# 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:** 643
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12845 "2017-10-25T15:06:06Z")
[Trump tweet.](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/923165619868131329) > [@](#): > > Jeff Flake, with an 18% approval rating in Arizona, said “a lot of my colleagues have spoken out.” Really, they just gave me a standing O! So did they line up or gather in a circle? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12846 "2017-10-25T15:42:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Trump tweet.](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/923165619868131329) > > So did they line up or gather in a circle? I bet not a single one will get the courtesy reach-around. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12847 "2017-10-25T16:00:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Trump tweet. > > > [@](#): > > > > Jeff Flake, with an 18% approval rating in Arizona, said “a lot of my colleagues have spoken out.” Really, they just gave me a standing O! Can it really be considered a “standing O” when a president walks into a room and people follow protocol by standing, and then also clap? I mean, if that’s the case then every member of Congress gives every president a standing O every January. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12848 "2017-10-25T16:04:38Z")
They actually _stood up_ and _applauded_ the President? Oh, wow! he must be the most popular President ever!! /sarcasm ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12849 "2017-10-25T16:12:43Z")
Most real business executives know that most of the adulation they get from regular workers is ass-kissing. Turmp thinks they genuinely love him. It’s like he’s that weird guy that won’t shut up because he thinks the people who nervously smile and nod are actually interested in his stories and opinions. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12850 "2017-10-25T17:49:46Z")
Someone should tell Trump that Obama never climbed onto the resolute desk in the oval office and dropped a huge steaming turd there. And as a bonus, when Trump does drop that deuce, it will really piss off the Liberals and especially that lying media. He should probably film it. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12851 "2017-10-25T18:26:37Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Someone should tell Trump that Obama never climbed onto the resolute desk in the oval office and dropped a huge steaming turd there. And as a bonus, when Trump does drop that deuce, it will really piss off the Liberals and especially that lying media. He should probably film it. He’d probably hire Russian prostitutes to do it. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12852 "2017-10-25T18:40:36Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > He’d probably hire Russian prostitutes to do it. I was about to say, “And not pay them.”, but then I realized that russian prostitutes are probably the only contractors that he has always paid in full and on time. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12853 "2017-10-25T19:26:11Z")
Hey, ya orange nincompoop, you’ve been in office for nine months. [Why the fuck are you still holding victory rallys?](https://patch.com/us/white-house/president-trump-campaigns-dallas-white-house-schedule-october-25) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12854 "2017-10-25T19:31:41Z")
Silly boy…this isn’t celebrating his 2016 Victory; it’s planning for 2020. It’s never too early, right? And today’s event isn’t a rally, it’s a “reception”, closed to the press. Meaning: he’s selling out to the highest bidder. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12855 "2017-10-25T19:40:14Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Hey, ya orange nincompoop, you’ve been in office for nine months. [Why the fuck are you still holding victory rallys?](https://patch.com/us/white-house/president-trump-campaigns-dallas-white-house-schedule-october-25) I saw on the local news this morning that the price per seat had jumped from $2k to $100K. _A fool and his money are soon parted._ ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12856 "2017-10-25T22:09:21Z")
> [@Greathouse](#): > > _A fool and his money are soon parted._ And a jerk and his money are soon Rob Wilco! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12857 "2017-10-25T23:06:31Z")
Can’t resist. (Actually, I do Resist – every single day!!) [Trump Signs New Travel Ban Preventing Republican Senators from Fleeing](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-signs-new-travel-ban-preventing-republican-senators-from-fleeing) - Borowitz ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12858 "2017-10-25T23:38:54Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Go ahead Trump. Start attacking Myeshia Johnson. [Done.](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/25/trump_says_myeshia_johnson_s_recollection_is_wrong_and_he_has_one_of_the.html) > [@Loser Donald](#): > > I can only say this. I was really nice to her. I respect her, I respect her family, I certainly respect La David—who, by the way, I called La David right from the beginning, they put a chart in front, La David, it says La David Johnson. So I called right from the beginning, there’s no hesitation, one of the great memories of all time, no hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12859 "2017-10-26T00:25:45Z")
Replies the scorpion, “_It’s my nature…_” ---
**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:** [October 26, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12860 "2017-10-26T01:20:33Z")
So… was it a chart, or was it one of the greatest memories of all time? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12861 "2017-10-26T01:53:47Z")
I got a five dollar bill in my hand that sez Napoleon Bonaparte had a better memory than Trump! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12862 "2017-10-26T02:07:52Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Yes. One of the biggest drawbacks of Trumpism is that some Americans will be deceived into thinking that Republioturds who’ve opposed the Orange Sociopath have somehow demonstrated actual humanity. > > It’s important that the American public realize that all these [del]cocks[/del] cooks are helping to serve up the same shit-filled omelette. What’s the likelihood that they’re taking turns “decrying” his America-hating shitfuckery in small batches, so they can still ensure a tie-breakable 50-50 outcome when voting time rolls around? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12863 "2017-10-26T02:12:49Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. [Would that all such journeys could begin thus…](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/75/fa/94/75fa944a608c6106eb60e66ee574763e--lao-tsu-cartoon-quotes.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/12864 "2017-10-26T02:16:41Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Someone should tell Trump that Obama never climbed onto the resolute desk in the oval office and dropped a huge steaming turd there. And as a bonus, when Trump does drop that deuce, it will really piss off the Liberals and especially that lying media. He should probably film it. > [@Bayard](#): > > He’d probably hire Russian prostitutes to do it. > [@k9bfriender](#): > > I was about to say, “And not pay them.”, but then I realized that russian prostitutes are probably the only contractors that he has always paid in full and on time. Heh. It’s adorable that you think that HE, rather than Putin, would be picking up the tab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=642) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=644)