# 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:** 89
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1761 "2025-02-09T16:30:10Z")
Also this is a bit old, but I just saw it now and I don’t think it’s been posted on SD. Trump wrongly refers to Spain as a BRICS country, while condescendingly asking the journalist twice whether he knows what the BRICS are. The consequence for such ignorance? Well trump talks about putting tariffs on Spain, which would be nearly impossible. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yn0X70dKQw4/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump falsely claims Spain is a part of BRICS, wields fictional taxes over the nation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0X70dKQw4) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1762 "2025-02-09T16:33:25Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > A putting green in place of The Rose Garden somewhat solves that But putting is the worst part of the game! We need to set up a driving range on the front porch, so he can hit balls towards the people on Pennsylvania Avenue. Those people can prove how worshipful they are by clapping for his every drive (They’ll all be perfect hits, of course!), and by how many of the balls they get hit by. If you get hit by 100 balls, you become a Senator for a Day, and get to vote in favor of Trump’s latest scheme. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1763 "2025-02-09T16:37:09Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > while condescendingly asking the journalist twice whether he knows what the BRICS are. “Yes, it’s the latest acronym that you’re using to demonize anyone you don’t like.” I mean, when Britain, Rwanda, Indonesia, Canada and St. Maarten are conspiring together to destroy the US, who can they trust? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1764 "2025-02-09T17:38:28Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I mean, when Britain, Rwanda, Indonesia, Canada and St. Maarten are conspiring together to destroy the US, who can they trust? Rwanda? Instead, bring back Rhodesia! That should appeal to Musk. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1765 "2025-02-09T17:49:30Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Instead, bring back Rhodesia! That should appeal to Musk. I was going to say Rhodesia but then I thought, “Nah, they’d like a white dominated African country…” ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1766 "2025-02-09T20:00:02Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > and made Donald Trump Chairman I mean, what the fuck? Donald Trump’s knowledge of “art” is roughly analogous to his knowledge of growing turnips. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1767 "2025-02-09T20:03:26Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Instead, bring back Rhodesia! That should appeal to Musk. We had a small war so that Rhodesia could fuck right off. Musk could probably just buy Zimbabwe, but the arms caches are not just going to dissolve. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1768 "2025-02-09T20:45:18Z")
Trump is going to the Super Bowl and is the first sitting President to do so. I suppose that could be due to the much greater security imposed on the fans, whom I am sure will be grateful and cheer him. Before that, he’s going to meet with the families of the recent terror attack. Can’t wait for the group photo where he’s smiling and giving the thumbs up. Maybe the Secret Service has seen the movie “Black Sunday” where a tire company’s blimp - who are (in 2025) celebrating 100 years of flying over sporting events - is hijacked on Super Bowl Sunday. I guess when they come back from commercials, instead of talking about the game and New Orleans with a view from a blimp - they’ll just show Trump and praise him with great praise. From the Naked Gun > Frank: It’s the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. > Jane: Goodyear? > Frank: No, the worst. That’s the one! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1769 "2025-02-09T21:57:15Z")
I remember Black Sunday. It was being filmed while the presidential election was going on. The president(un named) was supposed to be filmed waving from the stands. So two shots were filmed, one with a Carter lookalike and one with a Ford lookalike. Then they inserted the Carter shot, although his name was not mentioned. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1770 "2025-02-09T22:57:05Z")
Elon’s first big propaganda push will be during the Super Bowl today. Joseph Goebbels would be amazed and envious at how easy this is when you have unlimited funds. > [@](#): > > a Super Bowl ad will reach 120 million viewers, many of whom who might not be on social media, further expanding the reach of this propaganda and potentially shaping public opinion in support of his destructive efforts in our government. [Prebunking Elon Musk’s Super Bowl Propaganda](https://asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking-elon-musks-super-bowl) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1771 "2025-02-09T23:49:11Z")
After that ad, I’d like to see a take on the Budweiser Clydesdale’s, like a herd of Buffalo run roughshod over him and his DOGE minions. Oh wow, it just started. In Ireland and the UK I seem to recall it always started after 1 AM. And during the ad breaks they just talk to some former football player about what’s going on anyways? So I’ll have to catch the Bud Clydesdales and Elon’s minions on youtube tomorrow. Rock&Roll - thanks ITV! Superb Owl for free! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1772 "2025-02-10T00:12:05Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Oh wow, it just started. In Ireland and the UK I seem to recall it always started after 1 AM. For at least the last couple of decades, the game has started at 5:30 PM Central US time (give or take), which is 11:30 PM UK/Ireland time, IIRC. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1773 "2025-02-10T01:06:22Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Elon’s first big propaganda push will be during the Super Bowl today. Joseph Goebbels would be amazed and envious at how easy this is when you have unlimited funds I’m watching it now, at my local (Canadian) pub. Americans might not know this, but we put our own ads on instead of the American ones. Now, I don’t know when these ads were ordered, but I’ve never seen so many “Canada, Fuck Yeah!” ever before ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1774 "2025-02-10T01:32:57Z")
At least, yes. The last Super Bowl I watched in entirety was the Giants - Patriots in XLVI and I was 3 hours east in St. Petersburg. I recall there’d usually be some kind of mid-season premiere of a show. I remember “The Wonder Years” pilot after yet another crushing by the Montana 49ers and Elway Broncos in XXII. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1775 "2025-02-10T01:49:53Z")
Sorry, I don’t have a cite, but there was a story in the Atlantic online today that said Trump was going to fly to the Superbowl from Mar-A-Lago and announce at that time that he’s changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. I apologize for being so vague, but is this really going to happen? Did it happen? Do I even want to know? 🫣 ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1776 "2025-02-10T01:54:15Z")
I’ve had the game on since it started, and I haven’t seen or heard Trump at all. I can’t even remember the announcers mentioning him. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1777 "2025-02-10T01:56:53Z")
> **[Matt Fowler (@themattfowler.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/themattfowler.bsky.social/post/3lhrrccp7h22q)** > > Tremendous new addition to the Louvre ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1778 "2025-02-10T02:01:55Z")
He was definitely shown in the pregame, once shaking hands on the field and once during one of the pro-America songs, but has been mercifully absent from the broadcast since. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1779 "2025-02-10T02:51:32Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > Trump is going to the Super Bowl and is the first sitting President to do so. I suppose that could be due to the much greater security imposed on the fans, whom I am sure will be grateful and cheer him. I’ll note that as part of the general effort to suck up to Trump, [the NFL removed the “End Racism” slogan](https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-will-remove-end-racism-end-zones-ahead-super-bowl-rcna190686) that was in the endzone. Or possibly it’s just another example of how much bigotry is just beneath the surface of our culture and they’re happy for the excuse to to take the mask off some. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/1780 "2025-02-10T03:01:18Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > I’ll note that as part of the general effort to suck up to Trump, [the NFL removed the “End Racism” slogan](https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-will-remove-end-racism-end-zones-ahead-super-bowl-rcna190686) that was in the endzone. Thank you for this perfect segue: > **[NFL Confirms Players Will Still Wear ‘Fight Bigotry’ Jockstraps](https://theonion.com/nfl-confirms-players-will-still-wear-fight-bigotry-jockstraps/)** > > NEW ORLEANS—Insisting their opposition to all forms of prejudice had not changed despite recent events, the NFL confirmed Sunday that players would still wear their “Fight Bigotry” jockstraps at the Super Bowl. “Trust us, when you tune into tonight’s... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=90)