# 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:** 755
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15085 "2018-01-08T16:13:46Z")
I thought perhaps they decided to move their dumpsters to the roof. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15086 "2018-01-08T16:24:51Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > My fantasy is that the big meeting this weekend at Camp David is to strategize the best way for him to step down. Not good enough. I don’t want him to step down. I want him investigated, dragged through the mud, impeached, financially ruined, indicted, and then tossed in prison. Same goes for all his cronies. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15087 "2018-01-08T16:32:07Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Don’t forget golf. Between watching TV, tweeting, and golfing, when does he have any time to do Presidentin’? Which is probably a good thing. Look at the shit going on now And then try to imagine the damage he could do if he really TRIED. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15088 "2018-01-08T16:34:26Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Over the weekend, Trump famously tweeted: > > [http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/06/politics/donald-trump-white-house-fitness-very-stable-genius/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/06/politics/donald-trump-white-house-fitness-very-stable-genius/index.html) > > Trump has said this before. This is from 2015: > > ['I'm, like, a really smart person': Donald Trump exults in outsider status | Donald Trump | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/12/im-like-a-really-smart-person-donald-trump-exults-in-outsider-status) > > The response came back pretty quickly – someone who’s a “genius” shouldn’t actually have to point that out. It weakens their case. And anyone who says they’re “like, really smart” probably isn’t. My favorite comment on it came from John Fugelsang on Twitter: > [@](#): > > A guy who keeps telling you he’s a stable genius is like a guy who keeps telling you he’s straight. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15089 "2018-01-08T16:57:25Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Don’t forget golf. Between watching TV, tweeting, and golfing, when does he have any time to do Presidentin’? [His daily schedule](https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-trumps-schedule-heavy-on-executive-time) starts at 11, when “Fox and Friends” is over, then it’s mostly labeled “executive time”. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15090 "2018-01-08T17:16:29Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Not good enough. I don’t want him to step down. I want him investigated, dragged through the mud, impeached, financially ruined, indicted, and then tossed in prison. Same goes for all his cronies. Yep. Criminals belong in prison. Simple as that. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15091 "2018-01-08T17:22:23Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Not good enough. I don’t want him to step down. I want him investigated, dragged through the mud, impeached, financially ruined, indicted, and then tossed in prison. Same goes for all his cronies. Why go through all that? Just lock him up. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15092 "2018-01-08T17:24:42Z")
On a lighter note: As I was driving my boys home Friday night, 14YO was griping about how all they did in school that day was busy work, when the 8YO piped in, “It’s Trump’s fault.” which quieted his brother down. “Wait, how is Fang’s school Trump’s fault?” the 10YO asked. “Because he’s Trump,” was the reply. Quiet contemplation ensued. “You’re logic is sound.” Fang finally said. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15093 "2018-01-08T17:36:49Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [His daily schedule](https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-trumps-schedule-heavy-on-executive-time) starts at 11, when “Fox and Friends” is over, then it’s mostly labeled “executive time”. What about potty time and ice cream time and nap time??? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15094 "2018-01-08T17:43:11Z")
So long as those scheduled moments are strictly defined and seperate. If potty time and ice cream time become confused, the stress on domestic staff is unacceptable. Which would require vetting and training new domestic staff with more flexible standards. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15095 "2018-01-08T17:53:18Z")
Potty time is when he does his tweeting. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15096 "2018-01-08T17:58:08Z")
Sometimes potty time _is_ ice cream time. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYWhdLO43Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYWhdLO43Q) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15097 "2018-01-08T18:03:52Z")
[This is really more bullshit about MS-13, right](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/salvadorans-tps-end.html)? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15098 "2018-01-08T18:16:37Z")
[Fire at Trump Tower identified as President’s pants.](http://newsthump.com/2018/01/08/fire-at-trump-tower-identified-as-presidents-pants/) > [@](#): > > Clouds of smoke have been reported billowing from New York’s Trump Tower after the President’s pants finally went up in flames this morning. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15099 "2018-01-08T19:28:37Z")
Wonder how many papers they were burning over at Trump Tower? The fire was the incinerator passing its limits. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15100 "2018-01-08T19:45:47Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > This is probably pure fantasy, but if not: you heard it hear first. Trump’s upcoming physical will give him the graceful exit he yearns for. No matter what it finds, he’ll announce that “health issues” (something noble and non-embarrassing, like heart failure) prevent him from performing his duties and sadly he must step aside. I’m hoping that you’re right about that! (Even though it would lead to “President Pence”. Don’t like the sound of that…) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15101 "2018-01-08T19:51:39Z")
Well, it could have some sort of upside. Perhaps a new catchphrase, like, “_Liar! Liar! Pence on fire!_” ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15102 "2018-01-08T19:53:22Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > I’m hoping that you’re right about that! (Even though it would lead to “President Pence”. Don’t like the sound of that…) I feel confident that Mueller has a nice, fat file on Pence. The veep has been trying to display himself as the one who’s above all the dumpster fires in the current White House, but you can’t hold hands with the Trumpnado and not get some debris on you. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15103 "2018-01-08T20:00:07Z")
Sebastian Gorka admits that White House staff was told to cooperate with Michael Wollf. Although he doesn’t say who told him to do so. > **[Don’t believe Michael Wolff’s book about Trump if you want the truth](https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/367902-dont-believe-michael-wolffs-book-about-trump-if-you-want-the-truth/)** > > The chattering classes are gripped in an hysterical fever over the new book “Fire and Fury.” ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15104 "2018-01-08T20:22:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/367902-dont-believe-michael-wolffs-book-about-trump-if-you-want-the-truth](http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/367902-dont-believe-michael-wolffs-book-about-trump-if-you-want-the-truth) Gorka seriously expected Trump to remember Boehner [from a golf game in August of 2013](https://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/donald-trump-john-boehner-golf-095259)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=754) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=756)