# 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:** 268
**Author:** ![ganthet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@ganthet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ganthet)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5341 "2017-05-22T16:23:22Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I was hearing [a](http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/george-will-trump-has-a-dangerous-disability-936881731734) recording of George Will talking to Larry O’Donnell (from across the room – would not sit directly in front of that shit myself). Will was ranking on the president for his deficiencies, and the word “alarming” kept popping up, over and over. To be fair, George Will [left the Republican party mid-2016](http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politics/george-will-donald-trump-leaving-republican-party-election/index.html) after Trump made the racial remarks about the federal judge in the Trump University case and almost certainly didn’t vote for him. Doesn’t mean he isn’t an asshole, but he’s not on a Kelleyanne Conway/Spicer/Huckabee-Sanders apologist for evil level. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5342 "2017-05-22T16:27:18Z")
[A sinkhole has just formed in front of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/22/sinkhole-forms-in-front-of-mar-a-lago-metaphors-pour-in/?utm_term=.e710a376c580) Interpret its significance per your own liking. ---
**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 22, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5343 "2017-05-22T16:32:21Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [A sinkhole has just formed in front of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/22/sinkhole-forms-in-front-of-mar-a-lago-metaphors-pour-in/?utm_term=.e710a376c580) > > Interpret its significance per your own liking. “It’s a twap!” ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5344 "2017-05-22T16:35:55Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [A sinkhole has just formed in front of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/22/sinkhole-forms-in-front-of-mar-a-lago-metaphors-pour-in/?utm_term=.e710a376c580) > > Interpret its significance per your own liking. God is sending a message. And it isn’t “bill the taxpayers to fill the hole.” ---
**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 22, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5345 "2017-05-22T16:39:57Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Y’know, I was in Berlin a few years back, and we visited various Wall-related sites and museums to see the monuments and read about its history. > > The _funny thing_ is, Germans – and Europeans in general, folks who were, uh, _there_ – don’t seem to give Ronnie full and compete credit for bringing down the East/West division. In fact, he’s not mentioned at all! > > It’s almost as if…nah, that’s too _too ludicrous_ a conclusion to speak aloud. Um…who cares? Of course, Ronnie doesn’t deserve “full credit.” Irrelevant comment. I was making a point about Trump. Try to keep up. ---
**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 22, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5346 "2017-05-22T16:48:11Z")
> [@ganthet](#): > > To be fair, George Will [left the Republican party mid-2016](http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politics/george-will-donald-trump-leaving-republican-party-election/index.html) after Trump made the racial remarks about the federal judge in the Trump University case and almost certainly didn’t vote for him. Doesn’t mean he isn’t an asshole, but he’s not on a Kelleyanne Conway/Spicer/Huckabee-Sanders apologist for evil level. I am saying that he spent 40 years digging and only finally noticed the hole. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5347 "2017-05-22T17:01:14Z")
In all fairness, it didn’t look to me like Melania actually slapped his hand away. More like she was repulsed by his touch and instantly withdrew her hand. If she had actually tried to slap his hand away, she probably would have missed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5348 "2017-05-22T17:03:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > _trying to be charitable_ > Don’t the Sauds frown on any form of PDAs? Maybe she was trying to prevent an international incident. > > _I didn’t think so either_ Possibly, but as the headline says, this was on the tarmac in Tel Aviv. ---
**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 22, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5349 "2017-05-22T17:05:07Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Possibly, but as the headline says, this was on the tarmac in Tel Aviv. :smack: Missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5350 "2017-05-22T17:06:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > In all fairness, it didn’t look to me like Melania actually slapped his hand away. More like she was repulsed by his touch and instantly withdrew her hand. If she had actually tried to slap his hand away, she probably would have missed. I thought it looked like a “low five” type of deal. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5351 "2017-05-22T17:34:11Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [A sinkhole has just formed in front of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/22/sinkhole-forms-in-front-of-mar-a-lago-metaphors-pour-in/?utm_term=.e710a376c580) > > Interpret its significance per your own liking. Hellmouth! ---
**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 22, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5352 "2017-05-22T17:35:46Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > _trying to be charitable_ > Don’t the Sauds frown on any form of PDAs? Maybe she was trying to prevent an international incident. > > _I didn’t think so either_ It was in Israel. ---
**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 22, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5353 "2017-05-22T17:38:11Z")
Official White House document promises “lasting _ **peach** _” in the Middle East. > **[Official White House Document Promotes Goal of "Lasting Peach" Between...](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/05/white-house-document-promotes-lasting-peach-in-middle-east.html)** > > Impeacement chatter may have the White House flustered. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5354 "2017-05-22T17:59:09Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I thought it looked like a “low five” type of deal. They have a hand gesture thing that goes back a while. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2K3Bsf-7ds) This doesn’t surprise me. Donald is a sadist. Can anyone think he is not capable of this stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5355 "2017-05-22T18:33:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Official White House document promises “lasting _ **peach** _” in the Middle East. > [White House document promotes "lasting peach" in Middle East.](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/22/white_house_document_promotes_lasting_peach_in_middle_east.html) Yup, the very next grifter package. Buy a ‘Peace Peach Tree®’ from Trump Peace Trees for only $99.99 plus $49.95 overseas shipping and handling, and it will be ‘donated’ to the Palestinians or Israelis to show your commitment to peace in the region. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5356 "2017-05-22T18:43:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Official White House document promises “lasting _ **peach** _” in the Middle East. > [White House document promotes "lasting peach" in Middle East.](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/22/white_house_document_promotes_lasting_peach_in_middle_east.html) Wow! I never imagined that Trump’s efforts to bring peace to the Middle East would bear fruit. ---
**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 22, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5357 "2017-05-22T18:43:21Z")
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross thinks it’s a great sign that there were no anti-Trump protesters in Saudi Arabia. The dumbassery runs deep in this administration. > **[Wilbur Ross heartened by lack of protesters in Saudi Arabia](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wilbur-ross-heartened-by-lack-of-protestors-in-saudi-arabia-2017-05-22)** > > Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he was heartened by lack of any protestors in Saudi Arabia during President Donald Trump’s visit over the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5358 "2017-05-22T18:50:20Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Wow! I never imagined that Trump’s efforts to bring peace to the Middle East would bear fruit. Well, Trump has been a longtime supporter of the juice. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5359 "2017-05-22T18:50:37Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > It is prophesied that once the Chosen One has touched the Orb of Reckoning, the portal will open… > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [A sinkhole has just formed in front of Mar-a-Lago.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/22/sinkhole-forms-in-front-of-mar-a-lago-metaphors-pour-in/?utm_term=.e710a376c580) > > Interpret its significance per your own liking. > [@Tangent](#): > > Hellmouth! And the prophesy is fulfilled… ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5360 "2017-05-22T18:52:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross thinks it’s a great sign that there were no anti-Trump protesters in Saudi Arabia. The dumbassery runs deep in this administration. > [Wilbur Ross heartened by lack of protesters in Saudi Arabia - MarketWatch](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wilbur-ross-heartened-by-lack-of-protestors-in-saudi-arabia-2017-05-22) From the linked article: > [@](#): > > CNBC anchor Becky Quick attempted to point out that Saudi Arabia bans all political protests, but Ross did not let that spoil his good mood. > > “In theory that could be true. But, boy, there was certainly no sign of it, there was not a single effort at any incursion." “In theory that could be true.” Jesus wept. Probably Muhammad too. And, really, anyone with a little damned sense. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=267) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=269)