# 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:** 87
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1721 "2026-01-20T14:13:50Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > The president said her administration waited a couple hours until the U.S. government provided “written” assurance that there would not be any U.S. military flights over Mexican territory. > > Does he really think plans to bomb Mexico would prevent them from giving such assurance? “Why did Mexico shoot down our F-16?!?” “_ **Your** _ F-16? But we have it here in writing that their would be no US military flights over our airspace…” ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1722 "2026-01-20T15:26:20Z")
Demented maniac trump throws more fuel on the fire in the tensions with Europe. Notice, it’s both highly insulting _and_ a total reversal from the trump admin’s official stance as of last year: > In a Truth Social post late Monday, Trump said that Britain giving the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius was an act of “great stupidity” and “total weakness,” reversing his administration’s previous stance in support of the deal signed by London last year. > **[Trump slams Britain's 'stupidity' as Speaker Johnson vows to calm tensions in...](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/speaker-johnson-addresses-uk-parliament-trump-starmer-chagos-greenland-rcna254905)** > > Tuesday's address was supposed to mark 250 years of American independence from Britain, but has been overshadowed by the growing rift between the United States and Europe. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1723 "2026-01-20T16:00:47Z")
The most unsettling thing about Trump is his Republican support. Ask any Republican you know, they think he’s doing a splendid job. My fellow Americans disgust me. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1724 "2026-01-20T20:06:00Z")
Anyone watching this trainwreck of a presser Trump’s conducting right now? Absolute horror show. Mumbling, rifling through papers, holding up pictures one by one when very little commentary, going on about a paper clip, complaining about Democrats hiring millions of people, he holds up a binder of his accomplishments then throws it on the floor, brags about Renee Good’s father being MAGA and hopes he still is, etc etc etc. Anybody else in his condition would have their families discussing assisted care options. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1725 "2026-01-20T20:12:20Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Anyone watching this trainwreck of a presser Trump’s conducting right now? I turned on CNN for five or ten minutes while the talking heads were talking. When they just let Mr. Potato Head talk, I switched over to the middle of a movie that’s playing on TCM. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1726 "2026-01-20T20:16:35Z")
“I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don’t know - was a tremendous Trump fan.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuvjaljy72r)** > > Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump... “MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuw5zqkcz2d)** > > Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the... “Whoo. I’m glad my finger wasn’t in that sucker. That could’ve dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn’t have shown the pain. I would’ve gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would’ve acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off." > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcutzssmuw2k)** > > Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've... "I was gonna call it the Gulf of Trump, but I thought I would be killed if I did that.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuvtysldq2z)** > > Trump: "I was gonna call it the Gulf of Trump, but I thought I would be killed if I did that. I wanted to." “We brought Chicago down 25% even though we just had a minimal crew there. We brought, uhhh, we brought uhhhh, Wisconsin, uhh, down.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuw257ofd26)** > > Trump: "We brought Chicago down 25% even though we just had a minimal crew there. We brought, uhhh, we brought uhhhh, Wisconsin, uhh, down. We brought Minnesota down, way down even though everything is a fight." “I don’t know, to me, a town looks better when you have military people.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuvyyzbzs2u)** > > Trump: "I don't know, to me, a town looks better when you have military people. These are big, strong guys. Bad guys look at them and say, 'We're not gonna mess with them.'" “Your lover isn’t going to be killed anymore, so you can act like a real lover.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcuvwuim5e2o)** > > Trump: "Your lover isn't going to be killed anymore, so you can act like a real lover. You can walk right through the middle of the town. And DC is beautiful again too." “An unbelievably nice woman also did a very incredible thing, as you know, a few days ago. Uhh. We’re talking to her and maybe we can get involved in some way. I’d love to be able to do that. Maria.” > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcutkkpy242o)** > > Trump: "An unbelievably nice woman also did a very incredible thing, as you know, a few days ago. Uhh. We're talking to her and maybe we can get involved in some way. I'd love to be able to do that. Maria." ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1727 "2026-01-20T20:18:10Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Anyone watching this trainwreck of a presser Trump’s conducting right now? No, but I did appreciate that CNN gave plenty of warning that he would be speaking. That allowed me to find something else to watch. I guess I can get the highlights (lowlights?) later, but I wasn’t in the mood for a full Trump talk today. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1728 "2026-01-20T20:22:08Z")
“The Resolution Desk” [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreigmdgwengbq55soycg2nhplsvjbpclolcwk77kzuwoe34cyeue3le@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreigmdgwengbq55soycg2nhplsvjbpclolcwk77kzuwoe34cyeue3le@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1729 "2026-01-20T20:38:26Z")
As we know, this is a confession. So it sounds like Trump is surrounded by his thugs, who use the auto-pen to sign off on things for him. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1730 "2026-01-20T21:00:50Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I guess I can get the highlights (lowlights?) I believe the expression you are seeking is _observe the symptoms_. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1731 "2026-01-20T21:09:57Z")
Market’s are off about 2% today almost certainly due to Greenland and related threats of retaliatory tariffs and such. Whatever that meandering airing of grievances was, it can’t have helped, either. Some poor schlub is going to be cleaning more ketchup off the walls tonight ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1732 "2026-01-20T21:28:45Z")
I for one am glad to know that Chicago is now in Wisconsin. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1733 "2026-01-20T21:52:09Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “Whoo. I’m glad my finger wasn’t in that sucker. That could’ve dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn’t have shown the pain. I would’ve gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would’ve acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off." I know I’m going to be sorry I asked, but what is he referring to here? * * * > [@Smapti](#): > > "I was gonna call it the Gulf of Trump, but I thought I would be killed if I did that.” _Oh, Donnie! By all means, please call it the Gulf of Trump (said with tears in my eyes)(I’d say “on my knees,” if it were anyone but this dude). Do it right now–immediately! Proclaim it to the world! The sooner the better!_ * * * > [@romansperson](#): > > I for one am glad to know that Chicago is now in Wisconsin. Oh, you know. The Midwest is just flyover country and it all looks the same from a drone. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1734 "2026-01-20T22:30:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > That allowed me to find something else to watch. I was watching something _far_ more important than that Asshole. The Big Deal on Price is Right. At least it makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1735 "2026-01-20T22:34:17Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I know I’m going to be sorry I asked, but what is he referring to here? A paper clip that snapped when he took it off the papers it was clipped to. One of those black clips that he seems to have never seen before. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1736 "2026-01-20T22:38:44Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > A paper clip that snapped when he took it off the papers it was clipped to. One of those black clips that he seems to have never seen before. Binder clip? [![](https://pipevet.com/media/catalog/product/cache/f459d99b59c1a206dc61d197e44e4d4a/p/a/parbindcli.jpg) ](https://pipevet.com/media/catalog/product/cache/f459d99b59c1a206dc61d197e44e4d4a/p/a/parbindcli.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1737 "2026-01-20T22:40:40Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Binder clip? Probably. Or the way he’s declining mentally, he thought Clippy was starting some shit. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1738 "2026-01-20T22:45:16Z")
By tomorrow we’ll be hearing about how the Deep State planted that paperclip as an assassination attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1739 "2026-01-20T22:49:19Z")
Yes. He said it almost took his finger off but he wouldn’t have shown any pain if it did. Mr. Tough/Insane Guy. > **[Craig R. Brittain (@brittainforsenate) on Threads](https://www.threads.com/@brittainforsenate/post/DTvl3TLki60?xmt=AQF0fIJhy43VI_PtTsDCyc_W7BMiwnJa__swsP47-6YZLu422nziZw2jnSheQCk-IA6Fjya4&slof=1)** > > Trump almost injures himself with a binder clip and turns it into a war story. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/1740 "2026-01-20T22:59:43Z")
Therefore should I mail a binder clip to the WH I will be accused of terrorism and if I am caught carrying one in my pocket I will be shot. Does WalMart sell them? Thus if you park your car in front of a WalMart you are abetting terrorism. Is he in Davos yet? If this happened there, bomb Switzerland. If it happened anywhere else, bomb Greenland. People, I don’t know what your problem is! It’s all coherent and logical. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298.md?page=88)