# 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:** 424
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8461 "2026-09-03T05:53:51Z")
Trump REALLY wants his game show back. > **[Trump Admin Announces ‘Apprentice’-Style Reality Competition Show Judged by...](https://people.com/trump-admin-announces-reality-competition-show-judged-by-nicki-minaj-12075645)** > > The Trump administration is producing a reality show competition featuring rapper Nicki Minaj as one of its judges and former Superman actor Dean Cain as its host, Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler announced this week. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8462 "2026-09-03T13:14:30Z")
What? The Dutch don’t trust Trump with their money? > **[DNB: Netherlands bank moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis...](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgy51xlz39o)** > > The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest". ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8463 "2026-09-03T14:35:42Z")
My question is why did they leave any of it here? I sure wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8464 "2026-09-03T14:43:17Z")
I think that once upon a time, gold was safer in North America. If, say, the Soviet Union launched a war of aggression against western Europe, they could scoop up countries’ gold if the gold was stored there. The U.S. dollar, which was backed by gold, is used as a common currency around the world. And New York is one of the top financial capitals of the world. Now, with the U.S. government taking partial possessions of companies (OK, investing in them in exchange for partial ownership – still smells like nationalisation to me), what’s to stop them from seizing all gold supplies in the country in the name of ‘national security’? Given that Trump is acting like an actual mobster, I wouldn’t put it past him. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8465 "2026-09-03T14:44:59Z")
It’s not exactly trivial to move any significant amount of gold around, for one. But spreading it around, even leaving some in the US and Canada, is still a good idea, especially if there is any hope things will eventually turn around. There’s the psychological impact gold has on people, of course, but it’s not a tremendous amount of money in actual real terms, so the risk is further mitigated. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8466 "2026-09-03T15:03:27Z")
What did we (Canada) do? I guess it’s easier to invade us and steal Dutch gold…. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8467 "2026-09-03T15:34:50Z")
If I was a country with gold to protect, I’d feel ok having it in Canada until I realised the idiotic and thuggish US was right next door making trouble all the time. I would not feel good about my gold in the us or anywhere near it. The way things are now is there really a good place to keep your gold? A decision I thankfully do not have to make. I’m neither a country nor do I have gold. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8468 "2026-09-03T15:45:18Z")
It’s not like a book or a wallet. Moving literally tons of anything in a secure and largely secret manner takes significant time and planning and is not itself a cheap process. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8469 "2026-09-03T16:49:42Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > But spreading it around, even leaving some in the US and Canada, is still a good idea,… Like my seashell collection. I keep it scattered on beaches around the world; maybe you’ve seen it. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8470 "2026-09-03T18:15:16Z")
Seen it? It’s getting former FBI Director, Jim Comey, in serious jeopardy with the current corrupt administration! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8471 "2026-09-03T18:24:11Z")
Reuters is reporting that Trump is seeking back payment from Europe for Ukraine aid. [https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-seek-back-payment-europe-ukraine-aid-trump-says-2026-09-03/](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-seek-back-payment-europe-ukraine-aid-trump-says-2026-09-03/) I wonder if the Dutch will ask for back payment for their assistance in the War of Independence? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8472 "2026-09-03T19:15:28Z")
You’ve got the Wright idea, man! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8473 "2026-09-03T20:13:54Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [JD Vance](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jd-vance) has said that the Antichrist may be “walking among us”, in an interview about his Roman Catholic faith. No kidding. He sees him every day in the oval office. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8474 "2026-09-03T20:16:26Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I wonder if the Dutch will ask for back payment for their assistance in the War of Independence? It certainly explains their reasoning for moving the 124 billion dollars worth of gold out of the US. It would not surprise me if they were given intelligence that Trump was about to steal it all. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8475 "2026-09-03T20:26:58Z")
I was going to say he probably wants it to decorate his ballroom, but then I remembered it’s actual real gold. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8476 "2026-09-03T20:37:44Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > There’s the psychological impact gold has on people… Badges? I don’t need no steenkin’ BADGES!! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8477 "2026-09-03T21:36:54Z")
Pete Hegseth wants to give testosterone to female soldiers that are insufficiently horny. “Testosterone would be used in women only for one of the diagnoses for which there is evidence of efficacy, such as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, characterized by a distressing level of low sexual interest,” Reuters reported Thursday. > **[‘Page not found’: Pentagon abruptly pulls Hegseth's testosterone initiative...](https://www.rawstory.com/pentagon-2677816027/)** > > The Pentagon abruptly pulled new guidance outlining mandatory testosterone screenings for troops just one day after publishing it.The guidance, which was posted on the Pentagon’s website Wednesday, was removed by Thursday, a U.S. official told... ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8478 "2026-09-03T21:44:14Z")
This is the first I’m hearing of Hegseth having an interest in _female_ sexuality. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8479 "2026-09-03T22:42:54Z")
Well, but only in the context of men’s interest in them. I mean, in Petey’s, world female sexuality has only one reason for existing at all, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8480 "2026-09-03T22:50:11Z")
He just found out women CAN be horny. Something he has never experienced. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=425)