# 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:** 345
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6881 "2026-07-02T14:48:19Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > His name will not be mentioned, references will be stripped from all buildings and documents, and work will move forward to reverse any and all decisions from this sorry time. Sorta like Moses. “Let his name be stricken from every obelisk and pylon…” ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6882 "2026-07-02T14:51:02Z")
Damn. It won’t be nearly as satisfying urinating on a _hologram_ of Trump. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6883 "2026-07-02T14:53:04Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Sorta like Moses. “Let his name be stricken from every obelisk and pylon…” Well, only in the movie _The Ten Commandments_ This really DID happen with Akhenaton (AKA AMenhotepIV) > This culture shift away from traditional religion was reversed after his death. Akhenaten’s monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name [excluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_memoriae "Damnatio memoriae") from [lists of rulers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regnal_list "Regnal list") compiled by later pharaohs. > **[Akhenaten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten)** > > Wer-nesut-em-Akhetaten (after Year 5)Great of kingship in Akhetaten > Wetjes ren en Iten (after Year 5)Who has elevated the name of the Aten > Akh-en-Iten (after Year 5)The one who is beneficial to the Aten Also happened with Tutankhamon and Nefertiti because of their association with Akhenaten. And with Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh, because her son Thutmose III was pissed at her. > Toward the end of the reign of [Thutmose III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thutmose_III "Thutmose III") and into the reign of his son, an attempt was made to remove Hatshepsut from certain historical and pharaonic records. Her cartouches and images were chiselled off stone walls. Erasure methods ranged from full destruction of any instance of her name or image to replacement, inserting Thutmose I or II where Hatshepsut once stood. There were also instances of smoothing, patchwork jobs that covered Hatshepsut’s cartouche; examples of this can be seen on the walls of the Deir el-Bahari temple. Simpler methods also included covering, where new stone was added to fully cover reliefs or sacred stone work. [Hatshepsut - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut) Also with the fictional Joseph Curwen in H.P. Lovecraft’s _The Case of Charles Dexter Ward_. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6884 "2026-07-02T14:56:43Z")
Or, come t think of it, Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood, who built Disneyland > Within a year after Disneyland opened, Wood and the Disneys parted ways. Some people who were there at the time said Walt Disney fired Wood. Others said Roy Disney cut the ties. Even others said Wood realized the relationship had soured and left the company.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Wood#cite_note-mp-1) One longtime employee, [Bob Gurr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gurr "Bob Gurr"), who was loyal to the Disneys, said that Wood was a con man.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Wood#cite_note-2) Another employee, [Van Arsdale France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Arsdale_France "Van Arsdale France"), believed that the relationship would not survive, because Wood and Walt Disney both were fiercely independent. > > Soon after the split, Wood’s role in the creation of Disneyland was omitted from all company records and histories.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Wood#cite_note-mp-1) Over the years, [the Walt Disney Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company "The Walt Disney Company") has honored various executives instrumental in the construction of Disneyland with window signs designating them as the proprietors of fictional businesses along [Main Street, U.S.A.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street,_U.S.A. "Main Street, U.S.A."), with one exception: “There is no window for C. V. Wood.”[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Wood#cite_note-Snow_Page_366-3) > **[C. V. Wood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Wood)** > > Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood Jr. (December 17, 1920 – March 14, 1992) was an American developer of theme parks and planned communities. He was the chief developer of Disneyland and then, through his own company, Marco Engineering, he developed other parks in several locations across the country. These theme parks included Freedomland U.S.A. in New York City, Pleasure Island in Wakefield, Massachusetts and Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood was born in Waynoka, Oklah... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6885 "2026-07-02T15:17:28Z")
Nicknames people are giving Trump’s Qatari gift Air Force One, according to the Hufington Post: **Air Fraud One** **Flying Bribery Palace** **Qatar Force One** **Bribe Force One** **ConAir 2** **$400M Blood Money Gift** > **[Trump's New Air Force One Jet Mocked With Brutal, But Accurate, Nicknames](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-air-force-one-jet-inspires-mockery-and-insulting-nicknames_n_6a457ce2e4b001e08fc1678f?origin=home-whats-happening-unit)** > > A White House staffer's tweet hyping the inaugural flight of President Donald Trump's controversial new Air Force One jet was hijacked by snarky social media users. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6886 "2026-07-02T17:57:37Z")
Has the money _actually_ gone to her yet? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6887 "2026-07-02T20:49:53Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s a Boeing. It was built in Seattle. But it doesn’t have all of the spyware in it the Qatar ~~bribe~~ jet does. Is it done already? I thought it was going to take until the last few months of his administration to modify and take home like a souvenir. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6888 "2026-07-02T21:58:38Z")
I’m not a member of the Armed Forces, but I believe that you’re not allowed to protest in uniform or speak against the President and VP as this man did? A brave fellow to destroy his career speaking out against Trump. According to the article “Watson is being released and a possible case against him will not be filed.” > **[US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment |...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/capitol-us-military-protest-trump-impeachment)** > > A US Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6889 "2026-07-02T22:59:10Z")
> **[Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/harikunzru.bsky.social/post/3mpoye64x7c23)** > > The $400m flying bribe has shelves of fake books, some titled “Library”. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ys6c4wtbkw3levcxbdkrhtyu/bafkreiboukoldhfsa2doryof5k6pj46c6kjusbicandmcqvkjfiwugxqk4) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ys6c4wtbkw3levcxbdkrhtyu/bafkreiboukoldhfsa2doryof5k6pj46c6kjusbicandmcqvkjfiwugxqk4) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6890 "2026-07-02T23:08:23Z")
Don’t need no stinkin’ books. Books are full of all those… what do you call them?.. oh yeah, _words._ Big words. Don’t need 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6891 "2026-07-02T23:17:26Z")
Two thoughts. First, that’s hilarious. Whenever we see talking heads on TV news they almost always have shelves of books behind them. Most of the time they are recognizably real books with decipherable titles on the spines. Other times they look like props from a TV show or a movie. Kinda like this. It’s nice to know this is a real thing that happens. It makes me wonder how common it is? Second, are we supposed to believe that Donald Trump knows how to read? Does he want us to think he reads? He already knows everything from the beginning of time to the ends of the universe. He is a possessor of infinite knowledge. (You know, aside from some things like how to spell simple four letter words like ‘dumb’.) Why would he ever have any reason to read anything? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6892 "2026-07-02T23:34:33Z")
I remember the time he tried to read the word “Yosemite” from a teleprompter. Stopped him in his tracks. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6893 "2026-07-02T23:39:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Turns out the museum has a Teddy Roosevelt hologram and there’s video of Trump talking to it like it’s a real person. > > DEAR SWEET JESUS Holy fuck. I used to do comics mocking this kind of thing, and this is why I stopped. You just can’t come up with something so absurd that people will get the joke. The reality is always, always, worse. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6894 "2026-07-02T23:43:05Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I thought it was going to take until the last few months of his administration to modify and take home like a souvenir. It’s the American way, just do a half-assed job! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GjWq2Yrfz0I/hqdefault.jpg "Cut Every Corner - The Simpsons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjWq2Yrfz0I) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6895 "2026-07-02T23:45:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Books are full of all those… what do you call them?.. oh yeah, _words._ And facts. We hates 'em. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6896 "2026-07-02T23:59:18Z")
Don’t forget the bugs. Although I’m sure the crack team of DOGE addled security experts have vetted everything. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6897 "2026-07-03T00:07:30Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Second, are we supposed to believe that Donald Trump knows how to read? Well, to be fair (and I never get tired of bringing this up) … _“Last April, perhaps in a surge of Czech nationalism, Ivana Trump told her lawyer Michael Kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of Hitler’s collected speeches, My New Order, which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed. Kennedy now guards a copy of My New Order in a closet at his office, as if it were a grenade. Hitler’s speeches, from his earliest days up through the Phony War of 1939, reveal his extraordinary ability as a master propagandist.”_ –Vanity Fair, 7/2015 ---
**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:** [July 3, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6898 "2026-07-03T00:16:08Z")
I don’t want to defend Yam Tits, but that’s an AI Teddy Roosevelt that people are supposed to talk with and it’s supposed to respond. I’m guessing he was told beforehand at that display that he could “talk with Pres. Roosevelt,” so he did. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6899 "2026-07-03T00:49:15Z")
Yeah, but did he realize it wasn’t the actual real Teddy Roosevelt in the flesh? I wonder. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/6900 "2026-07-03T01:32:02Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I’m guessing he was told beforehand at that display that he could “talk with Pres. Roosevelt,” so he did. There’s already been far too much sanewashing of that dementia riddled asshole without adding our own. There’s already a much simpler, much more likely answer - he was bullshitting as he almost always does. Only now that he’s slipped so far mentally, it’s barely coherent nonsense where even 5 years ago, if you squinted and wished really hard, there might have been some semblance of a rationale. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=344) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=346)