# 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:** 471
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9462 "2025-11-08T15:36:23Z")
That link is absolutely blank. ---
**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 8, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9463 "2025-11-08T15:39:35Z")
Try this gift link: > **[Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/hegseth-firing-military-leaders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zk8.0XXE.RVMxGZek7Ydh&smid=url-share)** > > The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9464 "2025-11-08T15:58:49Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Try this gift link Thank you. Interesting article. Chilling and terrifying as well. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9465 "2025-11-08T16:02:14Z")
Brought to you by Republicans who put a Faux News talking head in the position to do this. Republicans are swell. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9466 "2025-11-08T16:19:54Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > That link is absolutely blank. Worked for me. Odd, different systems/browsers… ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9467 "2025-11-08T17:37:27Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Odd, different systems/browsers… I’m sure that’s it. @robby was kind and posted a gift link. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9468 "2025-11-08T17:40:45Z")
Worked for me, thanks. Stalin had his big purge of thousands of military in 1936-37 to get rid of perceived threats of a coup. The high-ranking ones might get together for a coup so he had them executed. He did not execute Zhukkov and Vasilevsky, who saved his and the USSR’s ass in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad). Yet even then, the war hero Zhukov was looking into politics and was demoted and discredited - in Russia, you usually don’t shoot war heroes. Hegseth would fire a guy like Zhukov, then blame the loss at some battle on the guy who took over and fire - or perhaps execute him. ---
**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 8, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9469 "2025-11-08T19:03:48Z")
On a different topic, a link that should work for everyone. It is about cartoons, cartoonists and censorship. Money quote: > Telnaes observed that, in his first administration, the thin-skinned Trump was so much a creature of television that he didn’t really notice political cartoons. Now he does, or someone is doing it for him. Please read, and support cartoonists. They need it: > **["Censure en Amérique"](https://bado-badosblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/censure-en-amerique.html#more)** > > Mike Peterson in The Daily Cartoonist .  Censorship in America: A dialogue in words and pictures by the ex-cartoonists of the New York Times... And it is surely no mistake to subscribe to Ann Telnaes Substack > **[Dick Cheney](https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/dick-cheney?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1250616&post_id=178018280&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=203721&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email)** > > The original Darth Vader dies and KAL’s: > **[Freelance Follies #3](https://kaltoons.substack.com/p/freelance-follies-3?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=203721&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)** > > The French Connection ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9470 "2025-11-08T20:38:23Z")
“The Democrats are cracking like dogs!” > **[Trump issues panicked demand and insists Dems are ‘cracking like dogs’ amid...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674278180/)** > > President Donald Trump issued a stern demand to Senate Republicans Saturday, telling them they “must blow up the filibuster,” while also insisting that Democratic lawmakers were “cracking like dogs” out of fear amid the ongoing government... “Actually, the Democrats are winning!” > **['The Democrats are winning!' Trump hurls panicked warning in effort to...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-filibuster-2674277732/)** > > President Donald Trump unleashed a panicked warning to Republicans Saturday as he tried to pressure them into scrapping the filibuster."The Democrats are winning!' he gasped in a Truth Social post."The Democrats are winning in that they are... “Actually, instead of subsidies, let’s repeal Obamacare and send everyone a check!” > **[Trump proposes multibillion-dollar handout to voters to end shutdown: ‘To the...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674277819/)** > > President Donald Trump made a stunning announcement Saturday in recommending that Congress sign off on a multibillion dollar payout directly to Americans as an alternative to funding government health care subsidies that have divided lawmakers amid... > There are around 260 million adults in the United States as of 2024 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and, with spending for Obamacare subsidies alone topping out at around $125 billion that same year, Trump’s proposal could see Americans each receive a check for at least $481. “It’s one healthcare. What could it cost, $481?” ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9471 "2025-11-08T21:37:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “The Democrats are cracking like dogs!” WTF is this supposed to mean? I’ve had dogs. None of them ever cracked…leastways not where I heard them. * * * * * * > [@Smapti](#): > > > Trump’s proposal could see Americans each receive a check for at least $481. Hmmm…yeah, that should cover your average person’s medical bills for a year. Real good thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9472 "2025-11-08T21:41:57Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > WTF is this supposed to mean? I’ve had dogs. None of them ever cracked…leastways not where I heard them. “I have to take my dog to the vet, I knocked him over and he cracked in half.” Dogs are brittle in Trumpland, apparently. ---
**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 8, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9473 "2025-11-08T22:12:33Z")
Everyone knows that dogs are the crackheads of the animal world! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9474 "2025-11-08T22:18:00Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > “The Democrats are cracking like dogs!” > > WTF is this supposed to mean? I’ve had dogs. None of them ever cracked…leastways not where I heard them “Like dogs" or “like a dog” is one of.the worst things Trump will say about something. The man _hates_ dogs. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9475 "2025-11-08T22:19:43Z")
One of the key reasons why the shutdown is still happening is because of ACA subsidies. Republicans say it is too expensive is something we need to stop extending for fiscal reasons. We could also just go full universal healthcare and save money. That also comes with added bonus of better quality of life (less sick people!), less dead people and most importantly , less paperwork! > we estimated that a single-payer universal healthcare system would have saved about 212,000 lives in 2020 alone. We also calculated that US$105.6 billion of medical expenses associated with COVID-19 hospitalization could have been averted by a single-payer universal healthcare system over the course of the pandemic. These economic benefits are in addition to US$438 billion expected to be saved by single-payer universal healthcare during a non-pandemic year. [https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2200536119](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2200536119) ---
**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 8, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9476 "2025-11-08T22:24:15Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Kegsbreath in the shadows, firing generals and admirals. I wonder how many of the fired ones had been in his chain of command back in his lackluster military career. ---
**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 8, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9477 "2025-11-08T22:24:48Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > The man _hates_ dogs. The feeling, I’m sure, is mutual. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9478 "2025-11-08T22:44:07Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > We could also just go full universal healthcare and save money. That also comes with added bonus of better quality of life (less sick people!), less dead people and most importantly , less paperwork! Of COURSE this would make the most sense. But it would put several of the wealthiest oligarchs in a bad place, financially, and that must NEVER happen. Oligarchs above citizens, _always_! > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > “Like dogs" or “like a dog” is one of.the worst things Trump will say about something. The man _hates_ dogs. Yes, Donald does hate dogs. But he somehow thinks that “like a dog” works for everything. “Fired like a dog” is one of his most frequent, and it is _utterly_ sense-free. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s tried “flew like a dog,” “meowed like a dog,” and “translated Japanese into Albanian like a dog” at one time or another. He really does seem to believe it’s an all-purpose comparison. ---
**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 8, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9479 "2025-11-08T23:03:44Z")
> **[Donald Trump Is Saying People Did Completely Un-Dog-Like Things "Like A Dog"...](https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a26283052/donald-trump-is-saying-people-did-completely-un-dog-like-things-like-a-dog-again/)** > > After describing the Governor of Virginia as having "choked like a dog", his greatest canine comparisons > **[Donald Trump's metaphor of choice: 'Like a dog'](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trumps-metaphor-choice-dog-msna1186441)** > > Maybe someone can get Donald Trump a book of idiomatic expressions. He clearly needs a new favorite metaphor. Among the things Trump says people do like dogs; - Choke - Die - Lie - Crack - Get fired - Cheat - Beg for money - Debate - Are ungrateful - Drop - Wrongfully comment ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9480 "2025-11-08T23:17:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Among the things Trump says people do like dogs; A useful compendium. I still think he’s gonna bust out with “clucked like a dog” or “bragged like a dog” or “indicted like a dog,” one of these days. ---
**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 8, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9481 "2025-11-08T23:25:52Z")
He never any any taste in music. Logical, happens to people who can’t dance. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tq3bYPLBcA4?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDtq3bYPLBcA4 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=470) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=472)