# 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:** 464
**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:** [October 4, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9261 "2026-10-04T05:25:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Individuals whose health care premiums are already paid by Medicaid or who pay an income-related monthly adjustment amount do not qualify for the $90, the White House said. Always gotta fuck over the poor don’tcha Donny? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9262 "2026-10-04T05:49:36Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Always gotta fuck over the poor don’tcha Donny? Why not? They’re still going to vote for him. It’s the best example of _Thank you, sir; may I have another?_ ---
**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:** [October 4, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9263 "2026-10-04T18:53:42Z")
I gotta say, they went a little on-the-nose with the villain design for the new Wolfenstein game. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:ojwaqbq52m6vgbzylst4egqq/bafkreigzsks4yd3wb2eylrojinyxffmaz75is2pfzskjr2vamefffknkcm) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:ojwaqbq52m6vgbzylst4egqq/bafkreigzsks4yd3wb2eylrojinyxffmaz75is2pfzskjr2vamefffknkcm) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9264 "2026-10-04T23:52:27Z")
So is that a black sweater with, like, a well-fortified collar, or something? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9265 "2026-10-05T00:11:31Z")
If you zoom in he appears to be wearing a black vest and a dark blue tie, in an unusually large knot, with a wing-tip collar. Which certainly doesn’t make the video game bad guy vibe any lesser. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9266 "2026-10-05T03:55:25Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If you zoom in he appears to be wearing a black vest and a dark blue tie, in an unusually large knot, with a wing-tip collar. > > Which certainly doesn’t make the video game bad guy vibe any lesser. It looks more to me like one of the propaganda ads shown in _Starship Troopers_. [“Never surrender,” huh? Right; it’s “turn tail and run” as the order of the day.](https://www.aol.com/articles/us-air-force-removes-bombers-205946000.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at [a U.S.-run military air base](https://apnews.com/article/uk-raf-fairford-us-air-force-explainer-739a99fedaac750343cb01f92a40bc3b) in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the [RAF Fairford](https://apnews.com/article/fairford-raf-base-suspects-arrested-plot-86a2e0fe16a201cee5e40b2ee54e4ce0) base. > > The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity. > > Aviation watchers such as the Military Air Tracking Alliance have observed dozens of B-52 and B-1 bombers operating out of RAF Fairford since the opening days of the Iran war. Observers noticed a host of B-1 bombers fly out of the base on Sunday. > > The move comes as President Donald Trump weighs options for his war on Iran — including new strikes — despite his initial promises to Americans that the campaign would [last a matter of weeks](https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-six-months-anniversary-israel-3c4d33b09fdbe19928781c678aa025c9). > > “We have decisions that I’ll make about Iran. Iran’s been decimated. So the only question is — it’ll either be the easy way, or the hard way,” Trump told reporters on Saturday as he left the White House for a rally in Ohio. Whenever I read any quotes from Rip van Simple, why do I always hear the narrator’s voice from a Dr. Seuss special? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9267 "2026-10-05T03:59:05Z")
Trump whines that Fox News isn’t covering his Loon-a-Palooza tour: > **[Donald J. Trump: "Sad to see that Fox & Friends (Sunday) is not covering our...](https://www.trumpstruth.org/statuses/42132)** > > Sad to see that Fox & Friends (Sunday) is not covering our packed house and incredibly enthusiastic (beyond!) Rally that took place in Ohio last night, or th... ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9268 "2026-10-05T04:11:28Z")
Note: the rally he is bragging about took place in a high school gym. > **['Weak sauce': Trump roasted for bragging about 'packed house' in high school gym](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crowd-2677998239/)** > > President Donald Trump went after Fox News on Sunday for not covering what he called the "packed house and incredibly enthusiastic (beyond!)" crowd at his Ohio rally. Critics pointed out that the rally was held in a high school gym."Sad to see that... ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9269 "2026-10-05T04:17:25Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Note: the rally he is bragging about took place in a high school gym. Not only that, but Butler High School (the only high school in the Vandalia-Butler City Schools District) has a student population of about 900 (across three years, I would suspect). The picture below is from [Butler High School’s website](https://butler.vbcsd.com/), and shows the school’s gym, during a commencement ceremony. It’s not even a terribly big gym. [![](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783353347/d2hs335lmgum1uwqrvmc/HeaderGallery-9.jpg) ](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783353347/d2hs335lmgum1uwqrvmc/HeaderGallery-9.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9270 "2026-10-05T05:03:03Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “We have decisions that I’ll make about Iran. Iran’s been decimated. So the only question is — it’ll either be the easy way, or the hard way,” Trump told reporters on Saturday So he’s running away from a decimated enemy? Or is he trying to be clever and use “decimated” in the literal sense of being reduced by a tenth? The B-1B Lancer can fly at speeds of 700-850 mph and carries up to 75,000 lbs of bombs but can be defeated by five dudes in three vans who were probably out dogging. The Afghans fought tooth and nail to get the US to leave and they probably would have kept fighting forever. Who knew all it takes to defeat the US is… loitering? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9271 "2026-10-05T05:05:47Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > The B-1B Lancer can fly at speeds of 700-850 mph and carries up to 75,000 lbs of bombs but can be defeated by five dudes in three vans who were probably out dogging. It’s been 80 years and our military is still set up to fight World War II. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9272 "2026-10-05T05:37:32Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Always gotta fuck over the poor don’tcha Donny? To be fair, the people who pay IRMAA are not poor, but since it says “income related” the idiot probably thinks that they are receiving an undeserved deal. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9273 "2026-10-05T06:04:38Z")
Anything that does not wind up in his pocket is an undeserved deal. Trump is a zero-sum player. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9274 "2026-10-05T06:49:41Z")
[The felon’s back to murdering people at sea.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-military-says-latest-strike-024400856.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its [yearlong campaign](https://apnews.com/article/trump-maduro-venezuela-drug-cartels-military-timeline-91e242e5c56eec39b6b7d72bf55dbd2d) against alleged traffickers in Latin America. > > The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 235 in 70 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in September 2025. As with most of the military’s statements on strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes. > > The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. A video posted on X showed what appeared to be an explosion destroying a moving boat, which the military said was a go-fast vessel. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9275 "2026-10-05T10:47:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Not only that, but Butler High School (the only high school in the Vandalia-Butler City Schools District) has a student population of about 900 (across three years, I would suspect). What’s the matter? Wouldn’t Petey let him ~~force~~ rally a bunch of soldiers to attend one of his speeches? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9276 "2026-10-05T12:28:53Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It’s not even a terribly big gym. That’s surprising … it’s bigger than any gym I’ve seen in the UK. (not that I’ve seem many…) ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9277 "2026-10-05T13:06:12Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [“Never surrender,” huh? Right; it’s “turn tail and run” as the order of the day.](https://www.aol.com/articles/us-air-force-removes-bombers-205946000.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at [a U.S.-run military air base](https://apnews.com/article/uk-raf-fairford-us-air-force-explainer-739a99fedaac750343cb01f92a40bc3b) in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the [RAF Fairford](https://apnews.com/article/fairford-raf-base-suspects-arrested-plot-86a2e0fe16a201cee5e40b2ee54e4ce0) base. #2 son went to school with a kid who attended the Air Force academy and became a B1 pilot. Last I knew he was in England - wonder if he’s coming home. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9278 "2026-10-05T13:10:59Z")
Brave Sir Donny bravely ran away. Good thing trump wasn’t president during the Cold War. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9279 "2026-10-05T13:30:46Z")
Well, no one can accuse Paul Krugman of mincing words. Free to read and free to subscribe. > **[The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-a-cesspit)** > > And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda 😮 > The cesspit of corruption that is Donald Trump’s presidency is finally getting the attention it deserves. It’s about time. And if a massive blue wave sweeps Washington on November 3rd as polls now suggest, Democrats should put corruption front and center of their agenda in Congress. > > The level of corruption that Trump has engaged in and enabled in others is completely unprecedented – self-dealing that, as Trump would say, is like nothing anybody has ever seen before. America currently has a Republican president who, along with his family, has raked in [billions, possibly close to $10 billion](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family-corruption-tracker) in personal gain from office in less than two years. He has effectively sold criminal pardons to scammers, invalidating the legal claims of their victims for restitution. His son-in-law Jared Kushner has become a [billionaire](https://www.facebook.com/StevenLRattner/posts/its-not-just-trump-who-has-made-a-fortune-off-the-presidency-after-trump-was-ree/1516946379884293/) running an investment fund for Gulf petro-state autocrats despite having no discernible investment skills. > > … > > The cesspit of corruption that is Donald Trump’s presidency is finally getting the attention it deserves. It’s about time. And if a massive blue wave sweeps Washington on November 3rd as polls now suggest, Democrats should put corruption front and center of their agenda in Congress. > > The level of corruption that Trump has engaged in and enabled in others is completely unprecedented – self-dealing that, as Trump would say, is like nothing anybody has ever seen before. America currently has a Republican president who, along with his family, has raked in [billions, possibly close to $10 billion](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family-corruption-tracker) in personal gain from office in less than two years. He has effectively sold criminal pardons to scammers, invalidating the legal claims of their victims for restitution. > … There’s more in his Substack. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9280 "2026-10-05T14:56:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > And where is this money coming from? I have a theory … Trump is being surprisingly stingy with his $400M PAC money. Also note that to fund the “Love me” propaganda commercial for a piddly $20m he also diverted money from public funds. Why go to these lengths to avoid spending PAC money? Because (here’s the theory): he’s pilfered the PAC money and it’s all in a Swiss bank account that he’d rather no one know about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=463) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=465)