# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2025-12-01T20:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 106
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2101 "2026-01-31T07:19:32Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > p.s. The population of Washington, DC is just shy of 700,000 And for comparison, the largest stadium in the US holds about 107,000 people. Michigan Stadium - Wikipedia [Michigan Stadium - Wikipedia](https://share.google/9dbuKCGrC0SD5EAA8) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2102 "2026-01-31T07:45:21Z")
The Saudis just built a stadium from scratch in about three weeks to host the Royal Rumble tomorrow, but; 1. It only holds 35,000 2. It’s designed to be single-use and is being torn down again after the show 3. It was probably built with slave labor A 100,000-seat stadium in the vicinity of the White House, even if they started actually working on it right now, would not be completed within Trump’s lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2103 "2026-01-31T09:45:47Z")
I am still trying to imagine an Indy style race in the DC streets. Apparently he is not aware of the condition of said streets. The potholes would certainly make it interesting. I imagine the cars would spend more time airbound then on the ground and tires would last about a block. Also, will he remember to turn off the traffic cameras? Otherwise, they are going to be issuing a ton of tickets.Just imagining an Indy driver having to negotiate the one way streets and the signals every block with “Don’t block the box” signs. Damn, I didn’t realize how traumatized I still am from working and driving in DC. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2104 "2026-01-31T09:54:00Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I am still trying to imagine an Indy style race in the DC streets. They’ve been doing Formula 1 in Vegas the last few years and it’s a logistical nightmare. I can’t imagine it being feasible to do the same thing in DC. His dementia really is getting worse if he thinks any of this is actually going to happen in a few months’ time. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2105 "2026-01-31T11:26:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > His dementia really is getting worse if he thinks any of this is actually going to happen in a few months’ time. IIRC he also claimed his fantasy battleships would be built within two years. Trump has the attitude that if he demands something be done, it should because his desires override all other considerations. And he doesn’t _just_ ignore the law, he ignores the practicality of whatever he’s demanding. Battleships, a border wall, a giant stadium, Greenland, whatever; as far as he’s concerned if he demands it he should get it, _immediately;_ and any issues with doing so are _other_ people’s problems. Of course no matter how loudly the Toddler-in-Chief demands something impossible, that makes it no less impossible. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2106 "2026-01-31T11:46:35Z")
It’ll be fun to see American soldiers standing on the shore lashing the sea with whips. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2107 "2026-01-31T13:48:00Z")
I was thinking, this morning, about metaphors for Trump 2.0. For whatever reason, what came to me was a good scene/lines from the movie, “The Rock:” > [@](#): > > Major Tom Baxter: We’re asking them. We’re asking them for a new deadline. > General Hummel: Put the phone down. > Major Tom Baxter: The men are falling apart! > General Hummel: The men are Marines! > Major Tom Baxter: Are they? > [Hummel is silent] > Major Tom Baxter: I want to talk to General Kramer. > General Hummel: You’ve been asked by an old friend. > Major Tom Baxter: Put him on the phone right now. > General Hummel: You’re being ordered by a superior officer. > Major Tom Baxter: This is Major Baxter…! > General Hummel: [draws] Now you’re being given your last chance by a man with a gun. Put the phone down. And the **[video version](https://youtu.be/sd2TrIQzp5g)** of the scene – about a minute. Trump has a pathological need to be liked and admired. That seems to be embroiled in a lifelong battle between that character flaw and his unbridled greed. In power, he was hoping to tilt the country, willingly, toward Project 2025 and the agendas of his benefactors. Polling and ratings – two of his favorite metrics – are no longer his friends. Failing that, he’s tried wielding power like a drum and leadership like a violin: coercive speech, textbook demagoguery, Executive Orders that snapped America to grid, aligning us closely with his preordained script – the one he promised his puppet masters he could deliver, in exchange for the support of their machinery for his renewed candidacy. As it becomes increasingly apparent that – not only are his methods failing to _increase_ his support; they’re actually _eroding_ it – the reptilian part (say: 90+%) of his ‘brain’ kicks in. I want what I want. All bets are off. We didn’t acquiesce when asked by an old friend. We stuttered – but remained implacable when ordered by a superior officer. Now, we’re being given our last chance by a man with a gun. “We can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way.” His brain is permanently on speaker phone. His mind is All **[Id](https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html)**, all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2108 "2026-01-31T14:10:58Z")
And Trump is drawing his appointees from ‘Universal Casting ( Universal Pedophilia? ) > **[Trump's Fed chair pick named in Epstein files just hours after his nomination](https://www.rawstory.com/kevin-warsh/)** > > Barely a few hours after President Donald Trump named him as the next nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh was revealed to be in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files.According to The New Republic, "Warsh’s name appears to be on... ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2109 "2026-01-31T14:55:12Z")
I [posted upthread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2039) about the FBI raiding the elections office in Fulton Co, GA, looking for ‘evidence’ that the 2020 election was rigged. This morning I’ve seen two new (to me) related developments. First with the morning news on, I just saw a ‘coming up’ segment about the FBI raid, with a clip of trump saying “we now have incontrovertible evidence that the election was rigged, and people will be prosecuted for it”. Then I saw this article: > **[Atlanta FBI boss ousted after balking at 2020 election probe](https://www.ms.now/news/atlanta-fbi-boss-ousted-after-balking-at-2020-election-probe)** > > Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown refused to execute search warrants over Trump’s long-running fraud claims, sources tell MS NOW. WTF? I’m surprised this whole story isn’t getting more attention in the media. Yes, I got this info from the media, but it seems like it’s being treated as a ‘below the fold’ item, when I think it should be in screaming headlines. The trump admin directed the FBI to pursue what every rational official involved knows is completely fictional bullshit, fired the top official in charge who balked at following this vendetta, and the President is threatening prosecutions of the supposed people in charge of this imaginary crime. I know he says a lot of shit that never actually happens, and I know that even if there are attempts at prosecutions, they likely wouldn’t go anywhere. I think that the courts still hold to old-fashioned notions like ‘standards of evidence’ and ‘the rule of law’. But it’s still likely to ruin the lives and careers of people who were just doing their jobs and their duty. And it’s one more toppled pillar of our free and fair election process. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2110 "2026-01-31T15:22:27Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Trump has the attitude that if he demands something be done, it should because his desires override all other considerations. And he doesn’t _just_ ignore the law, he ignores the practicality of whatever he’s demanding. It’s the old rule; “Good, Fast, Cheap. Choose two.” Trump _could_ get this stuff done, since we know he’s ignoring all the laws that make “Fast” difficult, but he’s constitutionally incapable of not being cheap. There’s no way he’d actually pay people what it would take to get this stuff done properly, so it’s going to be “Good” that gets tossed out. You’ll get a racetrack that’s impossible to drive on, and a stadium that collapses when it’s half full. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2111 "2026-01-31T16:38:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > They’ve been doing Formula 1 in Vegas the last few years and it’s a logistical nightmare. And, they began planning and designing the route nearly five years ahead of the inaugural race, and it took over nine months to pave all the streets to F1 standards. And Chicago’s downtown NASCAR race, which required a much shorter circuit and lower speeds, still took about a year and a half to pull together. Not to mention that IndyCar’s 2026 schedule has already been published. If this race happens I’ll eat a Firestone tire. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2112 "2026-01-31T16:43:55Z")
Damn, we’re never going to see you eat that tire. Sucks to be us, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2113 "2026-01-31T17:27:12Z")
Personally, I’d have chosen a Michelin tire, but you do you. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2114 "2026-01-31T17:28:23Z")
Firestone is the brand IndyCar uses. Just trying to stay on theme. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2115 "2026-01-31T17:31:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > They’ve been doing Formula 1 in Vegas the last few years and it’s a logistical nightmare. I can’t imagine it being feasible to do the same thing in DC. As @wheelz noted, Chicago had a NASCAR street race the past three years, and yes, it made local residents and businesses very unhappy, as numerous downtown streets were closed off for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2116 "2026-01-31T17:34:32Z")
I know. In case it didn’t come through, I was going for a Michelin Star reference. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2117 "2026-01-31T18:57:32Z")
Just make sure to choose the right backing track: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lHZiqUFy1CQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Muppet Show S1 E1 Gonzo Eats A Tire to Flight of a BumbleBee") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZiqUFy1CQ) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2118 "2026-01-31T20:03:45Z")
> **[Ousted border chief exposed for unhinged phone call that left lawyers 'deeply...](https://www.rawstory.com/msn/greg-bovino/)** > > Greg Bovino, formally the face of Border Patrol and President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown before his demotion earlier this week, was exposed Saturday for making “disparaging remarks” to a Trump-nominated prosecutor over their Jewish faith,... In shocking news Greg Bovino doesn’t like Jewish people in addition to not liking non-whites. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2119 "2026-01-31T20:29:27Z")
Bovino: Stop calling us Nazis! Also Bovino: Them f\*@%ing Jews, amiright?? [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/bovino-jewish-prosecutor-minnesota.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/bovino-jewish-prosecutor-minnesota.html) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2120 "2026-01-31T20:55:05Z")
Todd Blanche, Deputy United States Deputy Attorney General and STILL DEMENTO DON’S personal lawyer. Conflicted? Yeah. Everything from Maxwell’s silencing, illegal deportations, and government agency shutdowns that willfully and knowingly violated court orders. Only the BEST CRIMINALS > **[Bar Complaint Against Todd Blanche — Legal Accountability Center](https://legalaccountability.org/actions/complaint-against-todd-blanche)** > > Read the Legal Accountability Center’s bar complaint against Todd Blanche in his role as Deputy United States Deputy Attorney General and in private practice at Blanche Law PLLC, a New York law firm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=107)