# 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:** 763
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15245 "2018-01-11T19:18:04Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > God Fight! > > If they are both omnipotent, how is that going to end? Sounds like a lot of collateral damage. That’s what the quarry is for. Maybe we head on down there and toss some gods in it. ---
**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 11, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15246 "2018-01-11T19:41:10Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Another Trumpoltroon has another [bad media day](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/10/trumps-ambassador-to-netherlands-was-asked-to-name-a-person-burned-because-of-islam-he-couldnt): > > Alas, Mr. Hoekstra’s day got even worse as he ran afoul of a strange and unfamiliar custom practiced in this foreign land: > > Can somebody find out what those Dutch reporters were drinking and send ours a few cases? It’s called whiskey, otherwise known as “[Dutch courage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_courage)”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15247 "2018-01-11T19:41:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Interestingly, the International Business Times article I originally linked to is gone. I can still access [it.](http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/trump-administration-waives-punishment-convicted-banks-including-deutsche-which) ISTM that no fines were waived, only a punishment that forbids a particular business process - managing retirement savings. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15248 "2018-01-11T19:52:48Z")
Trump has proudly announced the sale of [F-52 planes to Norway](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/11/16878976/trump-f-52-planes-norway-call-duty). They exist only in “Call of Duty”. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15249 "2018-01-11T20:36:31Z")
ANorth Korea will never, ever shoot one down. Trust me. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15250 "2018-01-11T20:44:57Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Trump has proudly announced the sale of [F-52 planes to Norway](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/11/16878976/trump-f-52-planes-norway-call-duty). They exist only in “Call of Duty”. At $125 million a pop, the profit margins are sensational. ---
**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 11, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15251 "2018-01-11T20:55:23Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Trump has proudly announced the sale of [F-52 planes to Norway](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/11/16878976/trump-f-52-planes-norway-call-duty). They exist only in “Call of Duty”. At least now,when some right-wing idiot opens his yap about Obama and 57 states, we’ll have this(and more). ---
**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 11, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15252 "2018-01-11T21:22:48Z")
The new Trumpista buzzword is “chain migration”. When Trump’s media guy Dan Scavino (and I thought he was leaving?) tweeted about it, somebody pointed out on Twitter that if it weren’t for chain migration, he wouldn’t even be in the United States. > **[Trump Social Media Director tweets about ending 'chain migration,' ends up...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/11/1731915/-Trump-Social-Media-Director-tweets-about-ending-chain-migration-ends-up-with-rare-genealogy-burn?detail=facebook)** > > As is the case with far too many stories coming from the Trump administration, it all started with a tweet. This time is was from Dan Scavino, Jr., the White House social media director: > > > > Here’s a brief explainer from NPR on what ‘chain... ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15253 "2018-01-11T21:32:12Z")
Celebrate Trump’s 2000th documented Presidential lie with Jimmy Kimmel’s CSPAN documentary! (Less than 5-1/2 minutes long) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qQruDaf7bKs/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump’s 2,000 Lies – A Documentary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQruDaf7bKs) ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15254 "2018-01-11T22:25:00Z")
Stay classy, Donnie: > [@](#): > > [Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries in Oval Office meeting](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html) > > President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to two people briefed on the meeting. > > “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to African countries and Haiti. He then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met Wednesday. > > The comments left lawmakers taken aback, according to people familiar with their reactions… ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15255 "2018-01-11T22:29:20Z")
To which 38% of America responded with: “Yeah! Good question!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15256 "2018-01-11T22:40:07Z")
I would not have expected to turn on CNN and be immediately greeted with the word SHITHOLE, but we live in interesting times. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15257 "2018-01-11T22:40:52Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Stay classy, Donnie: Hey! Now I have a quote from the president to use in my green card interview! ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15258 "2018-01-11T23:09:12Z")
“Shithole” countries? Say Mexico, I think he’s talking about you. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15259 "2018-01-11T23:26:18Z")
I am tired of this shithole, racist president. Impeach now! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15260 "2018-01-11T23:28:21Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > “Shithole” countries? Say Mexico, I think he’s talking about you. Man, now they may think twice about that wall they were going to pay for… ---
**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 11, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15261 "2018-01-11T23:30:23Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > “Shithole” countries? Say Mexico, I think he’s talking about you. And Haiti, and the Caribbean and Africa…hmmm…there’s SOMETHING those all have in common, something…_visual_. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15262 "2018-01-11T23:35:18Z")
Sweden would probably say that Norway _is_ a shithole country, but theirs is a minority opinion. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15263 "2018-01-11T23:43:34Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Stay classy, Donnie: Was Pence in the room? If so, I wonder if his delicate hypocrite ears started bleeding when his Admired used the “s-h word”. Or if his lying hypocrite “christian” heart felt empathy for those insulted people from the “s-h word” countries. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/15264 "2018-01-11T23:58:49Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I would not have expected to turn on CNN and be immediately greeted with the word SHITHOLE, but we live in interesting times. I heard the word on NBC News just within the past half hour. :eek: It was censored with stars on the screen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=762) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=764)