# 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:** 375
**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 27, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7481 "2026-07-27T17:21:23Z")
> [@robby](#): > > He’s simply reposting AI slop from his deranged followers. It’s AI, yes, but clever, not slop except for the content. So you think an assorted variety of MAGA fans are “truthing” them to him minute-by-minute, hour-after-hour and he is forwarding them? Even something so simple requires more tech savvy than he possesses. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7482 "2026-07-27T17:35:55Z")
There are a few, me included, who suspect natalie harp. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7483 "2026-07-27T18:22:01Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > the freaking President of the United States going on an unhinged tear, posting absolutely looney AI slop **all day long.** > > (My emphasis) > > Actually, throughout the night! Like he was on some sort of stimulant binge. trump certainly has gone on posting jags in the middle of the night before, but this particular tear happened from 11:16 am to 5:16 pm yesterday. Not that the time of day matters so much as the fact he is obsessively posting shit-tons of absolutely bonkers crap for hours at a time. I don’t know what’s wrong with him- encroaching dementia, malignant narcissism, something else, maybe a combination of things, but the so-called leader of the free world clearly is mentally unwell. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7484 "2026-07-27T18:51:07Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > There are a few, me included, who suspect natalie harp. Certainly a possibility. > **Social Media Influence:** Harp is one of the few staffers with direct access to Trump’s Truth Social account. She takes dictation for his social media broadsides and assists in constructing his digital posts. [[1](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/politics/trump-natalie-harp.html), [2](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-aide-natalie-harp-white-house-b3013253.html)] With help from a few 12-year-old kids. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7485 "2026-07-27T19:10:47Z")
“A full and deep throated act” [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreidles4qu4qvwyioxtjhoihl6gcuujjhyozx4ktsrj4mhtbiewrkym) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreidles4qu4qvwyioxtjhoihl6gcuujjhyozx4ktsrj4mhtbiewrkym) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7486 "2026-07-27T19:15:59Z")
That last sentence should be etched on his tombstone. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7487 "2026-07-27T19:56:37Z")
"Let’s get rid of Daylight Saving time stuff, okay? We have a bill in. Hopefully the Senate is gonna approve that one. It’s called the weave. But I had a father … " > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnm6bnu662q)** > > Trump: "Let's get rid of Daylight Saving time stuff, okay? We have a bill in. Hopefully the Senate is gonna approve that one. It's called the weave. But I had a father ... " “I was very impressed – that was the largest piece of asphalt I think I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot of big asphalt but I’ve never seen one that big. I said, you gotta be kidding!” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnm7ga2oq27)** > > Trump: "I was very impressed -- that was the largest piece of asphalt I think I've ever seen. I've seen a lot of big asphalt but I've never seen one that big. I said, you gotta be kidding!" “Reagan allowed our cars to disappear into Japan and other locations … on trade, Trump is much better. Much better.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnmbhpc2k24)** > > Trump on Reagan: "He allowed our cars to disappear into Japan and other locations ... on trade, Trump is much better. Much better." “Chevy Ss-- well, I hear it’s good – Silverado. Really hot, right? It’s gonna be hotter after today.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnmr52df52k)** > > Trump: "Chevy Ss-- well, I hear it's good -- Silverado. Really hot, right? It's gonna be hotter after today." “MEH-hee-ho. So I said to a group the other day, and we will stop all business going to MEH-hee-ho and they didn’t know what the hell I was talking about.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnmtb4ola2n)** > > Trump: "Meheehoo. Meheeho!" “Barack Hussame Obama. Obuma.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnmzoi5oq2n)** > > Trump: "Barack Hussame Obama. Obuma." “You’ll put a little cocoon around them. See, I would’ve been a wonderful automobile designer.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnneg22sw2o)** > > Trump: "You'll put a little cocoon around them. See, I would've been a wonderful automobile designer." “The beautiful reflecting pond. Somebody comes along and starts cutting it with a knife. They’re sick. But it’s in the hospital now, but it’s gonna get better very soon.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnocnice52x)** > > Trump: "The beautiful reflecting pond. Somebody comes along and starts cutting it with a knife. They're sick. But it's in the hospital now, but it's gonna get better very soon." “I had a top NFL football player standing next to a wonderful female athlete, and they were playing a game of football, if you can believe it. This game did not work out very well.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrnnzcmb3h2o)** > > Trump: "The transgender mutilization of our children. I've looked at men playing in women's sports. It's very unfair. I had a top NFL football player standing next to a wonderful female athlete, and they were playing a game of football, if you can... ---
**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 27, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7488 "2026-07-27T21:17:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “A full and deep throated act” _Check, please!_ 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7489 "2026-07-27T23:52:52Z")
Does this guy have a day job? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7490 "2026-07-28T01:34:27Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Does this guy have a day job? Wrong question. The correct question is _Does this guy ever do his job?_ [Reflecting Pool grand jury may have had irregularities.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ex-olympian-charged-damaging-reflecting-232219982.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the [the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool](https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-drained-washington-monument-trump-repairs-0745ba52bc7273ce411ef29880f71cf0) is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to “irregularities” in those grand jury proceedings. > > In a court filing Monday, David Hearn’s attorneys requested an order for the government to turn over a complete transcript of all grand jury proceedings. They also want prosecutors to disclose the legal instructions they gave to grand jurors about the elements of Hearn’s alleged crime. > > Hearn pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of property destruction and has a trial scheduled to start Sept. 28 in D.C. Superior Court. The charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years upon conviction, accuses Hearn of causing at least $1,000 in damage to the pool. > > But his lawyers question whether prosecutors properly presented the grand jury with adequate evidence to support the amount of damage alleged in Hearn’s indictment. A National Park Service official testified that the pool already was damaged before Hearn allegedly touched it, couldn’t quantify any damage attributable to Hearn and said the same repairs would have been required regardless of his conduct, defense attorneys said. [Senate goppers now have buyer’s remorse.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/gop-senators-warn-confidence-hegseth-100000198.html) > [@](#): > > Republican senators say that confidence is waning in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the U.S. armed forces as the war with Iran drags on without an end in sight. > > They are also warning that the success of a possible “[massive attack](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5989841-experts-skeptical-intensified-air-strikes-iran/)” against Iran could be critical to shoring up support for the unpopular conflict. > > Some GOP lawmakers are questioning the administration’s failure to anticipate the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz — which has caused oil and gas prices to rise dramatically since February — or failure to anticipate Iran’s willingness to strike neighboring allies, such as Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. > > The expansion of the conflict in recent days to the Red Sea, where Iranian-backed Houthi militants targeted Saudi oil shipments, is another troubling development that some Republicans think caught the Pentagon off-guard. > > “I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place — he’s accelerating the retirement or forcing out some of the most distinguished leaders in the DOD that we have,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill, referring to the Department of Defense (DOD). > > “I think he’s got a massive insecurity complex, he has a lack of experience in large organizations, he micromanages too much. He’s lost my confidence,” added Tillis, who recently has been more critical of President Trump and some of his lieutenants since announcing last year that he would not be running for reelection. [Someone’s bored of peace.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-board-peace-lowers-ambitions-100001172.html) > [@](#): > > Israel’s right-wing government and the Board of Peace created by President Donald Trump to implement his Gaza peace plan appear on a collision course over the future of the enclave. > > “We are coming home. Gaza is ours,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said as he led a demonstration of hundreds of supporters, along with other Israeli government ministers and lawmakers, to the northern Gaza border July 19. > > A number of Israeli officials, without contradiction by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have said that Israel is not leaving Gaza and vowed to reestablish settlements that were dismantled when it agreed to “disengage” from the enclave more than a decade ago. > > A White House official confirmed that Trump will meet Tuesday with Netanyahu, who is traveling to Washington to attend a memorial service for Sen. Lindsey Graham. The meeting is likely to center on Iran and Trump’s peace efforts in Lebanon. > > Trump’s Board of Peace has struggled to make progress moving beyond the first phase of his plan, which included the release of all remaining Hamas-held hostages and a ceasefire that left what is now more than 60 percent of Gaza cleared of Palestinians and occupied by the Israel Defense Forces, and the rest controlled by Hamas. > > Phase Two outlines a sequenced disarmament of Hamas, Israeli withdrawal and installation of an interim Palestinian government and police force with security provided by an International Stabilization force while internationally financed reconstruction of Gaza takes place. [~~Japan~~ walks out of the ~~League of~~ United Nations.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-walks-france-un-meeting-194406057.html) > [@](#): > > UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after [America’s close European ally](https://apnews.com/article/nato-summit-takeaways-trump-ukraine-iran-albania-4821e7c6f2ab0b8a729d0e798bfe6359) criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record. > > The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed U.S. opposition to giving [U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk](https://apnews.com/article/turk-human-rights-chief-united-nations-61dc91622d141da0aba689e6436ea47c) another four-year term. The reappointment on Friday got overwhelming support, including from France. > > The U.S. walkout reflects not only the more [strained relations](https://apnews.com/article/trump-macron-france-summit-relationship-g7-64c82a3ef7d445d17a88c033f6bcbfb0) between President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, but also wider [tensions between the U.S. and Europe](https://apnews.com/article/nato-summit-turkey-trump-spending-forces-iran-1be2097870a203c28469246077da4fd1). These include questions over Trump’s [commitment to NATO](https://apnews.com/article/nato-summit-takeaways-trump-ukraine-iran-albania-4821e7c6f2ab0b8a729d0e798bfe6359), possible changes to [U.S. troop deployments in Europe](https://apnews.com/article/troop-deployments-europe-costs-trump-bb43a4fd108a663e69ba4bc9b9f6e6ce), and [Trump’s desire to control Greenland,](https://apnews.com/article/greenland-denmark-security-trump-arctic-north-nato-95f6d033dc24938a8cb61f463175e6d7) which belongs to NATO member Denmark. & > [@](#): > > What sparked the walkout was a social media post Friday from France’s U.N. Mission in Geneva criticizing U.S. opposition to a second term for the U.N. rights chief. The General Assembly voted 144-10 with 13 abstentions in support of Türk, with the U.S. among the “no” votes. > > “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it,” the French Mission tweeted. [And now the convicted felon is copying one of North Korea’s dictators, but with Cadillacs.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/look-sharp-trump-says-white-235628096.html) > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/donald-trump/) told a crowd [in Michigan](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/27/trump-autoworkers-michigan-parents-midterm-elections/91069877007/) that the White House has ordered 250 Cadillac Escalades, the flagship sport utility vehicle in the luxury auto brand’s lineup, for his presidential motorcade. > > Trump revealed the purchase [in a speech](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/27/trump-autoworkers-michigan-parents-midterm-elections/91069877007/) delivered at a [General Motors](https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/news/2026/07/21/gm-earnings-quarter-two-2026/91002386007/) testing facility in the Detroit suburb of Milford. > > “The one and only Escalade,” he said toward the beginning of a roughly one-hour-long address. “You know we ordered, I think, 250 Escalades, right? We ordered 250 Escalades…. We look sharp in those Escalades.” > > The 2026 Escalade has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price starting in the low $90,000’s, though upgrades take it well north of six figures. Its high-performance V-series runs about $170,000. > > “Our guys are very spoiled,” he said. “They’re very spoiled. They like the Escalade. So do I.” [Help him get to Heaven! SEND MORE = MONEY!](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-asks-money-try-heaven-155140969.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump told supporters once again he wants to “try and get to Heaven” while framing his political movement as a mission he believes was chosen by God, before asking them for campaign donations. > > The message then shifted into a fundraising appeal, asking supporters to contribute $15 as part of a “24 HOUR TRUMP FUNDRAISING BLITZ.” The email presents loyalty to the MAGA movement and financial support for Trump’s political efforts as part of a larger struggle against his opponents, repeatedly invoking themes of faith, sacrifice, and destiny. You’ll notice he didn’t use good ol’ _American_ measurements in that glurge. ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7491 "2026-07-28T02:39:01Z")
Trump is apparently scheduled to give a eulogy at Lindsey Graham’s funeral tomorrow. What’s the over/under on how long it takes him to mention the ballroom? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7492 "2026-07-28T06:28:11Z")
What’s the over/under on how long it takes him to mention Lindsey Graham? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7493 "2026-07-28T06:32:20Z")
Made me laugh 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7494 "2026-07-28T11:13:40Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > What’s the over/under on how long it takes him to mention Lindsey Graham? The prepared text will have Lindsey’s name in the first or second sentence, and even in his advancing dementia he can handle that. The interesting money would be how far into the speech is his last mention of the departed. ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7495 "2026-07-28T11:59:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > “The beautiful reflecting pond. Somebody comes along and starts cutting it with a knife. They’re sick. But it’s in the hospital now, but it’s gonna get better very soon.” On this note, I don’t think it will surprise anyone here that their case against the Olympic athlete they charged with damaging the pool is falling apart at the seams. > **[Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched water](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/reflecting-pool-case-witness-conceded-damage-olympic-canoeist-davey-he-rcna589510)** > > David “Davey” Hearn was indicted this month and accused of damaging the pool. He has pleaded not guilty. > “Simply put, the government’s witness could not identify any additional cost caused by Mr. Hearn’s alleged conduct. Indeed, the witness did not even say or suggest that the alleged conduct had compromised the liner at all,” they wrote. > > The witness testimony also raised questions about whether the grand jury was properly instructed about the core elements of the alleged crime, which “bears directly on whether the felony indictment was lawfully returned,” Hearn’s attorneys wrote. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7496 "2026-07-28T12:09:23Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > > > What’s the over/under on how long it takes him to mention Lindsey Graham? > > The prepared text will have Lindsey’s name in the first or second sentence, and even in his advancing dementia he can handle that. The interesting money would be how far into the speech is his last mention of the departed. I laughed at crowmanyclouds’ comment, but I predict it will go much as Folacin describes-- he’ll first say a couple nice things about Graham from a prepared script, then he’ll segue into “Lindsay was a loyal Republican who fully supported my plans to…” and then it will be all about himself. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7497 "2026-07-28T13:03:07Z")
I wonder if the same vandals that put a 300 yard gash in the reflecting pool were the ones who poked holes in the government case. ---
**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 28, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7498 "2026-07-28T13:07:30Z")
I’m nostalgic for the days when Vandals only took pump handles. Or sacked Rome. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7499 "2026-07-28T15:23:27Z")
As a U of Idaho alumni, and a Dylan fan, I appreciate that post. ---
**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 28, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/7500 "2026-07-28T18:27:38Z")
> “I stopped eight wars—I would say five of them because of tariffs,” Trump continued. “The threat of tariffs stopped India and Pakistan from going into a nuclear war.” > **[Trump gets nuclear-grade stupid in latest defense of tariffs](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/28/800076193/videos/trump-tariffs-nuclear-war-billions-of-dollars/)** > > President Donald Trump called into Fox News on Tuesday morning to sing a song of tariffs to the sycophantic crew. “Well, we _were_ going to start a nuclear war that would have devastated both our countries, and poisoned the air of all the surrounding countries, leading to probably 2 billion deaths, but fuck, we didn’t want to have to charge Americans a bit extra to cover some tariffs if they wanted to buy our shit.” How fucking stupid do you have to be to believe this is in any way reflective of reality?!? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=376)