# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9677
**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 19, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/9677 "2026-10-19T23:19:24Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > But let’s not forget the important thing here. The football game went on. > > Well, it _is_ Texas, after all. I’m scratching my head over why an Air Force dude was demonstrating rappelling. Army infantry or Marine recon would make more sense. > [@Alessan](#): > > Rappelling is a huge part of their repertoire. Discussion here. If you’re interested. > [@An airman dies in rappelling accident at Texas college football game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-airman-dies-in-rappelling-accident-at-texas-college-football-game/1033967/): > > Rappelling and fast-roping have been taught for decades. I took lessons in rappelling at a summer Outward Bound back packing course in college. It’s a very useful skill in back packing and climbing. I enjoyed basic rock climbing for several years. I was always with a small group of climbers. Isn’t basic rappelling taught in boot camp? The military’s elite troops fast-rope. I wonder what could have gone wrong? Equipment failure? Patterson was an instructor. This was a demonstration for the p… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298)._