# 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:** 172
**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 19, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3421 "2026-03-19T18:55:12Z")
Forget it, he’s rolling. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3422 "2026-03-19T19:05:37Z")
## **Pete Hegseth Calls On The American People To Pray To Jesus Christ In U.S. Schools** **Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on every American “who wants peace through strength” to pray for U.S. troops in the nation’s schools and churches “in the name of Jesus Christ.”** **“I say the same to every American who wants peace through strength, may Almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight. And again, to the American people, please pray for them, every day, on bended knee, with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ,” he said.** Separation of Church and State? What’s that? > **[Oil And Natural Gas Prices Jump Amid Iran Attacks, Hegseth Gives War Update:...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latest-news-live-updates_n_69b7cd6ce4b0e8cdfdd30114/liveblog_69bbf426e4b0411b809fb75f?origin=home-latest-news-unit)** > > Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3423 "2026-03-19T19:18:04Z")
Their solution’s to let Jesus take the wheel, maybe. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3424 "2026-03-19T19:45:13Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > peace through strength “Peace Through Strength™!\*” \*_Peace Through Strength™ only works if God allows it. Do not use Peace Through Strength™ if you have recently sinned, sinned in the past without repenting, or are planning to sin in the future. Do not use Peace Through Strength™ against an opponent with a more power god, deity, great spirit, or near-infinitely powerful alien masquerading as a god. Peace Through Strength™ may cause severe economic dislocations if used for prolonged periods. Peace Through Strength™ should not be used by the very young, very old, women, the disabled, and/or the intelligent. Peace Through Strength™ should not be used as a permanent substitute for a rational international geopolitical policy. Ask your dictator if Peace Through Strength™ is right for you!_ ---
**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:** [March 19, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3425 "2026-03-19T20:13:42Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Their solution’s to let Jesus take the wheel, maybe. Admittedly, a dead guy _could_ do a better job than them. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3426 "2026-03-19T23:34:10Z")
[I wonder who WILL intervene in oil futures markets](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-may-remove-sanctions-iranian-oil-stranded-tankers-bessent-says-2026-03-19/)? > The U.S. may soon remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday as Washington seeks to curb prices soaring over Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. > > He said the Treasury would “absolutely not” try to intervene in oil futures markets. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3427 "2026-03-20T00:25:39Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > on bended knee, Wasn’t that what got Colin Kaepernick in trouble? It all so confusing, when or when not to bend the knee. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3428 "2026-03-20T01:20:48Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > (Aside: Why do Americans care so much about gas prices?), We’re overly dependent on motor vehicles. Also, many men regard their vehicle as an extension of their penis and are concerned more with size than practicality and thus get pathetic mileage. ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3429 "2026-03-20T01:36:04Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > > [@CalMeacham](#): > > > > on bended knee, > > Wasn’t that what got Colin Kaepernick in trouble? > > It all so confusing, when or when not to bend the knee. It’s not confusing at all. Here’s the math. White = kneeling good. Black = kneeling bad. > [@Broomstick](#): > > Also, many men regard their vehicle as an extension of their penis and are concerned more with size than practicality and thus get pathetic mileage. Pathetic mileage for the vehicle or the penis? ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3430 "2026-03-20T02:12:14Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > We’re overly dependent on motor vehicles. Many of us are in locations with no public transport options. I can manage rising gas and food prices because I live alone and my transportation needs are minimal. That’s not the case for everyone. Difficult times ahead and not much we can do about it. There is no way to predict how things will change for all of us. It’s exasperating. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3431 "2026-03-20T02:14:14Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > White = kneeling good. > Black = kneeling bad. I don’t think it is quite that black & white. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLJyglKW4AA4i1B.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLJyglKW4AA4i1B.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3432 "2026-03-20T03:22:28Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Their solution’s to let Jesus take the wheel, maybe. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreib5naiibrzxgwvhxpghrot7uhzr5rfnnpzqrlujqlhc6elyllb54e) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreib5naiibrzxgwvhxpghrot7uhzr5rfnnpzqrlujqlhc6elyllb54e) But wait! They’ve found a solution to the Strait straitjacket! [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigarx5wgzejh2ndwbnm67nfbu5ntehs7oszqalikg5nf6ilmjdoq4) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigarx5wgzejh2ndwbnm67nfbu5ntehs7oszqalikg5nf6ilmjdoq4) ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3433 "2026-03-20T03:50:22Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDMYq5sbsAA-vH6?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDMYq5sbsAA-vH6?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3434 "2026-03-20T03:53:37Z")
That’s frikkin brilliant. ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3435 "2026-03-20T04:41:11Z")
[Holy WTF, Batman!](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-cracks-pearl-harbor-joke-163247936.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > Just over 83 years ago, President [Franklin Roosevelt](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/franklin-roosevelt) called the Imperial [Japanese](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/japanese) Navy’s December 7. 1941 attack on [Pearl Harbor](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pearl-harbor) “a date that will live in infamy” as he urged Congress to declare war. > > On Thursday, President Donald [Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/trump) turned it into a punchline. > > Trump was finishing up a [question-and-answer session with reporters](https://www.aol.com/news/trump-iran-m-not-putting-174059822.html) during a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister [Sanae Takaichi](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sanae-takaichi) when a Japanese journalist asked why he did not inform key American allies — such as Japan — before the start of the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran on February 28. > > The president initially replied that the U.S. “went in very hard” and “didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise.” > > But Trump’s response took an awkward turn moments later when he said: **“Who knows better about surprise than Japan?”** > > After some muted laughter from the U.S. officials who’d joined him for the meeting, he turned to Sanae — who was born two decades after the attack — to ask her another question. > > “Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK?” > > At that point, laughter turned to audible groans. The room went silent. > > Takaichi, who spent two years in Washington working on Capitol Hill during the Reagan administration and has a strong command of English, was clearly taken a back by the president’s attempt at humor. > > The smile she’d had on her face disappeared and her eyes widened as she realized what Trump had just said. I’m now wondering how soon it’s going to be before he says something so outrageous to an actual leader of a country that said leader responds by punching him. [The coward says he’s not afraid of anything.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lawrence-odonnell-slams-sociopath-trump-134829729.html) > [@](#): > > [MS NOW](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/msnbc) host [Lawrence O’Donnell](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/lawrence-odonnell) on Tuesday slammed “sociopath” President [Donald Trump](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump) over his latest lies about the [Iran war](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/iran-war), highlighting one confession from the “mad bomber” that does appear to be genuine — and will “live in infamy” for centuries to come. > > The “[Last Word](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/the-last-word)” host began with a claim Trump made Tuesday when asked if he’s “afraid” Iranian officials might be right in warning that a U.S. ground invasion there would resemble another disastrous Vietnam War. [The president said](https://youtu.be/7kd132y0QBU?t=39), “I’m really not afraid of anything.” > > O’Donnell played a clip of the Oval Office exchange before roundly debunking that answer. > > “Those are his exact words, ‘not afraid of anything,’” [the MS NOW host said](https://youtu.be/Ldl1ijT2y8s?t=4). “The man who has spent years afraid of the Epstein files and is still blocking the full release of the complete Epstein files. The man who wears silly hats because he’s afraid his hair might be blown out of place.” > > “The man who’s afraid of letting anyone see his natural skin color or his college transcript or his SAT scores,” O’Donnell continued, adding: “The man who was very, very afraid of being drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War.” > > He marveled at the notion that Trump now claims to be fearless and at how “perfect” it is for a question about Vietnam to prompt this lie — as Trump’s father [reportedly helped him avoid the 1968 draft](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nyt-podiatrist-daughter-trump-bone-spurs_n_5c23d350e4b0407e907f72e0) by having a doctor diagnose him with bone spurs. [It’s a Con-voy!](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/billionaire-trump-plugs-180k-gold-160347966.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump took a break from escalating war concerns Thursday to bizarrely remind the world of his tacky line of overpriced gold sneakers in a frantic social media posting spree. > > The 79-year-old president, who has an estimated net worth of more than $6 billion, shamelessly posted on Truth Social about a pair of his [“Never Surrender” high-top shoes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-top-donors-get-gift-of-tacky-gold-sneakers/) being listed for sale at $180,000 at a sneaker convention in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump’s post appeared to be lifted from the SaudiArabiaExplore page, which highlighted the eye-watering cost of the pair of Trump’s gaudy shoes —originally sold for $399—at Sneaker Con Jeddah on [Feb. 4.](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUVc00nDXlW/) > > Omitted from Trump’s weeks-old shoe promotion, however, was the fact that the seller [offering those shoes](https://www.gulf-insider.com/high-tops-draw-crowds-at-sneaker-con-jeddah/) for sale apparently never found a buyer. A [video](https://www.facebook.com/profile/100086490991988/search/?q=high%20offers%20for%20exclusive%20sneakers) he shared on social media just over a week ago showed him apparently struggling to offload the same pair of sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3436 "2026-03-20T09:20:31Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > > [@Broomstick](#): > > > > Also, many men regard their vehicle as an extension of their penis and are concerned more with size than practicality and thus get pathetic mileage. > > Pathetic mileage for the vehicle or the penis? Yes! > [@Ellecram](#): > > > [@Broomstick](#): > > > > We’re overly dependent on motor vehicles. > > Many of us are in locations with no public transport options. > > I can manage rising gas and food prices because I live alone and my transportation needs are minimal. > > That’s not the case for everyone Much the same for me (we have a _tiny_ bit of public transport options), but at work I see many, if not most, of my customers struggling. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3437 "2026-03-20T11:03:38Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Many of us are in locations with no public transport options. > > I can manage rising gas and food prices because I live alone and my transportation needs are minimal. > > That’s not the case for everyone Recently retired, so same here. I drive maybe 50 miles a week. We recently went solar and have electric bikes too. We’ll be OK. But I used to drive at least 50 miles a day. That would start to get expensive. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3438 "2026-03-20T13:39:04Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Also, many men regard their vehicle as an extension of their penis and are concerned more with size than practicality and thus get pathetic mileage. Late response, but while my flaccid penis size does not correlate to my fellow countrymen, there is not actually much variation when erect. I do drive a large double-cab truck, I have a stupidly long beard, and short hair. I am in every way a proto-redneck, albeit in the “not very concerned about public shows of their masculinity” subgenre. I bought it because I have two young children, and had two dogs, and a road trip with both dogs and children in the same enclosed space would have become noisy and smelly… ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3439 "2026-03-20T13:48:36Z")
In the US, it’s just a general thing, too, even for those without a penis. Suburban housewives drive monstrosities that are primarily used to transport 1-2 kids and some groceries. The minivans of the past (though some still exist) have been replaced with SUVs of various stripes, from crossovers to 3 row monstrosities that can potentially seat an entire soccer team. And fuel efficient, they ain’t. Even the hybrid versions consume ridiculous volumes of gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3440 "2026-03-20T14:22:26Z")
I have a Chevy Equinox I would have preferred a Trax, but none were available on the enormous used car lot we bought from. It has a 14 gallon tank and gets alright milage. I had to let my beloved Kia Soul go because her motor and transmission were going. I needed something to haul a walker and Hubster and junk around in. A sedan is difficult for him as they are too close to the ground. He struggles to get in or out of them. The Kia was perfect for him the Equinox a tad tall, but we went with what they had that fit what I wanted: Remote start, all wheel drive (Michigan and the Kia did poorly in snow), heated seats, not black, white, beige, or grey. None were deal breakers, but that’s what I preferred. We now have to drive 18 miles one way to therapy twice a week for at least 10 weeks. There is no such thing as mass transit to these small Michigan towns. And the public transit in our town is a joke. So I’m stuck for at least 10 weeks. Oh, and while he was in the hospital I drove at least 30 miles one way almost every day for a month. Ouch. Decent mass and/or public transport would be great, but I really don’t see it coming in my life time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=173)