# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 11, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068 "2024-11-11T06:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 112
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2221 "2025-02-22T15:09:38Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Production generally involves going through large amounts of ore deposits for rather small amounts of minerals, making it economical (though environmentally damaging) So just a bit like open-pit coal mining and damaging, though some might save devastating, to the land. Lots of heavy equipment so one must make a “deal” with Putin to not hit them with a few drones. Dunno if Trump also got permission to put guns on the ground, yet certainly a lot of the hard-hat supervisors will be CIA “advisors” / Army Rangers / Navy Seals - take your pick. There is absolutely nothing in this for Zelenskiy or Ukraine. Some money yet way below the market rate as bigly profits need to be made for the USA/Putin/Halliburton (or whomever is behind this). Trump is going to say this proves he’s a “deal maker” and that Zelenskiy is a dictator/bad comic actor/fool. The “fool” bit may not be true as the latest news is Zelenskiy is hestitant to sign the “deal”. Perhaps a few masked navy seals can literally drop in on him and make him an offer he can’t refuse. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2222 "2025-02-22T15:23:20Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [quoting link] Not a fan of the “Gulf of America?” MapQuest is poking fun at President Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water by releasing a new site that lets you rebrand it however you’d like. > > The [Name your own gulf](https://gulfof.mapquest.com/) site is designed to do just that: Plug in the desired term, and MapQuest will generate a map with the title emblazoned on the body of water. Users can also download the map as an image and share it on social media. They should do this for all Trump properties. Trump Tower could be renamed Dump Tower since Trump has poor taste, uses cheap building materials, and seems to be constantly clogging the toilets. Mar-a-Lardo also works given his physique. ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2223 "2025-02-22T15:47:15Z")
> **[Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-kristi-noem-200-million-dhs-ad-campaign-thanks-president-1235276324/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIm0EhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHejI6ta1c_eadVg54NFlF-YEU0RmFBl8p54ZSTcZ0kD62y40vxxleFp9AQ_aem_NCgU9Z5iKI078G8G9yw68g)** > > Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said he instructed her to make ads that “thank me for closing the border.” > Noem said that Trump instructed that he didn’t want to be in the ads himself, telling her: “I want you in the ads, and I want your face in the ads … but I want the first ad, I want you to thank me. I want you to thank me for closing the border.” > > She recalled: “I said, ‘Yes, sir, I will thank you for closing the border.’ Of course it was his idea. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2224 "2025-02-22T15:48:00Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > He (dear leader) is one day closer to not being here…… that is all I can think of to make me feel better. > > Wait, wait… you are looking forward to the _intelligent, capable_ lunatics who have ridden in on Trump’s coat tails taking over? At this point I just don’t care. I want to see him gone. It will give me great pleasure. All the other stuff that could/will happen is out of my control and I’ll have to deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2225 "2025-02-22T16:09:36Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Mar-a-Lardo also works given his physique. Alas, I could not change the actual map canvas as the name of the club is stamped onto it by their back-end server. But I could change some things: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/aNutdwd.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/aNutdwd/) (larger original) [https://imgur.com/gallery/mar-lardo-smKQns6/](https://imgur.com/gallery/mar-lardo-smKQns6/) ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2226 "2025-02-22T16:44:54Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > Wait, wait… you are looking forward to the _intelligent, capable_ lunatics who have ridden in on Trump’s coat tails taking over? The cult of Trump is the only thing keeping a lot of these people together. If you take him out of the equation, the MAGA movement will attack each other like meat just got put back on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2227 "2025-02-22T18:46:20Z")
[https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1iviynd/uks\_jonathan\_pie\_on\_trump\_and\_the\_art\_of\_the\_deal/](https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1iviynd/uks_jonathan_pie_on_trump_and_the_art_of_the_deal/) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2228 "2025-02-22T19:33:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/law. Is this the video you were wanting to link to? tl;dw: Trump is an idiot who’s easily led by Putin. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jk0nUUqG_Ag/maxresdefault.jpg "The Art of The Deal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0nUUqG_Ag) ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2229 "2025-02-22T19:33:33Z")
Excellent as always ---
**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:** [February 22, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2230 "2025-02-22T20:16:42Z")
Turns out that connoisseurs of legitimate theater aren’t interested in finding out what Trump’s version of it looks like. > **[Kennedy Center reeling from 'stunning' ticket sales collapse after Trump...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kennedy-center/)** > > A decision by Donald Trump to fire everyone and wrest control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the banks of the Potomac has led to an alarming downward spiral in ticket sales and artists canceling performances in protest.After... ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2231 "2025-02-22T20:31:38Z")
With Kid Rock, Ye, and Ted Nugent in residence, the audience may be limited. Maybe Oranganus will rename the center _The Grand Ole Opry_? ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2232 "2025-02-22T20:47:22Z")
Possibly rename it to the Coupnnedy Center ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2233 "2025-02-22T22:54:14Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > In case you missed the link to _Mapquest’s Gulf of_ site above, [here it is again](https://gulfof.mapquest.com/). Clicking on _Surprise Me_ is fun. “Gulf of Bubba” “Gulf of Gumbo” I did “Gulf of Oil Spills” and “Gulf of Gimme a Break”. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2234 "2025-02-22T22:57:27Z")
Maybe Skrewdriver can do a reunion gig there. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2235 "2025-02-22T23:25:20Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > I did “Gulf of Oil Spills” and “Gulf of Gimme a Break”. I don’t know who did it, but I liked “Gulf Uck Yourself” ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2236 "2025-02-22T23:58:17Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I don’t know who did it, but I liked “Gulf Uck Yourself” [This](https://gulfof.mapquest.com/?name=Uck+Yourself) is the closest I could get that for you to have a nifty bookmark. 😃 And back to the _de facto_ president, now that he’s fired a bunch of people, [he’s just now getting around to asking federal employees what their jobs entail.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-says-federal-employees-221428214.html) Wow. Business Management 101. That’s a great course number for it. Doing it backwards, you still get BMGT 101. (The link goes to _Yahoo_.) > Federal employees will apparently be on the receiving end of an email that will request insight into “what they got done last week,” Elon Musk announced on X Saturday. > > “Consistent with President [@realDonaldTrump](https://x.com/realDonaldTrump)’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk wrote. “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” And [Prez Muskrat doesn’t have to worry about discrimination laws either](https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-says-federal-employees-221428214.html). (It’s another _Yahoo_ link.) > The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday it is planning to drop its lawsuit against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which alleged the company discriminated against refugees and asylees during the hiring process. > > In [a filing Thursday](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1934705/gov.uscourts.txsd.1934705.49.0.pdf), the DOJ asked a federal court in Texas to lift a pause on the proceeding of the case to allow the department’s Civil Rights Division to file a dismissal notice. > > “If the administrative proceeding has been dismissed by the end of the 30-day period, Defendants will promptly move to dismiss this case on mootness grounds, and SpaceX will not oppose that relief,” the filing stated. > > The suit, filed in August 2023, accused SpaceX, a major aerospace company, of “routinely” discouraging refugees and those granted asylum from applying for jobs. Federal prosecutors argued SpaceX would often refuse to hire or consider them from positions, specifically due to their citizenship status. > > The DOJ claimed the allegations occurred from at least September 2018 to May 2022 and violated the Immigration and Nationality Act. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2237 "2025-02-23T00:10:45Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Federal employees will apparently be on the receiving end of an email that will request insight into “what they got done last week,” Elon Musk announced on X Saturday. After going out of his way to make sure the answer is “nothing, because we weren’t allowed to”. Like breaking somebody’s kneecaps and then demanding they demonstrate their dancing skills. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2238 "2025-02-23T00:35:23Z")
Dear Elon, I was trying to figure out how to get Mapquest to display “Gulf Uck Yourself” ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2239 "2025-02-23T00:46:10Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Trump is an idiot who’s easily led by Putin. Trump was known for being easily led by the last person who spoke to him. And Musk and Bannon and Miller. I’m pretty sure W really did listen to and follow Cheney’s counsel - yet Cheney was, I’ve got to say, rather smart. I like what this guy is saying. He called out Farage and others, yet no mention of Keir Stermer’s visit this Thursday. I can’t imagine “MAGA Wankfest” and perhaps there’s nothing to be gained by him cancelling - even if Wednesday night Trump does a speech with golden epulets. ETA to add about the “deal” to ravage the land of Ukraine for rare earth minerals. It’s not really a deal - it’s compensation for that Nazi Tyrant / Bad Comic Actor / Guy who started the war to payback the USA: > But it’s Ukraine’s mineral reserves that have unexpectedly become key to the negotiations. The country has major deposits of Graphite, Lithium, Titanium and so called “rare earths” – much of them beneath areas of land now controlled by the Russians. > President Trump is said to be claiming that Ukraine should relinquish half these valuable resources as compensation for the American military aid. > **[Trump says deal with Ukraine over rare earth minerals ‘pretty close’](https://www.channel4.com/news/trump-says-deal-with-ukraine-over-rare-earth-minerals-pretty-close)** > > In advance of the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine this Monday, The Prime Minister has spoken to President Zelenskyy - assuring him that his country must be at the heart of any agreement to end the war.  ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2240 "2025-02-23T00:51:05Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Trump was known for being easily led by the last person who spoke to him. Yeah, he has a reputation of being both very easy and very hard to manipulate. Because yes, the last person to talk to him can lead him on, but as soon as they leave somebody else will be trying the same thing possibly undoing the effort. And he tends to slide back to a Trumpish base of narcissistic malevolence in any case. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=113)