fault)? Is he himself cognizant of the hole he has dug himself into, worried at all, or is it his staff (only the best people) who have become alarmed while he is oblivious? It does seem oddly timed, like his stir-the-hornets-nest Friday night shitter tweets. Almost like another one of his sleight-of-hand moves designed to distract from the bugfuckery that is going on behind the scenes, but perhaps a little too over-the-top this time. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42902 "2020-04-26T00:25:02Z")
The big question is, did CFSG realize that he fucked up (apart from being harassed by those goddam reporters, it is _their_ fault)? Is he himself cognizant of the hole he has dug himself into, worried at all, or is it his staff (only the best people) who have become alarmed while he is oblivious? It does seem oddly timed, like his stir-the-hornets-nest Friday night shitter tweets. Almost like another one of his sleight-of-hand moves designed to distract from the bugfuckery that is going on behind the scenes, but perhaps a little too over-the-top this time. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42903 "2020-04-26T00:29:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Unfortunately, it won’t work. For the next nine months, he’s still commander in chief so if he wants all of the cadets at commencement, they’re all going to be at commencement. I know, hence the dreaming. Maybe they can all just sit the other way, or have bags with sad faces over their heads. Or (but seriously) at least all turn up with face masks - a sight that would surely displease Don. Might even make him dispense a potshot or two. Or in lieu of masks everybody just shoot spitballs at him, like what happened to the young teacher Gene Simmons before he got into Kiss. GS could possibly provide a better commencement address, tho… ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42904 "2020-04-26T00:38:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > You’ve got it backwards. It’s not that he realizes it isn’t beneficial, it’s that he thinks he doesn’t need it because he’s the healthiest person who’s ever lived and his genetic perfection renders him immune to all diseases. > [@Broomstick](#): > > Except that he and the VP are, supposedly, tested weekly for this virus (they’ve certainly been tested at least once) and people coming into his vicinity are also screened. The safety net around the president isn’t perfect, but he’s much better protected than the average senior citizen. So I can see it getting it into his head he doesn’t need bleach or a malaria drug because he’s already protected. Or he’s just got it into his head he’s invulnerable. Those are both reasonable. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > “Stop Protecting The Naked Emperor.” It’s a new one. It’ll probably take a minute to catch on. It’ll take a _lot_ longer than a minute if it requires people to consider the concept of “Trump, naked”. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42905 "2020-04-26T01:38:26Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The big question is, did CFSG realize that he fucked up (apart from being harassed by those goddam reporters, it is _their_ fault)? Is he himself cognizant of the hole he has dug himself into, worried at all, … > > … No. > [@eschereal](#): > > The big question is, did CFSG realize that he fucked up (apart from being harassed by those goddam reporters, it is _their_ fault)? Is he himself cognizant of the hole he has dug himself into, worried at all, … And, no. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 26, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/42906 "2020-04-26T01:39:02Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > “Stop Protecting The Naked Emperor.” It’s a new one. It’ll probably take a minute to catch on. I like it! > [@eschereal](#): > > How about MABA ? The B stands for “Boring” (or “Blue”). Make America Bright Again! Make America BeautifulAgain! Make America Best Again! Make America Brave Again! > [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > What a beautiful 100% no-show that would make. Don, just standing there at the podium, and empty chairs. > Yeah, one can dream. I, too, [share your dream](https://www.shareyourdream.com/en). > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Unfortunately, it won’t work. For the next nine months, he’s still commander in chief so if he wants all of the cadets at commencement, they’re all going to be at commencement. Does anyone seriously think he’s going to limit attendance to just the graduating class? The buffoon will require the entire Cadet Corps, over four thousand cadets, to be there. And that’s because some idiot, maybe the idiot-in-chief himself, will realize that just a thousand people on the field is a much smaller crowd than Obama had when he gave a speech at West Point. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2146)