# 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:** 805
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16085 "2018-01-30T01:52:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [It loooks likee nooone porfread the Stat of the Uniom ticketts](https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbp87a/it-loooks-likee-nooone-porfread-the-stat-of-the-uniom-ticketts)!šŸ˜› > > Letā€™s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! What a clusterfuck this administration is! Itā€™s hilarious! OMFG. I never thought Marco Rubio would make me laugh, but these daysā€¦ > [@Marco Rubio](#): > > Looking forward to tomorrowā€™s State of the Uniom. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16086 "2018-01-30T02:41:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [It loooks likee nooone porfread the Stat of the Uniom ticketts](https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbp87a/it-loooks-likee-nooone-porfread-the-stat-of-the-uniom-ticketts)!šŸ˜› > > Letā€™s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! What a clusterfuck this administration is! Itā€™s hilarious! :smack: Well, theyā€™re consistent anyway. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16087 "2018-01-30T02:57:43Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > OMFG. I never thought Marco Rubio would make me laugh, but these daysā€¦ > > šŸ˜ƒ Aye; that was a classy and well-executed dig at Trump and at the mindless obedience and acquiescence he wants. I liked the other response quoted in the story too: > [@Rep. Raul Grijaval (D-AZ)](#): > > Just received my ticket for the State of the Union. Looks like @BetsyDeVosEd was in charge of spell checkingā€¦ #SOTUniom šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16088 "2018-01-30T03:15:57Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [It loooks likee nooone porfread the Stat of the Uniom ticketts](https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/mbp87a/it-loooks-likee-nooone-porfread-the-stat-of-the-uniom-ticketts)!šŸ˜› > > Letā€™s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! What a clusterfuck this administration is! Itā€™s hilarious! I keep seeing this quarry thingā€¦ I donā€™t get the reference (?) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16089 "2018-01-30T03:18:12Z")
Meanwhile, [why not](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fundraising/trump-campaign-website-offers-to-flash-donors-names-during-speech-idUSKBN1FJ0AE?il=0)? (Reuters) > [@](#): > > U.S. President Donald Trumpā€™s re-election campaign will offer donors a chance to see their name flashed on the livestream of his first State of the Union address, according to a solicitation on his campaign website on Monday. ---
**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 30, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16090 "2018-01-30T03:20:14Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > I keep seeing this quarry thingā€¦ I donā€™t get the reference (?) It has something to do with a line from a TV show. _The Office_, IIRC (not sure which one). ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16091 "2018-01-30T03:22:26Z")
From the _Congress canā€™t tell me what to do_ file: > [@](#): > > On the first item, the administration decided it didnā€™t need to penalize anyone, even though several countries have had multibillion-dollar arms deals with Russia in the works. State Department officials said the threat of sanctions had been deterrent enough, and that ā€œsanctions on specific entities or individuals will not need to be imposed.ā€ > ā€¦ > On the second item ā€” the ā€œPutin listā€ ā€” the day came and went with no sign of if or when it would be released. The Treasury Department did not respond to several inquiries. In the past, the administration has breezed past several such deadlines, including the October deadline to produce a blacklist, only to follow through later after pressure from Congress mounted. -[AP (New Russia sanctions kick in, but US opts to punish nobody)](https://apnews.com/0a96bed2bd7e4eb8b2a4377a55a6bcc4/New-Russia-sanctions-kick-in,-but-US-opts-to-punish-nobody) How thatā€™s not a slam-dunk that Trumpā€™s protecting his Russian backers is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16092 "2018-01-30T03:37:39Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > From the _Congress canā€™t tell me what to do_ file: > > -[AP (New Russia sanctions kick in, but US opts to punish nobody)](https://apnews.com/0a96bed2bd7e4eb8b2a4377a55a6bcc4/New-Russia-sanctions-kick-in,-but-US-opts-to-punish-nobody) > > How thatā€™s not a slam-dunk that Trumpā€™s protecting his Russian backers is beyond me. It gets better. Before long, Trump wonā€™t be the only one supporting normalized relations with Putin. More and more of the GOP will soon follow suit. For one thing, Mueller has probably identified GOP members complicit in collusion, and for another, Putin can use Republicans (anti-democrats) to eliminate pressure from the outside world against his regime. Some Republicans are just as authoritarian as Putin and are envious of his power to stifle his opposition. The remaining Republicans are just too cowardly to confront the traitors in their midst and are not betting on the American public to call them out. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16093 "2018-01-30T03:39:52Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Meanwhile, [why not](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fundraising/trump-campaign-website-offers-to-flash-donors-names-during-speech-idUSKBN1FJ0AE?il=0)? (Reuters) > > > [@](#): > > > > Quote: > > U.S. President Donald Trumpā€™s re-election campaign will offer donors a chance to see their name flashed on the livestream of his first State of the Union address, according to a solicitation on his campaign website on Monday. In my city, a few houses that have big blank walls that face the highway rent the space for advertising. A projector sits in the yard and projects ads up there like on a billboard. Maybe thump will project donorsā€™ names continuously on the side of the White House for seven-figure contributions. ---
**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 30, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16094 "2018-01-30T03:40:16Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Meanwhile, [why not](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fundraising/trump-campaign-website-offers-to-flash-donors-names-during-speech-idUSKBN1FJ0AE?il=0)? (Reuters) He should do like NASCAR drivers and just put the logos of his corporate sponsors all over his clothes. Theyā€™re certainly enough space for all of them. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16095 "2018-01-30T03:40:59Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Some Republicans are just as authoritarian as Putin and are envious of his power to stifle his opposition. They are, indeed! Still, public supporters of the Russian interferers can only gerrymander and roll-purge so far. I think that we, as a people, are moving beyond the authoritarian notions of the 50s. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16096 "2018-01-30T03:42:11Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > They are, indeed! Still, public supporters of the Russian interferers can only gerrymander and roll-purge so far. I think that we, as a people, are moving beyond the authoritarian notions of the 50s. Trump controls the United States military. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16097 "2018-01-30T03:44:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > He should do like NASCAR drivers and just put the logos of his corporate sponsors all over his clothes. Theyā€™re certainly enough space for all of them. Ok, I snorted. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16098 "2018-01-30T03:46:32Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Trump controls the United States military. Not to any degree that overly affects US citizens. He couldnā€™t even get transexuals banned. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16099 "2018-01-30T03:52:54Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Not to any degree that overly affects US citizens. He couldnā€™t even get transexuals banned. Right now, before our very eyes, he is politicizing the Department of Justice and other institutions, and deconstructing them in the process. If things continue on their current trajectory, this will happen to the military as well. Heā€™s getting closer and closer to turning the Department of Justice into his personal political weapon. He will absolutely attempt to do this with the military, and of course, the judiciary. These things take time. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16100 "2018-01-30T03:56:06Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Right now, before our very eyes, he is politicizing the Department of Justice and other institutions, and deconstructing them in the process. If things continue on their current trajectory, this will happen to the military as well. Heā€™s getting closer and closer to turning the Department of Justice into his personal political weapon. He will absolutely attempt to do this with the military, and of course, the judiciary. **These things take time.** Hopefully longer than 9 months. I am most fearful of Kelly, Pompeo, Wray, Ryan and McConnell. These are the true enemies who are enabling this ā€œpresident.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16101 "2018-01-30T04:03:30Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Right now, before our very eyes, he is politicizing the Department of Justice and other institutions, and deconstructing them in the process. If things continue on their current trajectory, this will happen to the military as well. Heā€™s getting closer and closer to turning the Department of Justice into his personal political weapon. He will absolutely attempt to do this with the military, and of course, the judiciary. These things take time. Iā€™m sure he would like to, but he canā€™t pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16102 "2018-01-30T04:24:26Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Trump controls the United States military. Iā€™d honestly be more concerned about the police than the military, especially since the copsā€™ loyalty is entirely self made. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16103 "2018-01-30T09:29:04Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > He needs to be rudely reminded that he is ONLY a president, not the _God King OF Dune_. > [@eschereal](#): > > Well, Leto was a huge worm. You cannot deny the superficial resemblance. He reminds me more of a Baron Harkonnen-type. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16104 "2018-01-30T12:36:23Z")
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