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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Trump has a brash persona (and a reputation for ignorant statements) that belies his keen mind. Trump did go from an outlying candidate to President. Also see [[Troll]] and [[The Wonka]] below for more examples. Even Trump's detractors have grudgingly acknowledged that he is intelligent (such as Michael Moore, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Gk-IAyM0o&ab_channel=Weldingandstuff who considers Trump a genius and respects his ability - albeit Moore called him an "evil genius"]).
** Trump is also a Fordham University alumnus with a Bachelor's Degree in economics from the University of Penthurst.
* [[One-Episode Wonder]]: Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a [[Spell My Name with a "The"|The Mooch!]] With a fast talking Brooklyn accent, this [[Plucky Comic Relief]] came in to the Press Secretary job with a vengeance. With a [[Smug Smiler]] smirk on a handsome Italian face, he channeled Trump's rage perfectly. In his short term of 10 days, he:
** Got Sean Spicer to resign by his mere presence in the White House.
** Publicly told his underling Sarah Huckabee-Sanders that she really needs to try out his make-up guy.
** Accused Chief of Staff Reince Preibus of a felony on [[Twitter]] for releasing public documents.
** Called ''[[The New Yorker]]'' to demand the reporter's source in a profanity infused tirade. See under [[Plucky Comic Relief]] below.
** Threatened to fire his entire staff before he was technically hired.
** Managed to upstage the failure of the failure of the Obamacare repeal by a dramatic 49-51 vote.
* [[The One Thing I Don't Hate About You]]: Downplayed. While not about an inherent trait of the man himself, Hillary Clinton cited Trump's children at the debates as her compliment.
* [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot]]: In a virtual [[Call Back]] to famously admitting to obstructing justice in [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-reveals-he-asked-comey-whether-he-was-under-investigation-n757821 Trump/Holt the Lester Holt interview in May 2017], in [https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/14/transcript-trump-daily-caller-interview/ an interview with The Daily Caller published 11/14/18], Trump openly stated that he thought the Mueller investigation was illegal and shouldn't have been started. The firing of Jeff Sessions (who had recused himself from the investigation) and subsequent appointment of Mike Whitaker (a known critic of the Mueller investigation) as acting AG was, for Trump, an obvious solution, [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/trump-attorney-general-sessions-unconstitutional.html in spite of its apparent unconstitutionality]. Trump [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/11/15/trump-cant-stop-blurting-out-his-desire-to-obstruct-justice/?utm_term=.a2961f7aa270 seems unable to prevent himself from admitting his corrupt intent to obstruct justice].
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* [[Pervert Dad]]: Trump has a [https://www.indy100.com/news/donald-trump-ivanka-inappropriate-daughter-9594016 documented history] of discussing the sexual appeal of his daughter Ivanka, including his own attraction to her, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html going back at least to 1997] if not further. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzhcaGrUG8 And he hasn't been shy about proclaiming any of it in public and on the record.]
* [[Pinocchio]]: The Washington Post created a new category of "falsehood" (as part of their Fact Checker) for false claims repeated more than 20 times publicly after attributing so many to Trump. It was called the "Bottomless Pinocchio".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/fact-checker-most-repeated-disinformation/?utm_term=.7ea2e566af6a Bottomless Pinocchio] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Press Secretary #2 Anthony Scaramucci. Alternates between [[Brooklyn Rage]] and effusive [[Big Brother Worship]]. Goes by [[Spell My Name with a "The"|"The Mooch"]], though his name also brings to mind [[Commedia Dell'Arte]] character Scaramouch (yes, the one from [[Bohemian Rhapsody]]) a.k.a. Scaramuccia.
** As an example of the comic relief part, on his 6th day on the job, he called a reporter and demanded for her source on the record, then promised to fire everyone in the department if she didn't reveal the leak's source, then said he knew it was Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, while wrapping up that he wasn't going to "suck his own cock like [Steve] Bannon." All on the record. The incident that leaked which was "a threat to the American country"? The fact that he, the president, and Sean Hannity had dinner together.
* [[Presenters]]: For ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]''.
* [[Propaganda Machine]]: The now-defunct @realDonaldTrump [[Twitter]] feed and the ecosystem of right-wing and far-right news outlets that fed off it.
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