# 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:** 2173
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43447 "2020-05-13T23:58:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Paul Manafort has been released because coronavirus in prisons. Although from what I read, there are no cases of coronavirus in the prison he was in. But also, if things are going so well that we should reopen the country, then what’s the fear about his prison? Well, you’ve probably noticed that Trump is getting the band back together. Manafort, Flynn, and he wants to bring back Corey Lewandowski… we’ve got a goddam election coming up he needs to steal again! ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43448 "2020-05-14T00:28:04Z")
> [@jshore](#): > > The Orange Idiot [has now obliged](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-schools-reopening/index.html): Barron must be getting on Melania’s nerves. Interrupting her day-drinking. ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43449 "2020-05-14T01:00:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The question was, was anybody released from the prison Manafort was in? Michael Cohen was released, and right when he got to the vestibule, they [slammed the gate and said “_just kidding_”](https://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-cohens-early-prison-release-coronavirus-concerns-rescinded/story?id=70456164) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43450 "2020-05-14T01:38:19Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The Dow was doing OK today until Dr Fauci went before a Senate committee and told the truth; and then it dropped like a rock (-450 points). Expect an anti-Fauci barrage from Fox and the Tweeter-in-Chief, any moment. > **[Woman who accused Fauci of sex assault now says Trump supporters paid her to lie](https://www.salon.com/2020/05/07/woman-who-accused-dr-anthony-fauci-of-sexual-assault-now-claims-trump-supporters-paid-her-to-lie_partner/?fbclid=IwAR2W61z9_k2NVwH-Sw316MmYc1_VRQljWOm2Tk5kvviBfS1_btireno0cM8)** > > A woman who had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of sexual assault now claims she was paid to lie about the public health expert by a pair of President Donald Trump's supporters.The woman says right-wing provocateur Jacob Wohl and his frequent accomplice... \*A woman who had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of sexual assault now claims she was paid to lie about the public health expert by a pair of President Donald Trump’s supporters. The woman says right-wing provocateur Jacob Wohl and his frequent accomplice Jack Burkman persuaded her to cast Fauci as the assailant using details from an actual sexual assault she survived just after high school, and they paid her to do it, reported Reason. \* ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43451 "2020-05-14T01:48:02Z")
[We had a thread about that last week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=895768) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43452 "2020-05-14T13:53:03Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The Dow was doing OK today until Dr Fauci went before a Senate committee and told the truth; and then it dropped like a rock (-450 points). Expect an anti-Fauci barrage from Fox and the Tweeter-in-Chief, any moment. Speaking of Fox, is it just me, or have they been using computer-generated backgrounds more than they used to? I can only assume that they lack faith in the stupidity of their viewers, who might start wondering why they haven’t resumed normal studio operations if the coronavirus is a hoax that will miraculously go away and was never all that dangerous to begin with. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43453 "2020-05-14T14:26:58Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Speaking of Fox, is it just me, or have they been using computer-generated backgrounds more than they used to? > > I can only assume that they lack faith in the stupidity of their viewers, who might start wondering why they haven’t resumed normal studio operations if the coronavirus is a hoax that will miraculously go away and was never all that dangerous to begin with. The same reason Dear Leader has everyone in the West Wing wearing masks but he won’t. Selective magic. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43454 "2020-05-14T16:07:58Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > TIL that I’m sharing the planet with people who are wrong about things. It literally makes me go nucular! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43455 "2020-05-14T16:15:22Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The same reason Dear Leader has everyone in the West Wing wearing masks but he won’t. Selective magic. No, he has an aura of awesomeness that the Corona virus wouldn’t dare invade, so he doesn’t need to wear a mask. Actually wearing a mask does very little for YOU; it’s mostly to keep whatever germs YOU have from being spread to others. Since the semi-cogent cheeto doesn’t give a pair of fettid dingo’s kidneys about anyone else, why would he wear a mask? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43456 "2020-05-14T17:55:03Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Speaking of Fox, is it just me, or have they been using computer-generated backgrounds more than they used to? > > I can only assume that they lack faith in the stupidity of their viewers, who might start wondering why they haven’t resumed normal studio operations if the coronavirus is a hoax that will miraculously go away and was never all that dangerous to begin with. Fox is telling their employees to stay at home but are telling their viewers to go out and party. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43457 "2020-05-14T18:00:37Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > No, he has an aura of awesomeness that the Corona virus wouldn’t dare invade, so he doesn’t need to wear a mask. Or if the virus lands on him it immediately commits suicide. Hmmm… maybe a potential vaccine here… > [@](#): > > …Actually wearing a mask does very little for YOU; it’s mostly to keep whatever germs YOU have from being spread to others. Since the semi-cogent cheeto doesn’t give a pair of \*\*fettid \*\*dingo’s kidneys about anyone else, why would he wear a mask? My bold. Just one nitpick: **fetid**. Otherwise, great visual… poetic even. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43458 "2020-05-14T18:01:23Z")
There’s a fairly ugly branch on the Twitter tree that applauds Don for not wearing a mask because it would appear “unmanly.” We’ve got a long way to go, don’t we? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43459 "2020-05-14T18:07:12Z")
Ach, timeout dupe. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43460 "2020-05-14T18:44:12Z")
It’s no surprise that Fearless Leader has decided to attempt to politically weaponize the state shutdowns, rather than to support governors and mayors who are the boots on the ground. IMO, he is not only backing the wrong horse here, he has seriously underestimated how the majority of people feel about exercising caution. Instead, he’s buying into the opinions of the very few covidiots out there who are making all the noise. In the face of tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of infections, his usual ploy of pitting people against one another is quite likely to backfire badly. At least I hope so. If there is a resurgence of the infection rate, which is quite likely, the blame will fall squarely on his narrow shoulders, and I hope the blowback is immediate and ferocious. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43461 "2020-05-14T18:50:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox is telling their employees to stay at home but are telling their viewers to go out and party. Well, that figures! Evil little turds! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43462 "2020-05-14T18:58:46Z")
Getting the blood of over a hundred thousand people onto his tiny little hands is his most impressive accomplishment. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43463 "2020-05-14T19:06:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > … IMO, he is not only backing the wrong horse here, he has seriously underestimated how the majority of people feel about exercising caution. Instead, he’s buying into the opinions of the very few covidiots out there who are making all the noise. [Yesterday’s XKCD strip](https://xkcd.com/2305/) bears this out – caution seems to be a really popular idea. (And he gives the source for all polling data, so I presume his numbers are legit.) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43464 "2020-05-14T19:18:51Z")
The judge in the Mike Flynn case, ignoring the DOJ’s decision to drop charges against Flynn, has appointed an outside retired judge to investigate whether to drop the charges, or to charge Flynn with perjury. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/michael-flynn-john-gleeson-judge.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/michael-flynn-john-gleeson-judge.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43465 "2020-05-14T19:19:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Otherwise, great visual… poetic even. 😛 Thank you. Stolen from (I think) Monty Python. Long long long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43466 "2020-05-14T19:24:18Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Thank you. Stolen from (I think) Monty Python. Long long long time ago. Douglas Adams! Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2174)