# 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:** 331
**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 22, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6601 "2026-06-22T17:16:02Z")
Of the New Canaan bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thanis? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6602 "2026-06-22T17:24:27Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I’d much rather not think about Trump’s bottom, thankyouverymuch. Kind of hard to do when the man is all ass. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6603 "2026-06-22T18:53:28Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > My preference is for an ignominious exit stage left in at the hands of a ballot box in a monumental landslide but that requires the assistance of around 50 million Americans. He’s never going to run for office again, so I’m afraid you won’t be getting that wish. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6604 "2026-06-22T19:47:44Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Kind of hard to do when the man is all ass. Golf clap. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6605 "2026-06-23T00:15:04Z")
0% chance that Trump wrote this, because if he’d been Pastor Niemoller he’d have been cheering “them” on. Also, the idea that someone would be paying people to be “pro-algae” is ridiculous. I had no idea that Big Microflora had such deep pockets. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreid37s3uxa22kve4idhmz36642z6ajdselan64w3cwcrxjyx54uwl4) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreid37s3uxa22kve4idhmz36642z6ajdselan64w3cwcrxjyx54uwl4) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6606 "2026-06-23T00:38:46Z")
“Pinche” is extremely Mexican Spanish, “Malditos” is universal. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6607 "2026-06-23T00:55:11Z")
> **[Trump says proof of his allegations that vandals cut Reflecting Pool paint...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reflecting-pool-paint-peeling-trump-proof-vandalism-court/)** > > President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant job. Apparently, people sliced the pool coating in half. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6608 "2026-06-23T01:15:36Z")
And Captain Queeg “insisted” that some crew member had stolen the strawberries… ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6609 "2026-06-23T01:33:38Z")
You have to know that someone described this half-assed paint job as a liquid pool liner and now Trump thinks there’s an actual pool liner that’s been cut. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6610 "2026-06-23T01:44:39Z")
From article: The president claimed vandals cut a 350-foot slit in the pool between the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. Five people have been [arrested](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-reflecting-pool-vandalism-arrest-washington-dc/) for vandalism related to the Reflecting Pool, and five additional individuals were issued federal citations, according to the U.S. Park Police, although neither the company behind the project nor the U.S. Park Service has said a cut slit was responsible for the peeling. Asked if he had proof, such as photos or video, that vandals used a knife to cut a massive slit in the pool, Mr. Trump responded: “Well, let’s put it this way, when you have a 350, I think it’s 350, not 250, when you have a 350-foot slit, from one end to the other, you think that’s proof? You think that’s proof?” ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6611 "2026-06-23T01:52:45Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > “Pinche” is extremely Mexican Spanish, “Malditos” is universal. Yeah, that tracks. ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6612 "2026-06-23T01:54:47Z")
And Napoleon insisted that Snowball knocked over the windmill… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6613 "2026-06-23T02:42:49Z")
Trump could fuck up a rock fight. ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6614 "2026-06-23T03:06:15Z")
“Thev laughed at me and made iokes, but I proved bevond the shadow of a doubt and with - geometric logic - that vandals cut the lining of my big, beautiful Reflective Pond!” ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6615 "2026-06-23T03:28:18Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > > Asked if he had proof, such as photos or video, that vandals used a knife to cut a massive slit in the pool, Mr. Trump responded: “Well, let’s put it this way, when you have a 350, I think it’s 350, not 250, when you have a 350-foot slit, from one end to the other “Cut a slit” in **what** , exactly? Can you “cut a slit” in a paint job? AIUI, the new blue coating on the Reflecting Pool is a polyurea spray application on the concrete surface. Does Trump believe, or is he trying to make the public believe, that the blue surface was a separate standalone insertion like a 350-foot plastic kiddie pool? Did he get this spray-on coating confused with a physical “pool liner”? In any case, AFAICT, the algae bloom is both a very common problem with warm shallow ponds, and very likely to have been exacerbated by the darker blue color of the new pool interior absorbing more heat. And the peeling chunks of coating cannot have been caused by one longitudinal “slit”. It’s a surface bonding issue between the concrete and the spray-on polyurea, AFAICT most likely due to insufficient surface preparation because rush job. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6616 "2026-06-23T03:37:00Z")
Meanwhile, the company that installed the American Flag Blue shitshow will repair the fuckup under warranty. Would they really do this if it were vandalism? ###### **06/21/2026** Atlantic Industrial Coatings in conjunction with the US Park Service has identified some areas in the Reflecting Pool that require repairs. These areas are a very small part of the massive 7 acre project, and do not indicate a failure of the liner. These repairs can not be made until the pool is drained. As soon as its feasible for the Park, the pool will be drained and AIC will be back to make those needed repairs as part of the warranty. > **[Atlantic Industrial Coatings, LLC](https://vaspray.com/aic/)** > > Industrial Coatings Applicator ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6617 "2026-06-23T03:43:28Z")
Why not? He got maybe a few million out of the deal, Trump keeps the rest. Here’s the reddit link with the full questions on C-span. Did you know Obama spent over $100 mil on this? Biden $47 mil? 🙂 https://embed.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1ucxso1/president_trump_on_reflecting_pool_vandalism/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6618 "2026-06-23T04:42:44Z")
[The wizard of idiocy cannot stand to be questioned.](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-accuses-newspaper-treason-questioned-085459000.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump lashed out late Sunday night over negative press coverage of his war with Iran, singling out The New York Times for criticism after it asked what the conflict had actually achieved. > > “The way the Corrupt and Failing New York Times is covering stories on a very battered and beat up Iran, through FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS’ is, in my opinion, ‘TREASONOUS,’” the president threatened on his Truth Social platform. > > “I will be adding all of their false and ridiculous reporting to my multi Billion Dollar lawsuit against them. They are Criminals!” Takes one to know one, etc. Since when does someone get sued for treason? Last I heard, that was an actual crime against the government, not a tort against an individual. [In a “Don’t look behind that curtain!” moment…](https://www.aol.com/articles/olympian-breaks-silence-blue-paint-131911000.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > A U.S. Olympian has spoken out after his arrest on allegations he vandalized the Reflecting Pool, now marred by peeling blue paint and algae blooms following President Trump’s multimillion-dollar no-bid repair job. > > David Hearn, 62, denied claims that he ripped or otherwise damaged the “American flag-blue” sealant recently applied to the bottom of the 2,000-foot basin, which sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial. > > **“It’s a completely unfounded accusation,” Hearn told The Daily Mail. “We’ve already heard many lies from this administration…That’s just another lie.”** > > Hearn, a canoe slalom athlete who competed in three Olympics, said he touched a “loose flap of coating” simply because he was “curious as a concerned citizen.” He wound up being arrested, jailed for hours and charged with a misdemeanor. [The Buzzfeed community is rivaling the Teeming Millions with jokes about the wizard of idiocy.](https://www.aol.com/articles/literally-just-28-great-jokes-180957000.html) Here are my my favorites, put into a list. - Happy Algea BTQ Pride Month! - Have they tried giving all the hydrogen peroxide to one algae and waiting for it to trickle down? - Trump managed to get defeated by Iran, algae, the Prime Minister of Italy, blue paint, and the clasp on the Medal of Honor all in the same week. - Says a lot that this administration has been outsmarted by a single-celled organism. - MAGA - Making Algae Grow Again And finally, a personal note. My Chinese weather app recently had an update which made the thing so inaccurate, I started calling it _Sharpie_. Yesterday’s update fixed the problems and it’s now rather good. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6619 "2026-06-23T05:57:25Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Asked if he had proof, such as photos or video, that vandals used a knife to cut a massive slit in the pool, Mr. Trump responded: “Well, let’s put it this way, when you have a 350, I think it’s 350, not 250, when you have a 350-foot slit, from one end to the other, you think that’s proof? You think that’s proof?” No Trumpy-Wumpy, I am not convinced. Why would anyone want to _vandalize_ the Reflecting Pool to make Trump look bad? Trump looks bad every time he opens his mouth. Peeling paint on a monument in DC isn’t going to make him look any worse. Nobody cares about it except him. I guess the good news to come out of this is that his dementia has now progressed to the point where he is making up new enemies that don’t actually exist in reality. I bet that’s going to make working in the White House fun for everyone who isn’t him. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6620 "2026-06-23T06:51:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Atlantic Industrial Coatings in conjunction with the US Park Service has identified some areas in the Reflecting Pool that require repairs. These areas are a very small part of the massive 7 acre project, and do not indicate a failure of the liner. What would indicate a failure of the liner? Maybe if the reflecting pool caught on fire. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=330) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=332)