# 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:** 490
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9781 "2026-10-22T20:52:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ugh. Hegseth’s mother ALSO came out as a critic of her son (in a 2018 email). Yet somehow I’m not seeing any postings from Donald, advising us to listen to Pete’s mom’s criticism. Just an oversight, no doubt. More on Pete: this story was referenced in the Schadenfreude thread, but might fit here: > [@](#): > > … The Army confirmed the globe was damaged during an attempted move on Feb. 3. It was dropped, leaving a gash in its shell near Antarctica, and the globe’s spherical section also came loose from the metal mount that lets it rotate, according to the Post’s reporting. > > … The damaged globe is one of two 30-inch globes at the Pentagon dating to the 1930s. A plaque identifies it as one of two “Eisenhower globes” held by the Army at the Pentagon and says the globe was believed to have been used by Eisenhower while he served in Army planning and operations roles in 1942. … I’m sure I’m not the only person whose first thought was ‘_Hegseth has encouraged an atmosphere of heavy drinking during the work day_’ at the Pentagon. At the very least it seems unlikely that he has allowed any kind of testing or oversight of how many cocktails Pentagon workers have at lunch, etc. > **[Hegseth’s staff dropped globe believed to be used by Eisenhower in Pentagon move](https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/hegseths-staff-dropped-globe-believed-to-be-used-by-eisenhower-in-pentagon-move)** > > A rare, decades-old globe believed to be tied to Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II-era planning work was damaged inside the Pentagon during an attempted move. ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9782 "2026-10-22T21:30:51Z")
Typical, blaming it on his staff. That picture clearly shows a man who has just dropped a globe. ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9783 "2026-10-22T21:32:51Z")
> [@Monty quoting The Independent quoting Trump](#): > > “You don’t know what you’re talking about,” he told Collins as he waved her off. “You’re a low-IQ person, you’re a dummy, and you work for CNN.” “The question still stands.” > [@Monty](#): > > He will never forgive the country for not re-electing him in 2020. That is alll he needs to justify his punishment. What is not obvious is why so many are absolutely thrilled to accept this punishment. (Raises hand) I know! I know! ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9784 "2026-10-22T21:33:36Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I’m sure I’m not the only person whose first thought was ‘_Hegseth has encouraged an atmosphere of heavy drinking during the work day_’ at the Pentagon. I didn’t. I just assumed he was the type of asshole to indulge himself but insist his staff stay sober, work overtime, and generally serve at his beck and call ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9785 "2026-10-22T23:54:07Z")
Trump is bent out of shape over LeBron James not standing at attention during the national anthem. From ESPN:\ > [@](#): > > “I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE,” Trump said of James in a social media post sharing the video. “LeBron James should apologize to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag, and all that our Country stands for!” Non-MAGAS will recall that Trump on a foreign tour didn’t want to visit a cemetery for U.S. war dead, calling fallen service members “losers” and “suckers”. ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9786 "2026-10-23T01:02:29Z")
form one of Monty’s links: > [@Monty](#): > > Should the administration ultimately decide to implement such a potentially divisive strategy [fining Americans late on their student loan payments], it is not expected to be announced before next month’s midterms elections, the outlet adds. Please, DO try to implement this BEFORE the midterms! > [@Monty](#): > > I’m confused. Does the United State still actually have any allies in Europe now? I’m sure that’s mainly a rhetorical question, but anyway I could think of a good seven or eight far right leaders who’d ally themselves with the Dotard, but that’s just seven or eight people. (well, ok, there’s sizable swaths of EuroMAGA, if they’re really worth counting.) > [@CalMeacham](#): > > The Border Patrol at work: [heat ray shit] Probably a better candidate in the ‘evil’ thread. Imagining this being applied on someone is not making my day. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9787 "2026-10-23T02:15:38Z")
Once again, these anal orifices not only pull a slimy, underhanded stunt, but can’t even do it well. Bio mom looks and sounds like she’s drunk and has one foot in the grave. If Ms. Acton has any mental issues (I don’t believe she does ), they surely were handed down by the beloved widow of _Cledith_. Also, the “_legendary_ Mary MacLeod”? Like, _Lilith_ style legendary? ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9788 "2026-10-23T02:43:34Z")
["Don’t you dare investigate _me_!](https://www.aol.com/articles/musk-warns-democrats-over-possible-151207000.html) > [@](#): > > SpaceX founder Elon Musk warned Democrats over a possible congressional probe on Wednesday, writing, “live by the sword, die by the sword.” > > “Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets,” Musk wrote on the [social platform X](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2112942522486202504?s=20), which he owns, in response to [a Politico report](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/10/20/congress/dem-gavels-elon-musk-01127662) about his controversial work as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the potential shutdown of Starlink access in Ukraine. > > Another report in The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter, [accused Musk](https://thehill.com/policy/international/6161243-musk-ordered-starshield-slowdown/) of ordering the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet. The technology is a vital tool Ukraine uses to defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks. > > “What happens when one guy gets a giant contract from the government and then uses it to do something that shuts down communication in a war that has been extremely important to the United States to support Ukraine,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said in an interview with Politico. > > Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were [quick to blame](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6164055-starlink-slowdown-ukraine/) Musk despite President Trump [claiming last week](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6154786-trump-denies-starlink-outage-cause/) that neither he nor Musk was involved in the slowdown. Trump’s role in the matter is still unclear. > > Democrats are also looking to extend their past probe into Musk’s work as a special federal employee at DOGE, per Politico. [The felon is now whining about not winning the Pulitzer.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-south-carolina-save-midterm-110744693.html) > [@](#): > > ​"I didn’t get the Nobel Prize. I didn’t get the Pulitzer. I should have gotten the Pulitzer for writing, too," he added. > > Trump went on to take a swipe at previous winners of one of the most [prestigious awards](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pulitzer-prize) for writing. > > ​"The people that got it shouldn’t have gotten it, you know?" he asked. “They got a Pulitzer Prize for their accurate and wonderful writing on the subject of Russia, Russia, Russia. But they had it wrong. They all had it wrong.” But does he actually know what it is? > [@](#): > > At another point in his speech, he took another jab at [Pillay](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/navanethem-navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize-winner-b3064022.html) although he appeared to confuse the [two prizes](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/nobel-peace-prize-winner-navi-pillay-trump-b3064616.html). > > ​"They gave the wonderful peace prize, right? Does anybody know the name of that peace prize?" he asked. “They gave the Pulitzer Prize to a young lady. I think she’s 80 years old.” Seriously, I’m fully expecting to see him sitting at the little kids’ table for the White House Thanksgiving dinner. [Yet another edition of “Only the best people”](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/trump-staffer-throws-drink-fan-213202461.html) > [@](#): > > Former ESPN star and current U.S. State Department press adviser Britt McHenry reportedly tossed a drink at a heckling fan during a “heated confrontation” at Wednesday night’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards. > > Page Six[first reported](https://pagesix.com/2026/10/22/celebrity-news/britt-mchenry-gets-into-heated-confrontation-with-unruly-sports-fan-at-nba-game/) the news on Thursday, with TMZ [doing the same](https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/22/britt-mchenry-throws-drink-wizards-game/) a short time later. > > According to Page Six, McHenry was attending the game at Capital One Arena in D.C. with a male friend. The two were seated in front of a group of men who began taunting Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma, who is engaged to model and actress Winnie Harlow. > > “They were saying he plays terribly because his girlfriend’s ugly,” a source told Page Six, adding that the “loud and obnoxious” men said other “terrible” things about Harlow. > > At this point, McHenry reportedly confronted the heckler and asked him to “ease up,” but instead he began harassing her instead. > > "The guy then allegedly began hurling “misogynistic” comments toward the former Fox contributor and even “threw a drink on her,” Page Six said. > > McHenry, 40, who also had been drinking, “responded by throwing a drink” at the man. TMZ apparently has [some video footage](https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/22/britt-mchenry-throws-drink-wizards-game/) of the situation. [It’s already started.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/border-patrol-early-voting-florida-113613157.html) > [@](#): > > Two U.S. [Border Patrol](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/border-patrol) (CBP) vehicles briefly parked outside an early voting site in Leon County, Florida, prompting the county’s elections supervisor to file a formal complaint with the FBI, a local official said. > > The vehicles arrived outside the county’s busiest early voting site of Northeast Branch Library in Tallahassee about 10:15 a.m. on Monday, shortly after early voting began, according to Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark S. Earley. > > “The two vehicles appeared to stay for approximately 10 minutes before leaving the vicinity of the site,” Earley said. "It is worth noting that we did not receive any calls from voters regarding the incident. “Since learning of this, I have been in close communication with our local, state, and federal partners to make sure they are aware of this issue. I have lodged a formal complaint with the FBI, and to their credit, they are taking this seriously.” & > [@](#): > > In a separate incident in Monroe County, Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies told Keys News Talk that her office was investigating after federal immigration agents were seen near an early voting location in Key Largo. Hodies said several voters contacted her office expressing concern about the agents’ presence, with some describing it as voter intimidation or interference. > > Video showed federal immigration agents stopping a vehicle near the entrance to the Murray Nelson Government Center, according to WPLG. Hodies said officials were trying to determine whether the stop took place outside the polling location or whether the location was intentional. [Hockey and _O Canada_? That’s a game changer right there.](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/let-keep-ice-hockey-president-100046971.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term pushing the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, much to the frustration of just about everyone north of the border. And on Monday night, he decided to throw hockey into the mix. > > Speaking at a campaign rally in Kansas, Trump said that he had “promised” Canada that it could keep ice hockey and its national anthem if it agreed to join the United States. It’s not the first time that Trump has brought up Canada’s national sport, either. Wait until he finds out about Canada’s Thanksgiving. [Yet another attack on education.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-admin-says-english-learner-172231260.html) > [@](#): > > The Trump administration is abandoning a slew of guidance documents, resources for districts, and civil rights enforcement approaches meant to make education more accessible for English learners, Black and other marginalized students, according to [an update scheduled to be published](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-21685.pdf?utm_campaign=pi+subscription+mailing+list&utm_medium=email&utm_source=federalregister.gov) in the Federal Register Oct. 23. > > The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice said seven total documents issued by the two agencies between 2015 and 2023 are “not enforceable” under various federal civil rights laws related to race, disability and other protections. Some of them were already previously quietly rescinded by the administration. > > “The Departments will not rely upon these guidance documents in their enforcement of federal civil rights laws, including Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” the notice said. > > In one overturned document from 2015, which was [also rescinded in 2025](https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-rescinds-ELA-english-language-learner-guidance-2015-dear-colleague/758163/), the federal government sought to ensure that “school districts are equipped with the tools and resources to meet their responsibilities” for English learner students. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9789 "2026-10-23T03:09:01Z")
[Facebook meme featuring Eddie Murphy as ‘Buckwheat’:](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10102122419776140&set=a.513887458840) Today’s word is ‘dictate’. As in, ‘Mister Trump, how does Putin’s dictate?’ ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9790 "2026-10-23T03:55:44Z")
_The President’s Brain Is Missing:_ **JAIIIIIIITT!** edition Some sort of mental misfire > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myivrmfbn32r)** > > Trump: "If you don't want communists controlling the US Senate, which is between JAIIIIIIT" Damning with faint praise > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myiwtvce3u2t)** > > Trump on Vivek Ramaswamy: "He ran against me in the primaries and he's a very smart guy, did well -- 2% or so" …so a lesbian who stays married out of social and political obligation to a man she knows is fucking the secretary? > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myix7qwp5t24)** > > Trump claims Melania is "becoming the next Eleanor Roosevelt" and then pivots to mocking trans weightlifters We’re the best at poverty > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myixi3dh7t2z)** > > Trump: "The poverty is at the highest level" Clearly a Freudian slip, he’s thinking about Biden’s ass again > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myixsevmox24)** > > Trump: "Sleepy Joe Bottomun" Photo presented in lieu of comment; [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSB6V9bdSf9eY0tFZkcdLDXwIDHcGTkuXqlICJLscxb4A&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSB6V9bdSf9eY0tFZkcdLDXwIDHcGTkuXqlICJLscxb4A&s=10) > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myixycqdaj2m)** > > Trump makes a bizarre face Nobody knows how lawnmowers work > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myiychleui2r)** > > Trump: "You have to go to MIT to turn on a lawnmower now" The eternal dilemma - kchhok or BING! > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myiykggoo72k)** > > Trump: "I don't want you to have to think too much. I'd like to koohhhhh or biiiiiiiing" It’s not that big, really > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myiylnqmnr2r)** > > Trump's affordability message: "Did you ever see a pile of a million dollars in hundred dollar bills? It's big!" Damn those Democrats in College! > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3myizewt7vt2e)** > > Trump: "Every single Democrat in college voted against our tax cuts" ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9791 "2026-10-23T04:26:41Z")
“US President Donald Trump speaks as lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen during a campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, US, October 20, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci” [![](https://www.reutersconnect.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.agency.thomsonreuters.com%2Fwatermark%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Anewsml_RC2D7OACQG93%3A2038952421%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Abinary_RC2D7OACQG93-VIEWIMAGE%2F800x800%3Fpartner%3Dfalse%26Expires%3D2108089573%26Signature%3DRXRWzVhgROg9IRkgBWZPGxeDP0tFsiCtBJGwX2p~ikaxmezQ~KickbVDtSuModS68o~aZl7cj60gJVT7x871QpVbx9Ud934tbh9PGFg4RtOgAxk7DrjFHS9ike4YYQOr0NkT5qlHgaaGNzyeooZNrUodvTd22sulrQh19384LRgZ01L2ac-oqnXoJPJi3TYi8q2wrKofzwRE7VDg0ZkLrXFQsIzMQvsSvg5A3RinWP6vSPZlj2oQ~nARWMxZevXtu-eH63XCZ6sv6JHnibZckCGD-NGen4yIMLPQT~cYOnjwRNIl4as8rSBxCLVWmIMuXwrmmqr0LeMvZxbL8vPn~g__%26Key-Pair-Id%3DAPKAJ7VIBMO3UCTTZSWQ&w=1920&q=75) ](https://www.reutersconnect.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.agency.thomsonreuters.com%2Fwatermark%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Anewsml_RC2D7OACQG93%3A2038952421%2Ftag%3Areuters.com%2C2026%3Abinary_RC2D7OACQG93-VIEWIMAGE%2F800x800%3Fpartner%3Dfalse%26Expires%3D2108089573%26Signature%3DRXRWzVhgROg9IRkgBWZPGxeDP0tFsiCtBJGwX2p~ikaxmezQ~KickbVDtSuModS68o~aZl7cj60gJVT7x871QpVbx9Ud934tbh9PGFg4RtOgAxk7DrjFHS9ike4YYQOr0NkT5qlHgaaGNzyeooZNrUodvTd22sulrQh19384LRgZ01L2ac-oqnXoJPJi3TYi8q2wrKofzwRE7VDg0ZkLrXFQsIzMQvsSvg5A3RinWP6vSPZlj2oQ~nARWMxZevXtu-eH63XCZ6sv6JHnibZckCGD-NGen4yIMLPQT~cYOnjwRNIl4as8rSBxCLVWmIMuXwrmmqr0LeMvZxbL8vPn~g__%26Key-Pair-Id%3DAPKAJ7VIBMO3UCTTZSWQ&w=1920&q=75) ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9792 "2026-10-23T05:18:12Z")
I apod dis bessage ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9793 "2026-10-23T11:33:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “US President Donald Trump speaks as lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen during a campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, US, October 20, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci” I can almost see the green scaly lizardman skin underneath. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9794 "2026-10-23T13:02:03Z")
The latest fuckery is that Ilhan Omar, while she was married to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, had the same last name as her husband. This proves both that she’s a fraud, serving in Congress under a false name, and that her husband was her brother. Because they had the same last name. Truly he has a dizzying intellect. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9795 "2026-10-23T14:45:23Z")
Economic analysis shows that the Trump admin claimed they added 1,200,000 new jobs to the economy in 2025. They later corrected this number down to only 116,000 jobs, a 90% drop from their initial number. Republicant math. [https://shitter.thepixora.com/HQNewsNow/status/2113376606521631101](https://shitter.thepixora.com/HQNewsNow/status/2113376606521631101) ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9796 "2026-10-23T14:46:00Z")
Not that it would easily penetrate his dessicated brain, but surely he would have noticed if his current wife had not taken the glorious and golden name “trump” and was known as “Knauss”? Surely? ---
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From Smapti’s link: “Every single Democrat in college voted against **our** tax cuts.” My bold - so the audience was in the upper 1%. Got it. ---
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“Knauss” isn’t even her birth name. She was born Melania Knavs. How scandalous! And Vance was born Bowman. But none of that matters, you see, because they’re white. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9799 "2026-10-23T14:59:04Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I apod dis bessage oh TAY! ---
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Kushner is outraged. Because it’s true or because it’s false? A humble public (hold on there, he’s a cowboy on the loose) servant trying to get the best deals for America (stop right there, he and daddy in law). Raping Ukraine, swindling Albania are just normal occurances for a diplomat at large. Looks like more trouble in Trump city. Dutch intelligence obtained screenshots of Kushner’s iPhone through files found on a Russian military intelligence operative’s server and subsequently monitored his phone activity. > **[‘Outrageous Fabrications’: Jared Kushner Rages at Bombshell Report In Vanity...](https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/outrageous-fabrications-jared-kushner-rages-at-bombshell-report-in-vanity-fair/)** > > Jared Kushner raged on social media Thursday at a book excerpt published in Vanity Fair alleging his phone had been hacked by Russian security services, revealing secret bank accounts [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=489) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=491)