# 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:** 431
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8662 "2025-10-10T15:27:22Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Oh, yes! The coveted gold plated DJTAFOAITFOP! I want one too. The medal will feature DJT’s likeness on it, and future recipients will include Donald Trump Jr., Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk posthumously and Donald Trump for a second and even third time. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8663 "2025-10-10T15:52:38Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > future recipients will include Donald Trump Jr., Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk posthumously and Donald Trump for a second and even third time. Nah, it’ll be Trump every time. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8664 "2025-10-10T15:55:31Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > and future recipients “Future”? It will be preemptively awarded for the next hundred years, since obviously they’re certain to deserve it! Every Trump Spawn for the next century will be given the same name, the one on the prize, so they can all claim to have won it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8665 "2025-10-10T16:35:49Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen (as well as naproxen sodium and aspirin) are decades out of patent protection in the U.S., and are available in generic versions at pretty much every store you can think of. But, the brand-name versions: Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, and Bayer aspirin, are still also widely sold here, and apparently still sell well, despite generally being at a significant price premium. But no metamizole, unfortunately. That stuff works great, especially paired with acetaminophen. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8666 "2025-10-10T17:10:20Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > metamizole Isn’t that how bugs Bunny pronounced _mademoiselle_? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8667 "2025-10-10T17:12:38Z")
Or someone trying to pronounce Metamucil for the first time? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8668 "2025-10-10T17:18:51Z")
> **[Metamizole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamizole)** > > Metamizole or dipyrone (informally known as the "Mexican aspirin") is a painkiller, spasm reliever, and fever reliever drug. It is most commonly given by mouth or by intravenous infusion. It belongs to the ampyrone sulfonate family of medicines and was patented in 1922. Metamizole is marketed under various trade names. It was first used medically in Germany under the brand name "Novalgin", later becoming widely known in Slavic nations and India under the name "Analgin".\[ Sale of Metamizole is r... Banned in the U.S., sold OTC in more civilized countries. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8669 "2025-10-10T17:46:07Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > > “President Trump will continue making peace deals around the world, ending wars, and saving lives,” said Steven Cheung, White House Director of Communications, in a post on X… More accurately, that should be “ending lives and saving wars…” ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8670 "2025-10-10T18:26:38Z")
> **[Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-announces-new-qatari-air-force-facility-idaho-following-partnership-gaza-peace-deal)** > > Pentagon agrees to build Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho as part of the ongoing U.S.-Qatar partnership, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday. In response to the announcement, Laura Loomer wrote on X: > Never thought I’d see Republicans give terror financing Muslims from Qatar a MILITARY BASE on US soil so they can murder Americans. I don’t think I’ll be voting in 2026. I cannot in good conscience make any excuses for the harboring of jihadis. This is where I draw the line. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8671 "2025-10-10T18:30:00Z")
Was it not reported that, not too long ago, she was blowing Trump? Now she’s not even going to vote? Man, I’ve had some relationships turn on a dime, but that seems drastic. He must have really left a bad taste in her mouth. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8672 "2025-10-10T18:36:33Z")
Not to forget what he did to her with his thumbs: [![](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5d4db35f0f044a0009664e82/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/trump-el-paso-baby.jpg) ](https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5d4db35f0f044a0009664e82/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/trump-el-paso-baby.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8673 "2025-10-10T18:54:19Z")
Here’s a fun new development # **[Kennedy Center now requires National Anthem to be played before symphony concerts](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/10/2347855/-Kennedy-Center-now-requires-National-Anthem-to-be-played-before-symphony-concerts)** > I attended a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra Oct 9 at the newly Trumpified Kennedy Center, that onetime bastion of non-partisan celebration of music and the arts. It was probably the smallest crowd I have ever seen at an NSO concert, the concert hall was a third full at best. > > My jaw dropped when the first violinist walked out before the conductor and led the orchestra in a standup rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. There was a smattering of applause afterwards, but mostly stunned silence. I have been attending classical music concerts in many countries for many years, and I can testify that playing the national anthem before a symphony concert just isn’t a thing. Baseball games, yes. Symphony concerts, no. Not even in Russia or in other tinpot dictatorships. > **[Kennedy Center now requires National Anthem to be played before symphony...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/10/2347855/-Kennedy-Center-now-requires-National-Anthem-to-be-played-before-symphony-concerts?utm_campaign=recent)** > > I attended a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra Oct 9 at the newly Trumpified Kennedy Center, that onetime�bastion of non-partisan celebration of music and the arts.� �It was probably the ... ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8674 "2025-10-10T19:10:20Z")
I’m partial to the Stravinsky arrangement: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jyRlKJ8Ida4/maxresdefault.jpg "Igor Stravinsky - Star Spangled Banner for Orchestra (1941) [Score-Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyRlKJ8Ida4) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8675 "2025-10-10T19:10:40Z")
Jingoism aside, it’s probably the only quality music one would hear that night. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8676 "2025-10-10T19:22:23Z")
Did they say _how_ it must be played? ‘Cause I’m thinking of a kazoo. Not kazoos; one kazoo. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8677 "2025-10-10T20:00:14Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Not to forget what he did to her with his thumbs: Pull that tongue back in your head, you disgusting piece of crap. 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8678 "2025-10-10T20:34:56Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Pentagon approves Qatari facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-announces-new-qatari-air-force-facility-idaho-following-partnership-gaza-peace-deal) > > In response to the announcement, Laura Loomer wrote on X: > > > Never thought I’d see Republicans give terror financing Muslims from Qatar a MILITARY BASE on US soil so they can murder Americans. I don’t think I’ll be voting in 2026. I cannot in good conscience make any excuses for the harboring of jihadis. This is where I draw the line. I’ve been wondering all day, since this news broke, how The Right was going to react. I think we can assume that Republicans in office will deal with it by hurriedly changing the subject. But Loomer’s take is a hint that the pod-o-sphere may NOT be on board—-which could end up being very interesting. Donald, of course, is being paid for this–not only with the free jetliner he got from Qatar, but with their voluminous purchase of Trump-related cryptocurrency. With more to come, most likely. And some say that Hegseth is also being paid. Further speculation is that the presence of bomb-carrying Qatari jets flitting over the USA is intended to intimidate Americans—from peaceful protest, from uttering criticism of Dear Leader, and even from voting. If American troops balk at raining fire down on Americans, the Qataris will feel no such hesitation. So I’d kind of expected Loomer to be on board for all that. Maybe she’s just wanting to be cut in on the grift. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8679 "2025-10-10T21:10:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > If American troops balk at raining fire down on Americans, the Qataris will feel no such hesitation. I don’t see that happening. The feces would _really_ hit the rotating oscillator. Moo-slims bombing Godly Americans on American Soil would validate what Loomer wrote. Qatar has strong economic, political, and military ties with China. Qatari pilots would be well-placed to deliver military intelligence to China. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8680 "2025-10-10T21:16:38Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Moo-slims bombing Godly Americans on American Soil would validate what Loomer wrote. But they wouldn’t be bombing Godly Americans—–they’d be bombing _ **TERRORISTS.** _ (As defined by Donald, and who is going to contradict him?) As for China benefiting from this arrangement—that’s a good bet. Donald is notoriously indifferent to US security (particularly when he’s being paid). ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/8681 "2025-10-10T21:58:54Z")
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