# 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:** 273
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5441 "2017-05-23T18:34:19Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > In the grand scheme, calling the perpetrators monsters does do them a favor. It makes them big and frightening, which is what they want. Calling them losers diminishes them. It makes them smaller and less intimidating. > > Are losers worse than monsters? Not by a long shot. > > Is calling someone who is chasing notoriety a loser worse than calling him a monster? From his point of view, yes. > > Trump kind of stumbled into the doing the right thing here. > > Now I need to take a shower. I see your point, and it might work with any other speaker, but given Trump’s [overly gratuitous use of the word loser](http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-definitive-list-of-every-person-donald-trump-has-called-a-loser/) it lacks punch. It’s like saying they aren’t monsters they are jerks. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5442 "2017-05-23T18:34:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m as anti-Trump as the next guy, but that one really looks like she was moving her hand to brush her hair out of her face just as he reached for her hand. I actually think she has said to him “I’ll go on this trip, and I’ll do the official functions, but don’t you dare touch me ever again” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5443 "2017-05-23T18:37:10Z")
Trump budget has $2 trillion math mistake: > **[Trump Budget Based on $2 Trillion Math Error \[Updated\]](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/05/trump-budget-based-on-usd2-trillion-math-error.html?mid=twitter-share-di)** > > Literally the largest and stupidest arithmetic mistake in the history of the federal budget. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5444 "2017-05-23T18:39:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I’m as anti-Trump as the next guy, but that one really looks like she was moving her hand to brush her hair out of her face just as he reached for her hand. Yeah, the evidence isn’t that clear that she was rejecting his advance. But I would not be at all surprised if the magic has gone out of that relationship. I bet within a year of leaving the White House she files for divorce. ---
**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 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5445 "2017-05-23T18:41:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Trump has no sense of other people’s feelings, good or bad. Of course he doesn’t. He’s a sociopath. ---
**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 23, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5446 "2017-05-23T18:44:51Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I see your point, and it might work with any other speaker, but given Trump’s [overly gratuitous use of the word loser](http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-definitive-list-of-every-person-donald-trump-has-called-a-loser/) it lacks punch. It’s like saying they aren’t monsters they are jerks. Right. It’s bathetic, like all of donald’s statements. Whether he’s reading it or winging it. Doesn’t matter which. ---
**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 23, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5447 "2017-05-23T18:46:56Z")
Roger Stone is butt hurt about Trump’s trip to Saudi. [Roger Stone On Trump's Saudi Award: 'Makes Me Want To Puke' | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stone-saudi-arabia-puke_us_5922209ce4b094cdba54e0a2)? ---
**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 23, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5448 "2017-05-23T19:00:22Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Yeah, the evidence isn’t that clear that she was rejecting his advance. But I would not be at all surprised if the magic has gone out of that relationship. I bet within a year of leaving the White House she files for divorce. Jailhouse divorces are always so sad. ---
**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 23, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5449 "2017-05-23T19:20:15Z")
> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > Obviously we need a government official whose only role is to use the phrase “radical islamic terrorism” at least once a day. That’ll prevent any more of these kind of attacks. As long as that government official is not the same guy who’s busy trying to summon John Frum, I’m behind this idea. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5450 "2017-05-23T20:41:36Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Yeah, the evidence isn’t that clear that she was rejecting his advance. But I would not be at all surprised if the magic has gone out of that relationship. I bet within a year of leaving the White House she files for divorce. I’m curious if she is planning to move to the White House. It was supposed to happen after school was out but no one is mentioning it anymore. My bet is that she stays put in Trump Tower. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5451 "2017-05-23T20:48:08Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’m curious if she is planning to move to the White House. It was supposed to happen after school was out but no one is mentioning it anymore. My bet is that she stays put in Trump Tower. Wouldn’t you? If she moved in with him he’d probably want to do more than just holding hands. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5452 "2017-05-23T20:48:18Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’m curious if she is planning to move to the White House. It was supposed to happen after school was out but no one is mentioning it anymore. My bet is that she stays put in Trump Tower. Supposed to be moving next month. > **[Here’s Where Barron Trump Will Go to School in D.C.](https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/heres-where-barron-trump-will-go-to-school-in-d-c.html)** > > They chose a school “known for its diverse community and commitment to academic excellence.” ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5453 "2017-05-23T20:50:47Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’m curious if she is planning to move to the White House. It was supposed to happen after school was out but no one is mentioning it anymore. Well she thought Trump would be impeached before that :smack:. ---
**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 23, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5454 "2017-05-23T22:03:58Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Wouldn’t you? If she moved in with him he’d probably want to do more than just holding hands. AIU[I](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1600-Pennsylvania-Ave-NW-Washington-DC-20006/84074482_zpid/), there are more than two bedrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5455 "2017-05-23T22:22:36Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > AIU[I](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1600-Pennsylvania-Ave-NW-Washington-DC-20006/84074482_zpid/), there are more than two bedrooms. My bet is that a locksmith will be installing a lock (with one key) on one of these bedrooms… ---
**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:** [May 23, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5456 "2017-05-23T22:48:05Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I see your point, and it might work with any other speaker, but given Trump’s [overly gratuitous use of the word loser](http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-definitive-list-of-every-person-donald-trump-has-called-a-loser/) it lacks punch. It’s like saying they aren’t monsters they are jerks. ISIS et al won’t be bothered at all by Trump’s “loser” initiative. What _would_ bother them is a concerted effort by the spiritual and political leaders of every majority-Muslim nation, as well as Muslim clerics in other nations, to call them “infidels” (in whatever language appropriate to the locale). If this were done consistently and universally, it would bother them very much. (But that’s another topic.) ---
**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 23, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5457 "2017-05-23T22:52:09Z")
No, terrorists would only be bothered if we learned to ignore them. Support the victims and their families, clean up, rebuild, and stop talking about them after the second day. ---
**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 23, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5458 "2017-05-23T22:52:15Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I bet within a year of leaving the White House she files for divorce. What makes you think SHE’LL be the one filing? She’s already too old for trump. I’m surprised he hasn’t already traded up. Or, at lest, have a new one on standby status. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5459 "2017-05-23T22:55:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > No, terrorists would only be bothered if we learned to ignore them. Support the victims and their families, clean up, rebuild, and stop talking about them after the second day. That, too. CNN and MSNBC were both pretty disgusting, last night. They had no real information, so spent hours talking about what targets Terrorists might like to bomb and how they might do it and how many people might be killed, etc. Nothing but fear-mongering (and Islamophobia a la mode). Must have been very gratifying to ISIS types. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5460 "2017-05-23T23:02:31Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > What makes you think SHE’LL be the one filing? > > She’s already too old for trump. I’m surprised he hasn’t already traded up. Or, at lest, have a new one on standby status. I’m surprised he’s not having people looking into repealing laws concerning incest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=272) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=274)