# 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:** 466
**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 6, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9362 "2025-11-06T05:46:41Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > What does putting a “tariff” on a human being look like? Perhaps he assumes that the humans traveling into Texas will be for sale. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9363 "2025-11-06T07:09:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > So far everyone’s asking what he meant by “and so it begins”. What I want to know is what does he mean by “but we’ll take care of it, don’t worry about it”. For me it’s echoes of, “Stand back and stand by.” ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9364 "2025-11-06T07:21:30Z")
That was last time. There won’t be any standing by. The key word will be _attack!_ ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9365 "2025-11-06T12:33:05Z")
It’s probably already been noted on this board, but, as tax time approaches, it’s worth repeating. The IRS Direct File tool, which was free to use for qualified taxpayers, will no longer be available. > **[IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for...](https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36?user_email=c670f76b9ea3e4a287eac163aa636c2982b094e37632506fec6dbc1d27c6da2a&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Sid%20Morning%20Wire%20Nov.%206&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers)** > > The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9366 "2025-11-06T12:50:57Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > But what the fuck does that even _mean_? What does putting a “tariff” on a human being look like? It means “I’m sucking up to Trump and to my constituents, and it makes for a good soundbite”. That’s clearly how the GOP is operating these days. You think they were actually producing real policy? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9367 "2025-11-06T12:58:15Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > But what the fuck does that even _mean_? What does putting a “tariff” on a human being look like? Well, you can only tariff three fifths of each human. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9368 "2025-11-06T14:03:16Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Why do I find that scenario unlikely? Well by hammer we mean cell phone, by rocks we mean insults and by gun we mean teddy bear but otherwise the account is completely accurate. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9369 "2025-11-06T14:15:38Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > They’ll just have to find some other organ to march on They’re getting pretty good at stepping on their own dicks… ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9370 "2025-11-06T14:25:19Z")
[quote=“needscoffee, post:9351, topic:1010068”] [Quote]I will say, the atty for the govt, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, has the world’s most irritating voice after RFKjr[/quote] I was in the kitchen and heard this voice and thought it was rfk. sauer also talks _very fast_ as if the faster he spoke the more convincing he’d be. His argument seemed to be, ‘well, yeah they didn’t say tariffs, but everyone knows that’s what they meant.’ No Constitutional scholar here, but it sounded a trifle lame and very convoluted. Ugh, tried to fix the quote. Screw it y’all know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9371 "2025-11-06T14:36:53Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > At least, being painted urethane or even vacuformed plastic, they’ll be easy to remove when the administration changes. Flat bar, a garbage can and a little paint. I wonder what type of glue was used? That could also require some sanding. And what in the hell are those monstrosities called anyway? ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9372 "2025-11-06T14:51:21Z")
Tat.   ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9373 "2025-11-06T14:55:33Z")
**[Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/what-are-those-gold-medallions-trump-keeps-adding-oval-office-2069262)** wrote Mai 7th: > One listing, from Guangzhou Homemax Decorative Material Limited, describes the pieces as “High-density Home Decoration Polyurethane Appliques Ornament PU Foam Veneer Accessories,” available in gold, bronze, matte white, and more styles. In side-by-side photo comparisons published last month by [Sherwood News](https://sherwood.news/power/shop-this-look-buy-cheap-faux-gold-dupes-of-oval-office-decor/), the resemblance between those items and the ones now spread across the Oval Office is nearly — but not entirely — identical. (beautiful caPITAlisation) and > But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself. But yes, **Cervaise** is right too. It’s just that calling the things by their real name makes it more difficult to find them on Temu. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9374 "2025-11-06T15:02:30Z")
If these are from a Chinese supplier, there’s a 100% chance they have tiny embedded microphones. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9375 "2025-11-06T15:02:32Z")
Oh, I had to look that up - Tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewelry, or ornaments. Yeah, that’s spot on. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9376 "2025-11-06T15:03:25Z")
It’s a very useful Britishism that the Yanks would do well to adopt. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9377 "2025-11-06T15:07:05Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > High-density Home Decoration Polyurethane Appliques Ornament PU Foam Veneer Accessories As acronyms go, HdHDPAOPUFVA rolls trumpily of the tongue. It ties the room and the tongue together. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9378 "2025-11-06T15:08:11Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself. He’s putting this shit on the freaking ceiling? Nazis had good style at least. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9379 "2025-11-06T15:12:25Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > He’s putting this shit on the freaking ceiling? I think the **[cornice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice)** is the bit just below the ceiling, still on the vertical part (the wall) but with a different color and texture. Doesn’t make it any better, mind you. **[Twit](https://schumanchu.eu/html/r1/r1_00101.html)** for tat. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9380 "2025-11-06T15:43:49Z")
I would fly to DC on my own penny to help throw that crap in a pile and burn it. No, it’s not environmentally sound, but sometimes statements need to be made. Burn it in the mall and then put it out from water from the reflecting pond. When it’s done, put up a monument to democracy or something. Not sure. Perhaps Lady Liberty. Maybe Washington. Yeah, Washington, he said he did not want to be a King. ---
**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 6, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9381 "2025-11-06T16:13:18Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > _Five fingers thrust in a circle_ should be appropriate.\* > > _Please tell me that doesn’t date me. If you’re curious, think about a gesture that exression describes._ I have no idea what you are referring to. A zero? Or an a\*\*hole? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=467)