# 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:** 62
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1221 "2017-02-13T23:06:33Z")
Trump, when asked a question about securing the northern border, managed to brag about his very, very large (small) Electoral College victory. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1222 "2017-02-13T23:07:33Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > Lately, I’ve been wondering if the leaks from the White House aren’t actually from hacking into Trump’s personal cellphone, not from people within the White House. That makes sense. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1223 "2017-02-14T01:55:11Z")
The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe. > **[A Dangerous Troll Is Now Reporting From The White House](https://www.mediamatters.org/gateway-pundit/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house)** Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou! ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1224 "2017-02-14T02:21:26Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe. > > [http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320) > > Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou! It just gets weirder and weirder. Every day. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1225 "2017-02-14T02:45:25Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > The Gateway Pundit now has a seat among the White House correspondents. The “journalist” representing the blog (an embarrassment to me as a proud St. Louisan) is a guy with no journalism experience but plenty of experience being a transphobic troll and misogynistic harasser. He also calls Trump “daddy”. So there’s that. And when the Gateway Pundit gang got to the press room, they flashed “Pepe the Frog” hand signs and tweeted a pic of it, with a frog emoji and the hashtag #Pepe. > > [http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320](http://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/13/dangerous-troll-now-reporting-white-house/215320) > > Lately Trump’s press conferences have been notable for allowing questions only from news outlets friendly to Trump. So I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from the Gateway Pundit. Another black eye for The 'Lou! Ugh. SMOTI\* has access now. \*Stupidest Man On The Internet, Jim Hoft ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1226 "2017-02-14T03:16:08Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It just gets weirder and weirder. Every day. One of my fellow expats here describes the Trump presidency as _surreal_. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1227 "2017-02-14T03:29:58Z")
The contrast is quite obvious. > [@](#): > > When Trudeau met Trump: Canadian exceptionalism, American envy > > Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis, Mo.-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media. > > Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis, Mo.-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media > > There is a photo floating around social media of Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit to the White House. In the centre stands a bloated President Trump, the wind blowing his elaborate straw mane upward, revealing where his painted-orange flesh meets what is left of his natural scalp. Next to Mr. Trump, his handsome Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Trudeau grins politely, looking like a well-aged boy-band member indulging a disgruntled fan. > > Story continues below advertisement > > It may seem petty to focus on physical appearance, but given that Mr. Trump selects his cabinet based on whether they “look the part” and has reportedly forced sexist dress codes upon his female staff, perhaps some pettiness is in order. > > It was hard for Americans to look at Mr. Trudeau on Monday with anything but longing: not only to give our eyes a break from Agent Orange, but to remember what it is like to have a president who is eloquent, informed and has a grasp of the rule of law. One does not need to be a great fan of Mr. Trudeau; the fact that he is not Mr. Trump suffices for most. One can assume the Canadian Prime Minister will not promise to build a vanity wall between our countries, express enthusiasm for using nuclear weapons or garner support from white supremacists across the nation… > **[When Trudeau met Trump: Canadian exceptionalism, American envy](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/when-trudeau-met-trump-canadian-exceptionalism-american-envy/article34011537/?ref=http:%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&campaign_id=A100&service=mobile)** > > It was hard for Americans to look at Justin Trudeau with anything but longing: not only to give our eyes a break from Donald Trump, but to remember what it is like to have a president who is eloquent, informed and has a grasp of the rule of law Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1228 "2017-02-14T03:58:17Z")
The Trumplets still haven’t gotten their act together well enough to open the White House to tours. > **[The Trump White House Still Isn’t Open for Tours](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/02/the-trump-white-house-still-isnt-open-for-tours.html?mid=full-rss-di&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Bnymag%2Fintelligencer%2B%28Daily%2BIntelligencer%2B-%2BNew%2BYork%2BMagazine%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner)** > > One Republican senator is getting impatient. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1229 "2017-02-14T04:09:07Z")
Maybe they are waiting for the [remodeling](http://www.whitehouse.org/) to be finished. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1230 "2017-02-14T04:20:32Z")
[Flynn’s out.](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-flynn-replace-kushner-234977) Hopefully, he squeals like a stuck pig. I can’t imagine he’s the only dirty one who’s been talking to the Russians. He’s just the stupidest one. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1231 "2017-02-14T04:22:15Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Flynn’s out.](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-flynn-replace-kushner-234977) Hopefully, he squeals like a stuck pig. I can’t imagine he’s the only dirty one who’s been talking to the Russians. He’s just the stupidest one. Anyone who believed Hillary was raping kids at a DC pizza joint shouldn’t be allowed to handle sharp objects much less hold a responsible position. This thread’s title is fully justified. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1232 "2017-02-14T04:43:23Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Maybe they are waiting for the [remodeling](http://www.whitehouse.org/) to be finished. My theory is that the WH staff are really worried that Trump is letting too many unlocked secret folders around. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1233 "2017-02-14T04:43:41Z")
Is that the fastest scandalous resignation of a top POTUS advisor in history? I mean, it’s only been 25 days since Trump took office. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1234 "2017-02-14T12:27:30Z")
Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit? ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1235 "2017-02-14T12:48:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit? …oddly enough, the best and simplest explanation can be found on Hillary Clinton’s website. (Ignore the advice to vote at the end. If you didn’t vote first time around, you are a bit late now. ☹ ) [https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/donald-trump-pepe-the-frog-and-white-supremacists-an-explainer/](https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/donald-trump-pepe-the-frog-and-white-supremacists-an-explainer/) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1236 "2017-02-14T12:48:52Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit? Someone drew a cartoon of a frog and for some reason, the alt-right decided it was the _perfect_ mascot for the movement. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1237 "2017-02-14T13:39:37Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Pardon my ignorance here, but in a way I’m proud to be ignorant of some of this stuff. First, I didn’t know what the Bowling Green Massacree hubub was, and now I come around to ask: What the fuck is this frog shit? it was just this thing on the internet. The mass media decided that it belonged to the alt-right at some point. Don’t know that anyone else had made that decision at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1238 "2017-02-14T14:53:51Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What the fuck is this frog shit? It’s a cartoon character, “Pepe the Frog” that has been adopted as a mascot by the neo-Nazi “alt-right”. I guess they thought it looked cool, like the way their spiritual founder thought an ancient sun symbol looked cool. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1239 "2017-02-14T15:00:35Z")
> [@PatriotX](#): > > it was just this thing on the internet. > The mass media decided that it belonged to the alt-right at some point. > > Don’t know that anyone else had made that decision at that point. Impressive. I had no idea the press could force a mascot on a group to the point it was adopted by that group. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/1240 "2017-02-14T15:09:21Z")
> [@PatriotX](#): > > it was just this thing on the internet. > The mass media decided that it belonged to the alt-right at some point. > > Don’t know that anyone else had made that decision at that point. Yeah Richard Spencer wears a pepe pin. I don’t think we can say the media forced that on them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=63)