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* [[Ad Hominem]]: Trump has a propensity to attack the man, or the woman, rather than the address the point raised in an argument. Rational people know that this is the second lowest form of rhetoric,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem Ad Hominem] ''wikipedia.org''</ref> one above name-calling, which is Trump's favoured form of 'argument' (see "[[The Nicknamer]] below). For example, his reason for disliking the retired Admiral McCraven was because he is a "Hillary Clinton fan."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAZ7jyr3kSs McCraven a "Clinton fan"] ''NBC News'' via ''youtube.com''</ref>
* [[Adam Westing]]: At one time he seemed to revel in parodies of himself, even appearing in a series of OREO commercials with Darrell Hammond (Hammond was ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s longest-running white male cast member and one of the show's best and most frequently-used celebrity impersonators) impersonating him.
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Trump's view of women, according to the Pussygate tape. After implying that Nancy O'Dell, who once rebuffed his advances, became sluttier with "big phony tits", he went on to explain that all women all want it with a star:
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** [[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>
** James Comey (former FBI Director): became this to Trump when he refused to drop the FBI probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn as part of the ongoing Russia investigation. Trump fired Comey.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html James Comey Fired] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Flynn later plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his ties to Russia.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flynn-guilty-latest-reaction-shattering-moment-richard-blumenthal-comments-a8087961.html Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI] ''independent.co.uk''</ref>
** John McCain (late Senator): a feud which began in 2016 after McCain called Trump supporters "crazies" which Trump clearly deemed a serious insult, so much so he declared that he didn't like war heroes who weren't captured, implying that he didn't think McCain was much of a hero. (McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years until his release on March 14, 1973,<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#Prisoner_of_war John McCain, POW] ''wikipedia.org''</ref> whereas Trump dodged the draft 5 times, the fifth time due to "bone spurs."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump#Early_life_and_education Trump Draft Deferments] ''wikipedia.org''</ref>)
** '''Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III''': (justified). Normally, when the Donald declares war on a perceived enemy it is with someone who has little power to defend against his assault. Mueller, however, is not someone Trump ''chose'' to have an entertaining feud with because he thought he could humiliate him into oblivion. After he was appointed the head of the investigation formerly headed by Comey, Mueller became a ''justified'' arch enemy for the simple reason that he can do serious damage - not just politically, but legally - to Trump. Consequently, Trump expressed his desire to bring an end to the FBI investigation into possible 'collusion' with Russia (conspiracy to work with a foreign government to influence the 2016 election) as if it was discovered that he was the beneficiary of such collusion his Presidency would be shown to be illegitimate and he would likely face legal consequences.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/robert-mueller-trump.html Trump Wants to Fire Mueller] ''nytimes.com''</ref> Trump seems desperate to bring an end to this investigation, even if it means obstructing justice in the process, something which he arguably did with the firing of Comey, and later AG Jeff Sessions. He seems unable to prevent himself some [[Open Mouth Insert Foot|admitting his corrupt intent to do so]].<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>
** The week starting 13th August 2018 saw Trump make new enemies in:
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*** 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.
* [[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.
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* [[The One Thing I Don't Hate About You]]: Hillary Clinton cited his children at the debates as her compliment.
* [[Pervert Dad]]: Trump has a documented history of discussing the sexual appeal of his daughter Ivanka, including his own attraction to her, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html going back at least to 1997] if not further. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzhcaGrUG8 And he hasn't been shy about proclaiming any of it in public and on the record.]
* [[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
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Press Secretary #2 Anthony Scaramucci. Alternates between [[Brooklyn Rage]] and effusive [[Big Brother Worship]] (not that kind of [[Big Brother Is Watching|Big Brother]]... well maybe?). Goes by [[Spell My Name with a "The"|"The Mooch"]], though his name also brings to mind [[Commedia Dell'Arte]] character Scaramouch (yes, the one from [[Bohemian Rhapsody]]) a.k.a. Scaramuccia. Scaramouch is proud and cowardly, but we have yet to see if it's a [[Meaningful Name]].
** As an example of the comic relief part, on his 6th day on the job, he called a reporter and demanded for her source on the record, then promised to fire everyone in the department if she didn't reveal the leak's source, then said he knew it was Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, while wrapping up that he wasn't going to "[[Anatomically-Impossible Sex|suck his own cock]] like [Steve] Bannon." All on the record. The incident that leaked which was "a threat to the American country"? The fact that he, the president, and Sean Hannity had dinner together.
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