# 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:** 297
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5921 "2026-06-01T10:01:15Z")
Yes. Collector drool drips (or not) way after manufacturing and marketing, and is unforceable. “They made a million of these and no-one wanted them even then”, would an appraiser comment on a Special Collector’s Edition piece. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5922 "2026-06-01T14:57:44Z")
The emphasis is _Special_ Collector, as in, “Well, aren’t you special.” ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5923 "2026-06-01T19:46:13Z")
Talks are continuing at rapid pace and actually it’s good they’re over as they were quite boring. But at least the oil price is coming down in the near distance. > **[Trump tells CNBC: 'I don't care' if Iran negotiations are over](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/trump-iran-war-negotiations-oil-israel-interview.html)** > > President Trump spoke with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the latest with the Iran war in an interview Monday. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5924 "2026-06-01T22:37:45Z")
This makes sense–NOT. Banning the _press_ corps from the _press_ office. 🤪 God forbid they should find out what’s going on and, you know, _report it._ > # Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space > > _The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts._ > > [https://wapo.st/4fZu2kW](https://wapo.st/4fZu2kW) > The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their questions. > > The change in security status, which took effect in recent weeks, was confirmed by four people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the nonpublic matter. > > While Pentagon reporters are still largely barred from the building, as litigation over the agency’s press rules continues, the change would have an outsize impact on them upon a possible return — restricting access to a space they have for years been able to walk freely. > > … > > The move comes amid a months-long legal battle over whether journalists should have unescorted access to unclassified spaces in the Pentagon. Members of the media traditionally have been allowed to access public spaces in the Defense Department, talking to sources and attending regular briefings. > > … > > The latest designation creates a scenario in which even if journalists are able to access the Pentagon, their ability to interact with the department’s spokespeople will be reduced. > > The public affairs office used to be an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts. > > It was a meeting area, and in previous administrations the Pentagon press secretary or other officials would regularly hold off-camera gaggles and take questions from the news media, whose members would gather on couches in the room. > … It’s got to be the _couches_, amirite? Couches only encourage hanky-panky. We can’t have reporters sitting on couches near government officials. That won’t lead anywhere good. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5925 "2026-06-02T00:59:38Z")
[$5 million here, $5 million there, gets shit done.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/outrage-as-report-reveals-massive-donation-preceded-trumps-gift-to-big-tobacco/ar-AA23JjH4) > A tobacco giant donated $5 million to President Donald Trump’s super PAC just days before his administration rolled out a new policy that could prove enormously lucrative for the industry ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5926 "2026-06-02T01:59:45Z")
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System > The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.nFA.jSnP.WNOEfKmUBu0p&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.jSnP.WNOEfKmUBu0p&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5927 "2026-06-02T02:38:34Z")
Morbidly curious to see what possible rationization they could come up with for dismantling a vital ocean/climate monitoring system, all I could find in the Times article was: > [@](#): > > [Monolithic fucknuckle] Michael England, a spokesman for the National Science Foundation, said the decision to dismantle the network, known as the Ocean Observatories Initiative, “aligns with N.S.F.’s wider strategy to have a **nimbler** approach to prioritizing support for evolving scientific priorities and emerging technologies as well as **a deliberate approach to smart life cycle management within its portfolio of research infrastructure.** ” First bolding - yeah, right - nimbler. The euphemisms they come up with. Second bolding - what? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5928 "2026-06-02T02:57:23Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Second bolding - what? It gave me BINGO on my buzzword bingo card! ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5929 "2026-06-02T02:57:50Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > [Monolithic fucknuckle] Michael England, a spokesman for the National Science Foundation, said the decision to dismantle the network, known as the Ocean Observatories Initiative, “aligns with N.S.F.’s wider strategy to have a **nimbler** approach to prioritizing support for evolving scientific priorities and emerging technologies as well as **a deliberate approach to smart life cycle management within its portfolio of research infrastructure.** ” What a convoluted, meaningless, load of crap. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5930 "2026-06-02T06:02:13Z")
[It’s TACO Tuesday!](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-drop-1-8b-slush-191609000.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump will reportedly abandon plans for a [nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund](https://www.aol.com/news/trump-brings-mike-johnson-white-182635444.html) designed to pay his allies and alleged “victims” of government “weaponization” after federal judges began firing back at a so-called “settlement” that got him off the hook for tax investigations in exchange for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars to his supporters. > > A pending decision, according to [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-weaponization-fund-drop) and [Punchbowl,](https://x.com/JakeSherman/status/2061521131119559166) follows [a federal court ruling](https://www.aol.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-1-8bn-135214015.html) that temporarily blocks the administration from funding or making any payments from what critics have called a “slush fund” to [enrich the president’s aggrieved supporters.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jan-6-slush-fund-recipients-b2981336.html) > > The scheme has also come under heavy fire from members of Congress, where lawmakers abruptly abandoned a series of votes before Memorial Day after hitting an impasse over plans to funnel taxpayer dollars into the fund. > > Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C.[blocked](https://www.aol.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-1-8bn-135214015.html) the administration from “taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund” — including transferring money to it, considering any claims, and mailing any checks while a legal challenge plays out. > > Another federal judge is also[investigating](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.65.0_1.pdf)the so-called “settlement” agreement between the president and the IRS after Trump sued his own administration for $10 billion. The judge will determine whether Trump filed a “frivolous lawsuit for the sole purpose of forcing a settlement” to create a fund for his political allies while the president, his family and their businesses escape government scrutiny for tax debts over which they have been under investigation for [more than a decade.](https://www.aol.com/news/trump-newest-deal-irs-could-144342665.html) 🤣 [Now Rip van Simple is quoting his wife’s clothing.](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-couldn-t-care-174327000.html) > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) on Monday said he has little interest in whether [Iran](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/iran) continues negotiations with the U.S. after [Tehran](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/tehran) claimed to have cut off communications with Washington over Israeli attacks on their Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. > > In an interview with [CNBC](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cnbc) following reports that Iran had [decided to suspend participation in the ongoing talks](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-peace-deal-hormuz-israel-lebanon-b2986882.html), he told the cable network: “I don’t care if they’re over, honestly.” > > “I really don’t care. I couldn’t care less,” Trump said. > > He added that the long-running negotiations had “started to get very boring.” > > He also told NBC News earlier in the day that the U.S. should “go silent” in the talks because “we have been talking too much.” > > But hours later, he appeared to walk back his prior comments to the television networks by posting on Truth Social that the talks were ongoing and moving quickly. > > Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he said. Yo, felon! You should be hoping for people’s _inattention_ to any matter in which you are involved. [The fourth time does not prove what he thinks it does.](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-4th-cognitive-screening-210922000.html) > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://people.com/tag/donald-trump/) touted the results of his most recent physical exam, claiming his score on a cognitive function screening reflects his “extreme intelligence.” > > “The results of my Physical Examination, taken at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, and just released, were extremely good,” Trump wrote on [Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116667326723211656) on Saturday, May 30. “Unlike other U.S. Presidents, none of whom have ever taken an approved, high difficulty, Cognitive Test, I scored a perfect 30 out of 30, considered ‘extreme intelligence.’ ” > > According to [a summary](https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2060558237313663177) of the president’s recent health checkup shared by the White House over the weekend, Trump’s doctors administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a 30-question screening tool used to detect mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia. A perfect score indicates normal cognitive function, though the test is not designed to measure intelligence. If you’re getting that test, it’s because your health care provider is concerned about your cognition, not that they believe you’re a stable ~~sweeper~~ genius. And if you’re getting it done for the fourth time, you should realize something is seriously wrong with your behavior. [Felon’s number one felon is back at it.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tina-peters-says-democrats-cheat-172954475.html) > [@](#): > > Tina Peters, a former elections clerk convicted of multiple charges related to security breaches of Colorado’s 2020 presidential election results, on Monday accused Democrats of trying to “cheat” in the 2026 midterms. > > Peters, who was ordered in 2024 to serve nine years in prison before Democratic Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence last month in the wake of a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, made the accusations on Steve Bannon’s podcast shortly after her release from Colorado’s La Vista Correctional Facility. She did not provide evidence for her claims. > > "I see these elections that are taking place in real time: the Mamdanis, the Virginia governor — Spanberger — and then what’s going on in California and Texas and Maine — just all over the country,” Peters said. “And I know that the Democrats are going to cheat, and no one’s really addressing the problem that I spent my time in prison as retribution for, and that was exposing the election machines that allow the votes to be flipped.” [And so’s the felon.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-rigged-court-system-110825674.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court over its handling of his bid to restrict birthright citizenship, calling the system “rigged” and warning the court could strike down his executive order in a case now nearing a final decision. > > In a post on Truth Social on Saturday evening, Trump wrote that the court system was “RIGGED, no different than our Political System is RIGGED, and the people of our Country know it, and that is why I got overwhelmingly elected President, in Record Numbers, and will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!” > > The comments come as the Supreme Court weighs a series of consolidated cases challenging Trump’s 2025 executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship protections under the 14th Amendment. > > This means that the ruling [could mark a pivotal moment](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-supreme-court-immigration-migrants-deportations-2071433) for the president’s agenda and its flagship legal argument that [because someone is born on U.S. soil](https://www.newsweek.com/birthright-citizenship-donald-trump-executive-order-2017995), it does not make them an American. [Secretary of war crimes continues his bigoted war on Blacks and women.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pete-hegseth-blocks-black-female-000724296.html) > [@](#): > > Defense Secretary [Pete Hegseth](https://people.com/pete-hegseth-confirmation-vote-defense-secretary-8773621) has reportedly blocked the recent promotion of at least seven Navy officers, including two women and two Black men, according to a [_New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html) report published on Monday, June 1. > > Three other officers removed from the promotion list were White men, according to the report. > > Despite [women making up about 21% of the active-duty Navy](https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Infographic/2024-demographics-active-duty-navy-members.pdf), no female officers were included on [the May promotion list](https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4499758/secretary-of-war-flag-officer-announcements-for-may-22-2026/). The list only includes two nonwhite officers, despite about 38% identifying as racial minorities, according to _The New York Times_. > > Four current and former defense officials described the defense secretary’s alleged actions as “highly unusual,” the outlet reported. [Tan the Conman is TACOing on yet another promise.](https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/issuing-more-20-billion-tariff-170059984.html) > [@](#): > > Less than two months after the Trump administration [rolled out](https://fortune.com/2026/04/20/cape-tariff-refund-portal-small-business-challenges/) its electronic tariff refund platform, it is now threatening to bring the operation to a standstill. > > The administration said on Friday it plans to appeal a federal judge’s order that allowed all U.S. importers the ability to seek tariff refunds, not just those who sued the administration. The Supreme Court struck down tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in February, ruling the imposition of the tariffs exceeded the president’s powers. [Reflecting “Pond” revamp is going so well, Rip van Simple is posting fake photos of it.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-posts-doctored-reflecting-pool-230806940.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump daydreamed about his $13 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while his administration was humiliated on multiple fronts on Monday. > > Trump, 79, [posted](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116676428101944121) a doctored side-by-side photo of the Reflecting Pool on Truth Social around 3 p.m. on Monday, comparing two identical images of the site under “Hussein Obama” and himself. > > The photo on Trump’s side depicts much bluer water than the one on Obama’s side, though the photos are otherwise identical. Both images feature the exact same cloud formations and people walking alongside the pool, meaning one photo is just a color swap of the other. [And finally a photo for you showing the best description of this fiasco of a cluster.](https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/42187b4f354d40fe507534facffae76699d54cacee7ea5cf9697a5fa4494c7d1/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsalon_articles_879%2F47f34c30313d01b7bbc1432e3b2834da) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5931 "2026-06-02T06:33:24Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > And finally a photo for you showing the best description of this fiasco of a cluster. Number is off. It should actually be The Fart Reich. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5932 "2026-06-02T06:56:55Z")
> [@trump](#): > > our Political System is RIGGED, and the people of our Country know it, and that is why I got overwhelmingly elected President You got elected via a rigged system. Thanks for admitting ti. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5933 "2026-06-02T08:04:54Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Well, that’s true (and a good catch). “State” _does_ get applied to many aspects of a national government (including Dinners). > > But you know that “state fair” has a meaning that’s never in the past been _anything_ to do with “a fair of State” or such. (Not to be confused with an Affair of State.) > > Lame. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/04/91/65/0491650e727fc680f33c2b1135f16cf8.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/04/91/65/0491650e727fc680f33c2b1135f16cf8.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5934 "2026-06-02T08:20:49Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Second bolding - what? This quite old-school - [The bullshit generator](https://www.bullshitgenerator.com/); I imagine the cool kids use ChatGPT to generate more modern nonsense. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5935 "2026-06-02T15:19:12Z")
May I just say, “Boo-fucking-hoo.” 😭 Gift link. I hope. > **[All These Defeats Are Ruining Trump’s Birthday](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/defeats-trumps-birthday/687393/)** > > The end of Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund is the latest in a series of setbacks. > Why is the world conspiring to spoil America’s 250th birthday, and, more important, Donald Trump’s 80th? Like a Roman emperor, Trump has busied himself with self-aggrandizing public works, such as a massive triumphal arch, and is staging gladiatorial sports in his own honor, in the form of a UFC fight on the White House lawn on June 14. A string of recent setbacks reveals that Trump is no omnipotent emperor after all, but an American president who—more and more—is forced to fold. > … Actually, this is a pretty happy, uplifting article for The Rest of Us. It might put a smile on your face. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5936 "2026-06-02T15:35:29Z")
Not a gift link for me… ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5937 "2026-06-02T16:11:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Like a Roman emperor, Trump has busied himself with self-aggrandizing public works, such as a massive triumphal arch, and is staging gladiatorial sports in his own honor, in the form of a UFC fight on the White House lawn on June 14. Maybe we could get one of his servants to follow along behind Trump whispering “Remember, Caesar, thou art a fat, stupid loser.” ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5938 "2026-06-02T16:13:40Z")
“Who wants to look like a big fat pig?” ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5939 "2026-06-02T16:20:43Z")
Interesting. Some people here have reported that it is a gift link. I have no way of knowing since I do have a subscription. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/5940 "2026-06-02T16:31:41Z")
Doesn’t work as a gift link for me either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=296) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=298)