# 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:** 336
**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 26, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6701 "2026-06-26T22:26:48Z")
Because he is so fucking dumb, he just learned the dumb has a “b” in it. In his damaged brain, I’m guessing he thinks a “passport” is a “visa”. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6702 "2026-06-26T22:30:23Z")
…because people who aren’t citizens are now unwelcome? My passport expires in Dec. 2028. How long after that should I wait to renew so as not to get a Trumpian passport? ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6703 "2026-06-26T22:37:41Z")
Fortunately, this isn’t going to be the default passport - you’ll have to pay extra for this version. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6704 "2026-06-26T23:00:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ugliness aside, why does a document that’s only issued to AMERICAN CITIZENS say “welcome”? Because they forgot to say “Thank you for your attention to this matter”? ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6705 "2026-06-26T23:00:51Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > You make this sound like it’s a bad thing. It IS, for his career. But that’s his own fault entirely. (I’m not sympathetic to him. I just hate seeing bullies win.) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6706 "2026-06-26T23:03:07Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > My passport expires in Dec. 2028. How long after that should I wait to renew so as not to get a Trumpian passport? Apparently these will only be issued to people who apply in person at the DC passport office, so you should be safe. Unless you live in DC. In which case, renew online. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6707 "2026-06-26T23:15:00Z")
Well, there’s no way this could possibly go wrong. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreid44auaznigxvadsebilfqycv3pkux7cen67jxs3z6jrijspfvuoq) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreid44auaznigxvadsebilfqycv3pkux7cen67jxs3z6jrijspfvuoq) ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6708 "2026-06-26T23:35:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ugliness aside, why does a document that’s only issued to AMERICAN CITIZENS say “welcome”? Oh how badly I want this to be from The Onion. * * * * * * > [@Smapti](#): > > Well, there’s no way this could possibly go wrong. No kidding. A _seriously crowded_ sky. Piece of cake. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6709 "2026-06-26T23:47:03Z")
> So, if you like Airplanes and Fireworks and President Trump, be there! Is that a logical AND? In those, all conditions must be TRUE in order for the whole thing to be TRUE. If that’s the case, I won’t be there, even though I like Airplanes and Fireworks. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6710 "2026-06-26T23:57:16Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > …because people who aren’t citizens are now unwelcome? How is that related to a passport for US citizens? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6711 "2026-06-27T00:20:53Z")
I’m sure he was just thinking back 250 years when the Continental Army took the airfields ---
**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 27, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6712 "2026-06-27T00:37:57Z")
At least it could be accurate… [![](https://i.ibb.co/GQVggYCm/file-0000000043bc722fa77b495afcec2a97.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/GQVggYCm/file-0000000043bc722fa77b495afcec2a97.png) ---
**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 27, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6713 "2026-06-27T00:40:02Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > > So, if you like Airplanes and Fireworks and President Trump, be there! > > Is that a logical AND? I had the same question about the Piña Colada Song… ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6714 "2026-06-27T01:51:47Z")
Vanilla Ice, the last holdout from the planned concert series, has now cancelled. > **[Mockery abounds as bad weather cancels Vanilla Ice's fair performance: 'Weep...](https://www.rawstory.com/vanilla-ice-great-american-fair/)** > > Reactions were rolling in Friday night after the Freedom 250 Great America State Fair cut the performance for rapper Vanilla Ice.The 90s star was slated to play his hit songs at the event, which was reportedly having low attendance and mixed... ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6715 "2026-06-27T01:57:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Vanilla Ice, the last holdout from the planned concert series, has now cancelled. From that article (emphasis mine): > [@](#): > > The 90s star was slated to play his hit **songs** at the event He had more than one??? ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6716 "2026-06-27T02:04:39Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > He had more than one??? I only know of three songs. The famous one he totally didn’t rip off in any way from Queen, a cover of “Funky Town,” and whatever that song was he sang in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6717 "2026-06-27T02:08:15Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > a cover of “Funky Town,” I regretfully looked up his discography on Wikipedia. You’re probably thinking of his cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music,” which was his first single, and which went to #4 on the Billboard chart. Those were his only two songs to make the top 40. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6718 "2026-06-27T02:11:45Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I regretfully looked up his discography on Wikipedia. You’re probably thinking of his cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music,” which was his first single, and which went to #4 on the Billboard chart. Those were his only two songs to make the top 40. Ahem… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zNJ8_Dh3Onk/maxresdefault.jpg "Vanilla Ice - Play That Funky Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNJ8_Dh3Onk) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6719 "2026-06-27T10:52:04Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > No kidding. A _seriously crowded_ sky. Piece of cake. From 1:15 pm to 11:30 pm. An air show in the dark? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6720 "2026-06-27T11:21:07Z")
Two more weeks of the festival of shit to go, plenty of time for Mr. Hit Maker to reschedule for a time when the weather isn’t so scary. BTW, did it even rain at all in DC last night? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=335) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=337)