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| ⚫ | * [[Ad Hominem]]: Trump has a propensity to attack the man, or the woman, rather than the address the point raised in an argument. Rational people know that this is the second lowest form of rhetoric,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem Ad Hominem] ''wikipedia.org''</ref> one step above name-calling, which is Trump's favoured form of 'argument' (see "[[The Nicknamer]] below). For example, his reason for disliking the retired Admiral McCraven was because he is a "Hillary Clinton fan."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAZ7jyr3kSs McCraven a "Clinton fan"] ''NBC News'' via ''youtube.com''</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * [[Ad Hominem]]: Trump has a propensity to attack the man, or the woman, rather than the address the point raised in an argument. Rational people know that this is the second lowest form of rhetoric,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem Ad Hominem] ''wikipedia.org''</ref> one above name-calling, which is Trump's favoured form of 'argument' (see "[[The Nicknamer]] below). For example, his reason for disliking the retired Admiral McCraven was because he is a "Hillary Clinton fan."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAZ7jyr3kSs McCraven a "Clinton fan"] ''NBC News'' via ''youtube.com''</ref> |
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* [[Adam Westing]]: At one time he seemed to revel in parodies of himself, even appearing in a series of OREO commercials with Darrell Hammond (Hammond was ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s longest-running white male cast member and one of the show's best and most frequently-used celebrity impersonators) impersonating him. |
* [[Adam Westing]]: At one time he seemed to revel in parodies of himself, even appearing in a series of OREO commercials with Darrell Hammond (Hammond was ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s longest-running white male cast member and one of the show's best and most frequently-used celebrity impersonators) impersonating him. |
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* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Trump's view of women, according to the Pussygate tape. After implying that Nancy O'Dell, who once rebuffed his advances, became sluttier with "big phony tits", he went on to explain that all women all want it with a star: |
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Trump's view of women, according to the Pussygate tape. After implying that Nancy O'Dell, who once rebuffed his advances, became sluttier with "big phony tits", he went on to explain that all women all want it with a star: |
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** [[Hillary Clinton]] even beyond the natural result of being presidential nominees from opposite parties, due to her alleged criminal history. Furthermore, while Trump did echo the 'Birther' conspiracy accusations at various points from 2011 to mid-2016 before finally repudiating them, Hillary's accusation that Trump originated the whole thing did not sit well with him due to the whole 'Birtherism' scandal dating back to the 2008 election (and possibly to a member of Hillary's campaign staff, although reports vary), well before Trump ever had a public opinion on the topic.<ref>Cites: [http://www.factcheck.org/2015/07/was-hillary-clinton-the-original-birther/ factcheck.org] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8478044/Birther-row-began-with-Hillary-Clinton-supporters.html www.telegraph.co.uk] [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/08/penn-strategy-memo-march-19-2008/37952/ theatlantic.com].</ref> |
** [[Hillary Clinton]] even beyond the natural result of being presidential nominees from opposite parties, due to her alleged criminal history. Furthermore, while Trump did echo the 'Birther' conspiracy accusations at various points from 2011 to mid-2016 before finally repudiating them, Hillary's accusation that Trump originated the whole thing did not sit well with him due to the whole 'Birtherism' scandal dating back to the 2008 election (and possibly to a member of Hillary's campaign staff, although reports vary), well before Trump ever had a public opinion on the topic.<ref>Cites: [http://www.factcheck.org/2015/07/was-hillary-clinton-the-original-birther/ factcheck.org] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8478044/Birther-row-began-with-Hillary-Clinton-supporters.html www.telegraph.co.uk] [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/08/penn-strategy-memo-march-19-2008/37952/ theatlantic.com].</ref> |
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** James Comey (former FBI Director): became this to Trump when he refused to drop the FBI probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn as part of the ongoing Russia investigation. Trump fired Comey.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html James Comey Fired] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Flynn later plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his ties to Russia.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flynn-guilty-latest-reaction-shattering-moment-richard-blumenthal-comments-a8087961.html Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI] ''independent.co.uk''</ref> |
** James Comey (former FBI Director): became this to Trump when he refused to drop the FBI probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn as part of the ongoing Russia investigation. Trump fired Comey.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html James Comey Fired] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Flynn later plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his ties to Russia.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flynn-guilty-latest-reaction-shattering-moment-richard-blumenthal-comments-a8087961.html Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI] ''independent.co.uk''</ref> |
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** John McCain (late Senator): a feud which began in 2016 after McCain called Trump supporters "crazies" which Trump clearly deemed a serious insult, so much so he declared that he didn't like war heroes who |
** John McCain (late Senator): a feud which began in 2016 after McCain called Trump supporters "crazies" which Trump clearly deemed a serious insult, so much so he declared that he didn't like war heroes who were captured, implying that he didn't think McCain was much of a hero. (McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years until his release on March 14, 1973,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#Prisoner_of_war John McCain, POW] ''wikipedia.org''</ref> whereas Trump dodged the draft 5 times, the fifth time due to "bone spurs."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump#Early_life_and_education Trump Draft Deferments] ''wikipedia.org''</ref>) |
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** '''Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III''': (justified). Normally, when the Donald declares war on a perceived enemy it is with someone who has little power to defend against his assault. Mueller, however, is not someone Trump ''chose'' to have an entertaining feud with because he thought he could humiliate him into oblivion. After he was appointed the head of the investigation formerly headed by Comey, Mueller became a ''justified'' arch enemy for the simple reason that he can do serious damage - not just politically, but legally - to Trump. Consequently, Trump expressed his desire to bring an end to the FBI investigation into possible 'collusion' with Russia (conspiracy to work with a foreign government to influence the 2016 election) as if it was discovered that he was the beneficiary of such collusion his Presidency would be shown to be illegitimate and he would likely face legal consequences.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/robert-mueller-trump.html Trump Wants to Fire Mueller] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Trump seems desperate to bring an end to this investigation, even if it means obstructing justice in the process, something which he arguably did with the firing of Comey, and later AG Jeff Sessions. He seems unable to prevent himself some [[Open Mouth Insert Foot|admitting his corrupt intent to do so]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/11/15/trump-cant-stop-blurting-out-his-desire-to-obstruct-justice/?utm_term=.a2961f7aa270 Trump Keeps Admitting Desire To Obstruct Justice] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> |
** '''Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III''': (justified). Normally, when the Donald declares war on a perceived enemy it is with someone who has little power to defend against his assault. Mueller, however, is not someone Trump ''chose'' to have an entertaining feud with because he thought he could humiliate him into oblivion. After he was appointed the head of the investigation formerly headed by Comey, Mueller became a ''justified'' arch enemy for the simple reason that he can do serious damage - not just politically, but legally - to Trump. Consequently, Trump expressed his desire to bring an end to the FBI investigation into possible 'collusion' with Russia (conspiracy to work with a foreign government to influence the 2016 election) as if it was discovered that he was the beneficiary of such collusion his Presidency would be shown to be illegitimate and he would likely face legal consequences.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/robert-mueller-trump.html Trump Wants to Fire Mueller] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Trump seems desperate to bring an end to this investigation, even if it means obstructing justice in the process, something which he arguably did with the firing of Comey, and later AG Jeff Sessions. He seems unable to prevent himself some [[Open Mouth Insert Foot|admitting his corrupt intent to do so]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/11/15/trump-cant-stop-blurting-out-his-desire-to-obstruct-justice/?utm_term=.a2961f7aa270 Trump Keeps Admitting Desire To Obstruct Justice] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> |
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** The week starting 13th August 2018 saw Trump make new enemies in: |
** The week starting 13th August 2018 saw Trump make new enemies in: |
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