What the Hell Are We Doing?

Trump and his "administration" lack any goal beyond creating confusion, wrecking everything they touch and shooting themselves in the foot to limp through a victory lap. The defacement is senseless. There is no meaning. There is no purpose. There is no direction. There is no end goal. There is only the void. It's an over-priced combination meal-deal of blundering, ham-fisted incompetence and total nihilism.

From self-imposed trade wars that will - will - cripple American industry to a government that actively avoids functioning, Trump's second term is confused, angry, erratic, and dysfunctional. His policies are vindictive and cruel while inept and incapable of achieving their own ends. His administration is needless, vacuous, and directionless while simultaneously spiteful and driven by petty retribution and impotent rage.

The economy is buckling under the weighted threat of absurd, clownish tariffs that raise consumer prices, corporations are caught in the crossfire of erratic policies, and the administration has abandoned even the pretense of responsible governance. International alliances are being torched, essential government functions are gutted, and the only guiding philosophy appears to be burning everything down for the sake of the spectacle.

The question must be asked—what the hell are we doing?

What is the damn point?

The administration claims to be protecting American jobs, but its trade war has done nothing but drive up prices and introduce disorder into supply chains that took decades to build. Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada—a 25% tax on imports—are already sending shockwaves through the economy even as Trump flaccidly attempts to walk them back in the face of their towering stupidity. Automakers have warned that vehicle prices will increase by as much as 25% due to higher production costs. Ford, GM, and Stellantis are scrambling to adapt as supply chains collapse under arbitrary economic warfare. Some auto parts cross North American borders multiple times before a vehicle is assembled, meaning these tariffs will create a domino effect of cost increases at every stage of production. The result? Consumers pay significantly more, while the supposed economic benefits remain nonexistent.

And it's not just cars. The stock market is reacting accordingly, with tariff-exposed stocks taking major hits. The Nasdaq is nearing correction territory as investors panic over the administration's broken trade policies. Homebuilders—an industry that relies on materials from Mexico and Canada—are watching their costs skyrocket. Every sector that depends on global trade is now bracing for financial pain, not from a natural market downturn, but from Trump's insistence on waging economic war on America's closest allies.

If that weren't enough, gas prices are rising as a direct consequence of Trump’s economic illiteracy. The administration's 10% tax on Canadian energy imports is increasing wholesale gasoline prices, especially in the Northeast, where much of the region's fuel supply comes from Canada. This will soon translate to price hikes at the pump, adding another layer of economic hardship for everyday Americans. The administration claims these policies will strengthen America, yet they are functionally identical to a self-inflicted recession.

Trump's approval rating on handling the cost of living has plummeted to 31%, with most Americans disapproving of his economic policies. The administration keeps promising that these tariffs will force other countries to bend to America's will, but so far, the only thing bending is the purchasing power of American consumers. And it will soon break.

Not that the Republicans would notice. House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged Republican lawmakers to avoid town halls with their constituents. Why? Because public anger over the administration’s failure is boiling over. Rather than face the music, elected officials are being told to run and hide.

Meanwhile, essential government functions are being shredded. The Trump administration has handed Elon Musk an outsized role in slashing federal jobs, turning the government into a billionaire's playground. Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" is gutting federal agencies, firing thousands of career civil servants, and slashing funding for programs deemed unnecessary—often without clear criteria beyond Trump's whims. This is not efficiency. This is hollowing out the state to the verge of collapse. It's one thing to argue for smaller government, but what's happening now isn't strategic—it's a tantrum. The administration is setting fire to the governance mechanisms with no plan for what comes next. There is no plan for privatization, no plan for anything, no matter what the 4D chess analysts predict. There is only emptiness.

Trump's disastrous domestic policies are matched only by his diplomatic trainwrecks—for example: the botched Ukraine minerals deal.

The U.S. was set to sign a lucrative minerals agreement with Ukraine. However, when President Zelenskiy visited Washington, Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated him in the Oval Office, accusing him of not showing enough gratitude for American aid. Instead of negotiating in good faith, Trump dismissed Zelenskiy from the building. The deal has reportedly been revived just days later, but the reputational damage is done.

This is the same administration that picks fights with allies while cozying up to dictators. Trump's tariffs have provoked retaliatory trade actions from Canada, Mexico, and China. These aren't strategic maneuvers—they're reckless, shortsighted blunders executed without regard for consequences.

Nothing is in service of a clear goal. For all its bigotry, for all its hatred, this administration isn't even guided by an actual ideology beyond chaos for the sake of trash burning, garbage tossing chaos. Trump does nothing but stoke rage and resentment, keeping supporters in a constant state of agitation while doing nothing to improve their lives. This is not governance. This is not a strategy. This is not even deliberate or calculated harm. It's vacant failure and foolery in an ill-fitting suit.

The Trump administration is not just incapable—it is actively anti-functional. It is a government that doesn't govern, an economic force that punishes Americans, a global actor that alienates allies while rewarding sex traffickers.

If a grand strategy existed behind this circus, there could be something to debate. Something to argue against. Something to disprove. But there isn't. There is no master plan. There is only racism, bigotry, hate, jealousy, vengeance, stupidity, recklessness, incoherence, and grift.

The only thing being accomplished is the pointless, meaningless, self-inflicted collapse of American leadership, credibility, and economic stability in service of nihilism.

So, again.

What the hell are we doing here?