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** Jeb Bush was one of his main targets in terms of his opponents during the race for the Republican nomination, with the now infamous line about Jeb being "low-energy"
** [[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>
** Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III, for [[Captain Obvious|obvious reasons]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/robert-mueller-trump.html Trump
* [[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.
* [[Badass]]: He got a very credible threat to his life a week or two before his presidential election, to the point the Secret Service had to evac him from the speech he was giving, but instead of letting it stick, he simply went right back to the podium a few minutes later and continued speaking. In fact, throughout his entire presidential campaign he's been the target of more than one confirmed assassination attempt and refused to quit appearing in public, even making a point of refusing to be cowed into doing so.
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* [[Gannon Banned|Bannon Banned]]: Quite a bit of strife in the political fandom was caused by Steve Bannon's appointment as a quasi-Chief of Staff.
* [[Big Bulky Bomb]]: He became the first president to deploy a MOAB, the so-called "Mother of All Bombs" (which itself is a [[Shout-Out]] to Saddam Hussein's "mother of all wars" boast) in 2017. This bomb is so big it has to be launched out the back of a cargo plane, but it's only a conventional explosive.
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Trump's relationship with the truth is somewhat ''distant''.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/ Donald Trump's Relationship with Truth] ''politifact.com''</ref> So much so, The Washington Post began keeping a record of his false or misleading claims (lies), totalling 492 in his first 100 days in office<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.8c818bcde19a Trump claims] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>, 3001 in his first 466 days<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/01/president-trump-has-made-3001-false-or-misleading-claims-so-far/ Trump claims as of May 1st, 2018] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> and 4,229 in his first 558 days.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/08/01/president-trump-has-made-4229-false-or-misleading-claims-in-558-days/ Trump claims as of August 1st, 2018] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> His lie count varies, but in the first 466 days of his
* [[Broke Episode]]: Trump's businesses have filed for bankruptcy six times.
* [[Brooklyn Rage]]: Made efforts to cultivate this image over the years. Trump's persona is that of a [[Nouveau Riche|straight-talking]], tough New Yorker whose face resembles a pit bull in repose.
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* [[Volleying Insults]]: The 2016 Republican party debates generally devolved into this.
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