# 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:** 913
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18245 "2018-03-22T04:57:33Z")
Republican Senator Ben Sasse says President Donald Trump’s decision to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election win was “foolhardy” and weakened the United States. “The President of the United States was wrong to congratulate him (Putin).” A few Republicans are beginning to realize we have Putin’s Puppet in the Whitehouse. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18246 "2018-03-22T06:08:18Z")
Trump congratulates Putin. Putin blames the US for the nerve gas attack the next day. > **[Russia accuses US of nerve agent attack | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/03/21/russia-blames-us-nerve-agent-attack-pleitgen-dnt-tsr.cnn)** > > Just a day after President Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election victory, the Kremlin suggested that the US was responsible for the poisoning of a former spy in Britain. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen has the story. Trump is so good at diplomacy… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18247 "2018-03-22T06:52:50Z")
The next time Kelly wants to get Trump to listen to what he’s being told, he ought to try doing it [this way](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYxYeKiVMAAEg3l.jpg). 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18248 "2018-03-22T07:12:23Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Meanwhile in Illinois… > [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/neo-nazi-wins-republican-nomination-for-illinois-congressional-seat-.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/neo-nazi-wins-republican-nomination-for-illinois-congressional-seat-.html) > > Ironic, since we already have had Nazis in the White House administration- Miller, Gorka, Bannon, etc etc etc, and in Tennessee, Repubs refused to denounce Nazis > > [Tennessee legislators refuse resolution condemning white nationalists](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/03/14/tennessee-legislature-refuse-condemn-neo-nazi-white-nationalist/425083002/) > > and Trump himself refused to denounce Nazis in Charlottesville Amazing - the third district outside Chicago can produce only one GOP primary candidate, who happens to be possibly the most brazenly neo-nazi fuck-knuckle to, well, at least occupy an Illinois congressional seat. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18249 "2018-03-22T08:02:58Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Odd. Breitbannon has [a story](http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/20/report-kushner-secret-meetings-with-saudi-crown-prince-unsettled-intelligence-officials/) on The Kush and his close ties with the Saudi crown prince.\*… Though Kushner later said he met with bin Salman to “brainstorm” various strategies, intelligence officials were reportedly nevertheless “troubled by a lack of information about the topics discussed” between the two. Just days after Kushner’s visit, bin Salman put many of his political rivals and prominent business executives under house arrest at the Ritz.… (Kushner) was never able to obtain a permanent security clearance because of some of his clandestine meetings with foreign government officials and financiers. The Post previously [reported](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kushners-overseas-contacts-raise-concerns-as-foreign-officials-seek-leverage/2018/02/27/16bbc052-18c3-11e8-942d-16a950029788_story.html?utm_term=.4dc7d1c157c5) that officials from at least four countries—China, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Mexico—have discussed various ways they can manipulate Kushner “by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience.”\*I mean, it seems a little odd that that site would turn on the WH in such a bigly way. Makes it seem like the Shitgibbon is getting fuckeder and fuckeder. Breitbart and Bannon (who have parted ways) have pretty consistently viewed their brand of “economic nationalism” as opposed to Kushvanka’s so-called globalism. Actual Bannon quote: _“Darkness is good: Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power. It only helps us when they get it wrong. When they’re blind to who we are and what we’re doing.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18250 "2018-03-22T13:40:14Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Amazing - the third district outside Chicago can produce only one GOP primary candidate, who happens to be possibly the most brazenly neo-nazi fuck-knuckle to, well, at least occupy an Illinois congressional seat. Actually part of that district is the southwest side of Chicago, where I live, so its part Chicago and part suburban, but always goes pretty strongly democratic. The Nazi ran unopposed on the GOP primary, so not surprising that he won. That he got 20,000 votes is a bit of an eyebrow raiser though. The GOP couldn’t get any mainstream candidates to run, probably because it would just be a waste of money since the Democrat will win by a comfortable margin in this district pretty much regardless of the candidates. Which is fine by me. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18251 "2018-03-22T13:42:33Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > The new budget has **zero dollars** designated for a concrete wall. The budget does include 33 miles of “new fencing or levees” which is a continuation of what we were doing pre-Trump. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ha ha ha ha hee heee heee heeee hoooo… oh my god, this is beautiful. A giant middle-finger from Congress to the White House. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18252 "2018-03-22T14:05:22Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ha ha ha ha hee heee heee heeee hoooo… oh my god, this is beautiful. A giant middle-finger from Congress to the White House. And yet Trump tweeted last night > [@Our ever embarrassing president](#): > > Got 1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. All capitalization sic. He will be believed by every mouth-breathing moron that voted for him. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18253 "2018-03-22T14:13:37Z")
True, but so what? They’re write-offs anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18254 "2018-03-22T14:22:27Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > True, but so what? They’re write-offs anyway. I am a sad, sad soul. It still grieves me that there are tens of millions of adults who still think that this is how presidenting oughta be done. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18255 "2018-03-22T14:25:58Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I am a sad, sad soul. It still grieves me that there are tens of millions of adults who still think that this is how presidenting oughta be done. They believe far worse things than that. Which is why we’re all in this cluster fuck. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18256 "2018-03-22T14:59:41Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I am a sad, sad soul. It still grieves me that there are tens of millions of adults who still think that this is how presidenting oughta be done. Grieve later. Right now there are nazis to punch. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18257 "2018-03-22T15:15:38Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Trump congratulates Putin. > > Putin blames the US for the nerve gas attack the next day. > > [https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/03/21/russia-blames-us-nerve-agent-attack-pleitgen-dnt-tsr.cnn](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/03/21/russia-blames-us-nerve-agent-attack-pleitgen-dnt-tsr.cnn) > > Trump is so good at diplomacy… Putin is SO trolling Trump. I bet he was laughing his ass off when he put this story out. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18258 "2018-03-22T15:24:00Z")
> [@Airbeck](#): > > Actually part of that district is the southwest side of Chicago, where I live, so its part Chicago and part suburban, but always goes pretty strongly democratic. The Nazi ran unopposed on the GOP primary, so not surprising that he won. That he got 20,000 votes is a bit of an eyebrow raiser though. The GOP couldn’t get any mainstream candidates to run, probably because it would just be a waste of money since the Democrat will win by a comfortable margin in this district pretty much regardless of the candidates. Which is fine by me. That’s where I live and, yes, it’s nominally Democratic, but on the conservative side of Democratic, which is why Lipinski won there. It’s shifting, but still, to me, seems to be Democratic because it’s the only game in town. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18259 "2018-03-22T15:24:29Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Jake! from State Farm? He sounds hideous… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18260 "2018-03-22T15:38:01Z")
[Trump lawyer John Dowd resigns.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attorney-john-dowd-resigns-amid-shake-up-in-presidents-legal-team/2018/03/22/0472ce74-2de3-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html) ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18261 "2018-03-22T15:38:40Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > That’s where I live and, yes, it’s nominally Democratic, but on the conservative side of Democratic, which is why Lipinski won there. It’s shifting, but still, to me, seems to be Democratic because it’s the only game in town. Yeah its not straight blue, there are quite a few conservatives in our disctrict, but not enough to win a general election. Especially with a rep like Lipinski, who is pro-life and as you say, the conservative side of Democratic. Had progressive and Bernie endorsed Marie Newman won, and there was a reasonable option on the GOP side, it might be a competitive race, but against an actual Nazi which we have running now, almost any Democrat would be winning in a walk in November. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18262 "2018-03-22T15:49:34Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Trump lawyer John Dowd resigns.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attorney-john-dowd-resigns-amid-shake-up-in-presidents-legal-team/2018/03/22/0472ce74-2de3-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html) Rats. Ship. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18263 "2018-03-22T15:54:00Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Surely it will be a topic on the next episode of _A Meeting of Minds_ Only caught a few episodes of that show, but holy guacamole what a delightful discussion with real meat on the bones it provided! ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18264 "2018-03-22T16:04:41Z")
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