# 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:** 918
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18345 "2018-03-23T13:45:36Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Personally I don’t watch or like CNN, not because they are biased to the left but because they are biased to the stupid, the trivial and the sensationalist and have been for a long time. I’ve watched a lot more CNN this year than I ever have in my previous life. I would say that they’re factual, but not necessarily fair nor balanced. They could easily spend all day discoursing on minutiae concerning Stormy Daniels and her cohorts – all of it true, but it shows what they think is important. A thought experiment: if we got today’s news in the manner of 1968: 30 minutes per day from Walter Cronkite…what would make the cut? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18346 "2018-03-23T13:49:01Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Could this be the impulsive act that finally pisses of the Republicans in congress? They’ve not been paying attention and have missed that Trump is having a meltdown. ---
**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 23, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18347 "2018-03-23T13:59:15Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Could this be the impulsive act that finally pisses of the Republicans in congress? Congress treats Trump the way China treats North Korea. They are afraid of what will happen if they stop enabling him, so they ignore his insanity and hope he doesn’t blow them up too. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18348 "2018-03-23T14:11:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Personally I don’t watch or like CNN, not because they are biased to the left but because they are biased to the stupid, the trivial and the sensationalist and have been for a long time. as with all “networks” they are biased toward the\* corporate\* and like all TV they are biased toward a compelling _visual_ and yet so much better than fox. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18349 "2018-03-23T14:12:03Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats” > > hahahahahaha! This is either the most epic troll ever or… I don’t know what else it could be. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18350 "2018-03-23T14:22:19Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > This is either the most epic troll ever or… I don’t know what else it could be. Yeah, I said the same exact thing. The President trolling the entire US of A. Classic. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18351 "2018-03-23T14:23:05Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Replaced by John Bolton. A FOX news analyst. Of all the damaging things Trump has done, this one actually scares the shit out of me. Trump will now hear only what Bolton wants him to hear regarding national security. The man is unstable, impulsive and holds views of the world that are truly dangerous. Congress should immediately reinstate the rules of war before we end up in a nuclear disaster. But of course, they won’t. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18352 "2018-03-23T14:23:35Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump just tweeted he may veto the omnibus spending bill and shutdown the government. Oh, he’ll sign it. He just has to make sure he’s in the headlines up until the last second. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18353 "2018-03-23T14:26:12Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I’d probably agree that those are pretty close to the highlights of the day from the US perspective, plus or minus, and that the (presumable) negative presentation are deserved, but by virtue of being CNN, there’s not much credibility. More than FOX, but that’s not saying much. Dumping the home page of CNN as proof that Trump is an awful President and human being is as meaningful as dumping the home page of FOX to demonstrate the opposite. I call BS. CNN is what I would call white bread news. Plain and not spicy at all. Like USA Today. Fluffy. Faux News is alt-right propaganda. For leftward tilt go to MSNBC. And while they’re left in 2018, their current views would be pretty much middle of the road in 1970. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18354 "2018-03-23T14:33:35Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats” > > hahahahahaha! Is this a whoooosh, or did he actually say/tweet that? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18355 "2018-03-23T14:38:35Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Is this a whoooosh, or did he actually say/tweet that? Of course he did. That’s why it’s so funny. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18356 "2018-03-23T14:54:57Z")
> [@CTB](#): > > Beautifully stated. Seconded, ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18357 "2018-03-23T15:05:44Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Of course he did. That’s why it’s so funny. I believe you. Was it a tweet? Or vocal. Do you have a cite? I must forward this on. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18358 "2018-03-23T15:14:25Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I believe you. Was it a tweet? Or vocal. Do you have a cite? I must forward this on. It was a tweet. I don’t know how to link a tweet, but it’s all over the news now. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18359 "2018-03-23T15:18:29Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I believe you. Was it a tweet? Or vocal. Do you have a cite? I must forward this on. > ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18360 "2018-03-23T15:25:11Z")
Soooo…the whole “Democrats only care about illegal immigrants” smear that Republicans have been spreading recently because of the Dems’ support of DACA. Is that still a thing or [del]are we now[/del] have we always been at war with Eastasia? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18361 "2018-03-23T15:27:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Soooo…the whole “Democrats only care about illegal immigrants” smear that Republicans have been spreading recently because of the Dems’ support of DACA. Is that still a thing or [del]are we now[/del] have we always been at war with Eastasia? I think he’s just saying “I didn’t get what I want, and Dems didn’t get what they want either, so it’s a bad bill.” Obviously he’s just throwing a tantrum to get attention. He’ll sign it. He doesn’t have the guts to shut down the government all by himself. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18362 "2018-03-23T15:27:55Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/977166887493799936?s=19) Thanks. Un. Fucking. Believable. But no. Wait. This is SOP. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18363 "2018-03-23T15:37:27Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh, he’ll sign it. He just has to make sure he’s in the headlines up until the last second. To reiterate: he’ll sign it at the last minute. He’s getting a little baby stiffie thinking about how he has the power to shut down the whole gummint with the flick of a pen held in his tiny hand. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/18364 "2018-03-23T15:41:49Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > To reiterate: he’ll sign it at the last minute. He’s getting a little baby stiffie thinking about how he has the power to shut down the whole gummint with the flick of a pen held in his tiny hand. And perhaps trying to bury some other news. Maybe all the bad press about his trade war. Or all the discussion about how bad John Bolton is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=917) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070.md?page=919)