# 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:** 43
**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:** [January 18, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/841 "2025-01-18T18:35:54Z")
> **[Why is Iceland Called Iceland? (And Greenland is called Greenland) -...](https://icelanddiscover.is/iceland-called-iceland/)** > > People often ask why is Iceland called Iceland, and Greenland called Greenland, when Iceland is green and Greenland is icy. To answer that we need to delve into the vikings sagas and how Iceland was first inhabited. Find out more here. This Icelandic site says: > Whilst this isn’t correct there is a grain of truth in it… > > A thousand years ago the area the Vikings landed in Greenland… was warmer than it is today, so it makes perfect sense that it would be green, and the Vikings would call it ‘Greenland.’ > > As well as that the man who found it – Erik the Red – wanted more people to settle there, so thought if it had a pleasant-sounding name people would be more likely to move there. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/842 "2025-01-19T06:27:23Z")
Et tu, Snoop?? [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbsn4ta3ijded437gtvlng6a/bafkreigsly5yeahg3jqpeydcjsww3pibyduqaalkriuc2jqsv7btkfxapm@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbsn4ta3ijded437gtvlng6a/bafkreigsly5yeahg3jqpeydcjsww3pibyduqaalkriuc2jqsv7btkfxapm@jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/843 "2025-01-19T07:38:32Z")
Who is that next to him and what’s the story? If it’s just “random fan in MAGA hat asked for selfie”, then whatever, I don’t care. Is there context that suggests Snoop has gone over to the Derp Side? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/844 "2025-01-19T07:46:04Z")
He may have. I believe he’s performing at one of donald’s inauguration galas. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/845 "2025-01-19T07:47:51Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Is there context that suggests Snoop has gone over to the Derp Side? > **[Snoop Dogg Blasted for Performing at Crypto Ball Ahead of Donald Trump...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/snoop-dogg-donald-trump-crypto-ball-criticism-1236112754/)** > > Despite publicly vowing to “roast” anyone who endorsed Trump during his previous administration, the rapper topped the bill at a Washington D.C. event honoring the president-elect. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/846 "2025-01-19T07:48:15Z")
Oh right. Blast away then. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/847 "2025-01-19T15:21:24Z")
A skewering history recap of one of the most despicable members of the Trump admin: [Stephen Miller: Everything You Didn’t Know About His Sh\*tty Past](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UR5_2SFilg) > On episode 16 of “This F\*cking Guy,” Hysteria podcast host, Erin Ryan, and Crooked Media’s, Julia Claire, dive deep into Stephen Miller’s xenophobic past. From his racist beginnings as a student, to helping implement the Muslim Ban as Trump’s Senior Advisor, to his continued obsession with illegal immigrants as he gears up to be Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, this is one of our slimiest guys yet. I think the first time I saw Miller on TV my immediate thought was “Who’s this asshole?”. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/848 "2025-01-19T16:29:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > Is there context that suggests Snoop has gone over to the Derp Side? > > [Snoop Dogg Faces Criticism for Performing at Trump’s Crypto Ball](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/snoop-dogg-donald-trump-crypto-ball-criticism-1236112754/) Is there any hope that once he’s on stage, he’ll rip Trump a new one? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/849 "2025-01-19T22:00:14Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Folks are asking for refunds on their inauguration tickets Yeah, and people in hell are asking for ice water. “Once you have their money, you never give it back.” –First Rule of Acquisition ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/850 "2025-01-20T01:15:17Z")
That event has come and gone this weekend, and in the video I saw, he was rapping to a crowd who was completely ignoring him. He looked like a pathetic wedding DJ. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/851 "2025-01-20T01:33:44Z")
Melania launched her own memecoin today and it’s causing the value of Donald’s to crash. > **['This is beyond insane': Melania Trump's new move is 'causing Trump coin to...](https://www.rawstory.com/melia-coin-trump-crash/)** > > Melania Trump on Sunday launched a new "meme coin," which caused the one launched by her husband to see its prices tank. > > Donald Trump over the weekend advertised the new coin for his wife, by sharing a post by Melania Trump's account on Truth... ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/852 "2025-01-20T01:59:10Z")
$Melania? Really? And from that article: "Conservative anti-Trump voice Heath Mayo weighed in, saying, “Such a scam.” There’s a real alpha name for you. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/853 "2025-01-20T02:30:02Z")
First, the event was moved indoors with an announcement that people who couldn’t get in could watch it on a Jumbotron – now, turns out that there ain’t gonna be any Jumbotron… > **[Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/justinbaragona.bsky.social/post/3lg4odauowk2z)** > > If you traveled to DC to witness Trump's insuguration in person, the incoming president is now explicitly letting it known that only the rich and powerful can experience it. I’m guessing that either 1)Trump didn’t want to be embarrassed by visuals of a tiny crowd watching the Jumbotron or 2)the Jumbotron vendor had the sense to demand cash up front. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/854 "2025-01-20T02:34:06Z")
[![](https://external-preview.redd.it/N_a5F-E6K81QjPJAF8or4-HIrat0ue3iEMnJ6OnatsM.jpg?auto=webp&s=d33930bb267dfa6df52cac005664e5506b227c80) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/N_a5F-E6K81QjPJAF8or4-HIrat0ue3iEMnJ6OnatsM.jpg?auto=webp&s=d33930bb267dfa6df52cac005664e5506b227c80) Perfect there ain’t gonna be any Jumbotron… ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/855 "2025-01-20T05:14:17Z")
Trump’s releasing a new bible tomorrow - The Inauguration Edition. Just $69.99. I guess in a few days there will be the Inaugural Commemorative Coins followed soon by Executive Action! NFTs. The grifting is going to be off the charts. > ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/856 "2025-01-20T07:15:52Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > "Conservative anti-Trump voice Heath Mayo weighed in, saying, “Such a scam.” There’s a real alpha name for you. “Heath Mayo” sounds like a really disgusting food blend. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/857 "2025-01-20T08:49:17Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > the Jumbotron vendor had the sense to demand cash up front. This. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/858 "2025-01-20T08:52:09Z")
- serious, unresolved daddy issues - Ridiculous physical appearance modifications - Cries “persecution!” when held accountable for misdeeds Why didn’t we make Michael Jackson president instead, since we had the choice? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/859 "2025-01-20T08:59:05Z")
They are now saying that tickets to the inauguration will be “commemorative tickets” since they won’t allow access to anything. Meanwhile Trump will brag about how both the rotunda and the arena were overflowing and hundreds of thousand of people were trying to get in. Without Jumbotrons he won’t have to worry about how many people are actually willing to sit or stand outside in freezing weather to watch him on a screen. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/860 "2025-01-20T11:03:59Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Why didn’t we make Michael Jackson president instead, since we had the choice? So would that make Vance Bubbles? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=44)