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** He even inverts this by accusing the media of making up sources.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/28/trump-fake-news-media-238894 Trump claims media makes up sources] ''politico.com''</ref>
* [[Witch Hunt]]: Trump famously declared the investigation into his campaign to be a "Witch Hunt".<ref>[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/968468176639004672 "WITCH HUNT!" - Trump tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> The [[Irony|irony]] is, that so-called "witch hunts" are supposed to be in effect when evidence is ''scarce'', whereas Special Investigator Robert Mueller III (sounds like a modern day "Witch Hunter General") has produced 8 convictions, 27 indicted individuals and 3 indicted corporations (to date, with more to follow).<ref>[https://medium.com/@KeithDB/a-running-tab-of-mueller-investigation-convictions-indictments-f518b9a72827 Running Tab of Mueller Indictments] ''medium.com''</ref> On Dec 7th, 2018, Trump launched a tweet about the "Witch Hunt Report."<ref>[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071036505676808194 "Witch Hunt Report"] ''twitter.com''</ref>
* [[The Wonka]]: Trump has made some major accomplishments in part due to his idiosyncratic approach to politics and personal traits, despite this confusing many around him and making them wonder about his character or even his state of mind. Chief among them is successfully becoming President of the United States despite being an outlier and severe media scrutiny and criticism, but there are others such as his role in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords setting up the joint statement of the Abraham Accords with aims of promoting peace in the Middle East]. The Abraham Accords are notable due to Trump accomplishing it despite a lack of political experience prior to his Presidency.
* [[Word Salad]]: Trump's has been known to do this on occasion.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/02/22/trumps-word-salads-conceal-his-ignorance/?utm_term=.067fcea53e67 Trump Word Salad] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> His interviews often reveal his ignorance of the subject at hand.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/01/behold-donald-trumps-latest-word-salad-on-climate-change/ Climate Change Word Salad] ''motherjones.com''</ref>
* [[Worst Whatever Ever]]: During the first presidential debate (September 26, 2016), Trump [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fEb5niN8Kg said] on [[w:North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]]: "This has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever." The quote later turned into a [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-worst-trade-deal meme].
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