# 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:** 8
**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 15, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/141 "2024-11-15T04:59:03Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Lara strikes me as kind of the female Jim Jordan. So, a monitor lizard in vaguely human form? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/142 "2024-11-15T05:04:08Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Removing fluoride from drinking water would also be a bold move… just not a smart or scientific one. But why stop there? Ivermectin, chelation, pasteurization…. such promising bold changes, each more surprising than the last! (/s) How about pausing research on infectious diseases? Something RFK, Jr floated a year ago when he was still running for President. [RFK JR Plans To KILL NIH Research On Infectious Disease After COVID DISASTER: Robby Soave](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ6lU6SE0Mw) > [The Hill:] > 26,081 views Premiered Nov 14, 2023 > Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s remarks on his vision of public health NIH funds a great deal of external extramural research in this country, in addition to its own intramural programs. Kennedy’s quote in the clip is something like: “Let’s take a break from infectious disease research for 8 years.” ETA: YouTube transcript > 0:06 > > R Jr said he would suspend the nih’s > > 0:09 > > research into infectious diseases at > > 0:11 > > least temporarily if he’s elected to the > > 0:13 > > White House now while speaking at a > > 0:14 > > conference for the Children’s Health > > 0:16 > > defense and antia organization RFK Jr > > 0:19 > > said I’m going to say to NIH scientists > > 0:22 > > God bless you all thank you for public > > 0:24 > > service we’re going to give infectious > > 0:26 > > diseases a break for about 8 years ---
**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 15, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/143 "2024-11-15T06:44:05Z")
Here’s a shoutout to @EddyTeddyFreddy for [remembering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today/942178/9372) the site [_What the Fuck Just Happened Today_](https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/). The latest on that site is titled **Day 1395: “Relentless barrage”** and includes this handly list: > Matt Gaetz, Attorney General > Marco Rubio, Secretary of State > Pete Hegseth, Defense > Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor > Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary > Tulsi Gabbard, National Intelligence > John Ratcliffe, CIA director > Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services > Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Department of Government Efficiency > Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador > Tom Homan, “Border Czar” > Lee Zeldin, EPA Administrator > Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff > Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff > Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy > Mike Huckabee, Ambassador to Israel > Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East > William McGinley, White House Counsel ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/144 "2024-11-15T06:52:28Z")
We’re gonna need a bigger clown car. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/145 "2024-11-15T09:46:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He bravely and without regard for his own safety crossed state lines to pick up a couple cases of Coors so the officer’s club wouldn’t run out on a Sunday. As opposed to Gaetz, who bravely and without regard for his own safety crossed state lines to pick up a couple of… you know what, never mind… ---
**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 15, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/146 "2024-11-15T12:59:38Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > We’re gonna need a bigger clown car. More like a double deck bus. 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 15, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/147 "2024-11-15T13:18:09Z")
That was a particularly aspt comparison. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/148 "2024-11-15T13:25:18Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > > [@Spoons](#): > > > > We’re gonna need a bigger clown car. > > More like a double deck bus. - > > Stranger More like a circus train. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/149 "2024-11-15T13:35:44Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Triggering libs is one of Trump’s top goals. **Leadership**! ---
**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 15, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/150 "2024-11-15T21:56:48Z")
Meanwhile in Oregon we have a human infected with bird flu, and a Canadian teen has been hospitalized with their first case of it as well. > **[Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/canada-bird-flu-teenager-hospital)** > > British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say > **[First human case of bird flu confirmed in Oregon](https://www.kptv.com/2024/11/15/first-human-case-bird-flu-confirmed-oregon/)** > > The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first human case of bird flu in Oregon, on Friday. So we’ve got another pandemic on the horizon and we’re about to put a guy who doesn’t believe in vaccines and wants to halt infectious disease research in charge of public health. Guess I better wash my masks. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/151 "2024-11-15T21:58:18Z")
I was working outside today (volunteer work, not in my neighborhood) and someone nearby was blasting music, mostly older, allegedly rebellious music like “Bad to the Bone.” The song “Highway to Hell” came up, and that seemed very appropriate to the current situation. I nominate as an SDMB-official designation for the second Trump administration. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/152 "2024-11-16T01:03:46Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The song “Highway to Hell” came up, and that seemed very appropriate to the current situation. I nominate as an SDMB-official designation for the second Trump administration. Hmm… 🎶 _Don’t need reason_ _Don’t need rhyme_ _Ain’t nothin’ that I’d rather do_ _Goin’ down_ _Party time_ _My friends are gonna be there too_ _I’m on the highway to hell_ _On the highway to hell_ _Highway to hell_ _I’m on the highway to hell_ 🎶 Kinda sounds like a Trump rally. ---
**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 16, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/153 "2024-11-16T07:17:25Z")
Didn’t Trump say he’d end the war in Ukraine instantly once he’s in office? I’d love to see the entire Congress call for his resignation when that doesn’t happen. ---
**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 16, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/154 "2024-11-16T07:21:17Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Didn’t Trump say he’d end the war in Ukraine instantly once he’s in office? Before he took office. Within 24 hours. ---
**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 16, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/155 "2024-11-16T07:41:11Z")
I wonder what the fucking holdup is, then. I lie. I know full well what it is. ---
**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 16, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/156 "2024-11-16T07:59:35Z")
[And here’s some great news for all those military types who voted for Trump.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-wants-start-doge-223626905.html) (The link goes to Yahoo; the _bolding_ is mine.) > Vivek Ramaswamy, who was picked to lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, proposed defunding federal programs that no longer have congressional authorization - **which includes money for veterans’ health care** , NASA and early education. But, hey, that woke imposter is out of the White House now, so everything is just fine, right? ---
**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 16, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/157 "2024-11-16T14:48:50Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Didn’t Trump say he’d end the war in Ukraine instantly once he’s in office? I figure he’d “end” it by giving Putin everything he needs to win. ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/158 "2024-11-16T15:09:54Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [And here’s some great news for all those military types who voted for Trump.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-wants-start-doge-223626905.html) (The link goes to Yahoo; the _bolding_ is mine.) > > > Vivek Ramaswamy, who was picked to lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, proposed defunding federal programs that no longer have congressional authorization - **which includes money for veterans’ health care** , NASA and early education. A government so efficient that it does nothing! Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to remove! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/159 "2024-11-16T17:14:00Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > A government so efficient that it does nothing! … I’m getting the distinct impression that this is the purpose behind the clown car full of appointments: to reduce the Federal government to the point where it’s 99-44/100% dysfunctional. Then the Heritage Foundation _et.al._ can make the case that it’s been so contaminated by the twin demons of Immigration and Wokeness that it needs to be torn down and replaced with something else (which just happens to be more to their liking). (They might also accommodate the Orange Peril by floating the idea that only a strong 🤢 virile 🤮 _Füh_ … er, _Leader_ can get us out of the mess.) ---
**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 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/160 "2024-11-16T17:44:21Z")
An oldie but a goodie: > The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it. –Conservative author, PJ O’Rourke (deceased) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=9)