# 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:** 231
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4662 "2025-05-09T18:41:31Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > FEMA won’t help Trump, _personally,_ so what does he care? If one of Trump’s properties that he spends time at pretending to “conduct government business from” like Mar-a-Lago in FL or Bedminster in NJ gets hit by a hurricane, I could see the Republican Congress trying to authorize some emergency funding to repair the property but not the surrounding areas. I’m not sure of the legal mechanisms, but the Republicans would probably mumble-mumble something about “continuance of government” and “overseeing the recovery” by Trump at his property. Maybe make some upgrades to the damaged property while the taxpayers foot the bill. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump tries to use federal funds to upgrade his properties without a disaster-like event. The Secret Service might need a brand new five-star hotel to use as a local command center, or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4663 "2025-05-09T18:45:04Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump tries to use federal funds to upgrade his properties without a disaster-like event. I’m frankly surprised that didn’t already happen the first time around. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4664 "2025-05-09T18:45:50Z")
Moving on. Early this morning, his dumpsterfireness farted. An obsequious aide interpreted that as "maybe I’ll lower China tariffs to - let me see - 80ish%'. That was blasted on Pravda Social (but not before certain Congress critters and donors were _signaled_). Low and behold, the market jumped up. This on top of his bombshell deal with Great Britain on tariffs. Some bomb 🙄. Some deal 🙄. We already ran a surplus with GB. The phoney deal limits auto imports from GB to 100,000 units (amazingly, that’s just about the number sent anyway - color me shocked 🥱). Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Jags are again free flowing to the impoverished upper crust.. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4665 "2025-05-09T21:30:41Z")
Now, UK citizens will pay an extra 1.8% on most US made goods, while Americans will pay an extra 10% for most UK made goods. Winning? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4666 "2025-05-09T21:37:03Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Winning? Fuck it! We’re tired of that shit already. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4667 "2025-05-09T21:52:14Z")
[Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/trump-deportation-habeas-corpus-miller.html) > [White House](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/white-house-x-immigrants-deportation-shackles-asmr-video.html) deputy chief of staff for policy [Stephen Miller](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/11/stephen-miller-expected-to-be-named-trumps-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-policy.html) said Friday that the [Trump administration](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/14/trump-harvard-deal-funding-billion-dei.html) is “actively looking at” suspending the [writ of habeas corpus](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/habeas_corpus), which is the right to challenge the legality of a person’s detention by the government. > > Miller’s comment came in response to a White House reporter who asked about President [Donald Trump](https://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/) entertaining the idea of suspending the writ of habeas corpus to deal with the problem of illegal immigration into the United States. > > Asked when that might happen, Miller responded: “The Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in time of invasion.” > > “So, I would say that’s an option we’re actively looking at,” he said. > > Miller said that Trump’s decision on whether to suspend the writ of habeas corpus “depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.” > > Miller implied that “the right thing” is for judges to stop blocking the administration’s deportation of undocumented immigrants in cases where those people are exercising habeas writs. > > The writ of habeas corpus has been suspended only four times since the U.S. Constitution was adopted, and in all but one instance, Congress first authorized the suspension. > > The idea of habeas corpus originated in English common law. > > “No man shall be arrested or imprisoned…except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land,” a provision in the Magna Carta, signed by King John in the early 13th Century, says. > > The U.S. Constitution, in Article 1, section 9, says, “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” > > Miller’s use of the word “invasion” reflects the Trump administration’s argument that the U.S. faces an “invasion” of undocumented migrants. ~“The Constitution is clear and the Supreme Law of the Land when it comes to the things we want to cherry-pick to further our agenda.” When it doesn’t support MAGA goals, it’s not so much and Trump doesn’t even have to “uphold” it. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4668 "2025-05-09T22:25:30Z")
I saw some possible “invading” migrants just a few months ago re-roofing my neighbors house. In FOUR fucking hours. The Horror! ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4669 "2025-05-09T22:42:12Z")
Did your neighbors survive? They weren’t raped and murdered, were they? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4670 "2025-05-09T23:37:10Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Anyone else who’s black and female, or black and male, or something else and female, is probably the one in the crosshairs. Or a minor child of a foreign national. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Maybe Donnie can eliminate natural disasters by Executive Order. He tried Sharpie for that already. > [@icon](#): > > Good news, they are finally accepting and re-locating refugees! > > [Afrikaners refugees status due to arrive in U.S. on Monday : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5391815/)? What? [Orania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orania) isn’t accepting new residents? Maybe they could build a new settleement in the US and name if after that place and the felon: _Orangia_. > [@smithsb](#): > > a weak bully at heart The only issue I have with this assertion is you’re assuming he has a heart. > [@smithsb](#): > > Low and behold That’s usually _lo and behold_, but with the Second Felonial Era, _low_ is always the correct word. > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Now, UK citizens will pay an extra 1.8% on most US made goods, while Americans will pay an extra 10% for most UK made goods. > > Winning? No doubt, the felon and his minions/voters/codefendants math skills have them believing one tenth is larger than one fifth. > [@dasmoocher](#): > > Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says I didn’t even have to read past that to know what the misgovernment’s assertion would be. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4671 "2025-05-10T00:12:13Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > your neighbors survive? They weren’t raped and murdered, were they? Or eaten? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4672 "2025-05-10T01:05:33Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > No doubt, the felon and his minions/voters/codefendants math skills have them believing one tenth is larger than one fifth. Besides, it’s the UK government paying the tariffs, we’re all gonna get so rich we’re tired of money, he says. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4673 "2025-05-10T01:22:24Z")
Mmmmm. Tariff money rolling in. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4674 "2025-05-10T02:30:47Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Wait until the first red state gets walloped by a hurricane. Flying sharpies. Paper towels for everyone. Has to preserve the majority in congress. Even with the deck stacked against impeachment, he still runs scared - a weak bully at heart. North Carolina, among other states, would have to disagree. [https://stateline.org/2025/04/25/trump-denies-disaster-aid-tells-states-to-do-more/](https://stateline.org/2025/04/25/trump-denies-disaster-aid-tells-states-to-do-more/) > In the wake of recent natural disasters, state leaders across the country are finding that emergency support from the federal government is no longer a given. > > Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm in Washington state. It also has refused North Carolina’s request for extended relief funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Trump has also deep-sixed aid for storm-hardening programs to prevent property damage and loss of life from future storms. > **[E&E News: Trump quietly halts money for preventing disaster damage](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-quietly-halts-money-to-states-for-preventing-disaster-damage/)** > > He is the first president in at least three decades to deny governors’ requests for funding that’s meant to protect people and property. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4675 "2025-05-10T03:06:14Z")
What a Monumental Gaping Asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4676 "2025-05-10T03:22:15Z")
Every dollar that is spent on some poor shlub who lost his home, is a dollar that isn’t being funneled into Trumps buisness ventures. They are literally stealing from Trump! How dare they! ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4677 "2025-05-10T03:40:20Z")
That and, well, The Cruelty is the Point. Will people _suffer_ from being denied resources for disaster relief and prevention? Then good do it, the more people who suffer the better. Trump and company are the adult version of a little kid frying ants with a magnifying glass. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4678 "2025-05-10T03:59:04Z")
They’re obviously a bunch of losers. Otherwise they wouldn’t need govt handouts. Giving them money just encourages them. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4679 "2025-05-10T04:37:14Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What a Monumental Gaping Asshole. Make Assholes Gape Again. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4680 "2025-05-10T04:38:38Z")
I couldn’t come up with an “A” in there to save my life. Thank you. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/4681 "2025-05-10T04:47:15Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What a Monumental Gaping Asshole. > [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Make Assholes Gape Again. My contribution: **M** onumental **A** bsolute **G** aping **A** sshole [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=230) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=232)