# 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:** 738
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14745 "2017-12-26T02:22:02Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I’m not so sure that bulbous calves are in the same category. Is the Mascara Snake bi or female? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14746 "2017-12-26T03:44:58Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The guy had a book describing exactly how he screws over people to get what he wants. Do you know who _else_ had a book describing exactly how he screws over people to get what he wants? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14747 "2017-12-26T04:04:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Do you know who _else_ had a book describing exactly how he screws over people to get what he wants? The Cat in the Hat? ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14748 "2017-12-26T05:35:12Z")
Julius Caesar? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14749 "2017-12-26T08:43:10Z")
The Snivelling Polecat Administration has slashed its contributions to the United Nations by [$285 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year.](https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/260682-trump-s-threat-us-slashes-un-budget-by-285m) Sure - he’s been griping about the UN since his campaigning, but mewonders if he might’ve been just a _little_ posterior-hurt over the UN’s 128-9 votes (with 35 abstentions) condemning him over the Jerusalem issue last week, not to mention that: > [@](#): > > Trump last week threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of a draft UN resolution calling for the US to withdraw its decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14750 "2017-12-26T14:49:44Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The guy had a book describing exactly how he screws over people to get what he wants. … and he didn’t even write the the damn book. He had someone else write it, and then slapped his name on it. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14751 "2017-12-26T15:46:08Z")
Trump “only” got 46% of the vote, but there’s another 3% or so who didn’t vote for him, but are still delighted with the Trillion Dollar Heist, and hope the GOP succeeds in its goal to throw many millions off the insurance rolls. These fellow-travelling Trumpists are just as contemptible as the Trumpists who drank a full dose of the Kool-Aid — more contemptible perhaps since these 3% are mostly intelligent enough to know better. > [@SteveG1](#): > > I understand the sentiment in general, but then again, the fat orange bastard did not have the majority. So, WE did not do it., > So don’t blame me. _ **But whether Trump got 46% or 49% or 51% is besides the point.** _ Any vote count above 30% reflects something very very sad about present-day America. I won’t blame you if you don’t blame me, **SteveG1**! But blame is past-looking and beside the point. What we want is a plan for future recovery. Unfortunately I have none to offer. :o ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14752 "2017-12-26T15:48:38Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > … and he didn’t even write the the damn book. He had someone else write it, and then slapped his name on it. And probably stiffed him on the royalties, too. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14753 "2017-12-26T16:17:29Z")
You know who else had a book that no one took seriously until it was too late? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14754 "2017-12-26T16:51:01Z")
Nostradamus? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14755 "2017-12-26T16:59:40Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > The Snivelling Polecat Administration has slashed its contributions to the United Nations by [$285 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year.](https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/260682-trump-s-threat-us-slashes-un-budget-by-285m) > > Sure - he’s been griping about the UN since his campaigning, but mewonders if he might’ve been just a _little_ posterior-hurt over the UN’s 128-9 votes (with 35 abstentions) condemning him over the Jerusalem issue last week, not to mention that: That is genuinely fake news. The **UN** has slashed its budget, and the US is still threatening to reduce its payments, but it hasn’t actually done so. > [@](#): > > Then on Sunday, when United Nations members reached agreement on a 2018-2019 budget of $5.4 billion, Ms. Haley issued a statement emphasizing the American role in achieving more than $285 million in cuts, along with hints of more reductions to come. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/world/americas/trump-united-nations-budget.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/world/americas/trump-united-nations-budget.html) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14756 "2017-12-26T17:17:51Z")
UN HQ should be moved to the EU. They’re the leaders of the free world now. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14757 "2017-12-26T17:30:23Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Is the Mascara Snake bi or female? 😃 Given the amount of work that has been done on “her”, no one is quite certain what exactly has been adjusted. I have doubts whether Mutanka herself even knows. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14758 "2017-12-26T18:19:26Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > UN HQ should be moved to the EU. They’re the leaders of the free world now. Do you want to break up the EU? The odds of that being the result of the “Which country gets to house the UN?”-debate are pretty good, or bad, depending on your view. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14759 "2017-12-26T18:30:00Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14760 "2017-12-26T18:41:11Z")
[Oh, noes! We might hurt Twump’s feewings!](https://nypost.com/2017/12/26/british-government-sweats-trump-react-to-prince-harrys-obama-wedding-invite/) > [@](#): > > The British government is in a tizzy that Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle will invite former President Barack Obama to their spring wedding and fears that President Trump will take it as a snub and ​cause relations between the two allies ​to chill ​even further, according to a report Tuesday. > > “Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness,” the Sun reported, citing a senior government official. “Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a ​royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.” ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14761 "2017-12-26T19:16:08Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Do you know who _else_ had a book describing exactly how he screws over people to get what he wants? Jehovah? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14762 "2017-12-26T19:37:08Z")
“Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a ​royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.” If Trump ever does get scheduled to meet the Queen, it would be wonderful if the British sent in an imposter, maybe one of the Monty Python guys. Like Trump would ever know. I would otherwise be temporarily satisfied if a Trump visit includes a stay in a bed used by the Obama’s just previously. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14763 "2017-12-26T19:42:10Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > “Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a ​royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.” > > If Trump ever does get scheduled to meet the Queen, it would be wonderful if the British sent in an imposter,\*\* maybe one of the Monty Python guys.\*\* Like Trump would ever know. > I would otherwise be temporarily satisfied if a Trump visit includes a stay in a bed used by the Obama’s just previously. How about a military squad [swanning about?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Qhbdijv5Y) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/14764 "2017-12-26T20:48:48Z")
> [@naita](#): > > That is genuinely fake news. :smack: :smack::smack:Yeah I thought that source looked fishy, even by the way their logo is arranged. Is it: The News? The News CN? The International News CN? I wonder if they did that intentionally to deter quoting from them? And suspiciously light on content. Darn me for denying my spidey sense.☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=737) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=739)