# 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:** 245
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4881 "2026-04-23T01:01:50Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Natural selection is the best selection. 🤷‍♂️ What happened the last time the Army didn’t vaccinate for the flu. > **[The Influenza Pandemic and The War](https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/academics/departments/history-and-philosophy-of-medicine/archives/wwi/essays/medicine/influenza.html)** > > The Influenza Pandemic and The War, essay by Frederick Holmes, MD Being fair, they didn’t have a flu vaccine in 1918, but that’s no excuse for Hegseth. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4882 "2026-04-23T03:16:59Z")
If you’re gonna go after SPLC, go after the Heritage Foundation next. ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4883 "2026-04-23T04:40:01Z")
The University of Georgia women’s tennis champions went to the White House to be celebrated and were treated exactly how you would expect. Here they are in the background behind their coaches, Trump and for some reason Ted Cruz. What a perfect depiction of Trump’s attitude toward women. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGdfIsrXQAAgFUW?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGdfIsrXQAAgFUW?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4884 "2026-04-23T04:45:27Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > and for some reason Ted Cruz. Trump should buy Cruz some appropriate shoes. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4885 "2026-04-23T05:01:39Z")
US Government (Demento Don) to bail out Spirit Air. Tuesday, he defended his love of deals and said, “Spirit’s in trouble and I’d love somebody to buy Spirit. It’s 14,000 jobs and maybe the federal government should help that one out.” According to The Wall Street Journal, the push to craft a bailout began after that. Trump met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday night to hammer out rough details. The exact terms of Spirit’s deal are still being negotiated. Read More: [Trump Set To Hand $500 Million Bailout Loan To Spirit Airlines](https://www.jalopnik.com/2154766/trump-500-million-bailout-loan-spirit-airlines/) Hmmm, The stock is up 455% in 5 days, someone in the Trump circle made a ton of money on this. All you need to do is follow the money, that’s what drives this administration. Trump can cancel the bailout because the profit has already been taken from the stock jump ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4886 "2026-04-23T07:01:37Z")
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**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 23, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4887 "2026-04-23T08:41:07Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Too bad they won’t just throw shit at Trump during his tirade. Or laugh at everything he says. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4888 "2026-04-23T08:46:16Z")
When the United Nations General Assembly laughed _ **at** _ him he claimed they laughed _ **with** _ him. He knew it was a lie, of course, he still managed to be furious and butt hurt. But they didn’t laugh _ **at** _ him, no, no, never. **[Here](https://youtu.be/-z4y8OJxlK8?t=37)** in YouTube, 37 seconds into the video. ---
**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 23, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4889 "2026-04-23T08:53:46Z")
> **[Trump Posts Late-Night Truth Social Rant Claiming Circuses Not Violent Enough](https://theonion.com/trump-posts-late-night-truth-social-rant-claiming-circuses-not-violent-enough/)** > > WASHINGTON—Alleging that the shows had grown shamefully timid and unexciting to watch in recent years, a furious President Donald Trump posted a lengthy Truth Social rant late last night in which he claimed circuses were not violent enough. “When I... ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4890 "2026-04-23T12:30:59Z")
I read the title first in the preview tile and totally bought it as fact for a second, before I noticed it was from The Onion. If it was real, it wouldn’t even be in the top 20 for crazy things he’s posted on Truth Social / X / Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4891 "2026-04-23T13:47:28Z")
Is this schadenfreude **[material](https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/awacs-nato-will-bei-aufklaerung-nicht-mehr-auf-us-flugzeuge-setzen/100219337.html)**? Or plain vanilla clusterfuck? You decide: > NATO plans to modernize its fleet of AWACS reconnaissance aircraft stationed in Germany, but will no longer rely on U.S. aircraft. > As confirmed to the German Press Agency by alliance sources, aircraft from the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier will be used in the future, equipped with the GlobalEye reconnaissance and early warning system from the Swedish defense contractor Saab. > The French online service “La Lettre” was the first to report on this. The order is expected to include up to twelve Global 6000 or Global 6500 aircraft worth several billion euros. > > Translated with DeepL(dot)com (free version) Tired of winning yet? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4892 "2026-04-23T13:55:29Z")
Seems like the logical move, since the U.S. is obviously unreliable. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4893 "2026-04-23T13:57:49Z")
As the rest of the world proudly displays its [**revenge body**](https://theconversation.com/your-body-as-a-weapon-the-rise-of-the-revenge-body-online-118332). ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4894 "2026-04-23T19:33:48Z")
> **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6q6vrv2y2n)** > > Trump on TrumpRx: "I now have my name on medication" ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4895 "2026-04-23T19:37:37Z")
It’s a .gov website? Good lord. Setting records for naked corruption ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4896 "2026-04-23T20:07:08Z")
Not a gift link [https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-complicates-contingency-plans-to-defend-taiwan-some-u-s-officials-say-4384f7c1?st=sw9b1H](https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-complicates-contingency-plans-to-defend-taiwan-some-u-s-officials-say-4384f7c1?st=sw9b1H) The news alert linking to it said something like: The US has burned through so many munitions in Iran that we may not be able to defend Taiwan. ---
**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 23, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4897 "2026-04-23T21:42:16Z")
Today on _The President’s Brain Is Missing_; “We’re putting magnificent new granite. It’s called charcoal. Black granite against the beautiful white walls. We’ve stripped all of the paints off. Had 200 years of paint, and we’ve redone it, and it’s beautiful. You can see the columns and everything else. It’s called flame finished.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6rzixirm26)** > > Trump: "We're putting magnificent new granite. It's called charcoal. Black granite against the beautiful white walls. We've stripped all of the paints off. Had 200 years of paint, and we've redone it, and it's beautiful. You can see the columns and... “They came to us and they said, ‘We will agree to open the strait.’ And all my people were happy, except me. I said, ‘Wait a minute, if we open the strait, that means they’re gonna make $500 million a day.’ I don’t want them to make $500 million a day until they settle this thing.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6svge3uw23)** > > Trump: "They came to us and they said, 'We will agree to open the strait.' And all my people were happy, except me. I said, 'Wait a minute, if we open the strait, that means they're gonna make $500 million a day.' I don't want them to make $500... “Prince Harry is not speaking for the UK. That’s for sure. I think I’m speaking for the UK more than Prince Harry.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6tfxlttp2d)** > > Trump: "Prince Harry? How's his wife? Please give me him my regards, okay. I know one thing. Prince Harry is not speaking for the UK. That's for sure. I think I'm speaking for the UK more than Prince Harry." “A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody” (wait, did he actually say something sane?) > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6tdlaga62r)** > > Q: Would you use a nuclear weapon against Iran? > > TRUMP: No. Why would I need it? Why would a stupid question like be asked? A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody “Yesterday, 8 young women were going to be executed. I asked them, call it a favor or call it just a moral request, that they not be executed. And they came back with an answer they won’t be executed. It was protesting. 8 beautiful young women. Very young women.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6t47wxok2t)** > > Trump: "Yesterday, 8 young women were going to be executed. I asked them, call it a favor or call it just a moral request, that they not be executed. And they came back with an answer they won't be executed. It was protesting. 8 beautiful young... “I often talk about the pen. This pen’s better than the one they used to give away for 2,000. I won’t go on a long story that because a couple of people said, ‘He kept talking about the pen!’ Actually, many people found it interesting and some people thought I was doing too much of a weave.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6sjrh4dv2y)** > > Trump: "I often talk about the pen. This pen's better than the one they used to give away for 2,000. I won't go on a long story that because a couple of people said, 'He kept talking about the pen!' Actually, many people found it interesting and some... Guess how long Trump thinks it’ll take to tear down and rebuild the Reflecting Pool? > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6sgxpmpm23)** > > "It'll take me two weeks" -- Trump, ranting at length, is waving around his rendering of a demolished and rebuilt Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “That’s where Martin Luther King gave his great speech. He had a million people. And I had the same exact crowd, maybe a little bit more. I actually had more people.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk6rzuefm32y)** > > Trump: "That's where Martin Luther King gave his great speech. He had a million people. And I had the same exact crowd, maybe a little bit more. I actually had more people." ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4898 "2026-04-23T21:43:07Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > The US has burned through so many munitions in Iran that we may not be able to defend Taiwan. Having been fought to a draw by a nation essentially unable to fight back, the fabled US military-industrial complex can’t sustain a conflict that is still measured in [Scaramouchies](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scaramucci)? The world’s sole standing superpower? How does the Ukraine continue to defend itself after a decade? Even “SHOCK & AWE” ain’t what it used to be. That’s inflation for you. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4899 "2026-04-23T21:54:58Z")
Trump may have saved the 8 AI Women from execution in Iran, but overall, executions are reportedly booming there during the Trumpian Excursion, for crimes like “corruption on Earth” and “enmity against God”. > **[Executions of protesters in Iran surge since start of war, human rights...](https://abcnews.com/International/executions-protesters-iran-surge-start-war-human-rights/story?id=132250133)** > > Executions performed by the Islamic Republic have been on an “alarming surge” since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began on Feb. 28, human rights observers say. ---
**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 23, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/4900 "2026-04-23T22:18:05Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > The University of Georgia women’s tennis champions went to the White House to be celebrated and were treated exactly how you would expect. Here they are in the background behind their coaches, Trump and for some reason Ted Cruz. What a perfect depiction of Trump’s attitude toward women. Truly classic Donald. (Surely some Georgia (at least) election campaigners will use this in their ads…) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=246)