# 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:** 480
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9581 "2026-10-15T17:23:13Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Thing is, that wouldn’t actually be “winning”; the strait _was_ open before he started the war. In order for Trump to feel like he won he has to _get_ something from it, and Iran has to get nothing. You’re right! In this case, “winning” means returning to the status quo before Trump fucked it all up. No matter how this shakes out, we’re going to lose because Iran is going to walk away with something and we’ll have less. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9582 "2026-10-15T17:27:27Z")
My Favorite part of The Pitch: Pay a premium, then go out and redeem them for face value. That’ll teach em! ---
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9583 "2026-10-15T18:19:42Z")
Math is woke. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9584 "2026-10-15T19:02:04Z")
Even a stopped clock… > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mxwkxp7fas2j)** > > Trump: "I have some very severe problems" ---
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9585 "2026-10-15T21:43:46Z")
And now, the attorney in the “Honey, Please” Kimberly Guilfoyle story is suing Guilfoyle and her attorneys: [**MAGA donor hits Guilfoyle, attorneys with defamation lawsuit - The Hill**](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6151789-deters-sues-guilfoyle-defamation/) > [@](#): > > Eric Deters, the donor to President Trump whom former U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly asked to wire $100,000 to her American Express account, leading to her ousting from the Trump administration, sued her and her lawyers for defamation. > > Deters filed the lawsuit against Guilfoyle and defense attorneys Jesse Binnal and David M. Schwartz in Kenton Circuit Court in Kentucky. He called for them to be charged on one count of defamation, one count of false light invasion of privacy and one additional count against Guilfoyle for breach of contract. > > The donor requested damages and a trial by jury. ---
**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 15, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9586 "2026-10-15T22:10:57Z")
> **[Trump Claims He Shared Cell With James Talarico In Insane Asylum](https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-shared-cell-with-james-talarico-in-insane-asylum/)** > > WASHINGTON—As he described their five-day stint in a padded room and warned Americans against voting for the U.S. Senate candidate, President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he shared a cell with James Talarico in an insane asylum. “Talarico says... ---
**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 15, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9587 "2026-10-15T23:05:52Z")
I saw that on the Onion website. 😁 This one also caught my eye, mostly 'cause of the picture. Eye bleach stations can be found at the back of the room next to the vomit bags. > **[Somersaulting RFK Jr. Excitedly Chases Own Penis Through Cabinet Meeting](https://theonion.com/somersaulting-rfk-jr-excitedly-chases-own-penis-through-cabinet-meeting/)** > > WASHINGTON—Interrupting a heated discussion about national cybersecurity vulnerabilities with a series of high-pitched squeals, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly spent Thursday’s Cabinet meeting somersaulting across... ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9588 "2026-10-16T00:32:59Z")
Good god, this woman is a terrible communicator. I think Trump might actually get rid of her. He can’t afford to have someone this bad trying to sell him right before the midterms. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mxwsqzs5xs2f)** > > Zacharia: "A lot of the misinformation, miscommunication is around the fact that I labeled myself a lawyer. I consulted for a long time many people in the field -- 'Is it ok if I label myself a lawyer?' -- and they said, 'Absolutely. You can call... ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9589 "2026-10-16T02:00:11Z")
“I consulted for a very long time many people in the field, is it ok, is it acceptable…?” I don’t know. Were they lawyers? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9590 "2026-10-16T02:16:24Z")
They certainly weren’t grammarians. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9591 "2026-10-16T02:33:41Z")
There’s the saying about the one eyed man being king in the land of the blind. In the land of the idiots, they crown the most idiotic and find more idiots in a vain attempt to make him look good by comparison ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9592 "2026-10-16T04:06:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I feel Trump and Hegseth believe they are providing great military leadership. They believe that the failures of the war are due to subordinates who aren’t doing what they should be doing. They obviously believe that they are the be all and end all of not only military prowess but of every field of human endeavor. Anything whatsoever that contradicts that is something they will blame on Obama first, then Biden next. The life-long professionals who have dedicated their lives to the defense of the United States and ensuring their troops are trained and taken care of are, at best, props for the felon and his armchair ~~lieutenant~~ general. If those props have the temerity to even insinuate the felon and said ~~looie~~ general are doing anything wrong, the props will face the full force of the military justice system. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@fachverwirrt](#): > > > > Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor > > I hadn’t heard that Hasan was part of the January 6 riot. Also, I hand’t heard the republican party nominated him for president. > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Thing is, that wouldn’t actually be “winning”; the strait _was_ open before he started the war. In order for Trump to feel like he won he has to _get_ something from it, and Iran has to get nothing. The stable ~~genius~~ general first set up the need for Iran to pursue nuclear ambitions. Then when he got back in office, he absolutely reinforced that need. And there’s absolutely nothing, no possible result in that war which will be a win for the SG. He guaranteed that the instant he ordered attacks while pretending to have diplomatic negotiations. > [@Odesio](#): > > You’re right! In this case, “winning” means returning to the status quo before Trump fucked it all up. No matter how this shakes out, we’re going to lose because Iran is going to walk away with something and we’ll have less. Exactly! As for less, we have less military personnel thanks to the felon getting American service members killed. Of course, he also got hundreds of children killed at a school. So, no doubt, in his twisteed mind, the US won that exchange > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Math is woke. Aren’t a bunch of magaflatearthers convinced Arabic numerals are woke and an Islamic/Democrat/Communist attempt to take over the United States? > [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Good god, this woman is a terrible communicator. I think Trump might actually get rid of her. He can’t afford to have someone this bad trying to sell him right before the midterms. Nah, that’s not what would get him to can her. Her cribbing from his playbook, though, is a definite no go. And “I never said ‘at law’ when I called myself an attorney” isn’t the pull she thinks it is. > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > “I consulted for a very long time many people in the field, is it ok, is it acceptable…?” > > I don’t know. Were they lawyers? Nope. They were just standing outside in a field. What more do you need? [Now the felon is trotting out two of his favorite words, the best words, the words only he knows about: _executive privilege_.](https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-invokes-executive-privilege-kennedy-221223000.html) > [@](#): > > A White House lawyer said information about the president’s management of the center, including efforts to add his name to it, should be off-limits. > > A White House lawyer said [President Donald Trump](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump) has officially invoked executive privilege in the court fight involving his management of the [John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/kennedy-center-honors-off-site-first-time-ceremony-history-rcna601112). > > In a court filing late Wednesday, Joshua Hoyt, a deputy assistant and deputy counsel to the president, said that at “the direction of the President,” he was “formally invoking the presidential communications privilege with respect to information, documents, and communications requested” by the plaintiff in the case, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio. > > Beatty, an ex officio board member of the center, has been challenging Trump’s efforts to add his name to the front of the building and his directive that the [center be shuttered](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-administration-says-might-demolish-kennedy-center-court-blocks-r-rcna594350) for two years while it’s renovated. > > She’s been seeking more information about Trump’s role in both matters, since he named himself to the board last year and was voted chairman by his handpicked board members. In February, Trump directed the center to be closed for renovations in a social media post and has since said those renovations won’t proceed if he doesn’t get “recognition” for his efforts. > > Beatty contends the board’s subsequent votes to close the center were a fait accompli, given Trump’s February directive. > > In the administration’s court filing Wednesday, Hoyt said the executive privilege invocation means Beatty is not entitled to any more details about the president’s management of the nonprofit board. > > He said [in a declaration](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.106.1.pdf)that privilege specifically covers “information, documents, and communications shared between the President, his advisors (government and non-government), and Kennedy Center staff, pertaining to the management and operation” of the center. It also extends to communications “to or from his advisors and/or Kennedy Center staff.” [Felon asks former fangirl if he did something wrong. She responds.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-email-asks-mtg-111200747.html) (The formatting is from the article.) > [@](#): > > **Marjorie Taylor Greene’s** split with **Donald Trump** has turned into a public airing of grievances, with the former Georgia congresswoman accusing the president of abandoning the priorities that once united them. Her latest broadside followed an apparent campaign **email** in which Trump asked whether he had done something to upset her. > > Marjorie Taylor Greene answered the question with a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter), opening with the accusation that Trump had broken his “campaign promises.” She then listed several complaints, ranging from his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files to the Iran war and the cost of living. She wrote, “So did you do something wrong? Yes, in summary.” > > The former Trump ally put the Epstein issue near the center of her criticism. She accused Trump of protecting people she described as his “pedophile ra\*\*\*ts friends” and condemned his continued refusal to release the files related to the late convicted sex offender. Greene’s disagreement over those records has been a major factor in their political breakup. > > Foreign policy drew an equally fierce response. Greene called the U.S. conflict with Iran an “unprovoked” and “stupid” war, arguing that it had killed 21 American service members, wounded hundreds more, and damaged U.S. bases and military equipment across the Middle East. She also accused Trump of supporting actions in Gaza that she characterized as genocide. > > Greene connected those disputes to pocketbook concerns, faulting Trump for failing to deliver the affordable cost of living he promised. She closed her post by calling him “the snake” he had warned supporters about in a poem. She accused him of representing the “deep state,” the “Epstein class,” and “America last.” [Someone doesn’t comprehend her job description.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-press-secretary-says-unknown-225802253.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary says it is “unknown” how much she will engage with the press or hold briefings with reporters, as she faces mounting questions over her legal credentials. & > [@](#): > > Now the White House press secretary, she also would not clarify on Thursday how often she intended to brief the press. She said that was “unknown at this time” and that Trump “is his best spokesperson, and I will interact as needed”. > > “I follow the president’s lead,” Zacharia added. This I believe. She’s already lying with every breath she exhales exactly like he does. [The felon’s finding out real life is not his tacky reality show.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/9-former-fbi-agents-worked-204906730.html) > [@](#): > > Nine former FBI agents who investigated President Donald Trump and his alleged mishandling of [classified documents](https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-special-counsels-investigation-trumps-handling-classified-documents/story?id=101768329) after he left office following his first term filed suit against the FBI and Justice Department on Thursday alleging they were unlawfully terminated solely for their role in the probe. > > The nine agents, who in the suit say they collectively count “over a century” of experience in the bureau on cases spanning from the Boston Marathon bombing to the first assassination attempt targeting President Trump, say they were all fired over the course of [two days in February](https://abcnews.com/Politics/6-fbi-agents-worked-trump-classified-documents-case/story?id=130515047) this year by FBI Director Kash Patel. > > “Plaintiffs were unlawfully terminated not for any cause or any legitimate reason, but only to satisfy the President’s personal vendetta,” said attorney Abbe Lowell in the lawsuit filed Thursday in D.C. District court. “The firings did not follow any internal investigation or disciplinary process within the FBI, and Plaintiffs were not given any notice, a hearing, or an opportunity to appeal.” [Corrupt almost relative of the felon gets the diplomatic equivalent of _Don’t let the doorknob hit you in the butt_.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/greece-president-snubs-kimberly-guilfoyle-193747918.html) > [@](#): > > Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas snubbed [Kimberly Guilfoyle of a traditional farewell](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kimberly-guilfoyle-resign-trump-greece-b3065979.html)as she leaves her ambassadorship after a bombshell report alleged she [begged a Trump donor to pay off her six-figure credit card](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kimberly-guilfoyle-texts-ai-greece-b3066614.html) bill. > > Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, resigned Tuesday after the[White House asked her to step aside](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kimberly-guilfoyle-audio-meltdown-trump-snub-b3064821.html) following a series of troublesome reports that have raised questions about her conduct in office. > > Had the 57-year-old former Fox News host’s tenure ended under normal circumstances, she would’ve received a sendoff by top officials, according to a report. > > “Protocol has it that with every outgoing ambassador a courtesy call is placed with the head of state, the prime minister and the foreign minister,” a source at the Athens embassy told the _[Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16209563/kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-ambassador-humiliation-fired-revenge-beheading.html)_. “However, because of her sudden ousting she will not be allowed to say goodbye.” > > Tasoulas’s office confirmed to the outlet that there are no current plans for Guilfoyle to to receive the formal farewell. [And, finally and thankfully, the end is in sigh for The Truthtm.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-fans-ditch-truth-social-102447981.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump’s Truth Social is hemorrhaging users, with daily traffic plunging more than 30 percent in a year despite the president’s relentless stream of posts. > > The social media platform averaged roughly 260,000 daily users last month, a steep drop from its peak of 420,000 in June 2025, according to data from digital intelligence firm Similarweb. > > The decline leaves Truth Social trailing far behind established competitors. Facebook attracts more than 2 billion daily active users, while Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, draws upwards of 130 million daily users worldwide, according to [Backlinko](https://backlinko.com/twitter-users). Twitter was the model for Trump’s own platform. ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9593 "2026-10-16T04:58:06Z")
Shocking news - the office of Ambassador to the Shield of the Americas has been vacated. I repeat - THE SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS IS AMBASSADORLESS! [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6152805-kristi-noem-shield-americas-envoy-departure/](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6152805-kristi-noem-shield-americas-envoy-departure/) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9594 "2026-10-16T05:09:18Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Now the White House press secretary, she also would not clarify on Thursday how often she intended to brief the press. (@Monty quoting linked article.) How about never again? I mean that’s always an option right? Just a quick reminder that during the first Trump regime they basically just stopped doing press briefings altogether for like the last year of his term > **[Trump White House goes 300+ days without a press briefing – why that’s...](https://theconversation.com/trump-white-house-goes-300-days-without-a-press-briefing-why-thats-unprecedented-130164)** > > A longtime White House reporter describes what’s lost when the relationship between the press and the president is bad and once-routine press briefings aren’t held. Speculation is running rampant that Trump has to dump her for various reasons. Knowing that he is physiologically incapable of admitting a mistake, it occurs to me that we may see a repeat of this. It doesn’t seem like there’s any requirement to actually hold a press briefing. It would be monumentally stupid to do so right before the midterms of course, (not that that would stop anyone associated with the clusterfuck), but if we do see the blue tsunami that everyone is talking about, there may not be any reason for Trump to continue doing these. Or to have somebody doing these at least. He doesn’t see himself as accountable to anyone or anything so there’s never going to be a need to ever answer a question again as far as he would be concerned. ---
**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 16, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9595 "2026-10-16T05:59:32Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Speculation is running rampant that Trump has to dump her for various reasons. My personal favorite being bandied about according to various sources on the Internet saying the felon’s team, not the felon himself, is that she cannot read. That’s the felon’s job: being illiterate. > [@](#): > > Knowing that he is physiologically incapable of admitting a mistake, it occurs to me that we may see a repeat of this. It doesn’t seem like there’s any requirement to actually hold a press briefing. It would be monumentally stupid to do so right before the midterms of course, (not that that would stop anyone associated with the clusterfuck), but if we do see the blue tsunami that everyone is talking about, there may not be any reason for Trump to continue doing these. Or to have somebody doing these at least. Evidently the only requirement for the chief executive to say anything (other than the oath of office) is to communicate his assessment of the state of the union, “from time to time”. This is in Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the constitution. There’s no requirement for him to talk to the press. > [@](#): > > He doesn’t see himself as accountable to anyone or anything so there’s never going to be a need to ever answer a question again as far as he would be concerned. Why should he see himself as accountable. He never has been, not to the point where he has actually suffered. ---
**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 16, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9596 "2026-10-16T09:30:11Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > My Favorite part of The Pitch: Pay a premium, then go out and redeem them for face value. That’ll teach em! I can see them now when one of them tenders two for a six-dollar coffee. “You need four more there, bub.” “But I paid three dollars apiece for them! You have to accept them for that much.” “No I don’t and no I am not.” ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9597 "2026-10-16T09:42:01Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Nope. They were just standing outside in a field. What more do you need? So you’re saying the people she consulted were outstanding in their field? Sounds good enough for me! > [@Monty](#): > > **Marjorie Taylor Greene’s** split with **Donald Trump** has turned into a public airing of grievances Man, seems like people start celebrating Festivus earlier and earlier every year. ---
**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 16, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9598 "2026-10-16T09:43:53Z")
> [@Monty quoting the Daily Beast](#): > > Donald Trump’s Truth Social is hemorrhaging users, with daily traffic plunging more than 30 percent in a year despite the president’s relentless stream of posts. In spite of or because of, you decide. ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9599 "2026-10-16T10:51:13Z")
Just think of it like those refrigerator magnet word sets. Put them in the correct order. For this one it’s: _Because of the president’s relentless stream of posts in spite._ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9600 "2026-10-16T12:34:19Z")
Apropos of nothing … I think, at his age, it’s _highly unlikely_ that he has a relentless stream. Now … Russian prostitutes, OTOH? I could see that (but probably not _unsee_ that). Phew. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=481)