# 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:** 192
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3821 "2026-04-01T10:50:35Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > On April Fools’ Day? Nuking another nation probably _would_ be funny to him, actually. All those not-Trump people dying horribly would be hysterical to a malignant narcissist like him. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3822 "2026-04-01T10:52:09Z")
It’s been done: > **[We begin bombing in five minutes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_begin_bombing_in_five_minutes)** > > "We begin bombing in five minutes" is the last sentence of a controversial, off-the-record joke made by the president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, in 1984 during the Cold War. While preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. The joke was not broadcast live, but was recorded and later leaked to the public. The Soviet Union criticized the joke, as did Reagan's opponent in the 1984 Un... ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3823 "2026-04-01T10:57:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Or he leaves when he realizes there’s no cameras. No, he’ll just sit up straighter and try to look meaner when he sees a court sketch artist looking at him while sketching. Think “mug-shot-mean.” Attending the SCOTUS oral arguments on Wednesday _and_ addressing the nation on Wednesday night? Full schedule. How can he fit in his golf game? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3824 "2026-04-01T11:09:59Z")
Any chance it’s meant to tie into the Artemis 2 launch? Maybe he wants to denounce it (or distract from it), because its crew is too DEI. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3825 "2026-04-01T11:38:45Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > > [@Kimstu](#): > > > > I have to admit that the first place my mind went was _”oh shit, is he going to drop a nuke, and does he imagine he’ll look tough and impressive by bragging about it on TV?”_ > > On April Fools’ Day? It’s April. He’s a fool. I see no barrier. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3826 "2026-04-01T11:50:06Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > But he can be made to be quiet. 1. I understood that reference. 2. If only. He seems to be getting bored with his Iran adventure so my prediction is that his announcement will be along the lines of “We won and the Strait of Hormuz is open even though Iran won’t admit either”. But whatever his announcement, a bunch of unidentified accounts will trade accordingly on the stock market shortly beforehand. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3827 "2026-04-01T12:19:46Z")
Regarding the ruling halting construction of the ballroom, it’s like so _many_ previous rulings against his stupid ideas; too late to stop the destruction. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3828 "2026-04-01T12:55:25Z")
Mr. Potato Head says we’ll leave Iran in two or three weeks. **Two Weeks™!** 😆 ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3829 "2026-04-01T13:03:56Z")
Fucker is going to attend oral arguments about birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court today. What the fuck for? They’re going to be using big words and legal concepts, neither of which mean that much to a toddler. What’s he going to do, stare down the justices he nominated to remind them that “they owe me”? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3830 "2026-04-01T13:04:47Z")
Has any previous president attended oral arguments? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3831 "2026-04-01T13:07:35Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Fucker is going to attend oral arguments about birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court today. What the fuck for? Sounds like he needs a nap. Can’t imagine he’ll be able to stay awake for any length of time when he’s not the center of attention. Or at least he hasn’t managed to stay awake these last several years at all in similar circumstances, including his own felony conviction trial. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3832 "2026-04-01T13:09:15Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Has any previous president attended oral arguments? As I understand it, this is unprecedented. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3833 "2026-04-01T13:13:14Z")
Like so much of what he does and says. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3834 "2026-04-01T13:27:16Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Maybe he wants to denounce it (or distract from it), because its crew is too DEI. He’ll order the Canadian astronaut deported from the capsule immediately. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3835 "2026-04-01T13:38:46Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > Has any previous president attended oral arguments? > > As I understand it, this is unprecedented _Unpresidented_. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3836 "2026-04-01T13:39:40Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > Has any previous president attended oral arguments? > > As I understand it, this is unprecedented. [Taft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft) did. Of course he was no longer the sitting president, but was instead a Supreme Court justice (actually Chief Justice) at the time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3837 "2026-04-01T13:43:55Z")
It would perfectly reflect Trump’s respect level for the separation of powers. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3838 "2026-04-01T13:45:59Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Trump’s respect level for the separation of powers. “Look, I’m doing _everything I can_ to separate them from their powers, okay?” ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3839 "2026-04-01T15:02:51Z")
Court sketches coming in: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55182104640_ee8dde8289_z.jpg "173dc6e51846c16f4dd89b7e36c058cc04efd4914b3eef09969f4f297f19dbf0") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/204260084@N04/55182104640/) ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/3840 "2026-04-01T15:13:55Z")
No doubt he thinks that by going it will remind the justices that “they work for him”. I don’t know if his intention is to threaten or just send a message to the justices he hired (and thus owe him fealty) that this is really important to him and they should rule his way. I have very little respect for this Supreme Court, and I think they’re largely just rubber stamps for Trumpism. But they still have to respect the constitution, so I think they will put the law above Trump on this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=193)