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== M-O == |
== M-O == |
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* [[Metaphorgotten]]: |
* [[Metaphorgotten]]: See some of the entries under "[[Troll]]" below. |
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* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Has referred to his proposed US/Mexico border wall as a big, ''beautiful'' wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM7mPl20GhQ Trump In His Own Words] ''youtube.com''</ref> |
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Has referred to his proposed US/Mexico border wall as a big, ''beautiful'' wall.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM7mPl20GhQ Trump In His Own Words] ''youtube.com''</ref> |
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* [[The Nicknamer]]: His ability to give people nicknames that stuck was considered one of his greatest rhetorical strengths in his 2016 election campaign. The nicknames reflect basic sorting of threat levels, with more minor opponents being called "[[The Napoleon|Little]] Marco" or "Low Energy Jeb" while his biggest primary opponent was "Lying Ted" and general election opponent dubbed "Crooked Hillary". |
* [[The Nicknamer]]: His ability to give people nicknames that stuck was considered one of his greatest rhetorical strengths in his 2016 election campaign. The nicknames reflect basic sorting of threat levels, with more minor opponents being called "[[The Napoleon|Little]] Marco" or "Low Energy Jeb" while his biggest primary opponent was "Lying Ted" and general election opponent dubbed "Crooked Hillary". |
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* [[No, You]]: Another thing regularly attributed to Trump. There was that time he [http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37187531 called Hillary Clinton a 'bigot'], for instance. |
* [[No, You]]: Another thing regularly attributed to Trump. There was that time he [http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37187531 called Hillary Clinton a 'bigot'], for instance. |
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* [[Nothing to See Here]]: Trump makes all his wives, ''alleged'' mistresses and staffers sign Non-Disclosure Agreements.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/everyone-signed-one-trump-is-aggressive-in-his-use-of-nondisclosure-agreements-even-in-government/2018/08/13/9d0315ba-9f15-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.c19fa7eece1e NDAs for all] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> |
* [[Nothing to See Here]]: Trump makes all his wives, ''alleged'' mistresses and staffers sign Non-Disclosure Agreements.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/everyone-signed-one-trump-is-aggressive-in-his-use-of-nondisclosure-agreements-even-in-government/2018/08/13/9d0315ba-9f15-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.c19fa7eece1e NDAs for all] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> |
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* [[Nouveau Riche]]: To a degree. His father was a very successful low income housing developer in NYC, he sent Donald to Fordham, so his family was doing very well before. Donald just took his love of construction and everything else [[Up to Eleven]]. Trump has noted his family was not welcome among the "old money" families from different parts of New York. |
* [[Nouveau Riche]]: To a degree. His father was a very successful low income housing developer in NYC, he sent Donald to Fordham, so his family was doing very well before. Donald just took his love of construction and everything else [[Up to Eleven]]. Trump has noted his family was not welcome among the "old money" families from different parts of New York. |
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* [[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: |
* [[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: |
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** Got Sean Spicer to resign by his mere presence in the White House. |
** Got Sean Spicer to resign by his mere presence in the White House. |
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** Threatened to fire his entire staff before he was technically hired. |
** Threatened to fire his entire staff before he was technically hired. |
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** Managed to upstage the failure of the failure of the Obamacare repeal by a dramatic 49-51 vote. |
** Managed to upstage the failure of the failure of the Obamacare repeal by a dramatic 49-51 vote. |
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* [[The One Thing I Don't Hate About You]]: Hillary Clinton cited |
* [[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. |
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* [[Open Mouth Insert Foot]]: In a virtual [[Call Back]] to famously admitting to obstructing justice in the Lester Holt interview in May 2017,<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-reveals-he-asked-comey-whether-he-was-under-investigation-n757821 Trump/Holt Interview NBC] ''nbcnews.com''</ref> in an interview with The Daily Caller published 11/14/18,<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/14/transcript-trump-daily-caller-interview/ Trump Can't Help Himself] ''dailycaller.com''</ref> 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, in spite of its apparent unconstitutionality.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/trump-attorney-general-sessions-unconstitutional.html Whitaker Appointment Unconstitutional] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Trump seems unable to prevent himself from admitting his corrupt intent to obstruct justice.<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> |
* [[Open Mouth Insert Foot]]: In a virtual [[Call Back]] to famously admitting to obstructing justice in the Lester Holt interview in May 2017,<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-reveals-he-asked-comey-whether-he-was-under-investigation-n757821 Trump/Holt Interview NBC] ''nbcnews.com''</ref> in an interview with The Daily Caller published 11/14/18,<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/14/transcript-trump-daily-caller-interview/ Trump Can't Help Himself] ''dailycaller.com''</ref> 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, in spite of its apparent unconstitutionality.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/trump-attorney-general-sessions-unconstitutional.html Whitaker Appointment Unconstitutional] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Trump seems unable to prevent himself from admitting his corrupt intent to obstruct justice.<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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