# 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:** 135
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2681 "2026-02-25T02:51:19Z")
“Erratic with age” is an almost British level of understatement for “batshit crazy.” ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2682 "2026-02-25T06:13:11Z")
> **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mfnvhclte42v)** > > Mike Johnson: "If we lost the midterms -- heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House -- it would be the end of the Trump presidency in a real effect." [![](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Km4JXgNepwgAAAAd/john-mulaney-and-i-said-promise.gif) ](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Km4JXgNepwgAAAAd/john-mulaney-and-i-said-promise.gif) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2683 "2026-02-25T11:35:59Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I don’t shoot, I just know how to make a weapon safe. > > I mean, how hard is it? Drop the magazine, rack it, and either a round will be ready (and removable) or you can put a finger into the chamber to make sure it is emply. No shit. I’m teaching my wife how to shoot different weapons. We’ve had 4 ‘table top’ lessons, and two visits to the range where I stand right behind her shoulder and observe. We have the special ear muffs that block the ‘BANG’ but we can still talk in normal tones. We will do another lesson today because she will try shooting a different gun. I bought special ‘snap caps’ so we will not be handleing live ammo during the lesson. There will not be any live ammo in the room. I take this shit seriously. ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2684 "2026-02-25T11:58:02Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > No shit I’m in South Africa where both legal and illegal guns are really common. We do not rival the USA in gun deaths per capita, not even close. Domestic violence via physical attack or stabbing is way bigger a problem, even in a country where gun ownership is really high. As soon as my kids are old enough, I will teach them how to disable a weapon. But depite my father being a noted sharp-shooter (not a sniper, just good, apparently) during his time in the Rhodesian Army, I hope his genes have not reached my own children.. (Depressingly, an AK-47 is cheaper here than many school books. [https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2003-04-23-ak-47-cheaper-than-a-book-says-uys/](https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2003-04-23-ak-47-cheaper-than-a-book-says-uys/) ) Later Edit, as much as I dislike guns, this thread is really about dislike of Trump, who can’t even find the safety-catch on his mouth. I’ll drop it now. ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2685 "2026-02-25T12:23:14Z")
The Trump administration claimed that a [man detained by ICE](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.243037/gov.uscourts.wvsd.243037.20.0.pdf) had a criminal convictions for marijuana possession in 2009. One small problem with that claim, according to the judge… [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak/bafkreihzipn7nhab2vaz7q3uxujnyl2pbx3p6epcupcdyyknahbizkugmq@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak/bafkreihzipn7nhab2vaz7q3uxujnyl2pbx3p6epcupcdyyknahbizkugmq@jpeg) > [@](#): > > The Respondents did attach a document to their Response purporting to show minor convictions for marijuana possession in 2009. The petitioner was four years old in 2009, and the Respondent indicated that the document was supplied by ICE and likely presumed to relate to the Petitioner because the individual had the same name, despite differences in birthdate, birthplace, parents’ names and immigration status. This sloppiness further validates the Court’s concerns about the procedures utilized by the Respondents depriving people present in the United States of their liberty. Oof. ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2686 "2026-02-25T13:45:34Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > No shit I’m in South Africa where both legal and illegal guns are really common. We do not rival the USA in gun deaths per capita, not even close. Domestic violence via physical attack or stabbing is way bigger a problem, even in a country where access to illegal guns is easy As soon as my kids are old enough, I will teach them how to disable a weapon. But depite my father being a noted sharp-shooter (not a sniper, just good, apparently) during his time in the Rhodesian Army, I hope his genes have not reached my own children. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2687 "2026-02-25T17:38:12Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Too bad the guys didn’t have the balls to turn down the invitation. To give credit where it’s due, five members of the team did turn down the invitation: Kyle Connor, Jake Guentzel, Jackson LaCombe, Brock Nelson, and Jake Oettinger. ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2688 "2026-02-25T17:44:28Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > **minor** convictions for marijuana possession in 2009. The petitioner was **four years old** in 2009 Bolding added. Seems like a fair cop! ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2689 "2026-02-25T18:16:32Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > where a semi-automatic weapon will continue to fire by itself. I think that that is technically a felony. OTOH, the law might say ‘multiple rounds per _pull of the trigger_. Either way, that sort of thing would require an immediate trip to a gunsmith. ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2690 "2026-02-25T18:18:02Z")
Oh, it did. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2691 "2026-02-25T19:52:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > To give credit where it’s due, five members of the team did turn down the invitation: Kyle Connor, Jake Guentzel, Jackson LaCombe, Brock Nelson, and Jake Oettinger. From what I’ve heard, only 8 out of 25 of the men’s hockey team attended the SOTU. I didn’t watch it (I had to sort my cats’ sock drawer), but this came from a reputable source. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2692 "2026-02-25T20:16:22Z")
The figures I’m seeing are there are twenty-five members on the team. Twenty of them went to the White House reception. Seventeen of them attended the State of the Union address. [cite](https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/nation-world/what-hockey-players-skipped-trump-state-of-the-union/507-717ab454-6d6f-4593-93e1-65db32e4b6ac) The five who didn’t go to the White House were the ones I listed above. The three who went to the White House but didn’t go to the SOTU were Clayton Keller, Dylan Larkin, and Auston Matthews. I will note that not all of these absences were necessarily political. Most of the players are also professional NHL players and returned to practice with their teams. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2693 "2026-02-26T00:44:22Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I will note that not all of these absences were necessarily political And I don’t think that you can assume the ones who attended the events are pro-Trump. It would be very hard to decline such an invitation. ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2694 "2026-02-26T00:49:06Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > It would be very hard to decline such an invitation. That is not self-evident. Why? ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2695 "2026-02-26T00:57:15Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > That is not self-evident. Why? Because there was an open bar and all the Mickey D’s you could eat? ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2696 "2026-02-26T01:09:47Z")
I couldn’t accept an invitation from Trump if it came with a million dollars and a gold-plated blowjob. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2697 "2026-02-26T01:11:22Z")
Oww. The sharp edges would hurt.. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2698 "2026-02-26T01:38:09Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > It would be very hard to decline such an invitation. I disagree. As noted, eight of the twenty-five members of the team declined the invitation. There doesn’t seem to be any reason why the others couldn’t have done so as well. This was after the issue had become political, due to the non-invitation of the women’s team, Kash Patel’s presence in the locker room, and the original five members declining to go to the White House. Regardless of what their overall political views are, anybody on the team who attended the State of the Union address knew they were making a political statement by their presence. ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2699 "2026-02-26T01:41:21Z")
Punishing the state of Minnesota, well, for being Minnesota… 🤦🏽 > # Trump administration to withhold $259M in Minnesota Medicaid funds, citing fraud > > _The move, announced by Vice President JD Vance, targets alleged health care fraud and signals a broader crackdown that could extend to other states._ > > [https://wapo.st/4baXv8I](https://wapo.st/4baXv8I) > Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would withhold $259 million in Medicaid payments for Minnesota, escalating its fight with the state as the White House seeks to elevate health care fraud as an election-year issue. > > “We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money,” Vance said … > > … > > The governor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Walz late Wednesday called the move part of a “campaign of retribution.” > > “Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota,” Walz wrote in a social media post. … > … Yup. Tim got that right. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/2700 "2026-02-26T01:44:14Z")
Speaking of Kash Patel, he’s now trying to defend his presence in the locker room (and by extension his use of government money to fly to Milan) by claiming he was there in a professional capacity. Of course, he was videotaped chugging beers, so I guess this is his public confession that he drinks on the job. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=136)