# 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:** 166
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3301 "2026-03-16T23:56:30Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > because Trump has placed them outside the hurricane zone. You mean, the Sharpie zone. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3302 "2026-03-16T23:57:30Z")
Likewise the drugs from Jonathan Lethem’s _Gun, with Occasional Music_: Acceptol, Avoidol, Forgettol. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3303 "2026-03-17T00:16:16Z")
At the end of their description they ask, _Any questions about this hat?_ I was so tempted to ask why they gave one to a man actively destroying the country. > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > It’s all so cringe, so ghoulish, so WTF. So on brand. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3304 "2026-03-17T00:25:28Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Her reported romantic partner Corey Lewandowski is supposedly the actual decision maker at Homeland Security. “I’m not worried. I do whatever the f–k I want. DJT will pardon me,” Lewandowski told one of The Post’s sources last year — making the flippant aside during a discussion about official actions. [https://www.mediaite.com/politics/i-do-whatever-the-fck-i-want-noem-sidekick-trump-is-interrogating-staff-about-reportedly-boasted-prez-would-pardon-him/](https://www.mediaite.com/politics/i-do-whatever-the-fck-i-want-noem-sidekick-trump-is-interrogating-staff-about-reportedly-boasted-prez-would-pardon-him/) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3305 "2026-03-17T00:29:36Z")
It’s a little ironic to hear Trump rhapsodize about the marble he plans to use on his ballroom or the Kennedy Center, given how he destroyed the bas relief panels that were on the façade of the Bonwit Teller department store building until [he destroyed them in 1980](https://secretsofmanhattan.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/the-bonwit-teller-building-how-donald-trump-destroyed-an-art-deco-treasure/), despite his promise to donate them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He replaced the Bonwit Teller building with Trump Tower, which is nothing special architecturally. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3306 "2026-03-17T00:58:50Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I’m reminded of a bumper sticker I saw on the back of a pickup truck years ago, > **I’m not a real cowboy** > _I just found the hat_ **I don’t need a hat.** _I live here._ ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3307 "2026-03-17T01:45:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > (By elimination, it would then have to be Obama or Biden, neither of whom are on speaking terms with him) It’s likely President Putin. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3308 "2026-03-17T02:34:33Z")
Russia didn’t talk Trump into this. They need Iran to keep supplying them with drones for bombing Ukraine with. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3309 "2026-03-17T02:34:55Z")
At the the first UFC training session for FBI agents, Ka$h Patel was autographing pictures of himself for attendees. > **[Keystone Kash Busted Signing Pics of Himself While Nancy Guthrie Remains Missing](https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-busted-signing-pics-of-himself-while-nancy-guthrie-remains-missing/)** > > Patel took time to sign photos of himself at an FBI-UFC training session over the weekend. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3310 "2026-03-17T02:38:12Z")
All four living ex-presidents have denied that they told Trump they wish they had bombed Iran. > **[All 4 living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676245068/)** > > Aides to all four living presidents confirmed to CNN on Monday that none of them have spoken with President Donald Trump about his bombing strikes in Iran, as Trump claimed during a press conference. Trump claimed in the Oval Office that he had... My guess at this point is one of his handlers showed him an AI-generated video of Bill Clinton saying “Trump is right about Iran” and his dementia-addled brain thinks it was real. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3311 "2026-03-17T03:30:38Z")
I heard Anderson Cooper mentioning this before going to commercial. I thought I misheard it, but I found another source. He’s trying to claim that he has the power to charge and convict news media of treason all by his lonesome? That’s not in the Constitution… [https://people.com/donald-trump-wants-some-media-outlets-face-charges-treason-latest-rant-journalists-11926939](https://people.com/donald-trump-wants-some-media-outlets-face-charges-treason-latest-rant-journalists-11926939) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3312 "2026-03-17T03:47:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > My guess at this point is one of his handlers showed him an AI-generated video of Bill Clinton saying “Trump is right about Iran” and his dementia-addled brain thinks it was real. You think he needed an AI video? He only needs his adderall-marinated mind. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3313 "2026-03-17T03:48:37Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > You think he needed an AI video? This admin LOVES AI video. I really think they’re showing him generated content that tells him what he wants to hear in order to keep him placated. It would probably have been of Clinton because, of the living ex-presidents, Bill is the only one he’s ever been on good terms with. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3314 "2026-03-17T04:38:51Z")
“Canada will be our great 51st state” - Tired “Venezuela will be our great 51st state” - Wired [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreifiwxpfqblasktpwo246v3zlvg5t35ikv7folt2iwxsm4pa5wup3a) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreifiwxpfqblasktpwo246v3zlvg5t35ikv7folt2iwxsm4pa5wup3a) (Note: Venezuela would be the third most populous state, with more electoral votes than Florida and a majority Hispanic population) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3315 "2026-03-17T04:49:09Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Russia didn’t talk Trump into this. They need Iran to keep supplying them with drones for bombing Ukraine with. Russia bought all the plans, production methods, and produces all on their own. Their version, the Gerin, is improved in many ways, especially guidance. Reports indicate some of the improved models have been shipped back to Iran. I’ll try to dig up the in-depth story. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3316 "2026-03-17T04:51:27Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > All four living ex-presidents have denied that they told Trump they wish they had bombed Iran. What makes you think the felon was referring to a living former president when he said he talked to a former president? [True to dictator form (and yes, that’s the only true involved with him), Rip van Simple freaks out about the judiciary](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-rails-against-supreme-court-182625964.html). > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. court system in two posts on social media over the weekend, including disparaging a Supreme Court ruling over his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement tariffs. > > He also took aim at [a ruling](https://abcnews.com/Politics/judge-blocks-doj-subpoenas-involving-fed-chair-jerome/story?id=131049110) by a U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday that blocked the Justice Department’s subpoenas as part of their criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. > > “The decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood,” Trump said on Sunday night. > > The Supreme Court last month delivered a major blow to Trump by [invalidating](https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-invalidates-trumps-tariffs/story?id=129036085) most of his global tariffs, a cornerstone of his economic policy in his second term. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court concluded that IEEPA did not give Trump the power to unilaterally impose tariffs because the Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to raise revenue from Americans. > > Trump on Sunday night derided the high court’s decision, claiming that the “Democrats on the Court always ‘stick together,’ no matter how strong a case is put before them.” > > Trump also took a dig at Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both of whom the president appointed during his first term to the nation’s highest court, accusing them of going “out of their way, with bad and wrongful rulings and intentions, to prove how ‘honest,’ ‘independent,’ and ‘legitimate’ they are.” [Yo, you! Yeah, you, the felon! Now’s the time if you want another venue to chuck paper towels.](https://www.aol.com/articles/cubas-national-electric-grid-collapses-182934298.html) > [@](#): > > HAVANA, March 16 (Reuters) - Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country’s grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the ‌island’s already obsolete generation system. > > Grid operator UNE said on social media it is investigating the causes of the ‌blackout, the latest in a series of widespread outages that last for hours or days and that this weekend sparked a rare violent protest in ​the communist-run country. > > Officials ruled out a major power plant failure, but had still not pinpointed the root cause of the grid collapse, suggesting a problem with transmission. Not that I’m suggesting attacking yet another sovereign country, mind you. [Democrats call for Cruella to get grilled; the Second Felonial Era says they don’t care.](https://www.aol.com/articles/democrats-refer-kristi-noem-doj-175947356.html) > [@](#): > > Top congressional Democrats referred evidence to the Justice Department on March 16 that they say indicates [Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem](https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/kristi-noem/) committed perjury in [testimony before Congress](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-ousts-kristi-noem-homeland-190218549.html). > > “Noem repeatedly misled the Senate Committee on the Judiciary during her testimony,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D–Illinois, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D–Maryland, said in a [letter to the Justice Department](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27881522-2026-3-16-letter-to-doj-re-noem-criminal-referral/). “A number of her statements appear to violate criminal statutes prohibiting perjury and knowingly making false statements to Congress.” > > Durbin and Raskin specifically referred to testimony Noem gave before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3 and before the House Judiciary Committee on March 4. Durbin is the top Democrat for the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Raskin is the top Democrat for the House Judiciary Committee. > > “Any claim that Secretary Noem committed perjury is categorically FALSE,” DHS told USA TODAY in a written statement. > > The Justice Department won’t pursue a criminal investigation, saying in a statement to USA TODAY, “The DOJ has received the latest political stunt from the Democrats who should instead vote to reopen the Department of Homeland Security.” But, hey, this is a great bit of news about the law in the United States. > [@](#): > > Durbin and Raskin said in their letter that they have “low expectations” for the current Justice Department to investigate the issue, but also noted charges can be brought for up to five years after the testimony, so a DOJ under a new president could still investigate. That should send shudders through the entire felonial era. [Felon got called out for grifting over dead soldiers.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-cornered-cashing-jaw-dropping-022010214.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter after being pressed on turning his already controversial appearance at a dignified transfer into a pitch for cash. > > The 79-year-old president has been blasted for using an image of himself saluting the coffin of a soldier killed in his war on Iran while wearing a Trump merch cap to solicit cash for his own campaigning. > > On Sunday, a reporter pressed Trump on the fundraising email as he traveled back from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where the warmongering president had spent the weekend. > > “Your PAC put out a fundraising email a couple of days ago and it’s being criticized for using official White House photos of you at the dignified transfer,” the female reporter began, before being interrupted by Trump. > > “Well, I was at the dignified transfer, unlike a lot of people,” the commander-in-chief said. > > “Do you think it’s an appropriate email to send?” the reporter pressed. > > “Yeah, I do,” Trump replied, before retreating to his usual escape hatch: “I didn’t see it. I mean, somebody puts it up. We have a lot of people working for us.” That’s the set-up. Now for the hit. > [@](#): > > He lost his composure as the reporter kept questioning him. > > “Who’re you with? Who’re you with?” he repeated, and the reporter answered that she was with ABC News. > > “One of the worst, most fake, most corrupt [what did he say],” he fumed. “I think it’s maybe the most corrupt news organizations on the planet. I think they’re terrible. I don’t want any more from ABC.” [Guess what the felon wants for journalists now.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-demands-death-penalty-reporters-003908531.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump says reporters who cover his war on Iran in a negative manner should face charges of “TREASON”—a crime punishable by death. > > The 79-year-old president posted a nearly [400-word Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116235861005528220) rant on Sunday slamming Iran for “feeding” the “very appreciative Fake News Media” in the U.S. and even resorting to AI to spread “false information.” > > The president claimed Iran had circulated images of “phony ‘Kamikaze Boats’ shooting at various Ships at Sea” and that while they looked “wonderful, powerful, and vicious,” he added that “these Boats don’t exist.” > > Repeating his claim that the U.S. had defeated Iran’s military and slamming the Wall Street Journal for “false reporting,” Trump then took his anger to new heights. > > The [Journal on Saturday covered](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026/card/five-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-wHYFMW2YG3p0rwH3HaGU) an Iranian attack on Saudi airbase in which it said five U.S. military refueling planes were hit and damaged. > > Trump suggested the Journal’s story was false and said Iran was spreading fake news through AI. He said four of the aircraft were still in service “with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies.” > > The Daily Beast has contacted the Wall Street Journal for comment. > > He then blasted Iran, which, “working in close coordination with the Fake News Media,” spread a fake image of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier “burning uncontrollably in the Ocean.” Trump said that it was not burning and also had not been shot at. > > The video was [fact-checked last week by AFP](https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.A2LM9CQ), which concluded it was made using AI. > > Trump went on, “The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!” I’ve completely lost count. How many times is it now he’s threatened to murder those who criticize him? Have I mentiond before that thanks to the felon the US no longer has allies? [Here’s more proof.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/key-u-allies-humiliate-trump-024003072.html) > [@](#): > > Major allies of the United States are refusing to answer President Donald Trump’s desperate pleas for help in his war on Iran. > > British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not be sending warships to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Trump, 79, called for allied reinforcements, [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/15/starmer-snubs-trumps-call-for-global-flotilla-in-gulf/) reported on Sunday. > > The nation’s energy minister, Ed Miliband, said the British government was looking at “any options” to help restart shipping in the region, but that the country’s position relied on a de-escalation of fighting as the “best and simplest way.” > > An Australian government official also said that the country would not send any of its naval ships to assist at the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters [reported](https://x.com/idreesali114/status/2033338097815969904) on Sunday evening. > > The two American allies are the only countries other than the U.S. to have combat-ready Tomahawk cruise missiles. > > Other allies, including France, Japan, and South Korea, have signaled similar reluctance. I seem to recall the names of a few of those countries coming out of the convicted liar’s mouth when he said they would be sending ships. [Be a federal prosecutor. No experience required. Apply today!](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/doj-drops-experience-requirement-prosecutors-015555034.html) > [@](#): > > The Justice Department has slashed a policy requiring all new-hire federal prosecutors to have a minimum of one year of experience practicing law amid major hiring struggles. > > According to the [American Bar Association](https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/governmental_legislative_work/publications/washingtonletter/november-25-wl/outside-the-gao-1125wl/), the number of attorneys working across the DOJ has plummeted from approximately 10,000 in 2024. Though exact numbers are not currently publicly available, 5,500 employees—not all of whom are attorneys—have either been fired, resigned, or retired from the DOJ since the start of President **Donald Trump** ‘s second administration. [We need an emoji for “I have no words” to go right here.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-derails-important-meeting-155546196.html) > [@](#): > > A reporter was able to distract Donald Trump even as the president was in the middle of a “very important” meeting about the war in Iran. > > PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Liz Landers [posted](https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2033527100179640459) on X that she had a brief phone call with Trump on Monday morning about the [conflict in the Middle East](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-hit-secret-warnings-iran-142334696.html), even though the president was participating in official discussions on the matter. > > “He noted when he answered that it was not a good time to chat because he was in the middle of a ‘very important meeting’ about it,” Landers posted on X. > > Landers then relayed her conversation with Trump about the war in a series of X posts. This included a potentially key update from [Trump about Kharg Island](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/frantic-trump-ramps-war-personally-003346810.html), Iran’s economic lifeline that handles nearly all of the country’s crude exports, which the U.S. attacked last week. So he leaves a war planning meeting to tell a journalist who called him all about his war plans. We need that emoji right now! > [@Smapti](#): > > (Note: Venezuela would be the third most populous state, with more electoral votes than Florida and a majority Hispanic population) [And he _still_\* wouldn’t know who the governor is!](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/confused-trump-79-forgets-president-212832872.html) > [@](#): > > Even President Donald Trump seems to be struggling to keep track of the sheer number of countries he’s waged war with lately. > > Trump, 79, appeared to forget who the leader he installed in Venezuela was while speaking on Monday—just over two months after he directed the United States military to kidnap the country’s former president, [Nicolás Maduro](https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/nicolas-maduro/). > > “Venezuela, who’s been great, by the way, the relationship with Venezuela has been fantastic,” Trump said during a news conference regarding his shuttering of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a $200 million renovation. > > “The president has done a really good job. We get along with him really well,” Trump added. Him, huh? ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3317 "2026-03-17T04:55:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What makes you think the felon was referring to a living former president when he said he talked to a former president? He doesn’t strike me as the kind to be into seances. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3318 "2026-03-17T05:01:47Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > He doesn’t strike me as the kind to be into seances. Doesn’t have to be. That would be someone inclined to listen. He’s just talking to the dead and asserting they’d agree. In other words, as usual, he’s lying. p.s. Anyone can talk to the dead. Now, having the dead actually talk to you makes you special. ---
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> Is there any name that sounds more like a drug than Resistol? > [@Ludovic](#): > > Yeah: the Roman emperor Pertinax. Resistol is pretty close, though. Ask your druggist or historian if Pertinax is right for _you_ (Don’t use Pertinax if you are allergic to it. Stop taking Pertinax if you experience sharp stabbing pains in your back. Avoid Praetorians while taking Pertinax.) ---
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> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Oh, dear! Former presidents have to worry about their careers? Just wait till the current one has to worry about jailtime. If not for him (thank you, SCOTUS!) for his family. You think he worries about his family? Oh, you sweet summer child. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=167)