# 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:** 323
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6502 "2025-07-14T16:17:21Z")
Take the quiz! Was it Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth who said the deranged thing about beer? > **[Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?](https://newrepublic.com/article/194639/homer-simpson-pete-hegseth-who-said-it-quiz)** > > They’re both unqualified for their jobs and love to drink. Can you tell them apart? (I got all but one.) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6503 "2025-07-14T16:25:35Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > … Am I supposed to read his latest rant on immigrants, and then immediately leap up and start deporting my neighbors, or something? Just a subtle hint in the right quarters should be sufficient, especially if the subject fails the paper bag test. Think of the Spanish Inquisition\* or the Reign of Terror. \* Which no one expects. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6504 "2025-07-14T16:41:39Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > (I got all but one.) 83%, missed two. Most were pretty easy, because Hegseth is inherently more mean-spirited. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6505 "2025-07-14T16:51:21Z")
“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? Thank you for your attention to this matter!” ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6506 "2025-07-14T16:54:57Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > he (Trump) told NBC News that he’d be making a “major announcement” on the status of the three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war this coming Monday. > > He’s going to tell us that he will be giving his attention to this matter. He told nobody in particular that the war has to end in 50 days (that is 3 1/3 of the usual fortnights). Otherwise he will impose (traraaaaAAAH!) tariffs. It seems tariffs is the only thing he can think of. Tariffs like the world has never seen or something the like. Putin, of course, is deeply impressed. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6507 "2025-07-14T17:12:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Is this the equivalent of Yul Brynner’s “so it shall be written, so it shall be done”? > [@Monty](#): > > And demanding we thank him. “[When I shall kneel, you shall kneel. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!](https://youtu.be/Sn-TdC5gctk?si=oDcYd3Q2Ukn87AEa)” (as an aside, does anyone know why spell check in Firefox doesn’t know what “et cetera” is? Marks it as wrong every time. Okay, “et” by itself looks wrong but if it is followed by “cetera”, it should now be fine.) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6508 "2025-07-14T18:05:43Z")
The Yul Brynner quote I was referring to was from _The Ten Commandments._ But I love his pompousness in _The King and I,_ too. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6509 "2025-07-14T18:20:01Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > he (Trump) told NBC News that he’d be making a “major announcement” on the status of the three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war this coming Monday. > > He’s going to tell us that he will be giving his attention to this matter. And here is the major announcement… > “We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days,” the Republican president said. He said they would be “secondary tariffs,” meaning they would target Russia’s trading partners in an effort to isolate Moscow in the global economy. Not just any old tariffs, but **VERY SEVERE** tariffs. Link to [AP](https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-7-14-2025) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6510 "2025-07-14T18:29:00Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > He said they would be “secondary tariffs,” meaning they would target Russia’s trading partners in an effort to isolate Moscow in the global economy. Because this has been _so very successful_ in thwarting Russia over the past two years. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6511 "2025-07-14T18:37:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Not just any old tariffs, but **VERY SEVERE** tariffs. He. Still. Does. Not. Understand. How. Tariffs. Work. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6512 "2025-07-14T18:45:58Z")
Yes, indeed. Would be hilarious if it wasn’t so serious. And illegal. And if the whole Repooblican Party didn’t go along with it. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6513 "2025-07-14T18:54:47Z")
When in doubt…tarriff! When the facade of action is required…tarriff! In 50 days! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6514 "2025-07-14T19:00:33Z")
When a problem comes along You must tariff ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6515 "2025-07-14T19:22:38Z")
‘Tariff’ is the word I use to describe… [You’re _welcome_ for that earworm] ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6516 "2025-07-14T19:30:04Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Not just any old tariffs, but **VERY SEVERE** tariffs. Double secret tariffs! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6517 "2025-07-14T20:31:30Z")
The first rule of very severe tariffs… ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6518 "2025-07-14T21:27:38Z")
Shhhhh! 🤫 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6519 "2025-07-14T21:46:30Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I’m half expecting something that I saw frequently when the company I worked for started “co-sourcing” its IT operations with an Indian contractor: “Kindly do the needful.” It’s probably a more-or-less literal translation from the original, and it’s a perfectly legitimate request, but it did (and does) fall strangely on my Western ears. [Or someone is a little too into Stephen King’s writing.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needful_Things) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6520 "2025-07-14T22:44:06Z")
_I shot the Tariff, but I did not kill no Deputy_ ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/6521 "2025-07-14T23:59:48Z")
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