# 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:** 492
**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 24, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9821 "2026-10-24T01:19:54Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > > [@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 No, that doesn’t parse. The Visitors were intelligent. [Attorney general says it’s not proper to question if the DoJ will intervene in themidterm elections.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/blanche-doj-could-block-election-002926564.html) > [@](#): > > Attorney General Todd Blanche left the door open on whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) would intervene in states’ midterm elections verification processes, telling reporters Thursday there are hypothetical “scenarios” in which it could block the certification of votes. > > “Yes, of course there’s scenarios that we can all come up with hypothetically, you know, some doomsday scenario for example, right?” he said. “So, I don’t think it’s proper to make any kind of conclusory statements about what’s going to happen in the future, because I have no idea what’s happening in the future.” [The felon is upset Russia’s army didn’t win the war in four hours because they followed Bugs Bunny’s directions.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-unravels-barrage-angry-outbursts-212102264.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump took out his ire on a hit list of targets in a barrage of outbursts at the White House on Tuesday. > > The angry president threatened a reporter, mixed up JD Vance’s name, and complained that Russia messed up its invasion of Ukraine during his unhinged rant while introducing a whistleblower program giving a one percent commission to people who turn others in for fraud. > > In one bizarre turn, Trump appeared to take umbrage at a “stupid” Russian general for a blunder that prevented Putin’s forces from successfully invading Ukraine in a day. > > He said that Russia had 1000 tanks driving up a concrete highway and should have been in Ukraine in four hours. > > “The war would have been over in one day,” Trump said. But he said the unnamed general, “who probably isn’t with us any more,” then “decided to hang a right onto the farmland and then take a left to Kyiv,” and got tanks stuck in the mud instead of staying on the highway and conquering the Ukrainian capital. [Remember the person who made the “fraud videos” of daycares in Minnesota? The felon just handed him 10k of government money.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-hands-minnesota-fraud-063816159.html) > [@](#): > > Nick Shirley, a conservative YouTuber, received the check after his 42-minute video about Minnesota day care centers spread online in December 2025. The video alleged that nearly a dozen facilities collected public funding without providing child care services. Its reach prompted visits from state officials and Homeland Security agents (via [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/nick-shirley-10000-check-minnesota-day-care-fraud-videos/)). > > The administration is also rolling out a $25 million whistleblower initiative called the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, or WHIP, announced by Trump and Vice [President JD Vance](https://www.mandatory.com/celebrities/1859259-usha-vance-jd-vance-newborn-secret-service-detail). The Justice Department will run the program, allowing people to report suspected fraud through the government’s designated reporting website. Under the plan, tipsters whose information leads to criminal charges could receive between $10,000 and $30,000, according to the Justice Department. Trump said he hoped the financial incentive would “keep a lot of people honest.” > > [Licensing data](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-nick-shirley-video-day-care-investigation/) reviewed by CBS News did not fully support Shirley’s claims. Records dated Dec. 30, 2025, showed that only two of the childcare centers examined lacked active licenses, while state inspectors had checked the facilities that remained open within the previous six months. Inspectors had flagged numerous problems, from sanitation and safety concerns to faulty equipment and gaps in employee training. Yet despite those findings, the records contained no documented proof of fraudulent activity. [The felon gets yet another award just like kindergartners do (the teacher makes one up)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-given-man-century-award-070114150.html) > [@](#): > > President Trump was given a [“Man of the Century” award](https://x.com/atrupar/status/2113445400430449040) by a Republican congressional candidate on Thursday during a campaign rally in Iowa. > > The award was handed to Trump personally at the rally by Joe Mitchell, who is running to represent Iowa’s second congressional district in the house, during the Sioux City event. > > Referring to Trump, who was standing next to him on stage, Mitchell said: "They’ve never given you the Nobel Peace Prize by the way, which is a disgrace. So what I came up with, Mr President, is a new award: it’s called the Man of the Century award. It’s the Man of the Century award. And then Mitchell murdered irony. (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > “And I’m going to hold this up for the **artificial media** to see. _CNN_ zoom in right here _CNN_. Because this man has done more for humanity and for America than any other president ever. Thank you Mr. President for being here, thank you for supporting Iowa and thank you for being the greatest president we’ve ever had.” What’s the over-under on the felon understanding the word _artificial_? 🎶 Another one under the bus Another one under the bus And another one gone, and another one gone Another one under the bus, yeah Hey, He’s gonna push you too [Another one under the bus](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-throws-longtime-maga-ally-005449686.html) 🎶 > [@](#): > > Donald Trump is hanging out to dry a former adviser who is now the subject of a Justice Department inquiry. > > Trump, before flying to a midterm rally in Iowa, spoke at the White House about the inquiry into Corey Lewandowski, who was the top adviser to then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem until their March ouster. Lewandowksi, 53, is alleged to have profited from his role, The Wall Street Journal [reported](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/justice-department-reviewing-allegations-against-corey-lewandowski-a6ccde19?mod=e2tw) Thursday. He denies the claims. > > “No, I don’t know about it. I mean, I heard something about it. But I don’t know exactly what it is. All I know is, I want my people to be honest, and if they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted,” Trump, 80, said. “I don’t know about specifically, but—because I view it [if] people are not honest, they’re stealing from me, as president. They’re stealing from me. So, I want my people to be honest, and if they’re not honest, I’ll have my DOJ go and do whatever they have to do.” [“Jesus Christ is not his real name!”](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/trumpworld-insider-reveals-president-embarrassing-180710766.html) > [@](#): > > _View_ host Alyssa Farah Griffin, an aide in the first Trump administration, said her former boss had an embarrassing theory about Jesus Christ’s real name. > > Griffin, 37, [revealed](https://x.com/Alyssafarah/status/2113220156088303647?s=20) the humiliating flub in a post on X. Replying to a user who wondered what the “H” in Jesus H. Christ stood for, Griffin shared, “Hand on my heart, my first day at the White House, Trump asked me if I knew what the ‘H’ stood for. I said no. He said, Horatio.” She added, “I think about that at least once a week. 😭” 🎵 Horatio, Horatio, Horatio! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning Our song shall rise to Thee Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty God in His glory, Blessed Deity! 🎵 Nah, it just doesn’t have the same panache. [Victim wants the felon to testify.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/anti-trump-protester-punched-sc-185500558.html) > [@](#): > > PENDLETON — The blue-shirted protester who in viral video footage is shown being punched and then escorted out by police during [President Donald Trump’s campaign rally](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/trump-speech-rally-clemson-darline-graham-andrews-sc/article_519f1122-4f68-474e-87e7-7d1e60411c91.html#tncms-source=latest_posts) said he went to the hospital for neck injuries and called Trump his “best witness” in any law enforcement effort to identify and charge those involved. > > The morning following the Oct. 21 rally near Clemson University’s campus, Matthew McDaniel told The Post and Courier that one man put him in a chokehold while another punched him. > > McDaniel said his description of the two men was general — “basically a middle-aged man wearing a red hat and another guy.” But he believes it wouldn’t be difficult to identify them, even in a large crowd, because of widespread video recordings and Trump’s commentary in which he praised the person who threw a punch and asked him to identify himself. > > “In terms of a witness, he’s actually my best witness,” McDaniel said of the president. “I mean, he describes in detail what happened, and I would say it’s probably one of the few times I’ve ever seen him actually tell the truth.” > > The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the complaint. [Election time means the felon ponders a third term.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-run-third-term-025817255.html) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes he has the “right to run again” for president, despite acknowledging that the Constitution appears to bar him from seeking another term. > > Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa ahead of the midterm elections, Trump raised the possibility of another presidential campaign while discussing his political standing. > > “I don’t know who’s going to be your next president,” Trump said. “And I think the law says, I’m not 100 percent sure, but I think the law says that I’m not allowed to run again.” > > Trump then acknowledged that he had examined the restriction and found little ambiguity. > > “I’ve studied that phrase forever,” the 80-year-old said. “Unfortunately, it’s quite concise. There’s not a lot of wiggle room.” > > But moments later, Trump suggested he nevertheless had grounds to seek the presidency again because of his continued false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. > > “They cheated us on the second one because we won it three times, so I think I have the right to run again. I think I have the right to run again because they cheated.” > > He continued: “They rigged the election. They rigged that.” ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9822 "2026-10-24T01:28:22Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Acyn on X: "Trump on RFK JR: Did anybody ever see his body? He's got the body of a 30 year old." / X](https://x.com/Acyn/status/2113721882134630590) He keeps it in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9823 "2026-10-24T01:45:26Z")
It was a tight squeeze to shove it in with the bear and whale heads, and raccoon and other assorted animal penises. ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9824 "2026-10-24T01:56:25Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > …what I came up with, Mr President, is a new award: it’s called the Man of the Century award. It’s the Man of the Century award. But WHAT century? I vote for the [14th](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century). > **[14th century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century)** > > The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity. In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives – wiping out one third of the European population – while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the p... ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9825 "2026-10-24T02:02:06Z")
[![](https://frinkiac.com/comic/img?b=AQIBBlMwN0UxMTMCDAABFvQBygMrUGZmdCwgbXVzdCBoYXZlIGJlZW4gYSBwcmV0dHkgc2xvdyBjZW50dXJ5LgAj) ](https://frinkiac.com/comic/img?b=AQIBBlMwN0UxMTMCDAABFvQBygMrUGZmdCwgbXVzdCBoYXZlIGJlZW4gYSBwcmV0dHkgc2xvdyBjZW50dXJ5LgAj) ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9826 "2026-10-24T03:26:16Z")
Are we just going to let this fastball cruise right over the plate? > [@Smapti](#): > > Trump on Steube: Look at the build on this guy. He’s a great pitcher. Trump would know, being such a great catcher. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9827 "2026-10-24T03:34:12Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > It’s not just about punishing blue states today. He’s destroying the infrastructure a future President would use to help all the States, so his crapulence will live on after him. It would take years to build FEMA 2.0 after all the people with experience have been spread to the wind. I’ve resigned myself to the possibility I won’t live to see the damage done by Trump undone in its entirety. I have some hope that it can be repaired though. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9828 "2026-10-24T03:47:51Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I’ve resigned myself to the possibility I won’t live to see the damage done by Trump undone in its entirety. I have some hope that it can be repaired though. The worst of the damage he’s done is he’s shown the entire world the United States cannot be trusted, cannot be an actual ally. It was bad enough the first go-around, but the people of the country gave him another shot at destroying the country’s reputation. That shows the rest of the world that it is the people of the country, as a whole, who cannot be trusted as an ally. And that is permanent damage. It will never change, not in our lifetimes, nor in a century from now. That’s on the interational stage. On the domestic stage, he got away with his attempt to overthrow an election he lost. For well over a year now, he’s been sending in miltiary to select places. The real reason he’s doing that is to show those places he’s in control. Do you really think he’s not going to attempt to overthrow next month’s election? He’s aready started! And in two years, when the office of president is up for grabs, it’s not that much of a question if he’s going to try for it. Again, he’s already started! That damage is permanent. I hope you’re right about the rest of the stuff, but, as I predicted years ago, people are dead because of him. For them, that damage is permanent. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9829 "2026-10-24T03:59:16Z")
So the State Department is soliciting terrorists spies revolutionaries by Twitter now? [![](https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/862622175_1713911340451940_4050286193027268948_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1320x1049&ctp=s640x640&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=Gdj3CxOn7-wQ7kNvwGzTrXD&_nc_oc=AdqE4z-vZYjkRbfOVTbw6y9ZjObDEArcZh0B1hVbfrjTkmcP-_R9aJOVx2e0PFbkD2aoExs5Y28Jqe0EEtsLk1ig&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=ArN1kHyrV9EqSkbRPRHr2g&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_AQMz9JtQyeEPc2DK6QOapnOuXD7HYOsTNxnsrH1KMsNyvA&oe=6AE1EBD7) ](https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/862622175_1713911340451940_4050286193027268948_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1320x1049&ctp=s640x640&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=Gdj3CxOn7-wQ7kNvwGzTrXD&_nc_oc=AdqE4z-vZYjkRbfOVTbw6y9ZjObDEArcZh0B1hVbfrjTkmcP-_R9aJOVx2e0PFbkD2aoExs5Y28Jqe0EEtsLk1ig&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=ArN1kHyrV9EqSkbRPRHr2g&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_AQMz9JtQyeEPc2DK6QOapnOuXD7HYOsTNxnsrH1KMsNyvA&oe=6AE1EBD7) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9830 "2026-10-24T04:04:53Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > So the State Department is soliciting terrorists spies revolutionaries by Twitter now Did he mean “discrete” or “discreet”? Fuck it, it’s not like any of his takers would know the difference. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9831 "2026-10-24T04:05:08Z")
1. Isn’t this how we wound up with the Bay of Pigs? 2. The word you want is “discreet,” Marco, not “discrete.” ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9832 "2026-10-24T04:09:41Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > It will never change, not in our lifetimes, nor in a century from now. Perhaps not in our lifetimes but in a century? Think back to the reputations of various nations a century ago. Many major nations have vastly different reputations now. But we certainly aren’t going to get there without a major systemic shock ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9833 "2026-10-24T04:12:24Z")
With this Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP) and ramped up CIA recruitment debauchery, Orwell seems more and more prescient by the day. (Don’t get me started on Donald’s doublespeak.) ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9834 "2026-10-24T04:19:30Z")
And I thought I was the only pervert to 🤔 that statement. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9835 "2026-10-24T04:36:28Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Did he mean “discrete” or “discreet”? Well, if you think about it, discrete could work since it means separate, distinct, or individual. As in, if you get caught, you sure weren’t working for the CIA. But I don’t think Little Marco is smart enough to think of that and he just meant it would be secret and can’t spell for shit. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9836 "2026-10-24T04:51:37Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > But I don’t think Little Marco is smart enough to think of that You gotta feel sorry for someone with such big shoes to fill. ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9837 "2026-10-24T06:02:36Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > 1. Isn’t this how we wound up with the Bay of Pigs? {Ahem} You really must keep up. It’s the _Bay of Trump_. [More on the felon’s current favorite bad mother.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/court-records-show-mom-ramaswamy-222857644.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is spending $4 million promoting an attack ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, calling her daughter a liar. However, court records reported by [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/amy-acton-mother-troubled-history-revealed-12604459) and [Politifact](https://politifact.com/article/2026/oct/21/amy-acton-ohio-mother-ramaswamy-campaign-ad/) reveal that Donna Arthur was found guilty of animal neglect in a 2021 case involving newborn kittens left inside her locked vehicle on a warm spring day. > > According to a Pennsylvania Superior Court [records](https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2023/752-mda-2022.html), the vehicle’s interior temperature reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit while the outside temperature was approximately 76 degrees. The windows were rolled up, and witnesses described the vehicle as filthy and packed with belongings. > > Lisa King, president of Hope’s Dream Rescue and Sanctuary, testified that four kittens, each about five days old, were recovered from the vehicle and required feeding every two hours. **King also testified that one kitten had already died while in Arthur’s care** and that the mother cat had previously escaped. She defends a child rapist, kills a kitten, and somehow is a fount of truth? [Navy and Marine Corps thumb their noses at the felon.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/navy-marine-boards-reject-transgender-173805951.html) > [@](#): > > Military review boards in the Navy and Marine Corps have recommended retaining service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria in most cases despite President Donald Trump’s executive order barring them from serving, [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/trans-troops-military-boards-retain.html) reported Friday. > > The boards have recommended retaining transgender personnel in nine of 12 cases, an unexpected development as the Trump administration works to restore military readiness standards and eliminate policies it says undermine combat effectiveness. > > According to the Times, Navy boards voted to retain sailors in seven of nine cases, while Marine Corps boards recommended keeping two of three service members. Sadly, for the service members concerned, this is what can happen. > [@](#): > > The recommendations are not final and can be overturned by civilian service secretaries appointed by the administration. [The felon wants US Navy ships returning from his vanity war to stop in Cuba.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-south-florida-rally-revives-210436140.html) > [@](#): > > FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — President [Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump) on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in [Cuba](https://apnews.com/hub/cuba) on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. > > Trump first floated this idea earlier this year, but has not mentioned it in recent months. But he revived it in response to a shouted question from the crowd about the island nation. He was campaigning just days ahead of midterm elections in which voters have expressed concern about the impact the U.S. war on Iran has had on prices of goods from gas to groceries. > > “We’ll do a little stopover,” Trump said. “Actually, what we’re going to do with Cuba is, we’re going to come back from Iran. Those beautiful ships will pass Cuba. We’ll have one of them stop about 50 yards off the coast. They’ll raise up their hands. And then we’re going to send (Secretary of State) Marco Rubio in to finish up the deal.” [Don’t you just love your racism tinged with some old-fashioned ablism?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-white-house-account-sparks-183602265.html) (The formatting is from the linked article.) > [@](#): > > An official account from President **Donald Trump’s** White House sparked outrage Wednesday for using a term — that was both ableist and racist — to insult a reporter. > > On Tuesday, Trump had another [explosive moment](https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/are-you-a-sick-person-trump-growls-at-reporter-and-scolds-him-3-times-in-jaw-dropping-oval-office-moment/) in the White House when he lashed out at **Andrew Feinberg** , the White House correspondent for _The Independent_. The president repeatedly told Feinberg to be quiet and warned him to “be careful.” He even called Feinberg a “sick person.” > > Shortly after that moment, the X/Twitter account Rapid Response 47 posted the clip with the caption: > > > _@POTUS absolutely roasts Mongoloid Moron @AndrewFeinberg for his disgraceful behavior:_ > > > > _“What’s wrong with you? Are you a sick person? I actually think there’s something wrong with you.”_ [Melanie’s getting into the thieving of credit, too.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/melania-accused-stealing-credit-cancer-222118257.html) > [@](#): > > First Lady Melania Trump has been accused of trying to steal credit from the pope for securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. > > The White House announced the agreement with great fanfare Friday, with President Donald Trump praising Melania for the move. A ceasefire confined to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky will begin Oct. 29 to allow humanitarian aid in and prepare evacuations, according to a [statement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/10/first-lady-melania-trump-secures-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine-localized-to-oleshky/) from the first lady. > > She called the city’s situation “dire” and “on the brink of disaster,” noting that the primarily elderly residents who remained were in urgent need of medical attention. > > “It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible,” Melania wrote, without mentioning Pope Leo XI. > > When asked how it happened, Trump said the ceasefire was Melania’s initiative, contacting “both sides, and both sides wanted to do it.” > > “What she wants to do is save children,” Trump said. “She’s doing a very good job.” > > Contrary to their claim that the first lady herself made the ceasefire happen, however, the Vatican told Reuters that Pope Leo XIV had called Putin and “asked him to arrange a ceasefire to let aid and food into the town” on Oct. 16. > > The Kremlin had also announced the pope’s outreach to the Russian leader, saying in a statement on Oct. 16 that Putin had agreed to “cooperate” with efforts to “create the conditions necessary” to make sure Oleshky residents are safe and provided with “vital supplies.” > > The Vatican’s secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, said the ceasefire was the pope’s initiative. [Only the best people, edition 99 and a half](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/britt-mchenry-resigns-state-department-235035031.html) > [@](#): > > Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry resigned Friday from her position as a State Department press adviser following an altercation at a basketball game this week, ABC News has learned. > > McHenry was captured on camera appearing to throw a drink on someone during a Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA game on Wednesday. > > [Video obtained by TMZ](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2026%2F10%2F22%2Fbritt-mchenry-throws-drink-wizards-game%2F&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Helton%40abc.com%7Cedcd9c5ed9614c3299e108df315040f9%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639283892958285744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9sYgzNDmZ32KL%2FaQyYaBt8s67W3ljjcTllE3sFvgGR4%3D&reserved=0) appears to show McHenry being escorted from the stands at Capital One Arena following the incident. [Did I mention the felon’s election interference has already started?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/doj-orders-california-counties-verify-012927044.html) > [@](#): > > Los Angeles (AP) — Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said [may belong to noncitizens](https://apnews.com/article/california-election-justice-department-60e3dd468f43e0e8a32e6bf69341f189), according to the Los Angeles County registrar and a letter obtained by The Associated Press. > > The letters are the latest escalation in a [legal battle](https://apnews.com/article/doj-california-elections-e08ec04efdb1110c0e3f815f2ce6a3db) between California and President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to [root out noncitizen voting](https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-justice-department-midterms-noncitizen-voting-09b8391612fc87676267a254c55eaee8) ahead of the midterm elections. Data shows illegal voting by people who aren’t U.S. citizens is [incredibly rare](https://apnews.com/article/noncitizens-voting-republicans-election-2024-immigration-09b86e6768f755fd875f3c51b0e8ea70), difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of races. > > Earlier this month, the federal government targeted [Los Angeles County and the California Secretary of State’s office](https://apnews.com/article/california-justice-department-voting-noncitizens-lawsuit-12c62cf12a7db6480c60975b6dea49b8) in a lawsuit that aimed to block them from counting the votes of roughly 20,000 people who are “likely” noncitizen voters. A hearing on the case is scheduled for Tuesday. > > The Trump administration asked the 9th Circuit court of appeals to rule on the lawsuit barring a decision from the district judge assigned to the case. They set a deadline for Saturday. > > Now, according to the LA County registrar’s office, at least 18 counties across the state have received similar letters. They have been given a 48 hour deadline to provide identifying information corresponding with ballots that the federal government believes were sent to noncitizens illegally registered to vote. The letter requests that county officials also sequester any ballots where citizenship cannot be verified. What, only two days? Why isn’t it two weeks? ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9838 "2026-10-24T06:08:39Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Lisa King, president of Hope’s Dream Rescue and Sanctuary, testified that four kittens, each about five days old, were recovered from the vehicle and required feeding every two hours. **King also testified that one kitten had already died while in Arthur’s care** and that the mother cat had previously escaped. If I didn’t want to knock that c\_ \_ \_'s last remaining teeth out of her head before, I really hope she gets what she deserves. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9839 "2026-10-24T06:38:48Z")
You know you’re not allowed to say that word on this board, even with some letters left out? 😛 But, I agree wholeheartedly. The cunt needs a good bashing, an apology to her daughter, and to be sentenced to clean litter trays for the rest of her days. ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9840 "2026-10-24T06:55:40Z")
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