# 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:** 242
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4821 "2026-04-21T12:37:48Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “What I’ll say is people probably already know this about the president: He is one of the funniest people I have ever met,” Lara Trump said of Donald. Well that’s got me laughing at least. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4822 "2026-04-21T12:47:45Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I clicked the link, and God forgive me, my first thought was that she was forced out because she had declined to adopt a Mar-A-Lago face. > > (light-years more misogynistic than I consider acceptable to come out of my brain, but it was reflexive, and no one can tell me I was wrong) I don’t think it’s misogynistic to suspect that a known misogynist like Trump is being misogynistic (again). It would only be misogynistic if you then said he was _right_ to force her out for that reason. ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4823 "2026-04-21T13:34:36Z")
@Der_Trihs I believe you used the wrong adverb. He’s being misogynistic _still_. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4824 "2026-04-21T17:42:24Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Secretary of Labor is out. > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/lori-chavez-deremer-labor-secretary-steps-down.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/lori-chavez-deremer-labor-secretary-steps-down.html) Shortly before she resigned, her husband was [barred from the building she worked in](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/chavez-deremers-husband-barred-from-dol-headquarters-00790118) due to allegations of inappropriate behavior. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4825 "2026-04-21T18:02:07Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Shortly before she resigned, her husband was [barred from the building she worked in](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/chavez-deremers-husband-barred-from-dol-headquarters-00790118) due to allegations of inappropriate behavior. I’ll bet that was a very noisy or very quiet dinner. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4826 "2026-04-21T18:57:42Z")
Hegseth says he’s ending the requirement for military to get annual flu vaccines, because I guess Real Men die of preventable diseases or something. > **['Make this make sense': Pete Hegseth flu announcement pilloried as 'imbecilic'](https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-vaccine-reax/)** > > Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth loosened the requirement for U.S. troops to receive an annual flu vaccine, and critics questioned his decision.The Pentagon chief and former Fox News host announced Tuesday that the military would end its mandate... ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4827 "2026-04-21T19:16:51Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > I clicked the link, and God forgive me, my first thought was that she was forced out because she had declined to adopt a Mar-A-Lago face. > > > > (light-years more misogynistic than I consider acceptable to come out of my brain, but it was reflexive, and no one can tell me I was wrong) > > I don’t think it’s misogynistic to suspect that a known misogynist like Trump is being misogynistic (again). It would only be misogynistic if you then said he was _right_ to force her out for that reason. Thanks for that. Still made me feel a little dirty. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4828 "2026-04-21T19:39:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Thanks for that. Still made me feel a little dirty. Understandable… but honestly, I had the exact same thought. YOU are not the problem here, Trump is. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4829 "2026-04-21T21:52:15Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Hegseth says he’s ending the requirement for military to get annual flu vaccines, because I guess Real Men die of preventable diseases or something. Just imagine how well that’s going to work on troop ships, much less on submarines. Once again Donald and his Dimwits have given China another huge gift. > [@romansperson](#): > > I’m surprised she wasn’t the first one out - there’s been issues with her for a while. I guess after he let Ice Ice Barbie go it was all downhill from there. And while yes, so far it’s all been women, I think Lush Patel and Kegsbreath are skating on thin ice as well. Nah, they’re safe. Getting rid of all the females is part of the Bring Back the Bros initiative. Too many of Joe Rogan’s fanbase have soured on Donald; putting the Ladies in “Their Place” is intended to appeal to those guys. Seriously, if Patel or Pete go, it will be engineered as a promotion. Maybe they’ll create a new title for each of them. ‘Senior National Nabob’ or such. ---
**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 21, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4830 "2026-04-21T22:18:09Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Maybe they’ll create a new title for each of them. ‘Senior National Nabob’ or such. More like “Grand Wizard.” ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4831 "2026-04-21T22:19:53Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > More like “Grand Wizard.” Good guess. There’s even an outfit to wear! ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4832 "2026-04-21T22:57:49Z")
Has Tim Cook done something lately to help Trump? Or did Trump just randomly post this weird "complimentary " screed out of the blue? For whatever reason, it’s very bizarre. I’m sure Tim is so proud to have the president say “I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass’.” I don’t know how these CEOs can look at themselves in the mirror after letting someone treat them like this. [![](https://unstuckpolitics.com/uploads/default/optimized/3X/7/b/7b3e08ec4f51ca35d06fb2de9748665bc99faa71_2_1380x972.jpeg) ](https://unstuckpolitics.com/uploads/default/optimized/3X/7/b/7b3e08ec4f51ca35d06fb2de9748665bc99faa71_2_1380x972.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4833 "2026-04-21T22:59:23Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Has Tim Cook done something lately to help Trump? Or did Trump just randomly post this weird "complimentary " screed out of the blue? Cook is stepping down from being CEO of Apple. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4834 "2026-04-21T23:04:11Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Cook is stepping down from being CEO Ah, I hadn’t seen that. I’m sure this wonderful endorsement of how Trump has played a major part in his legacy will just make his day. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4835 "2026-04-21T23:09:11Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I don’t know how these CEOs can look at themselves in the mirror after letting someone treat them like this. If you had morals or self respect, you wouldn’t make it to the C-suite, much less CEO. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4836 "2026-04-21T23:12:17Z")
It’s a Tuesday, which means today is “back down from the genocidal threats I made yesterday” day. > **[Trump extends ceasefire with Iran after vowing 'to be bombing' if...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-extends-iran-ceasefire/)** > > President Donald Trump announced that he was extending a ceasefire with Iran just hours after he threatened to bomb the country if negotiations stalled."Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and,... ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4837 "2026-04-21T23:47:37Z")
Make some sense of this. Imbecilic. This is all insanely crazy, yet I don’t so much see Hegseth in the background as Netanyahu. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4838 "2026-04-21T23:57:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s a Tuesday, which means today is “back down from the genocidal threats I made yesterday” day. Taco Tuesday! > [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Has Tim Cook done something lately to help Trump? Even with him stepping down, this is such an odd “truth”. WTF? ---
**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 22, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4839 "2026-04-22T00:03:53Z")
He’s just trying to take credit for Apple. For anything in particular at Apple? Nobody knows, including himself. He’s just trying to associate himself with success, couldn’t think of anything, and instead of deleting his unthought off the cuff draft like a sane, non-demented individual, just plowed right on ahead. ---
**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 22, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4840 "2026-04-22T00:26:12Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I don’t know how these CEOs can look at themselves in the mirror after letting someone treat them like this. I’m reliably informed vampires do not have reflections in mirrors. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > instead of deleting his unthought off the cuff draft like a sane, non-demented individual Of course he doesn’t delete a draft. Once it’s there, he’s afraid to be involved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=243)