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** 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.
** The media - or "Fake News", is an on going enemy for Trump, whom he labelled the "Enemy of the People".<ref>[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071036505676808194 Fake News] ''twitter.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.
* [[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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* [[Weasel Words]]: In the strict sense of using ambiguous phrases, claims or appeals to vague and unverifiable sources. ie. "a lot of people are saying/many people have said".<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/many-people-saying-trump-tweet-000000450.html Many people are saying] ''yahoo.com''</ref> He claims "many people have told him" he should fire Robert Mueller.<ref>[http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382378-trump-many-people-have-said-i-should-fire-mueller Many people have said fire Mueller] ''thehill.com''</ref> His speech patterns are characteristically ''weaselly'' in the rhetorical sense of invoking ''an unsubstantiated mass of people who miraculously agree with your opinion''. Without backing it up, this is a way of [[Blatant Lies|disguising your agenda]].<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word Weasel Words] ''wikipedia.org''</ref>
** He even inverts this by accusing the media (''his'' enemy) 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, he launched a tweet about the "Witch Hunt Report."<ref>[https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071036505676808194 "Witch Hunt Report"] ''twitter.com''</ref>
* [[Word Salad]]: Trump's speeches are often rambling, at best, and incoherent at worst.<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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