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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>

** 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>)

** '''Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III''': (5/17/17<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/17/us/politics/document-Robert-Mueller-Special-Counsel-Russia.html Mueller's Letter of Appointment] ''nytimes.com''</ref>, onwards). 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''': (5/17/17<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/17/us/politics/document-Robert-Mueller-Special-Counsel-Russia.html Mueller's Letter of Appointment] ''nytimes.com''</ref>, onwards). 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 from [[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>

The week starting 13th August 2018 saw Trump make new enemies in:

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In December, 2018, Trump made enemies with his long time lawyer:

* Michael Cohen: after being indicted and pleading guilty to 8 charges, Trump famously used mob language to call Cohen a "rat".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/17/calling-michael-cohen-rat-trump-brings-american-underworld-lingo-white-house/ Cohen "a rat" ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>

* Michael Cohen: after being indicted and pleading guilty to 8 charges, Trump famously used mob language to call Cohen a "rat".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/17/calling-michael-cohen-rat-trump-brings-american-underworld-lingo-white-house/ Cohen "a rat" ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>.

** On Feb 27th, 2019, whilst Trump as in Vietnam for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Michael Cohen testified publicly against Mr. Trump before the House Oversight Committee<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-testimony.html?action=click&module=inline&pgtype=Homepage Michael Cohen Testimony] ''nytimes.com''</ref>. This drew Trump's ire, leading to Trump calling it a "false hearing".<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-blames-congress-for-michael-cohen-hearing-during-kim-summit-2019-2?r=US&IR=T Trump Blames Congress For Cohen Hearing During Summit] ''businessinsider.com''</ref> Cohen named many people from Trump's inner circle for future questioning by the newly elected Democratic House, as well as creating pathways for the investigation of further potential criminality eg. asset inflation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjKJbotjLo Ocasio-Cortez Laying Ground For Further Investigations] ''cspan'' via ''youtube.com'' </ref> By calling his former boss a "racist", a "conman" and a "cheat", Cohen has truly justified himself as Trump's '''Arch Nemesis'''.

The week starting 7th January, 2019 (first Monday of January) saw the Democratic takeover of Congress, and Trump making enemies anew:

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* ''Bafflingly'':

** Perhaps most notably, America's ''former'' sworn enemy Vladimir Putin/Russia.

** Kim Jong Un, the murderous dictator of North Korea is "not ''his'' enemy".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/01/trump-kim-jong-un-why-shouldnt-i-like-him/?utm_term=.2c3b39fcfdb4 Why Shouldn't [Trump] Like Kim?] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Might also be interpreted as a [[Prophetic Name]], given his knack for trumpeting himself. His ancestral name was Drumpf, which was changed to Trump [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_(Last_Week_Tonight) sometime in the 17th century]. This trivia piece prompted [[Last Week Tonight]] to produce "Make Donald Drumpf Again" hats.