Donald Trump: Difference between revisions

*** John Brennan: former CIA director who ran afoul of Trump after calling him a "disgraced demagogue" (amongst other things). Trump revoked his security clearance in what ''he himself'' has stated (in contradiction to the official White House statement) were politically motivated reasons.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/john-brennan-security-clearance.html Trump pulls Brennan's security clearance] ''nytimes.com''</ref>

*** And in an odd nod to ''[[12 Angry Men]]'', he drew the ire of 12 former intelligence officials for revoking the security clearance of John Brennan.<ref>[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/12-top-former-intelligence-officials-join-in-rebuking-trump/ 12 Angry Intelligence Men] ''truthdig.com''</ref>

** Admiral William (Bill) McRaven: on November 18th, 2018, the retired admiral and Navy Seal who oversaw the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing of Osama Bin Laden was casually dismissed in typical [[Ad Hominem]] fashion as a "Hillary Clinton fan" and "Obama backer". The timing of this attack is odd, given that McRaven's declaration that Trump's "sentiment that the news media is the enemy of the American people...may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime”<ref>http://dailytexanonline.com/2017/02/22/mcraven-backs-journalists-stresses-value-of-communication-in-moody-talk</ref> was made in February 2017. The timing ''may'' be a possible distraction from the ongoing Mueller investigation.

** Possibly ''averted'' with Paul Manafort - who while he has 'flipped' on Trump has yet to be savaged by the President's tweets.<ref>At time of writing - August 20th, 2018</ref>

*** And, perhaps most notably, America's ''former'' sworn enemy Vladimir Putin.

* [[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>, 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> and 6420 in his first 649 days.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?utm_term=.b83bfa941966 Trump claims as of October 30th, 2018] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref> His lie count varies, but in the first 466 days of his Presidency, he averaged 6.5 'false or misleading claims' a day, whereas in June and July of 2018, he averaged 16 lies per day.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-escalating-war-on-the-truth-is-on-purpose Trump's War on Truth] ''newyorker.com''</ref> This dramatic uptick seemingly [[Nothing to See Here|coincided with]] increased pressure from the Mueller investigation. The exponential lie count continued under the aforementioned pressure, coupled with the run up to the Mid-Term elections on November 6th. According to the graph in the Washington Post, Trump has lied/ made false claims over 1000 times in October.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?utm_term=.b83bfa941966 Graph of Trump's Lies] ''washingtonpost.com''</ref>

* [[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.