# 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:** 24
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/461 "2024-12-03T15:25:05Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Not that I expect this any time either soon or later. Neither do I; just pointing out that there would be consequences to Trump’s proposal that he hadn’t considered. For another thing, if Canada joined the U.S., they’d wind up paying tariffs on things we import from Mexico and China. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/462 "2024-12-03T15:29:49Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > In the remote chance they’d actually want to join with the US, I’m sure they’d want to become the 51st through 60th states (plus three territories). Since Trump probably has no idea how many provinces we have, I’d advocate for splitting a few up to make even more states. South, Eastern and Northern Ontario are all pretty different, culturally, so there’s three. Newfoundland and Labrador is obvious. Even Eastern vs. Western Quebec. The area along the Ontario-Quebec border formed by the Ottawa River is far more Anglo than the rest of Quebec, and voted against sovereignty every time they had a chance, so that’s another split. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/463 "2024-12-03T15:31:24Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > they’d wind up paying tariffs on things we import from Mexico and China. But on the plus side, it would then be legal for us all to move south, and leave you guys stuck with the snowplowing. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/464 "2024-12-03T16:30:39Z")
Meh. We have tons of Canadians living here already. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/465 "2024-12-03T16:44:39Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But on the plus side, it would then be legal for us all to move south, and leave you guys stuck with the snowplowing. It would make our trips to BC a lot faster. Nothing like waiting 2-3 hours to get back into the US. 😑 We now have Global Entry/Nexus so hopefully our next trip goes a bit quicker. Global Entry was AWESOME on our recent trip to Japan. We walked past a gazillion people waiting and did a 30 second face scan and were on our way. We were cutting it close for the connecting flight and definitely would’ve missed it without Global Entry. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/466 "2024-12-03T16:49:43Z")
And mail delivery, apparently 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/467 "2024-12-03T17:56:46Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Republicans might not hold the House or the presidency again for ages You say that like it’s a bad thing! 😉 ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/468 "2024-12-04T03:57:54Z")
Trump – or his AI image generator – doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on geography: [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/bafkreicn7qgwagstu7ixl4e65tyxjgrub52kdnl4xjlpg37nxmsofkkpoe@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/bafkreicn7qgwagstu7ixl4e65tyxjgrub52kdnl4xjlpg37nxmsofkkpoe@jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/469 "2024-12-04T04:00:34Z")
I lifted that from Bluesky. The mocking comments were hilarious. Can’t choose between the variations on the “JUMP! JUMP!” ones and the “Is that… the MATTERHORN?” ones. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/470 "2024-12-04T06:33:21Z")
Plus, WTF does that even mean? He thinks he’s been elected president of Canada? Afterward, he’s going to invade Switzerland and Italy make them Canadian provinces? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/471 "2024-12-04T07:32:03Z")
I wonder if he can see Russia from there? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/472 "2024-12-04T07:42:19Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Plus, WTF does that even mean? It means Trump is a moron. > [@Gyrate](#): > > I wonder if he can see Russia from there? When I saw **EddyTeddyFreddy** ’s post, I thought, “He’s one upping Palin”. Seriously, can’t you just hear his whiny voice? > Palin could see Russia from America. Nobody could, nobody. Not until yours truly came along. Nobody but me can see all the way to the Alps. People came to me with tears in their eyes. They said, "Sir, you have the best eyes. You got the best vision. Nobody has ever seen the Alps before now. Hell, that’s not even into _The Onion_ territory anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/473 "2024-12-04T09:03:51Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Trump – or his AI image generator – doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on geography: Actually, that would make a great image for the Caption Contest thread, running in Thread Games. I’d love to hear how the posters there would caption it. I can think of a few that I’d post. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/474 "2024-12-04T09:06:11Z")
“Thanks for the helicopter ride, Elon. How do I get down from here? Wait, where are you going? You’re coming back, right?” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/475 "2024-12-04T09:09:49Z")
“A $2000 suit, $500 shoes, a $150 tie, and they make me climb a mountain for a photo op. Yeesh!” “If the wind changes, that flag’ll hit me in the face. Take the photo, quick!” ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/476 "2024-12-04T09:52:15Z")
“In retrospect, Trump thought, maybe he shouldn’t have eaten that York Peppermint Patty.” ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/477 "2024-12-04T12:17:31Z")
Trump searches for golf ball after wildly mishit shot. (Claims afterwards that he made a birdie) ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/478 "2024-12-04T12:54:10Z")
I tried to think WTF he’s trying to convey with this, but in the end, I think it’s nothing more than “Love me, Canadians”. Interesting to see how he and those around him imagine Canada though. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/479 "2024-12-04T13:41:02Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Interesting to see how he and those around him imagine Canada though. At least he did not re-create his “I love Hispanics” taco salad picture only with poutine. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/480 "2024-12-04T13:43:28Z")
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