# 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:** 286
**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 28, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5701 "2017-05-28T06:33:01Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Trumps plan to [sell off half of stratgic oil reserve stockpile](http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Trump-plan-to-sell-off-half-of-oil-stockpile-11172316.php) sparks debate. Wife Melania to go up for auction on Monday. I read these as two unrelated sentences. Oddly enough, given Trump’s level of morals, I really would not be surprised if he were to auction her off. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The White House Twitter account tweeted a photo of the spouses of the NATO leaders that somehow, I am sure accidentally, left out the husband of the Prime Minister (male) of Luxembourg. After being called out for the omission, they changed the caption. > [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/white-house-sparks-homophobia-row-10516077](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/white-house-sparks-homophobia-row-10516077) And the caption studiously avoids calling the first gentleman a spouse. All the spouses are referred to as partners. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5702 "2017-05-28T06:41:51Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I realize this is a typo but it made me wonder if there is such a word as emboweled, meaning to go forth and shit all over everything. It would seem appropriate for describing this administration. “Disemboweled” means to have your intestines cut from your body, so “emboweled” must mean to be full of shit. And that certainly applies to Trump and his minions. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5703 "2017-05-28T08:09:55Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I realize this is a typo but it made me wonder if there is such a word as emboweled, meaning to go forth and shit all over everything. It would seem appropriate for describing this administration. Christ! :smack: How the F\*CK did I do that? Let’s see here. embowel… embowel… embowel… AH! [Here is is](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/emboweled). - to bury or embed deeply Example usage: The Trump supporter emboweled his foot squarely in the protesting journalist’s nutz. ---
**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 28, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5704 "2017-05-28T09:19:09Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Trumps plan to [sell off half of stratgic oil reserve stockpile](http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Trump-plan-to-sell-off-half-of-oil-stockpile-11172316.php%22) sparks debate. Wife Melania to go up for auction on Monday. It’s a given the Trumpster gets his vig under the table from whoever buys, right ? It is know, yes ? ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5705 "2017-05-28T12:48:18Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I realize this is a typo but it made me wonder if there is such a word as emboweled, meaning to go forth and shit all over everything. It would seem appropriate for describing this administration. In the Middle Ages it was part of drawing & quartering. From the sentence passed on Hugh le Despenser: > [@](#): > > … and for that you abetted and procured discord between king and queen, and others of the realm, you shall be embowelled and your bowels burned; and so go to your judgement, attainted, wicked traitor. I leave it to the gentle reader whether the term applies to the current (mis)administration. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5706 "2017-05-28T13:59:05Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > This will go far towards our slide to second world status. Rather appropriate, since the “Second World” originally referred to the Soviet bloc. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5707 "2017-05-28T14:32:57Z")
Note the new language in his tweets today: “…i **t is very possible** that those sources don’t exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!” “\*\*It is my opinion \*\*that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media.” (Bolding mine) Seems like lawyers have already been employed to vet the tweets. ---
**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 28, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5708 "2017-05-28T14:47:54Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Seems like lawyers have already been employed to vet the tweets. Sad. But likely true. But in the long term he’s not going to honor this tweeting agreement any more than he honored his word given at tweet interventions. He’ll soon revert to his offensive tweeting ways. ---
**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 28, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5709 "2017-05-28T14:55:07Z")
Meet The Press looked back at a history of his tweets, I’m not sure how far back, and found that in that time he had never once used the phrases “I think” or “In my opinion”. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5710 "2017-05-28T15:08:08Z")
Germany basically says the US led world order is dead. Thanks Trump! > **[The news hub](https://www.afp.com/en)** > > As a leading global news agency, AFP offers quality multimedia content in video, text, photo and graphics in six languages. ---
**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 28, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5711 "2017-05-28T17:45:08Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Christ! :smack: How the F\*CK did I do that? > > Let’s see here. embowel… embowel… embowel… AH! [Here is is](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/emboweled). > > - to bury or embed deeply > > Example usage: The Trump supporter emboweled his foot squarely in the protesting journalist’s nutz. So basically what we have is Deep State Vs Embowelled State. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5712 "2017-05-28T17:48:22Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Germany basically says the US led world order is dead. Thanks Trump! > > [The news hub | AFP.com](https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/merkel-warns-us-britain-no-longer-reliable-partners) While almost certainly true, I’m not necessarily taking the word of one of the potential successors for top dog. Edit: Ah, I see it’s less direct than that. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5713 "2017-05-28T18:05:43Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Germany basically says the US led world order is dead. Thanks Trump! > > [The news hub | AFP.com](https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/merkel-warns-us-britain-no-longer-reliable-partners) and the Russian long game is complete in record time. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5714 "2017-05-28T18:21:51Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Sad. But likely true. But in the long term he’s not going to honor this tweeting agreement any more than he honored his word given at tweet interventions. He’ll soon revert to his offensive tweeting ways. His past pattern throughout his life is to disregard agreements, contracts, etc. So it’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “how soon”. He calls it “renegotiating after the fact” or something. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5715 "2017-05-28T18:23:34Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > and the Russian long game is complete in record time. … and Putin keeps getting everything he wants. So when can we start using the “T word” (traitor)??? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5716 "2017-05-28T18:49:18Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > … and Putin keeps getting everything he wants. So when can we start using the “T word” (traitor)??? Well, some of us started quite a while ago and have been mocked. I soldier on regardless. Use it when you’re comfortable with the term. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5717 "2017-05-28T19:06:02Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Well, some of us started quite a while ago and have been mocked. I soldier on regardless. Use it when you’re comfortable with the term. Oh, I’m plenty comfortable with it. I think the whole damn bunch of them are thieves and traitors, selling us all out to make a quick buck. ---
**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 28, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5718 "2017-05-28T19:10:20Z")
America’s President’s second-favorite dictator, President Dutarte of the Philippines, says he will support his military if they rape women during martial law. > **[Philippines President Duterte Says His Soldiers Can Rape During Martial Law](https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-president-duterte-says-soldiers-050509711.html)** > > "If you rape three, I will go to jail for you," he "jokes" to troops. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5719 "2017-05-28T19:21:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > America’s President’s second-favorite dictator, President Dutarte of the Philippines, says he will support his military if they rape women during martial law. > [Philippines President Duterte Says His Soldiers Can Rape During Martial Law](https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-president-duterte-says-soldiers-050509711.html) Will that be before, or after they kill them? Duterte is a monster. Is anyone really surprised he declared martial law? If not this, some other (any) excuse would have worked. The rule of law there died long ago anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/5720 "2017-05-28T19:31:51Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Wife Melania to go up for auction on Monday. What, again? Any truth to the rumor that Duterte has the highest bid so far? > [@eschereal](#): > > So there may actually be nothing there, other than a smidgen of garden-variety grift. Other than Kushner’s lying on his security-clearance form – twice, I hear – about his Russian contact? A felony. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=287)