# 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:** 123
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2441 "2026-02-13T01:54:21Z")
…until you have no more Fs to give. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2442 "2026-02-13T02:03:25Z")
[Behold!](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=P97CDm%2Bt&id=3ABFE9DFF2C83F457163C23640572E922E4AEE7A&thid=OIP.P97CDm-tY-l5mdL7yqeWNAHaEe&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F4d%2Fa1%2F37%2F4da137610a614a24c970b01f35d04e4b--hilarious-stuff-too-funny.jpg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.3fdec20e6fad63e97999d2fbcaa79634%3Frik%3Deu5KLpIuV0A2wg%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=356&expw=590&q=The+Field+On+Which+I+Grow+My+Fucks+Meme&FORM=IRPRST&ck=610E028087264982D20D851F3FDB9DA2&selectedIndex=29&itb=0&cw=1222&ch=594&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0) ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2443 "2026-02-13T02:35:52Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y8Rsretl-qQ/maxresdefault.jpg "I've No More F\*\*\*s To Give (With Tom Carradine)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Rsretl-qQ) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2444 "2026-02-13T04:54:45Z")
The Wall Street Journal says Noem and Lewandowsky are fucking. [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95) > Noem and Lewandowski’s close relationship had already made Trump and his top advisers uncomfortable. Lewandowski had initially wanted to formally serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump rejected the idea due to reports of a romantic relationship between the two—which he has continued to bring up, officials say. > > After tabloid photos of Lewandowski showed him going back and forth between his apartment and Noem’s across the street last year, the secretary moved into a government-owned waterfront house on a military base in Washington that is provided to the leader of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard falls under Noem’s purview at DHS during peacetime. Lewandowski also spends time at the house. > > Lewandowski and Noem, who are both married, have publicly denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship inside the department. The DHS spokeswoman said the department “doesn’t waste time with salacious, baseless gossip.” > > The pair have lately been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country, according to people familiar with the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2445 "2026-02-13T04:57:34Z")
How weird. I recently ran across that song while putting together a Funny play list on Spotify. I’ve probably listened to it fifty times in the last few weeks. ---
**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 13, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2446 "2026-02-13T09:11:48Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “We don’t do subtle,” the narrator kicks off the video by saying, as two artificially generated fans decked out in Patriots and Seahawks gear look in astonishment as Air Force One flies over a packed stadium. They don’t apparently do original either, as South Africans will recognize from the 2009 movie “Invictus”, a real incident at the fairly iconic 1995 Rugby Cup Final, where an SAA pilot illegally flew a Boeing 747 at very low altitude over the stadium with “GO BOKKE” painted on the lower side of the wings. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2447 "2026-02-13T10:35:30Z")
> **[Trump official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's flu shot](https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/trump-official-overruled-fda-scientists-to-reject-modernas-flu-shot/)** > > FDA's top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, is known for overruling scientists. The modern-day Lysenkos who have taken over the US health administration apparatus are continuing their busy efforts to tear down scientific rationality. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2448 "2026-02-13T20:20:06Z")
“Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually unbelievable, helicopter platforms all the way the line” (I’m sorry, WHAT?!) > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mer76epq232a)** > > "Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually... “We won World War 1. We won everything. World War 2. And everything before, during, and a little bit after except we fought a little bit differently. We fought to be politically correct. We were a politically correct force with the presidents. But now we have a real force.” (Ah, yes, the famously politically correct presidency of (checks notes) Richard Nixon.) > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mer6d5babk2h)** > > Trump: "We won World War 1. We won everything. World War 2. And everything before, during, and a little bit after except we fought a little bit differently. We fought to be politically correct. We were a politically correct force with the presidents.... “Greenland is gonna want us … We are negotiating right now for Greenland.” (We are not, in fact, negotiating right now for Greenland.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3meqztamkiv2y)** > > Trump: "Greenland is gonna want us ... We are negotiating right now for Greenland." ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2449 "2026-02-13T20:22:53Z")
I swear we’re about two weeks from “onion on my belt” level nonsense. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2450 "2026-02-13T21:50:24Z")
He’s even more incoherent than usual today; “You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that’s really the least of we mission. But we’d probably grab whatever is left.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mergjmqgcq2c)** > > Q: You said the Iranian nuclear sites have been 'totally obliterated.' What's left to go after? > > TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left. “The new battleship that we have which I helped design. I want that ship to look gorgeous. Forget about stealth. They design ugly equipment for stealth. We design great looking equipment, also stealth.” > “We’re also purchasing 30 new and modified Abrams tanks. Named in honor of Stacey Abrams” > “Maybe I’ll move here with our great movie star will move here. With our first lady. We’ll move to fort Bragg. Would you like that darling? She loves it.” > “Your 401(k)s are doing very. I don’t have to ask you. Is anyone doing poorly with their 401(k)?” (The military does not offer 401ks.) > ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2451 "2026-02-13T23:17:59Z")
[At least one base is training the troops for a career after the military.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/troops-mocking-air-force-gate-211451608.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > Gate guards at an Air Force base in Oklahoma have become targets of ridicule over a newly mandated greeting, according to an internal email. > > The message, recently sent out by local senior enlisted leader MSgt. Bradley Opfar, warned against mocking the guards, known as Defenders, for delivering a scripted line: “Good morning, sir/ma’am. Welcome to Altus AFB. Victory begins here!” > > “It frustrates me to write this to you all, but it is necessary,” the email said. “Anyone found disrespecting Defenders will be held accountable.” The message warned that troops could face charges under the [Uniform Code of Military Justice](https://www.businessinsider.com/military-troops-self-censorship-pentagon-crackdown-political-speech-2025-12?utm_medium=referral&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_source=yahoo), while civilian employees could be reported to their supervisors. > > The message included a sampling of the reactions that guards have faced at gates since February 4: > > - “Don’t tell me that anymore.” > > - “You don’t have to say that shit to me when I come through.” > > - **“You sound like a Walmart greeter.”** > > Others have dismissed the greeting as “stupid” and “dumb,” according to the message, which the Air Force verified. When did Air Force personnel get the moniker _Defender_? That can’t be one of war criminal Hegseth’s or Rip van Simple’s ideas. It’s too woke, too weak. Still better than this nonsense, I guess. (Same link, my **bolding** ) > [@](#): > > The base started requiring the new greeting after Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach and the top enlisted airman, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe, sent a memo on January 30 addressing base greetings. > > “The way we greet one another matters,” the memo said. “Professional greetings — at installation entry control points and throughout interactions with the public — must be the standard. First impressions set the tone and when paired with professional image, reinforce trust, authority and pride.” > > That memo referenced another base where gate guards greet drivers by saying, “Fight’s on!” > > "At one of our premier bases, Defenders greet patrons with, **'Good Morning, Sir/Ma’am/General/Chief. Welcome to \_\_\_\_ AFB. Fight’s On!"** the memo read. [The anti-drug dealer ~~dictator~~ ~~king~~ president pardons drug dealer.](https://www.aol.com/trump-pardons-5-ex-nfl-065842087.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON — President Trump issued pardons Thursday to five former football stars — including Jets Hall of Famer Joe Klecko — who were convicted of federal drug crimes, perjury, and counterfeiting offenses. > > “As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, grace, and the courage to rise again. So is our nation,” White House pardon czar [Alice Marie Johnson wrote on X](https://x.com/AliceMarieFree/status/2022117135594742131) in announcing the clemencies. Aww. How sweet. But let’s see what the crimes really were. > [@](#): > > Defensive tackle Klecko, 72, who spent 11 of his 12 pro seasons with the Jets, was pardoned for perjury in an insurance fraud case, for which he was sentenced to three months in prison in 1993. Perjury? Why am I not surprised the guy convicted of lying pardoned someone convicted of lying? > [@](#): > > Offensive guard Nate Newton, 64, best known for his 13 years with the Dallas Cowboys, received clemency for his drug trafficking conviction after he was busted with nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in two separate traffic stops in 2001. Four hundred pounds? That’s quite the personal use stash. I trust y’all’ll forgive me for speculating maybe this newfound friendship between the felon and Newton might be the cause of the rambling mentioned just upthread. > [@](#): > > Another Super Bowl champion, former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, was pardoned after pleading guilty in 2004 to using a cell phone to facilitate a cocaine deal. Maybe the rambling’s cause was a twofer. > [@](#): > > Travis Henry, 47, formerly of the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos, was pardoned of his cocaine-trafficking conviction, while the late Billy Cannon — a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU who went on to play for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, and Kansas City Chiefs — received posthumous clemency after serving two-and-a-half years in jail for printing $6 million in phony $100 bills in the 1980s. Or a threefer. And counterfeiting? That’s related to dishonesty, too, isn’t it? See above about my lack of surprise. [Speaking of lying, check out this about ICE.](https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-says-2-officers-may-194107744.html) > [@](#): > > The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that two of its officers appear to have made “untruthful statements” about shooting a migrant in Minnesota and may face federal charges for their actions. > > “Today, a joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice (DOJ) of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement.\* > > “Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation. Lying under oath is a serious federal offense. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is actively investigating these false statements,” the statement said. > > “The men and women of ICE are entrusted with upholding the rule of law and are held to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct. Violations of this sacred sworn oath will not be tolerated. ICE remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the fair enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws,” Lyons added. \*My comment: What? The _sworn testimony_ made untruthful statements? Upthread I made a comment that governors should boycott the White House dinner portion of their conference. [One governer appears to feel the same.](https://www.aol.com/news/wes-moore-says-won-t-153855401.html) > [@](#): > > Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) threatened to skip the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting at the White House next Friday after President Trump excluded him [and another Democrat](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5736544-trump-governors-meeting-confusion/) from a separate dinner for governors and their families the following day. > > Moore, the vice chair of the bipartisan NGA, addressed the president’s decision to single him out and call him “not worthy” of attending the black-tie dinner at the White House, which is slated to be held the day after a business meeting between all governors and the president. > > “Well, I can’t speak to the president’s heart. I can speak to his actions. And I do want to be clear to the president: Respectfully, you do not determine my worthiness. God determines my worthiness. The people of Maryland determine my worthiness. They are who I answer to. Not him,” Moore told CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell in a town hall interview Thursday evening. > > “I have been very clear with the people of my state that I will work with anyone, but I will bow down to no one. And I think the president has a problem with that,” Moore continued, addressing why he thinks the president targeted him specifically. [Let’s make it even harder to get identification that proves your citizenship.](https://www.aol.com/articles/state-department-orders-nonprofit-libraries-184201890.html) > [@](#): > > NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years. > > The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries in late fall, informing them they were no longer authorized to participate in the Passport Acceptance Facility program as of Friday. > > “We still get calls daily seeking that service,” said Cathleen Special, executive director of the Otis Library in Norwich, Connecticut, where passport services were offered for 18 years but ceased in November after receiving the letter. “Our community was so used to us offering this.” > > A State Department spokesperson said the order was given because federal law and regulations “clearly prohibit non-governmental organizations” from collecting and retaining fees for a passport application. Government-run libraries are not impacted. > > The spokesperson did not respond to questions as to why it has become an issue now and exactly how many libraries are impacted by the cease and desist order. In a statement, they said, “passport services has over 7,500 acceptance facilities nationwide and the number of libraries found ineligible makes up less than one percent of our total network.” > > The American Library Association estimates about 1,400 mostly non-profit public libraries nationwide could potentially be affected, or about 15% of all public libraries, depending on how many offer passport services. > > Democratic and Republican members of Congress from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland are pushing back, sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio this month asking him to extend the existing program until Congress finds a permanent solution. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2452 "2026-02-13T23:21:04Z")
“I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the near future.” Sure you have, grandpa. Will we be seeing it in two weeks? [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreibl44aa4s4rpfvfhzfuqx3y6qeil6zkii7vax6hcvgx6aebrw5j5y@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreibl44aa4s4rpfvfhzfuqx3y6qeil6zkii7vax6hcvgx6aebrw5j5y@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2453 "2026-02-13T23:27:56Z")
Since we’re discussing those “highest standards of professionalism” at ICE, I’ll just drop this here: > **[Video raises questions about DHS role in Eugene riot damage](https://www.kezi.com/news/local/video-raises-questions-about-dhs-role-in-eugene-riot-damage/article_99b58fc9-7a11-4206-8ad8-f991322972c5.html)** > > The Eugene Federal Building has reopened after a week-long closure due to riot-related damage, with operations resuming despite visible repairs still underway. Small potatoes when compared to so many of their indefensible actions, but still demonstrative of how hard they’re trying to provoke a basis to shut down demonstrations and/or impose the Insurrection Act. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2454 "2026-02-13T23:34:09Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > …but still demonstrative of how hard they’re trying to provoke a basis to shut down demonstrations and/or impose the Insurrection Act. Just today, Adam Kinzinger made what I think is an excellent point about Regime hopes for widespread violence in Minnesota (and presumably in Oregon, California, Illinois, etc., too). Americans haven’t been taking the bait. It’s not at all what Stephen Miller et al expected. > **[The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/thebulwark.com/post/3meqasm5fmc2w)** > > "They went into Minneapolis with the assumption that we'd see the equivalent of George Floyd...they wanted to provoke this. And the discipline that freedom-loving Americans have shown in this—I think it's been incredible." > > Adam Kinzinger on... ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2455 "2026-02-13T23:34:26Z")
“Whether approved by Congress or not” means he’s going to do his dictator stunt. Personally, I hope he tries it now so he can be impeached and tried after his party loses their majorities in both houses this November. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2456 "2026-02-13T23:36:55Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “Whether approved by Congress or not” means he’s going to do his dictator stunt. I assumed it means he’s sundowning, because this is like the fifth or sixth time since last January that he’s made a declaration like this via tweet and then not followed up on it. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2457 "2026-02-14T00:18:29Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > ICE remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the fair enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws,” Lyons added. - They ware full face masks, hats and dark sunglasses to achive this transparency - Accountability? Why aren’t the ICE muderers in jail? - Immigration laws? Does that mean murdering Americans? - Asshole ---
**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:** [February 14, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2458 "2026-02-14T00:35:26Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [At least one base is training the troops for a career after the military.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/troops-mocking-air-force-gate-211451608.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) Next: “Welcome to Costco, I love you.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2459 "2026-02-14T00:56:42Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “The new battleship that we have which I helped design. I want that ship to look gorgeous… This is how I remember it [AI results from a search]: > Donald Trump frequently expressed a desire to move the island (superstructure) on USS _Gerald R. Ford_ class aircraft carriers, complaining that the new, rearward placement looked wrong compared to traditional designs. He reportedly argued for moving it back toward the middle of the ship, citing aesthetics and functionality, despite military officials explaining the design advantages. I think there was some discussion about it here. EDIT: Ah. I found an [article](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-fixated-on-navy-carrier-look-said-would-not-work-2022-5). > The former president also said that the command center, commonly known as “the island,” was positioned too far back and not close enough to the middle of the carrier. > > The island “looks really bad — it’s stupid,” Trump said… ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2460 "2026-02-14T01:11:50Z")
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