# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/61 "2024-11-13T20:49:58Z")
> **[Trump to nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-attorney-general-matt-gaetz/)** > > Trump will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, according to a social media post. You have got to be fucking kidding me. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/62 "2024-11-13T20:54:05Z")
Under the circumstances, this seems perfectly reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/63 "2024-11-13T20:54:53Z")
Like I said in the thread in P&E about DJT cabinet appointments, I don’t see that going too well in the Senate. Or Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence being a smooth confirmation either. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/64 "2024-11-13T21:14:33Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I don’t see that going too well in the Senate. You have much more faith than I do in what’s left of the Republican party. I hope you’re right, but I predict a rubber stamp Congress. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/65 "2024-11-13T21:38:17Z")
The irony is that Trump’s always saying that, under other POTUSs, the US gets no respect from world leaders. Meanwhile, as these appointments keep being announced, the same world leaders are probably thinking, _WTF is going on over there?_ ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/66 "2024-11-13T21:40:51Z")
Gaetz? I didn’t see that coming. Holy shit. This is not good. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/67 "2024-11-13T21:42:09Z")
> [@robby](#): > > You have got to be fucking kidding me. Beavis and Butthead do Congress [![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MTMMT9/washington-united-states-of-america-31st-jan-2023-united-states-representatives-andy-biggs-republican-of-arizona-and-matt-gaetz-republican-of-florida-speak-before-a-meeting-of-the-us-house-committee-on-oversight-and-accountability-in-washington-dc-tuesday-jan-31-2023-credit-julia-nikhinsoncnpsipa-usa-credit-sipa-usaalamy-live-news-2MTMMT9.jpg) ](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MTMMT9/washington-united-states-of-america-31st-jan-2023-united-states-representatives-andy-biggs-republican-of-arizona-and-matt-gaetz-republican-of-florida-speak-before-a-meeting-of-the-us-house-committee-on-oversight-and-accountability-in-washington-dc-tuesday-jan-31-2023-credit-julia-nikhinsoncnpsipa-usa-credit-sipa-usaalamy-live-news-2MTMMT9.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 13, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/68 "2024-11-13T21:45:06Z")
I’m guessing that Trump’s already putting together pardons for every single member of his staff and his administration. Somewhat analogous to validating their parking. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/69 "2024-11-13T23:33:40Z")
Ah yes, here we go again. A barrage of stupid decisions leading to an array of incompetent, lightweight and unqualified appointees. The Rapist Criminal is back, baby, and an even bigger dumbfuck than before. Vlad and Xi are no doubt laughing their asses off. Perhaps on Zoom, so they can fully share the mirth. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/70 "2024-11-13T23:37:37Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Gaetz? I didn’t see that coming. Holy shit. This is not good. Gaetz is the best, the most bigly choice for Attorney General since… Jeff Sessions? Hey, [whatever happened to that guy, anyway](https://web.archive.org/web/20200403220434/https://time.com/5815451/trump-campaign-letter-delusional-sessions/)? > [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I’m guessing that Trump’s already putting together pardons for every single member of his staff and his administration. You think Donald Trump is into looking out for other people? Ask Michael Cohen what he thinks about that. Stranger ---
**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:** [November 13, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/71 "2024-11-13T23:52:37Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > You think Donald Trump is into looking out for other people? Point taken, of course. I think it’s less about that, though, than it is about potential Administration members who were actually _not_ comatose over the last ~9yrs. The thing about (preemptive) pardons is that they would quite literally cost Trump _nothing,_ and – apart from Stormy Daniels – ‘nothing’ is Trump’s preferred sales price. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/72 "2024-11-14T00:04:01Z")
[shrug]Who is John Galt?[/shrug] ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/73 "2024-11-14T00:04:46Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > The thing about (preemptive) pardons is that they would quite literally cost Trump _nothing,_ and – apart from Stormy Daniels – ‘nothing’ is Trump’s preferred sales price. Nah, just costing ‘nothing’ isn’t good enough; Trump has to have the advantage in every situation, because everything with him is a competition. He might offer these people the promise of a pardon should they serve him well enough, and they should take that offer with all of the assurance that past history has demonstrated in the integrity of Donald Trump. But really, they’re here because they want to draft off of his corruption, and in the parlance of a meme I’m getting increasingly tired of hearing even if it is apt, they are the “Leopards Eating Faces” people who don’t think that their own faces are at risk. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/74 "2024-11-14T00:05:32Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Gaetz? I didn’t see that coming. Holy shit. This is not good. There is at least a chance that the Senate will balk at this one. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/75 "2024-11-14T00:06:21Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Jeff Sessions? Hey, [whatever happened to that guy, anyway](https://web.archive.org/web/20200403220434/https://time.com/5815451/trump-campaign-letter-delusional-sessions/)? Jeff was unfortunate in that he wasn’t around long enough to benefit from the “lol fuck you” and “what if I didn’t?” new rules. He actually thought he had to be ethical. Jokes on him. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/76 "2024-11-14T00:07:23Z")
> **[Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3laualode3k2c)** > > John Bresnahan reports that GOP senators are stunned—and not in a good way—by Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for AG. > > Chuck Grassley was so exasperated by reporters asking him about Gaetz that he stopped talking and stood there stone-faced for 30... ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/77 "2024-11-14T00:24:31Z")
Ah, Hegseth. That’s the dude who doesn’t want women in the military nor does he want American service members who commit war crimes to be prosecuted. That right there fits in very well with Trump’s personality: hates women, loves war criminals. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/78 "2024-11-14T00:29:45Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > He actually thought he had to be ethical. I respectfully disagree: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CHM0dShjIWE/maxresdefault.jpg "HEATED: Sen. Kamala Harris vs. AG Jeff Sessions - Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing (FNN)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHM0dShjIWE) Jeff Sessions thought that if he was a reliable supplicant, Trump would reward and protect him. It didn’t work out for him because loyalty with Trump is a one-way street with backup spikes. Stranger ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/79 "2024-11-14T00:33:54Z")
> [@robby](#): > > You have got to be fucking kidding me. On the plus side, the House Freedumb Caucus looses a vote and looses influence. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/80 "2024-11-14T00:51:35Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > [shrug]Who is John Galt?[/shrug] Perfect! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=5)