# 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:** 2176
**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 15, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43507 "2020-05-15T20:28:58Z")
Individual 1 bragging about the “super duper” missile the Space Force is developing. [https://twitter.com/brian\_cahn/status/1261354845451288579](https://twitter.com/brian_cahn/status/1261354845451288579)? ---
**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 15, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43508 "2020-05-15T20:55:17Z")
The Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal, calls for Individual 1 to be voted out. > **[Replace Trump And Bolster The CDC, A Leading Medical Journal Urges](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/15/856733300/replace-trump-and-bolster-the-cdc-a-leading-medical-journal-urges)** > > The Trump administration has mounted an "inconsistent and incoherent national response" to the COVID-19 pandemic by injecting politics into public health policy, The Lancet says. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43509 "2020-05-15T20:56:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Individual 1 bragging about the “super duper” missile the Space Force is developing. > [https://twitter.com/brian\_cahn/status/1261354845451288579](https://twitter.com/brian_cahn/status/1261354845451288579)? One of[the replies](https://twitter.com/AlmostFurious/status/1261368423252017152?s=20) on Twitter > [@](#): > > Brandon Hieb > @AlmostFurious > · > 2h > Replying to > @brian\_cahn > and > @LauraWalkerKC > LGM-30 Minuteman III top speed: 17,508 mph (Mach 23). > > Super Duper missile: 297,500 mph (Mach 391 or 0.04% of the speed of light) Sounds a wee bit exaggerated. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43510 "2020-05-15T21:03:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > While everyone has been watching the monkey in the white house playing with his own feces, Betsy DeVos [has been funneling millions](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/betsy-devos-coronavirus-religious-schools.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage) of relief dollars intended for low income students into wealthy private schools and religious institutions. The sleaziness of this administration is just epic. Sleaziness? Nah; it’s _ **M** _ulti-_ **L** _evel _ **M** _alfeasance. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43511 "2020-05-15T21:25:51Z")
[Trump: Without Coronavirus Testing ‘We Would Have Very Few Cases’](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/15/trump-without-doing-covid-19-coronavirus-testing-we-would-have-very-few-cases-here-is-the-reaction/) NB: The link is to the notorious Left-Wing-Commie-Socialist rag _Forbes_. > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump wondered whether testing for Covid-19 coronavirus is “overrated.” He then proceeded to say, “And don’t forget, we have more cases than anybody in the world. But why? Because we do more testing.” > > Next, he clarified: “When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases.” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43512 "2020-05-15T21:31:44Z")
I just saw a meme that said “If we just stop doing mammograms we can eradicate breast cancer.” Feel free to steal it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43513 "2020-05-15T21:36:13Z")
Just think of how many fewer abortions he’d have had to pay for if those women hadn’t gotten pregnancy tests! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43514 "2020-05-15T23:41:00Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > News flash: [A Republican has admitted to lying/making a mistake](https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcconnell-says-wrong-obama-pandemic-015823870.html). > > I’m going outside to see what color the sky is on this planet. Be right back. I like the [Root’s headline](https://www.theroot.com/mitch-mcconnell-my-bad-obama-did-leave-a-pandemic-pla-1843480608) on this: Mitch McConnell: My Bad, Obama Did Leave a Pandemic Playbook But I Couldn’t See It From Inside Trump’s Ass ---
**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 15, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43515 "2020-05-15T23:47:34Z")
DOTUS officially launched Space Force (hear it with the Pigs in Space echoes) by [unveiling the official flag](https://www.npr.org/2020/05/15/857092718/trump-unveiling-space-force-flag-touts-what-he-calls-new-super-duper-missile?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2eMSnN-soNNWwSK3oLeG2JL_LJ9WXxrPaznffXoR9ydd-15_VP0zcPt5k) today, and referring to a new “super-duper missile”. This is just so embarrassing. And it has apparently pissed of Star Trek nerds because the design is similar to the emblem in the series. Did I mention that this whole thing is an embarrassment? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43516 "2020-05-15T23:51:13Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > DOTUS officially launched Space Force (hear it with the Pigs in Space echoes) by [unveiling the official flag](https://www.npr.org/2020/05/15/857092718/trump-unveiling-space-force-flag-touts-what-he-calls-new-super-duper-missile?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2eMSnN-soNNWwSK3oLeG2JL_LJ9WXxrPaznffXoR9ydd-15_VP0zcPt5k) today, and referring to a new “super-duper missile”. This is just so embarrassing. And it has apparently pissed of Star Trek nerds because the design is similar to the emblem in the series. Did I mention that this whole thing is an embarrassment? Oh, c’mon. Star Trek ripped off the design from Trump. Star Trek is in the _future_, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43517 "2020-05-16T00:07:49Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > DOTUS officially launched Space Force (hear it with the Pigs in Space echoes) by [unveiling the official flag](https://www.npr.org/2020/05/15/857092718/trump-unveiling-space-force-flag-touts-what-he-calls-new-super-duper-missile?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2eMSnN-soNNWwSK3oLeG2JL_LJ9WXxrPaznffXoR9ydd-15_VP0zcPt5k) today, and referring to a new “super-duper missile”. This is just so embarrassing. And it has apparently pissed of Star Trek nerds because the design is similar to the emblem in the series. Did I mention that this whole thing is an embarrassment? What a fucking idiot. Someone build him a little model of it and let him play with it on the rug going “Whhooosssshhhhh, shhhhheeeeeewwwww, zoooooooooommmm.” ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43518 "2020-05-16T00:09:42Z")
Well, if the missile is super-dooper, how’s an enemy supposed to compete with that? Is America great again now, or what? High five me Trump morons, put fucking gloves on! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43519 "2020-05-16T00:28:29Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Well, if the missile is super-dooper, how’s an enemy supposed to compete with that? Is America great again now, or what? High five me Trump morons, put fucking gloves on! And to think we were completely out of ammunition just three years ago. ---
**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 16, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43520 "2020-05-16T00:36:29Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > …And it has apparently pissed of Star Trek nerds because the design is similar to the emblem in the series. Man, if we can just get the Star Trek nerds out to the polls in November, trump hasn’t got a chance! ---
**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 16, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43521 "2020-05-16T00:39:44Z")
Kayleigh McEnanay brags about how Individual 1’s pandemic response is in two binders, instead of just a bunch of flimsy paper like Obama’s. > ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43522 "2020-05-16T00:49:32Z")
OK, she’s made her historical moment. I hope she’s proud of it. Imagine having a stupid thing like that one as your contribution to history. ---
**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 16, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43523 "2020-05-16T01:18:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kayleigh McEnanay brags about how Individual 1’s pandemic response is in two binders, instead of just a bunch of flimsy paper like Obama’s. > [https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1261367748875227136](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1261367748875227136) An idiot in a handmade suit is still an idiot. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43524 "2020-05-16T01:27:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > While everyone has been watching the monkey in the white house playing with his own feces, Betsy DeVos [has been funneling millions](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/betsy-devos-coronavirus-religious-schools.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage) of relief dollars intended for low income students into wealthy private schools and religious institutions. The sleaziness of this administration is just epic. That DeVos would do this is no surprise at all. The most surprising thing I learned from that article is that California has an institution of higher education called [Bergin University of Canine Studies](https://www.berginu.edu/mission--philosophy.html), whose mission–I shit you not–is as follows: > [@](#): > > _Our vision_ is to become more than an educational institution, more than a facilitator of revolutionary research. To become a lyceum that inspires the pursuit of a deeper understanding of the human-dog bond, to benefit society with new applications of that bond but also to seek a profound understanding of humanity’s relationship with dogs, and consequently, with the animal kingdom. > > _Mission Statement_ - Our up-to-date, in-depth academic and applied coursework provides students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the diverse schools of human-canine partnerships for vocational purposes; or through the unique viewpoint provided by dogs as a model of humankind, to enhance knowledge for the students’ own career-oriented specialties. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43525 "2020-05-16T01:28:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Trump: Without Coronavirus Testing ‘We Would Have Very Few Cases’](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/15/trump-without-doing-covid-19-coronavirus-testing-we-would-have-very-few-cases-here-is-the-reaction/) > > NB: The link is to the notorious Left-Wing-Commie-Socialist rag _Forbes_. You don’t have COVID unless you die. And then we will blame it on something else. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/43526 "2020-05-16T01:55:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kayleigh McEnanay brags about how Individual 1’s pandemic response is in two binders, instead of just a bunch of flimsy paper like Obama’s. > [https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1261367748875227136](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1261367748875227136) Did she actually show the plan? Because I’m pretty sure it’s just full of bad print runs and Chinese takeout menus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=2177)