Topic on Talk:Donald Trump

Tropes proposed, and with no objections were eventually moved into the main page.

There are at least two tropes on this page that are not about Trump himself but Anthony Scaramucci -- One-Episode Wonder and Plucky Comic Relief. They should be removed. Objections?

I would also like to propose a footnote on Self-Made Man regarding his total worth. Tax documents acquired by The New York Times in 2020 indicated that Trump is not worth what he claims he is, and that Trump inflates and deflates his total worth depending on the context -- increasing it when it benefits him (status, getting financial backing) and deflating it when that helps him (tax returns, mainly). He also took a massive hit at the start of 2021 with business partners cutting ties to him in the wake of the insurrection. It seems unlikely that he is actually worth two billion dollars at this time.

Removing the tropes about Anthony Scaramucci would be in alignment with the unwritten practice on other ATT pages. As I mentioned here, we don't put tropes about Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on the Studio Ghibli page, even though they're both related to Hayao Miyazaki.

As for the footnote, I think it's a good idea. I'm in favour of presenting evidence to people instead of simply making a claim, especially when the subject matter is contentious.

<nod> I'll have to go back and find those primary sources. In the meantime, I'll de-Mooch the page.

EDIT: And done. I'll move the examples to their pages, so we don't lose the text.

EDIT 2: No, I won't. They really aren't examples of the tropes in question.