# 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:** 322
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6422 "2017-06-10T19:04:17Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > My take, he’s stalling for time trying to se whether he can edit existing tapes to remove the incriminating bits, or hire a voice actor who sounds like Comey to create his own. > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > He’s just playing Reality Show again. Stay tuned for next week’s developments! 18 minutes? That’s pathetic. Mine are biggly 36, the best in the word, believe me. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6423 "2017-06-10T19:09:52Z")
I can’t really describe this tweet from Sarah Huckabee, you just have to see it. No telling how long it will be left up, either, but as of right now, it’s been there for nine hours. > ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6424 "2017-06-10T19:13:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I can’t really describe this tweet from Sarah Huckabee, you just have to see it. No telling how long it will be left up, either, but as of right now, it’s been there for nine hours. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/SHSanders45/status/873524794557333504) Looks like her kid got hold of her phone. Though It’s 3pm in DC, she should of noticed by now. Just “sowing discord”. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6425 "2017-06-10T19:13:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I can’t really describe this tweet from Sarah Huckabee, you just have to see it. **No telling how long it will be left up,** either, but as of right now, it’s been there for nine hours. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/SHSanders45/status/873524794557333504) Quoted verbatim just in case. > [@](#): > > ⚓🚥🚥🚥🚥⚓🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🗺🗺🗺🗺🗺🗺🏰🗺🗺🏰🏰🏰🚦 :/9//&🗿🛩⛩🏚 > #🚦lolaklkk​:traffic\_light:🚦⛲🚝🚦🚞🚢🚂 ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6426 "2017-06-10T19:20:31Z")
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**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6427 "2017-06-10T19:22:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I can’t really describe this tweet from Sarah Huckabee, you just have to see it. No telling how long it will be left up, either, but as of right now, it’s been there for nine hours. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/SHSanders45/status/873524794557333504) She’s just covering for Trump with his stupid covfefe bullshit. "“See, we’re wacky! We send out cryptic messeges, sometimes, because we’re wacky, and watch the libs piss themselves!” So no one piss themselves. Not now. Now would be a bad time. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6428 "2017-06-10T19:24:20Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > She’s just covering for Trump with his stupid covfefe bullshit. "“See, we’re wacky! We send out cryptic messeges, sometimes, because we’re wacky, and watch the libs piss themselves!” > So no one piss themselves. Not now. Now would be a bad time. Damn! Too late. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6429 "2017-06-10T19:26:50Z")
Dan Scavino, White House director of social media, tweeted out a call for Republican Justin Amash to be defeated in his primary election. He has been reprimanded for violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from political activities. > **[Trump aide reprimanded over Hatch Act violation](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337125-trump-aide-reprimanded-by-office-of-special-counsel-for-hatch/)** > > The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has issued a warning to White House social media director Dan Scavino for using Twitter to interfere with an election.The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibil… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6430 "2017-06-10T19:38:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Quoted verbatim just in case. After all the trouble we went to figuring out how to pronounce covfefe, we have a new challenge. I’m gonna go with “assssassssssswwwwwwcwwcccsasslick’nheadplainpibhashsshahadsdsbidettscbl”. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6431 "2017-06-10T19:45:26Z")
Obviously, you have to order the Trump Secret Decoder RingTM (prize at the bottom of a box of Trump Steaks for $29.99, special “gold” plated edition available from Trump Hotels and Trump Golf courses for $699.99). Then it makes perfect sense. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6432 "2017-06-10T19:45:35Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Dan Scavino, White House director of social media, tweeted out a call for Republican Justin Amash to be defeated in his primary election. He has been reprimanded for violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from political activities. > [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337125-trump-aide-reprimanded-by-office-of-special-counsel-for-hatch](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337125-trump-aide-reprimanded-by-office-of-special-counsel-for-hatch) Reprimanded, but I don’t see that they called for any specific punishment or censure if he does it again. Besides, trump should let him know that if he wants to interfere in elections, he should get russia to do it. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6433 "2017-06-10T19:49:10Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > After all the trouble we went to figuring out how to pronounce covfefe, we have a new challenge. > > I’m gonna go with “assssassssssswwwwwwcwwcccsasslick’nheadplainpibhashsshahadsdsbidettscbl”. The 3rd “s” is silent. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6434 "2017-06-10T19:55:24Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Trump [continues to be coy](http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-09/trump-hints-he-has-tapes-comey-youre-going-be-very-disappointed-dont-worry) about the existence of tapes > > My take, he’s stalling for time trying to se whether he can edit existing tapes to remove the incriminating bits, or hire a voice actor who sounds like Comey to create his own. He’s waiting for Jared to make the tape using Comey’s testimony and then insert Trump saying “I never ask for loyalty. Never ask. I would never do that. I don’t even know you.” ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6435 "2017-06-10T20:05:03Z")
There has to be a joke in there about what happens when you sit on your phone, butt I am _not_ going there … ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6436 "2017-06-10T21:45:12Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [By the numbers](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo), so far > [ul][li]peak popularity about a week into the term (47.8%)[/li][li]about a week later disapproval quickly rises past approval[/li][li]after less than a month, disapproval crosses 50% for good[/li][li]approval has not been above lowest disapproval for nearly a month[/li][li]above Bill Clinton’s nadir spike for about a week; now diverging[/li][/ul] > Currently @ 38%: how low is the bare metal, where only the die-hardiest of the diehards support the bottom-feeder? Trump actually is doing all he can, with the help of Jeff Sessions, to please and gratify the base with actions such as these: > [@](#): > > An Ossining High School senior was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on the day of his prom, and now, the illegal immigrant will be deported to Ecuador just weeks before he was set to graduate. [http://abc7ny.com/news/ice-detains-high-school-student-on-day-of-his-prom/2077512/](http://abc7ny.com/news/ice-detains-high-school-student-on-day-of-his-prom/2077512/) As far as I can see so far in this story that broke yesterday, the kid has no criminal record of any kind apart from the illegal entry into the USA. **But that’s exactly what thrills Trump’s base:** the way he’s making every non-white person fearful _24/7_ of being harassed by the cops, even if they and their parents and their grandparents were all born in the USA. That prospect is deeply satisfying to white supremacists (whether they consider themselves to be such or reject the label makes little difference–they love them some Trump!) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6437 "2017-06-10T22:06:13Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > As far as I can see so far in this story that broke yesterday, the kid has no criminal record of any kind apart from the illegal entry into the USA. “Bad hombre” indeed. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6438 "2017-06-10T22:18:26Z")
Here is an analogy: a guy came up to me and asked why the bottom copy of a credit card billing that I had done did not match the receipt copy that I had given him. I looked at it and saw that the initial was not mine but the guy that worked the other shift. Turned out he had been altering card bills and pocketing the difference. A few months later, the boss explained to me, “that guy is still working here because if I fired him, there would be basically no possibility that we could get back what he stole.” How much does it cost to educate a child for 12 years? If you throw that child out of the country, are you just throwing away that investment, with no hope of getting any of it back? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6439 "2017-06-10T23:14:58Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > There has to be a joke in there about what happens when you sit on your phone, butt I am _not_ going there … Dear **eschereal** , Your application to be **elucidator** is rejected for the simple reason that we already have one. Sincerely, The SDMB ---
**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:** [June 11, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6440 "2017-06-11T01:05:33Z")
Are you comparing me to **‘luci’**? That is absolutely unforgivable. You go apologize to him at once! ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/6441 "2017-06-11T01:50:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > There has to be a joke in there about what happens when you sit on your phone, butt I am _not_ going there … No, I think we are seeing the secure line of communication with Russia - hiding in plain sight… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=321) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=323)