# 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:** 842
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16825 "2018-02-15T19:03:50Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Oh, yeah, I agree. And like I said, I’m quite sure she and Trump had an affair. I just don’t see the “dress” angle amounting to much. It could look like a painter’s drop cloth and nobody, least of all anyone in his army of red-capped fanatics, would give a shit. Trump is immune to sex scandals. If he’s brought down, it will rest on matters of law, not morality. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16826 "2018-02-15T19:13:07Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > It could look like a painter’s drop cloth and nobody, least of all anyone in his army of red-capped fanatics, would give a shit. > > Trump is immune to sex scandals. If he’s brought down, it will rest on matters of law, not morality. Exactly. He could have his name spelled out in semen on the dress with his own handwriting, and he gets a pass. He has an infinite number of mulligans with his legion of lemmings. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16827 "2018-02-15T19:21:57Z")
You guys are too cynical. Surely Trump’s evangelical base will start to desert him if there’s proof he’s not a good Christian. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16828 "2018-02-15T19:24:29Z")
They’re already convinced he’s forgiven, just like they are. That won’t help. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16829 "2018-02-15T19:59:42Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > (Can’t help but feel sorry for that boy, Barron. Never played outside and got so dirty his Mom threw him straight into the shower. Never been fishin’. Scabby knees, snot crusted sleeves, dirt…how can you grow to be a man if you never get the chance to be a boy?) Yup. And never had a pet, neither – heck, not a dog, not a cat, not even a frikkin gerbil from what I can gather, thanks to germaphobic daddy. He’s about the only Trump I feel any kindness for, and pity – well, Tiffany probably deserves some, too; she’s done her best to stay right out of the mess as much as possible. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16830 "2018-02-15T20:03:20Z")
How many city-raised kids get a chance to do any of that? Normally they get other adventures and learning experiences, but this kid certainly has not. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16831 "2018-02-15T20:17:24Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Exactly. He could have his name spelled out in semen on the dress with his own handwriting, and he gets a pass. He has an infinite number of mulligans with his legion of lemmings. What if it had his name spelled out in semen in Paul Ryan’s handwriting? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16832 "2018-02-15T21:43:07Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > “President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday in another legal setback for the policy.” > > [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-court-says-trump-travel-ban-unlawfully-discriminates-against-muslims-idUSKCN1FZ23U](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-court-says-trump-travel-ban-unlawfully-discriminates-against-muslims-idUSKCN1FZ23U) > > Trump loses again. Hopefully, after the Supreme Court hears this, He’ll still be a LOSER. > [@Crotalus](#): > > I wonder if he’ll finally get tired of losing on this subject. Trump himself probably doesn’t care all that much about the ban (though he does care about being perceived as ‘losing’). Those who DO care about the ban (Stephen Miller and John Kelly), will have their eye on the ball of replacing federal court judges—the only way they will start getting verdicts they like. Trump will be pleased, of course, if he starts “winning.” So not only will retiring judges be replaced with Heritage Foundation picks, as has been happening all along–but perhaps existing judges will be ‘persuaded’ to retire, analogously to the way Rachel Brand was ‘persuaded’ that her life would be less miserable if she left the Department of Justice and started working for Walmart. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16833 "2018-02-15T21:50:24Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > What if it had his name spelled out in semen in Paul Ryan’s handwriting? That’s on the constitution. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16834 "2018-02-15T21:50:46Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > [Fox News star Judge Jeanine Pirro has found that Obama is to blame for the Porter scandal.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zoeyo6moy4) > > In other news, Pirro and fellow idiot Gorka have determined that failure of Kushner et al to get security clearnace is due to sabotage by the deep Kenyanist state. Obama?? I thought it was Clinton. William Jefferson Clinton; wait, no, George Clinton (Parliament Funkadelic), wait, no, DeWitt Clinton. Man, the deep-state is Clintons all the way down. Seriously, Kushner, Sessions, and others lied on security application forms about foreign agent contacts - straight out lied. I’d never gotten my clearance if I’d done that. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16835 "2018-02-15T21:55:42Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > You guys are too cynical. Surely Trump’s evangelical base will start to desert him if there’s proof he’s not a good Christian. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! 😃 ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16836 "2018-02-15T22:08:15Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Obama?? I thought it was Clinton. William Jefferson Clinton; wait, no, George Clinton (Parliament Funkadelic), wait, no, DeWitt Clinton. Man, the deep-state is Clintons all the way down. > > Seriously, Kushner, Sessions, and others lied on security application forms about foreign agent contacts - straight out lied. I’d never gotten my clearance if I’d done that. Given the number of times I read that last statement in the HRC Email server threads, I actually think this is the first time hearing this in re: to the Trump team. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16837 "2018-02-15T22:14:06Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > In other news, Pirro and fellow idiot Gorka have determined that failure of Kushner et al to get security clearnace is due to sabotage by the deep Kenyanist state. How many people can be in the deep state before it just becomes the state? It’s like asking if 200 million people can keep a secret. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16838 "2018-02-15T22:19:07Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Exactly. He could have his name spelled out in semen on the dress with his own handwriting, and he gets a pass. He has an infinite number of mulligans with his legion of lemmings. > [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > What if it had his name spelled out in semen in Paul Ryan’s handwriting? What if it was Trump’s name in Trump’s handwriting but _Paul Ryan_’s semen? :dubious: ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16839 "2018-02-15T22:23:45Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Obama?? I thought it was Clinton. William Jefferson Clinton; wait, no, George Clinton (Parliament Funkadelic), wait, no, DeWitt Clinton… What about Joyce DeWitt? :dubious: ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16840 "2018-02-15T22:37:48Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Exactly. He could have his name spelled out in semen on the dress with his own handwriting, and he gets a pass. He has an infinite number of mulligans with his legion of lemmings. > [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > What if it had his name spelled out in semen in Paul Ryan’s handwriting? > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > What if it was Trump’s name in Trump’s handwriting but _Paul Ryan_’s semen? :dubious: :eek: I didn’t think **Anny Middon** ’s could be topped… but you did it. :eek: ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16841 "2018-02-15T22:42:07Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > What if it was Trump’s name in Trump’s handwriting but _Paul Ryan_’s semen? :dubious: Meh. SOP for the GOP. They each and every one have a log cabin. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16842 "2018-02-15T22:56:07Z")
Ok. This old Nixon joke is for you youngsters: President Nixon got up one snowy morning and looked out of the window of the Oval Office. Written in the brand new pristine snow were the words “Fuck Nixon” in yellow. Needless to say, the President was furious! He called in his closest aides and demanded that this be investigated immediately! Later in the day, the top aide comes back into the Oval Office sheepishly and says, “Mr. President, we’ve determined the origin of the message. The good news is that it’s urine, and it’s Henry Kissinger’s. The bad news is that the handwriting is Pat’s.” There’s nuttin’ new under the sun. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16843 "2018-02-15T23:05:10Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Infidelity is often specified in prenups as a HUGE no-no. The terms may even be that infidelity on Donnie’s part invalidates the prenup, which would mean Melania takes half of Trump-everything. I think Trump’s pretty dumb but I have a hard time believing he’d sign a pre-nup that would include any financial punishments for adultery. I’m sure he knew going into all three of his marriages that he was going to have affairs and wouldn’t have agreed to any roadblocks. I’m sure Trump’s pre-nups follow the usual pattern of his life and don’t require him to take any responsibility for anything he does wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/16844 "2018-02-15T23:09:17Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Ok. This old Nixon joke is for you youngsters: > > President Nixon got up one snowy morning and looked out of the window of the Oval Office. Written in the brand new pristine snow were the words “Fuck Nixon” in yellow. Needless to say, the President was furious! He called in his closest aides and demanded that this be investigated immediately! Later in the day, the top aide comes back into the Oval Office sheepishly and says, “Mr. President, we’ve determined the origin of the message. The good news is that it’s urine, and it’s Henry Kissinger’s. The bad news is that the handwriting is Pat’s.” > > There’s nuttin’ new under the sun. That’s exactly the joke I was thinking of when I posted about it being Ryan’s handwriting. I think you and I are old, my friend. Incidentally I was going to say it was Pence’s handwriting but that sanctimonious asshole wasn’t in the national spotlight when Cadet Bone Spurs was fucking Stormy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=841) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=843)