# 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:** 418
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8341 "2026-08-28T04:54:00Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > There was also this beauty. What a delusional imbecile. > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://i.imgur.com/mmMUKcV.png) Maybe he envisions himself joining her? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8342 "2026-08-28T05:14:42Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > done with being nice That song is beautiful but as with anything Canadian, far more polite than it needs to be. I want some Canadian diss tracks that rival anything Iran has put out. I want Canadian rappers to rip Trump’s balls off (metaphorically speaking of course) in a style somewhere between Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline” and the Insane Clown Posse’s “Nuttin’ But a Bitch Thing”. Were I more of a wordsmith, I’d write it myself. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8343 "2026-08-28T08:44:44Z")
> [@robby](#): > > The American public also overwhelmingly opposes Trump’s trade war against Canada, and surely will not support this name change either. I am waiting for the “overwhelming public” to wake the fuck up and stop voting MAGA into office. Or at least for the Republicans who can’t bring themselves to vote for anything other than MAGA to stay the fuck home so the adults can start cleaning up this goddamned mess. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8344 "2026-08-28T12:00:30Z")
[TACO Trail?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/canadian-council-considers-changing-street-013139352.html) > [@](#): > > A Canadian city council is considering renaming a street named after US President Donald Trump – and among the contenders for a replacement are “Obama Avenue” and “Taco Avenue.” > > In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, Ottawa City Council took a first step toward renaming Trump Avenue, a residential street in the Central Park neighborhood of Ottawa that has carried the president’s name for roughly 25 years. It is just one of the references to New York City in the neighborhood, which also has a Staten Way, Madison Park and even a Gotham Private. > > But amid the escalating trade fight between the two countries and Trump’s repeated jabs at Canada, some local councilors say they see the name as an embarrassment and do not want anything in Ottawa named after him. > > The council’s vote came just a day before Trump [signed an executive order](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/politics/trump-canada-lake-ontario-america?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo) directing the US government to refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America” – a move that echoes his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” > > Ottawa City Councilor Tim Tierney told CNN that suggestions for the new name have included: Obama Avenue, Ontario Avenue, Canada Avenue, Beaver Avenue, Gulf of Mexico Avenue, Canada Goose Avenue, Pelosi Avenue and even Taco Avenue – a reference to the acronym Trump Always Chickens Out. Another suggestion: Rosie O’Donnell Avenue — a reference to the comedian and longtime Trump antagonist who [moved to Ireland](https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-moved-ireland?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo) after his reelection. All good choices! [Evidently the felon’s flacks did notsee it coming.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-department-education-accidentally-compares-093358626.html) > [@](#): > > President [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump)’s [Department of Education (DOE)](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/us-department-of-education) has been forced to delete a social post in which it appeared to inadvertently compare his administration to [Nazi Germany](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/nazi-germany). > > The official X account of the DOE, which is led by former professional wrestling impresario [Linda McMahon](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/linda-mcmahon), posted a short clip from the 2017 film _[Darkest Hour](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/darkest-hour)_ in which Gary Oldman won an Oscar for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill. > > “You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!” Oldman’s Churchill declares in the scene. > > The DOE’s post was captioned, “No one does it like us,” followed by a tiger emoji, aligning the Trump administration with the big cat. > > However, as any high school history student could have identified, Sir Winston was referring to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime in making that statement, arguing that the appeasement strategy previously attempted by his predecessor, Sir Neville Chamberlain, had failed and that Britain had no choice but to fight on. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8345 "2026-08-28T12:10:05Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Naturally, [Gulf of America] used by default among US oil and gas companies, at least in-country. Are you sure about this? Why would they? No private company is obligated to call it this. Google Maps et al. have chosen to do this (actually, they have both names), to conform to their policy to use US government official names whenever possible, but there’s nothing “natural” about anyone doing this, other than government entities who are forced to pretend in written documents. “Natural” is the last word I would use for making such an artificial change in a company’s (or a household’s) day-to-day operations, interpersonal communications, and anything written. I don’t know a soul who calls it anything but the Gulf Mexico, in professional and informal contexts alike. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8346 "2026-08-28T12:14:18Z")
Oops! Double post. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8347 "2026-08-28T12:27:07Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Evidently the felon’s flacks did notsee it coming. See also their previous comparisons of Trump to Darth Vader and Thanos. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8348 "2026-08-28T13:21:04Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Are you sure about this? Why would they? No private company is obligated to call it this Why would oil and gas companies, whose leadership and ownership are largely extremely conservative/anti-regulation, go along with with a President who caters to their interests and who is amenable to open corruption? Geez, I have no idea why. That really is a stumper ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8349 "2026-08-28T14:50:08Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > I want Canadian rappers to rip Trump’s balls off (metaphorically speaking of course) I’m okay with literally, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8350 "2026-08-28T16:17:25Z")
They’re waiting on delivery of the teeny tiny tweezers. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8351 "2026-08-28T17:48:00Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What the ever loving? These idiots think he’s _better_ than _Abraham Lincoln_? I think this possibly reflects dwindling numbers in the Republican Party overall, only a little over a quarter of US voters nowadays. The sane Republicans have all gone Dem or Independent, so a higher percentage of those remaining are Trump worshippers. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8352 "2026-08-28T18:07:21Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What the ever loving? These idiots think he’s _better_ than _Abraham Lincoln_? Abraham Lincoln would not recognize the GOP. By today’s standards, ol’ Abe would practically be a Progressive. And MAGA would decry the mid-19th century Republican Party as “Woke”. (Actually, it kind of was, but in a good way.) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8353 "2026-08-28T21:38:04Z")
Plus, Lincoln isn’t all that popular in the bright red south. If Lincoln was reborn, he’d be a Democrat and they know it. They’d hate him. How can a president with zero accomplishments be the best evah? Is ethnic cleansing an accomplishment? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8354 "2026-08-28T21:59:12Z")
How about destroying the economy, and our reputation around the world those are surely some sort of accomplishments. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8355 "2026-08-28T23:15:09Z")
He made it ok to be openly racist again. They absolutely love that he did that ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8356 "2026-08-28T23:24:11Z")
Trump’s national guard, unnecessarily patrolling Memphis, claim to have shot this guy in the chest, killing him. In proud Trump tradition, they are fucking lying! Guess where they shot him? I’ll give you one hint, the lying bastards shot him in the back. It seems as though these trigger happy thugs are too fucking dumb to know that an autopsy will _totally_ reveal an entry wound vs. an exit wound. > **[Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp93zmljrdjo)** > > The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8357 "2026-08-29T00:10:49Z")
Well, the exit wound is probably in the chest, so _technically_ he was shot there as well. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8358 "2026-08-29T00:57:15Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > Abraham Lincoln would not recognize the GOP. By today’s standards, ol’ Abe would practically be a Progressive. And MAGA would decry the mid-19th century Republican Party as “Woke”. (Actually, it kind of was, but in a good way.) > [@BlankSlate](#): > > Plus, Lincoln isn’t all that popular in the bright red south. If Lincoln was reborn, he’d be a Democrat and they know it. They’d hate him. Agreed. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it’s important to remember, whenever the subject of Abraham Lincoln or political history in the United States come up, that the Republican party that ran in the 1860 presidential election was newly established as a northern based abolitionist party to counteract the well established pro-slavery Democrats in the south. After the civil war, during Reconstruction and for much of the 20th century, there were sliding allegiances on both sides as political tides realigned as to allow for political, social, and cultural ideas that were somewhat divorced from the names of the actual parties. There were well recognized and important blocs of “Conservative Democrats” and “Liberal Republicans” up until I would say the 70s or '80s. Democrats in the South began aligning themselves to a degree with the Civil Rights movements of the 40s 50s and 60s that ultimately culminated in LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Nixon and the Republicans in the early 70s countered with the “Southern Strategy” when they saw that white supremacists and racists in the south were left without a political home and were easy pickings for political power. Reagan in the late '70s and into the '80s calcified the conservative right by aligning themselves with conservative Christians and evangelicals. This is the beginnings of MAGA right here. I don’t necessarily blame Nixon or Reagan for Trump, but it’s pretty indisputable that they laid the foundations that allowed this problem to fester. (ETA: I recognize that there are those who would directly blame them for the rise of MAGA and that viewpoint is not without merit.) The Republican party of 1860 and the Republican party of 2026 have absolutely nothing at all in common and it is only an accident of history that Lincoln can technically be called “The First Republican President.” It’s a completely meaningless statement. If Lincoln had grown up in the 20th century instead of the 19th century, and allowing for differences in the cultural environment, he almost certainly would be a left-leading Democrat of some description today. He would not be a Republican. This, of course, is extremely simplified but I think the broad strokes are accurate. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8359 "2026-08-29T03:35:12Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > MAGA would decry the mid-19th century Republican Party as “Woke”. (Actually, it kind of was, but in a good way.) What form of “woke” is not good? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8360 "2026-08-29T03:50:31Z")
The kind the republicans hallucinate about: Ferinstance trans for everyone, sharia law, repressed and replaced white people, etc. etc. etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=419)