# 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:** 284
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5661 "2026-05-25T07:54:09Z")
Only between 11% and 13% overbilling? For a once in a lifetime opportunity? Amateurs. No wonder the Supreme Ineptstein is firing them all left and right. He must be very disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5662 "2026-05-25T08:18:20Z")
Actually, the greater sin is that it’s money not going into his pockets. Unless the firms in question are owned by him, in which case a mere 11-13% overbill would indeed be disappointing. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5663 "2026-05-25T12:06:36Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Down the ol’ memory hole. We are drawing ever closer to a boot stamping on a human face – forever. Other countries remember. I can’t see Canada, the UK, or Denmark clearing their memories. They might be polite about it, but they will never forgive or forget. Hell, we in South Africa have a grudge against Trump for his callous attitude to HIV prevention charity aid, which is effectively his racism writ enormous. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5664 "2026-05-25T15:21:59Z")
Of course not. Eurasia didn’t forget either. The memory hole was for internal consumption of Oceania. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5665 "2026-05-25T20:15:17Z")
Orwell (via Goldstein) did say, or at least strongly imply, that the governments of the three superpowers were functionally identical. So it’s likely that Eurasia and Eastasia employed memory holes or the equivalent so that history could be constantly be brought up to date as needed. Unfortunately for the powers that would be, some of us still have defective memories and recall events as they actually happened. For now. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5666 "2026-05-25T20:45:49Z")
The DOJ has submitted another “ripped from Truth Social” filing about the ballroom injunction following Saturday’s “assassination attempt” (which was actually handled efficiently by the safety measures in place). My favorite part is Trump, I mean the DOJ, whining about how security measures have had to be revealed because some bitch is complaining. You know, maybe if you had followed proper procedure in the first place, you wouldn’t need to spill the secrets to try to justify your safe space. > [@](#): > > While noting how rare it is for the government to publicly disclose planned security features of the White House complex, the DOJ said it had been “forced” to reveal several such details “to stave off the Court’s dangerous injunction.” [DOJ filing invokes weekend White House shooting in ballroom case - ABC News](https://abcnews.com/US/doj-filing-invokes-weekend-white-house-shooting-ballroom/story?id=133279065) Link to the filing: > **[gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.82.0.pdf](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.82.0.pdf)** > > 147.76 KB ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5667 "2026-05-25T22:10:35Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > While noting how rare it is for the government to publicly disclose planned security features of the White House complex, the DOJ said it had been “forced” to reveal several such details “to stave off the Court’s dangerous injunction. Maybe,just maybe, if every one didn’t want to kill you this would not be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5668 "2026-05-25T22:15:02Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > For now. {FLASH} ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5669 "2026-05-26T04:55:05Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > While noting how rare it is for the government to publicly disclose planned security features of the White House complex, the DOJ said it had been “forced” to reveal several such details “to stave off the Court’s dangerous injunction.” Calling the judge dangerous doesn’t strike me as the best way to have them rule in one’s favor. [The dodger-in-chief loses it (has he ever “had it”) while disrespecting fallen service members; Felon’s News Network normalizes it.](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/fox-news-slammed-over-trumps-171421466.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump blasted his rivals in a Memorial Day post, and Fox News seemed completely unfazed by it, which angered the internet. > > On May 25, [Fox News](https://www.themirror.com/all-about/fox-news) host Griff Jenkins casually read out President Trump’s post on Truth Social. Trump posted the brutal message on Memorial Day, which is a federal holiday meant to honor U.S. military personnel who died in the line of duty. In the post, Trump took the opportunity to mock his rivals, referring to the Democrats by the new nickname he has recently invented. > > Trump initially wrote, “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our military.” This comes after the president[boasted about his potential agreement that had been ‘largely negotiated’ with Iran.](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/donald-trump-branded-unhinged-yapper-160051497.html) > > Jenkins said, “The president also shared his thoughts on the holiday earlier today” before reading off the president’s message as if it were a usual and common thing. > > The host did not change a word, nor change his tone, after Trump claimed that the Democrats have disrespected “all the tremendous success that it has had over the last year.” > > Trump concluded, “God bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all!,” which Jenkins stressed. > > Trump posted his message on Truth Social ahead of his arrival at Arlington Cemetery. Dollars to donuts Rip van Simple asks someone why the Unknown Soldier is keeping his name from the public. [The felon’s State Department accidentally had the truth online.](https://www.aol.com/articles/state-department-deletes-embarrassing-x-112224288.html) > [@](#): > > The state department deleted an embarrassing X post on Sunday that quoted Marco Rubio appearing to group Donald Trump in with “stupid people.” > > Rubio was caught off guard [during his trip to New Delhi](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/trumps-favorite-band-sing-happy-094721829.html) on Sunday when he was questioned about [racist remarks made against Indians in the US](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/calls-modi-stand-trump-goes-152234054.html). “We have a lot of racist comments coming from the United States against Indians, Indian Americans. This goes against the basic premise of the India-US relationship. What’s your take on that?” the secretary of state was asked during a joint press conference. > > “Who made those comments?” Rubio asked. “Which ones?” Sidhant Sibal of WIONews told him the comments were “pretty well known” and that “we have seen endorsement of those comments”. It comes after [a former Trump staffer revealed his 4 chilling predictions for what the president will do next](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/worked-donald-trump-four-predictions-140110718.html). > > Rubio went on to give a vague answer as he called those in the US who have made racist comments about India “stupid people.” > > “I don’t know how to address that but I’ll take that very seriously, about the comments,” he said. “I’m sure that there are people who have made comments online and in other places because every country in the world has stupid people,” he added. > > “I’m sure there are stupid people here. There are stupid people in the United States who make dumb comments all the time," Rubio went on. "Our nation has been enriched by people who have come to our country from all over the world, become Americans, assimilated into our way of life, and contributed greatly.” > > However, the secretary of state appeared to have inadvertently grouped the US president in with those “stupid people” as Sibal later clarified on X that his question had referred to a post shared by Trump on Truth Social that described India as a “hellhole.” ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5670 "2026-05-26T05:26:32Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > {FLASH} Truman don’t stand a chance against Dewey! You’ll see! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5671 "2026-05-26T11:04:40Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Trump initially wrote, “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our military.” This is really getting embarrassing. Well it was embarrassing in ver. 1 but he sounds like a slow 5th grader. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5672 "2026-05-26T12:30:44Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > The memory hole was for internal consumption of Oceania. Randy Newman - “Political Science” … Asia’s crowded, Europe’s too old Africa is far too hot and Canada’s too cold And South America stole our name Let’s drop the big one, there’ll be no one left to blame us. We’ll save Australia Don’t wanna hurt no kangaroo We’ll build an all-American amusement park there They got surfing too. 🎶 ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5673 "2026-05-26T17:53:30Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > This is really getting embarrassing. It’s been embarrassing in exactly this way for years now. When was the last time Trump put out a “Holiday Message” that didn’t include gratuitous insults to Democrats, or someone else he hates? “Happy Thanksgiving!” and the like should be the easiest kind of messages to write, but he consistently turns them into diatribes against his usual targets. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5674 "2026-05-26T18:59:07Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > It’s been embarrassing in exactly this way for years now. Oh, I agree. We are going to Europe in August. We will stand out as Americans. I’m not ashammed of how I voted and who I support, but I am assamed of out country. Thanks Trump. Forgive me, spell check works, and then it doesn’t. I don’t know what is going on. I just lost all my short cuts in Chrome. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5675 "2026-05-26T19:09:11Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Oh, I agree. We are going to Europe in August. We will stand out as Americans This is mostly a non-sequitur. They get it. And it’s not like they don’t have idjits of their own (looking at the UK, mostly, but certainly also large swaths of France, Italy, Germany, and pretty much every other country, given recent electoral successes of their respective right wings - Americans are not exceptional even in this regard). They get that not everybody is the same way. Just don’t be obnoxious ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5676 "2026-05-26T19:17:32Z")
Problem is, the other right-wing parties do not get to govern the sole remaining superpower. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5677 "2026-05-26T19:21:15Z")
“Teen Takeover in Chicago” is my least favorite John Hughes movie. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiafea2whrtd3urvxowrde4vnni5t3dibdcbaxx6ix73yzqwshmeoi) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiafea2whrtd3urvxowrde4vnni5t3dibdcbaxx6ix73yzqwshmeoi) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5678 "2026-05-26T19:40:13Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > They get that not everybody is the same way. Just don’t be obnoxious Ok, thanks. But I’m still embarrassed. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5679 "2026-05-26T19:50:54Z")
[![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiafea2whrtd3urvxowrde4vnni5t3dibdcbaxx6ix73yzqwshmeoi) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiafea2whrtd3urvxowrde4vnni5t3dibdcbaxx6ix73yzqwshmeoi) He’s constantly trying to normalize calling up the national guard and declaring marshal law . . . this time over a “teen takeover”? I’d love to eavesdrop on that call from the governor! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5680 "2026-05-26T20:27:35Z")
Nitpik: should be martial law…or marbe _marital_ law… I always get those two mixed up. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=285)