# 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:** 142
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2821 "2025-03-10T17:12:54Z")
> **[Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to...](https://apnews.com/article/canada-ontario-us-trump-tariffs-electricity-834dc3d9defd314923912f9bd8540e31)** > > Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, is now charging 25% more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans. From article, Ford: “Believe me when I say I do not want to do this. I feel terrible for the American people who didn’t start this trade war. It’s one person who is responsible, it’s President Trump.” “Republicans, at least the ones I speak to, do not agree with President Trump but they are too scared to go out there and say it publicly,” Ford said. “It’s a shame but we need to end this.” ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2822 "2025-03-10T17:26:57Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > measles epidemic? Not even a novel virus to blame on China? Not to fear, he’s busily blaming that on the southern hemisphere criminal, drug-crazed and psycho immigrants storming across our border bringing vile diseases with them. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2823 "2025-03-10T17:27:01Z")
I wanted them to shut off the power completely, but a huge tariff is better. Hit em in the pocketbook. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2824 "2025-03-10T17:29:50Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Not to fear, he’s busily blaming that on the southern hemisphere criminal, drug-crazed and psycho immigrants storming across our border bringing vile diseases with them. Along with Molsons, poutine, and maple syrup. Yes, you said southern hemisphere but it’s already established that Trump doesn’t understand magnets. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2825 "2025-03-10T17:58:29Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > meritocracy, aka, white guy. Come on, he’s not just a “white guy”; He’s a white guy _with a cool nickname_. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2826 "2025-03-10T18:00:24Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > He’s a white guy _with a cool nickname_. Named after dried and shriveled grapes? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2827 "2025-03-10T18:01:08Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Soon “Old Joe” won’t be the cause of _everything_. Please. In six months, we’ll be hearing about how Joe is sneaking into government departments and telling all the Deep State moles how to trash the US economy and international reputation. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2828 "2025-03-10T18:02:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Named after dried and shriveled grapes? It’s still better than anything ever applied to Trump. Has he ever had a real friend give him an actual nickname? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2829 "2025-03-10T18:12:45Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Has he ever had a real friend give him an actual nickname? Has he ever had a real friend? Has he ever laughed? Was he ever happy? Was he ever loved? Maybe, perhaps, I see a problem. Not the only one he has, but a relevant one. Fuck him. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2830 "2025-03-10T18:13:35Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Soon “Old Joe” won’t be the cause of _everything_. Oh you sweet summer child. Some of these lunatics still hold a grudge against goddamn FDR. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2831 "2025-03-10T18:23:31Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > Has he ever had a real friend give him an actual nickname? > > Has he ever had a real friend? From what I hear, there’s that John Barron guy. Seems to be pretty chummy with him. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2832 "2025-03-10T18:43:13Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Has he ever had a real friend? > Has he ever laughed? > Was he ever happy? > Was he ever loved? Has he never been mellow? ---
**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 10, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2833 "2025-03-10T18:44:00Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > We are coming up on two weeks since Trump essentially promised lower egg prices. Maybe what he meant is that he was going to lay some great big fat stinking eggs himself. He has certainly come through on that promise. > [@Cervaise](#): > > > [@Coriolanus](#): > > > > Soon “Old Joe” won’t be the cause of _everything_. > > Oh you sweet summer child. Some of these lunatics still hold a grudge against goddamn FDR. Not to mention all the things that will still be Obama’s fault and “Buttery-mails!” forever. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2834 "2025-03-10T18:46:58Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Has he ever had a real friend? > Has he ever laughed? > Was he ever happy? > Was he ever loved? Has he ever had a ~~sled~~ golf club nicknamed ~~_Rosebud_~~ _Pussy Grabber_? ---
**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 10, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2835 "2025-03-10T18:54:35Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Has he ever had a real friend? > Has he ever laughed? > Was he ever happy? > Was he ever loved? I saw it said once that the first time he ever heard the word “no” was when he asked “Are you proud of me, dad?” ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2836 "2025-03-11T02:41:08Z")
Trump wants to dig up our military bases for rare earths, because I guess soldiers dying of black lung and radiation poisoning will boost readiness. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seeks-minerals-refining-pentagon-bases-boost-us-output-sources-say-2025-03-10/](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seeks-minerals-refining-pentagon-bases-boost-us-output-sources-say-2025-03-10/) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2837 "2025-03-11T03:11:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I guess soldiers dying of black lung and radiation poisoning will boost readiness. [Just add that into the looming disaster connected with the PACT Act.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoring_our_PACT_Act_of_2022#Implementation) (The link goes to _Wikipedia_.) > [@](#): > > The [United States Department of Veterans Affairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs) increased its staff hiring in 2023 and 2024 to address more than a million PACT Act-related claims.[[28]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoring_our_PACT_Act_of_2022#cite_note-28) More than 80,000 VA employees, including many of those hired under PACT Act funding, were targeted to be fired by President Donald Trump and the [Department of Government Efficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency), which would delay benefits for affected veterans. I’m honestly surprised he went the military route, instead of having schools make a great leap into metals production. ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2838 "2025-03-11T03:20:10Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I’m honestly surprised he went the military route, instead of having schools make a great leap into metals production. Remember in Futurama where Nixon’s Head decides he’s tired of faking it, and declares that as president he’ll sell our children to zoos for meat, and break into people’s houses at night and wreck up the place? That honestly seems tame and disciplined compared to Trump’s recent behavior. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2839 "2025-03-11T03:32:22Z")
[Who would have thought students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools would react negatively to purging diversity?](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-03-10/dei-student-walkout-dodea-okinawa-17094043.html) (The link is to _Stars and Stripes_, the newspaper for the US military; it’s free until you hit a certain number of articles in a month.) > [@](#): > > CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Roughly 45 students at Kubasaki High School staged a walkout Monday to protest a Pentagon policy affecting diversity initiatives, joining a series of similar demonstrations at Defense Department schools in Asia and Europe. > > The students walked out of class at 7:25 a.m. and remained outside for 25 minutes, according to a letter sent to parents by principal Silvanus Thrower. A copy of the letter was provided to Stars and Stripes by protest organizers. > > “We ask for your partnership in working with your child to discuss meaningful actions they can take to engage in their community,” Thrower wrote. > > Enrollment at the school is 573 students, according to its website. > > The protest, like others at Defense Department Education Activity schools, was directed at a Jan. 27 executive order by President Donald Trump that eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs established under previous administrations, according to the organizers. > > “We wanted to lend our voice to that call, that we are not just going to sit down and let these orders pass that we as the public did not approve of,” senior Benjamin Cozart said in an interview after school at the Camp Foster food court. “Especially because this is impacting us, we want to do our part — our civic duty — and push back against that.” There is much more at the link. The final two lines of the article warmed my cockles. > [@](#): > > Cozart said there were no repercussions for the walkout. > > “The protest itself and everything we did were within our rights as students, so there’s no consequences handed to us,” he said. ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/2840 "2025-03-11T03:39:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > principal Silvanus Thrower I believe that was the half-elf ranger in a D&D campaign I played back in '98. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=143)