# 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:** 249
**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 22, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5022 "2025-05-22T11:24:34Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [You arrive at your citizenship interview expecting to receive good news. You get arrested instead.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-imprisons-danish-dad-4-175125216.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > ICE has imprisoned a Danish father of four due to a “paperwork miscommunication,” his American wife said. > > > > Kasper Juul Eriksen, a 32-year-old welder legally in the country with a fifth child on the way, was detained by ICE during a citizenship appointment on April 15 because of a decade-old “paperwork miscommunication,” his wife said. > > > > Savanah Eriksen said they were blindsided when they arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, at what they believed would be a routine interview in the “final stage of obtaining his permanent American citizenship.” > > > > After driving three hours north from their home in Sturgis, Mississippi, Savannah said her husband was confronted by ICE agents who took him into custody and explained there was a paperwork error dating back to 2015. He was then taken to an ICE detention facility in rural Jena, Louisiana, where he remains today. For what it’s worth, this guy and his family were huge anti-vax MAGAts, and the face-eating leopards are feasting on this one. Although none of the stories have clarified the 2015 _paperwork error_, the speculations are running towards visa fraud. > **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1ks3pdp/trumploving_republicanloving_illegal_immigrant/)** ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5023 "2025-05-22T13:37:35Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [You arrive at your citizenship interview expecting to receive good news. You get arrested instead.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-imprisons-danish-dad-4-175125216.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > ICE has imprisoned a Danish father of four due to a “paperwork miscommunication,” his American wife said. > > > > Kasper Juul Eriksen, a 32-year-old welder legally in the country with a fifth child on the way, was detained by ICE during a citizenship appointment on April 15 because of a decade-old “paperwork miscommunication,” his wife said. > > > > Savanah Eriksen said they were blindsided when they arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, at what they believed would be a routine interview in the “final stage of obtaining his permanent American citizenship.” > > > > After driving three hours north from their home in Sturgis, Mississippi, Savannah said her husband was confronted by ICE agents who took him into custody and explained there was a paperwork error dating back to 2015. He was then taken to an ICE detention facility in rural Jena, Louisiana, where he remains today. Wait a minute! He’s not from one of those “shithole countries”! I’m surprised he’s had any problems whatsoever! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5024 "2025-05-22T14:07:50Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > [Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1ks3pdp/trumploving_republicanloving_illegal_immigrant/) The caption says he is an illegal immigrant, but the quoted part of the article says he was in the country legally. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5025 "2025-05-22T14:15:36Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Although none of the stories have clarified the 2015 _paperwork error_, I wondered about this (and the state of modern journalism). This detail seems pretty key to the entire story: why don’t the journalists dig a little? ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5026 "2025-05-22T15:24:08Z")
The same reason they don’t call out Republicans for the whoppers they tell. The great journalists of the past are gone. I shall not see their like again. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5027 "2025-05-22T15:50:50Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Wait a minute! He’s not from one of those “shithole countries”! I’m surprised he’s had any problems whatsoever! With his pro-Norwegian immigration stance, is it so surprising that Trump went full anti-Dane? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5028 "2025-05-22T16:20:56Z")
Trump sure wanted Greenland. He blabbered and shouted about how much he wants it. And yet he hasn’t closed a deal on anything there. I’m sure this will spark more tariffs. > **[Greenland signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in blow to Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-trump-permit-extraction-2075673)** > > The Arctic territory has issued a 30-year mining permit to a Danish-French consortium. ---
**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 22, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5029 "2025-05-22T16:52:22Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > why don’t the journalists dig a little? Because that might take some, you know, actual work? In the sad state of today’s “journalism,” they type until they reach the required word count, get their clicks, and move on to the next lazy story. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5030 "2025-05-22T16:56:16Z")
Hahahahah. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5031 "2025-05-22T17:33:11Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I wonder how those statemen manage to remain polite and not to shout back or at least call him a liar to his face. In the clip I saw, I thought the SA president got in some shade by saying he was sorry he didn’t have a plane to give Trump. It was too subtle for Trump, who took it literally. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5032 "2025-05-22T18:05:44Z")
And there are people out there that think Trump is some sort of master negotiator. What is his track record as president in the negotiation arena? He appears to be an absolute imbecile. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5033 "2025-05-22T18:09:16Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > And there are people out there that think Trump is some sort of master negotiator. What is his track record as president in the negotiation arena? He appears to be an absolute imbecile. Reminds me of one of Woody Allen short pieces for _The New Yorker_ (“THe Metterling Lists”) , where he has a character say: > [@](#): > > Actually, the two were introduced by Nietzsche, who told Lou that Metterling was _either_ a _genius_ or an _idiot_ and to see if she could guess which ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5034 "2025-05-22T18:11:07Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > And there are people out there that think Trump is some sort of master negotiator. What is his track record as president in the negotiation arena? He appears to be an absolute imbecile. - Absolute imbeciles object. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5035 "2025-05-22T18:16:58Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Absolute imbeciles object. Right, he does not _appear_ to be and absolute imbecile. He does everything he can every day to prove it. Well, I guess he’s #1 at something. ---
**Author:** ![Trieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Trieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trieste)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5036 "2025-05-22T18:41:07Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Who knew back in 1933 that Alice the Goon spoke in Trump signatures? On that subject, has anyone noticed the similarity between Alice the Goon and MTG? T ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5037 "2025-05-22T18:41:28Z")
Trump bans Harvard from enrolling international students. The party of limited government strikes again. > **[Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/harvard-university-trump-international-students)** > > The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing back-and-forth between the White House and the university. ---
**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 22, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5038 "2025-05-22T18:45:20Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Trump bans Harvard from enrolling international students. This… doesn’t feel within the constitutional powers of the president. What happens if Harvard just ignores it? Edit: the linked article is literally two sentences long, with no details regarding rationale or legality. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I suspect it won’t stick. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5039 "2025-05-22T18:51:13Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > This… doesn’t feel within the constitutional powers of the president. This isn’t Trump’s doing, at least not directly. It’s Kristi Noem: > [@](#): > > Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem personally sent a letter to the university, [which read in part](https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1925612991703052733), “I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked.” > > This development is extraordinary, but it does not out of the blue: In mid-April, while [canceling nearly $3 million in DHS grants](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/16/us/trump-news/af903e69-997d-58b3-9fb1-a8b76b009bee?smid=url-share) to Harvard, Noem [simultaneously demanded](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/04/17/harvard-international-students-grant-kristi-noem/) that the university turn over records on foreign students alleged to have engaged in “illegal and violent activities.” Failure to cooperate would jeopardize Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification — which allows schools to admit international students. > > Evidently, Noem has now followed through on that threat. > **[Trump admin blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, escalating...](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-admin-blocks-harvard-enrolling-international-students-escalating-rcna208587)** > > The administration has gone from eliminating Harvard's grants to targeting its tax-exempt status to halting its ability to enroll international students. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5040 "2025-05-22T19:03:03Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > What happens if Harvard just ignores it? Then the admitted students attend classes online, because they will not be granted a student visa to enter the USA. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/5041 "2025-05-22T19:13:18Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Right, he does not _appear_ to be and absolute imbecile. Are you sure he doesn’t appear to be an absolute imbecile? [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/8579/29680103055_8e801089df_z.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/8579/29680103055_8e801089df_z.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=250)