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*** John Brennan: former CIA director who ran afoul of Trump after calling him a "disgraced demagogue" (amongst other things). Trump revoked his security clearance in what ''he himself'' has stated (in contradiction to the official White House statement) were politically motivated reasons.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/john-brennan-security-clearance.html Trump pulls Brennan's security clearance] ''nytimes.com''</ref>

*** And in an odd nod to ''[[12 Angry Men]]'', he drew the ire of 12 former intelligence officials for revoking the security clearance of John Brennan.<ref>[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/12-top-former-intelligence-officials-join-in-rebuking-trump/ 12 Angry Intelligence Men] ''truthdig.com''</ref>

**The week starting t19th November, 2018 saw Trump making enemies with:

** The week starting t19th November, 2018 saw Trump making enemies with:

** Admiral William (Bill) McRaven: on November 18th, 2018, the retired admiral and Navy Seal who oversaw the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing of Osama Bin Laden was casually dismissed in typical [[Ad Hominem]] fashion as a "Hillary Clinton fan" and "Obama backer". The timing of this attack is odd, given that McRaven's declaration that Trump's "sentiment that the news media is the enemy of the American people...may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime”<ref>http://dailytexanonline.com/2017/02/22/mcraven-backs-journalists-stresses-value-of-communication-in-moody-talk</ref> was made in February 2017. The timing ''may'' be a possible distraction from the ongoing Mueller investigation.

*** Admiral William (Bill) McRaven: on November 18th, 2018, the retired admiral and Navy Seal who oversaw the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing of Osama Bin Laden was casually dismissed in typical [[Ad Hominem]] fashion as a "Hillary Clinton fan" and "Obama backer". The timing of this attack is odd, given that McRaven's declaration that Trump's "sentiment that the news media is the enemy of the American people...may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime”<ref>http://dailytexanonline.com/2017/02/22/mcraven-backs-journalists-stresses-value-of-communication-in-moody-talk</ref> was made in February 2017. The timing ''may'' be a possible distraction from the ongoing Mueller investigation.

** Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: defended the independence of the federal judiciary on November 21st, after Trump labelled him an "Obama judge" for ruling against his immigration policy ("Muslim travel ban").<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/us/politics/trump-chief-justice-roberts-rebuke.html Trump calls Justice Roberts an "Obama judge"] ''nytimes.com''</ref>

*** Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: defended the independence of the federal judiciary on November 21st, after Trump labelled him an "Obama judge" for ruling against his immigration policy ("Muslim travel ban").<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/us/politics/trump-chief-justice-roberts-rebuke.html Trump calls Justice Roberts an "Obama judge"] ''nytimes.com''</ref>

** Possibly ''averted'' with Paul Manafort - who while he has 'flipped' on Trump has yet to be savaged by the President's tweets.<ref>At time of writing - August 20th, 2018</ref>

*** And, perhaps most notably, America's ''former'' sworn enemy Vladimir Putin.