List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been widely known during his political career for using nicknames to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.[1][2][3]

Domestic political figures

Foreign leaders

Media figures

Groups of people

Other people

Organizations

Television programs

Other

References

Sam Schwarz. Trump Tweet Bullied Don Lemon, CNN Says Newsweek, December 11, 2017, retrieved January 8, 2018^
Chris Cillizza. Bully in Chief: Donald Trump proves it again with his 'Pocahontas' attack CNN, November 27, 2017, retrieved January 9, 2018^
Chris Cillizza. Donald Trump is acting like a fifth-grade bully CNN, October 10, 2017, retrieved January 9, 2018^
Trump coins new nickname for Bannon: 'Sloppy Steve' The Week, January 5, 2018^
Trump says Steve Bannon was one of his 'best pupils' 19 months after calling him 'Sloppy Steve Bannon, who cried when he got fired and begged for his job' Business Insider^
Ben Mathis-Lilley. Ron DeSantis Must Embrace and Weaponize the Nickname "Meatball Ron" Slate, February 17, 2023, retrieved December 15, 2023^
How a deep red Tennessee House district turned into a political battleground ABC News, retrieved 1 December 2025^
Michael Luciano. Trump Debuts New Nickname For Biden at New Hampshire Rally Mediaite, April 27, 2023, retrieved April 27, 2023^
Matthew Choi. Trump spins rumors about his own health into new attack on Biden Politico, September 3, 2020, retrieved August 4, 2024^
Rex Huppke. Column: Biden drives a stake through Trump's 'Sleepy Joe' attacks, reminds us what we've missed in a leader Chicago Tribune, retrieved August 23, 2020^
"Slow Joe & Phony Kamala": Trump Campaign Issues Blistering Statement On VP Pick The Yeshiva World, August 11, 2020, retrieved August 12, 2020^
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Myah Ward. 'He didn't have what it takes': Trump revels in Bloomberg's collapse Politico, March 4, 2020, retrieved March 8, 2020^
Christopher Cadelago. Bloomberg camp mocks Trump's 'fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on-tan' Politico, February 2, 2020, retrieved March 8, 2020^
Andrew Kragie. Trump's 'Da Nang Dick' Tweets and the Definition of Hypocrisy The Atlantic, December 8, 2018, retrieved November 26, 2024^
Sam Meredith. Trump, from Vietnam, berates 'Da Nang Dick' Blumenthal for war record CNBC, February 27, 2019, retrieved November 26, 2024^
Jim Shay. Trump again berates 'Da Nang Dick' Blumenthal's war record Connecticut Post, February 27, 2019, retrieved November 26, 2024^
Lauren Sforza. Trump heightens attacks against NY prosecutor, Biden at Jersey Shore rally The Hill, May 12, 2024, retrieved January 22, 2025^
Kevin Johnson. Trump blasts California Gov. Jerry 'Moonbeam' Brown for pardoning 5 immigrants USA Today, March 31, 2018, retrieved April 3, 2018^
Jesse McKinley. How Jerry Brown Became 'Governor Moonbeam' The New York Times, March 6, 2010, retrieved April 5, 2018^
A Bush poses test of Trump's sway in Texas: The Note ABC News, retrieved March 21, 2023^
'The only Bush who got it right,' as far as Trump is concerned Politico, retrieved March 21, 2023^
Will Weissert. George P Bush seeks re-election as Texas land commissioner Associated Press, June 19, 2017, retrieved March 21, 2023^
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces run for attorney general against Ken Paxton June 2, 2021, retrieved March 21, 2023^
Bill Barrow, Jill Colvin. WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Tempe, Arizona PBS, Associated Press, October 25, 2024^
Daniel Lippman, Rew Restuccia, Eliana Johnson. Trump's new nickname for Pete Buttigieg: 'Alfred E. Neuman' Politico, May 10, 2019, retrieved May 11, 2019^
Matthew Loh. Elaine Chao, Trump-era transportation secretary and Mitch McConnell's wife, hits back at Trump for giving her the racist nickname 'Coco Chow' Business Insider, January 26, 2023, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Eric Bradner. Trump launches direct attack on McConnell a month out from midterm elections CNN, October 1, 2022, retrieved October 1, 2022^
Alyssa Vega. Trump slams Liz Cheney after her joint appearance with Harris, calling her a 'low IQ War Hawk' - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com, retrieved October 4, 2024^
Why is Chris Christie running for president? Yahoo News, August 10, 2023, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Jared Gans. Trump swipes at Chris Christie during speech: 'Got a big mouth The Hill, April 27, 2023, retrieved May 20, 2023^
Jeffery Martin. Trump Calls 'Crazy' Hillary Clinton 'So Easy,' Asks His Supporters If They Should 'Take Another Shot' at Her Newsweek, January 30, 2020, retrieved January 31, 2020^
Amber Jamieson. Trump calls Clinton 'Crooked Hillary' – should she ignore it or fight back? The Guardian, March 25, 2016^
Brian Niemietz. Trump issues new nicknames for political rivals: Calls Hillary Clinton 'Beautiful,' Biden 'Crooked Joe' New York Daily News, August 8, 2023^
Sonam Sheth. Trump continues weekend-long Twitter tirade against deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe Business Insider, December 24, 2017, retrieved April 18, 2018^
Kyle Feldscher. Trump accuses James Comey of lying under oath about anonymous sources The Washington Examiner, March 18, 2018, retrieved March 21, 2018^
Alicia Cohn. Trump complains Comey can 'leak and lie' while Flynn was 'totally destroyed' "Dirty Cop" The Hill, April 20, 2018, retrieved April 20, 2018^
Daniel Lavelle. From 'Slimeball Comey' to 'Crooked Hillary', why Trump loves to brand his enemies The Guardian, April 17, 2018, retrieved July 8, 2018^
Josh Dawsey. Trump assails Comey on Twitter, calls for ex-FBI director to be imprisoned The Washington Post, April 15, 2018, retrieved April 18, 2018^
Louis Nelson. Trump: NYT 'set Liddle' Bob Corker up by recording his conversation' Politico, October 10, 2017, retrieved August 3, 2024^
Trump says he's ditched Lyin' Ted name: 'He's Beautiful Ted' Politico, October 22, 2018, retrieved January 12, 2024^
Trump says he's ditched Lyin' Ted name: 'He's Beautiful Ted' Politico, October 22, 2018, retrieved January 12, 2024^
Trump welcomes 'Rob' DeSantis to presidential race Yahoo News, May 24, 2023, retrieved May 26, 2023^
Andrew Feinberg. 'Ron DeSanctimonious': Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis The Independent, November 5, 2022, retrieved November 5, 2022^
LAUREN SFORZA. Trump declares 'DeSanctimonious' nickname 'officially retired' thehill.com, The Hill, January 21, 2024, retrieved January 21, 2024^
Stephen Neukam. Ex-Trump ambassador endorses DeSantis: 'The name-calling has turned a lot of people off' Business Insider, February 21, 2023, retrieved February 21, 2023^
Matt Lewis. The Real Reason Trump Is Calling DeSantis 'Meatball Ron' The Daily Beast, February 14, 2023, retrieved June 12, 2023^
Kierra Frazier. Trump: I won't call DeSantis 'Meatball Ron' Politico, February 18, 2023, retrieved August 22, 2023^
Victor Swezey. Donald Trump Floating 'Tiny D' as New DeSantis Nickname The Daily Beast, March 4, 2023, retrieved January 26, 2024^
Judy Kurtz. Omarosa: Trump calls Education chief 'Ditzy' DeVos The Hill, August 14, 2018, retrieved March 1, 2024^
Valerie Strauss. Omarosa claims Betsy DeVos wants to 'replace public education with for-profit schools' The Washington Post, August 14, 2018, retrieved March 1, 2024^
Chris Cillizza. The definitive – and updated! – rankings of Donald Trump's nicknames for his political enemies CNN, April 3, 2018^
Matthew Yglesias. Trump is mad that "Sneaky Dianne Feinstein" debunked a key Republican theory on Trump and Russia Vox, January 11, 2018^
Chris Cillizza. The definitive rankings of Donald Trump's nicknames for his political enemies CNN, January 5, 2018, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Aileen Graef. Trump swipes at Flake on Twitter, calling his career 'toast' CNN, November 20, 2017, retrieved November 20, 2017^
Lauren Gambino. Nikki Haley's unexpected rise from 'scrappy' underdog to Trump's closest rival The Guardian, November 4, 2023, retrieved November 6, 2023^
F. Amanda Tugade. Donald Trump sends Nikki Haley a birdcage after Republican debate USA Today, October 1, 2023, retrieved November 6, 2023^
Hugh Tomlinson Chicago. Comrade Kamala? Donald Trump sticks to name-calling but they don't hurt Harris www.thetimes.com, August 19, 2024, retrieved August 18, 2024^
Summer Concepcion. Trump says Harris would be 'like a play toy' to world leaders if elected NBC News, July 31, 2024^
https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-slams-clooneys-for-acquiring-french-citizenship/^
Jenna Sundel Reporter. Donald Trump gives Kamala Harris a new nickname Newsweek, July 4, 2024, retrieved July 10, 2024^
Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim. Harris' blitz to define herself as Trump's team races to beat her to it ABC News, retrieved July 26, 2024^
Flynn Nicholls. Donald Trump launches two new nicknames for Kamala Harris in 24 hours Newsweek, August 6, 2024, retrieved August 6, 2024^
Explaining Trump's 'Kamabla' name for Harris The Independent, August 8, 2024, retrieved August 11, 2024^
Olivia Nuzzi. I Examined Donald Trump's Ear — and His Soul — at Mar-a-Lago Intelligencer, September 9, 2024, retrieved September 19, 2024^
Aila Slisco. Donald Tump's Key Moments From Tucker Carlson Interview Newsweek, August 24, 2023, retrieved October 24, 2024^
Nicole Gaudiano. Trump calls the NY attorney general 'Letitia 'Peekaboo' James' and revives claims that she's 'racist' after she sued him for fraud Business Insider, September 21, 2022, retrieved September 22, 2022^
Cuneyt Dil. Trump praises West Virginia governor for rejecting Biden win AP News, November 12, 2020, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Gage Goulding. 'Vote for Big Jim:' President Trump takes to Twitter endorsing Gov. Jim Justice WTOV-TV, June 7, 2020, retrieved November 12, 2020^
Paola Chavez, Veronica Stracqualursi. From 'Crooked Hillary' to 'Little Marco', Donald Trump's Many Nicknames ABC News, May 11, 2016, retrieved December 8, 2017^
Neil Vigdor. Trump Turns on R.F.K. Jr. Amid Concerns He Could Attract Republican Voters The New York Times, 2024-04-27, retrieved 2025-06-27^
Deirdre Heavey Paul Steinhauser. Trump reveals new nickname for Mamdani weeks before Election Day Fox News, 2025-09-12, retrieved 2025-09-12^
Trump attacks Hochul over New York Mamdani endorsement Newsweek, 2025-09-15, retrieved 2025-09-15^
Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani 2025-10-14, retrieved 2025-10-14^
Tara Suter. Trump says MAGA should drop 'pathetic loser' Massie after pushback on US strikes The Hill, June 22, 2025, retrieved 2025-06-22^
Alex Ward. From "Mad Dog" to "Democrat": How Defense Secretary Mattis lost Trump Vox, September 18, 2018, retrieved October 16, 2018^
Jennifer Haberkorn, Evan Halper. Will Kevin McCarthy's cozying to Trump make him House speaker? Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2021, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Kristina Peterson, Louise Radnofsky. 'My Kevin' Emerges as Bridge Between Trump and GOP The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2017, retrieved February 10, 2023^
Nicholas Reimann. McConnell Reportedly Goads Trump By Gifting Senators 'Old Crow' Bourbon Forbes, May 5, 2022, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Callie Pattison. Trump slams 'Broken Old Crow' McConnell on infrastructure, warns GOP against BBB New York Post, November 17, 2021, retrieved November 19, 2021^
Harper Neidig. McMullin returns fire on Trump for 'McMuffin' diss The Hill, December 17, 2016, retrieved March 23, 2018^
Trump has brutal two-word nickname for Stephen Miller, report claims The Independent, 2025-06-17, retrieved 2025-10-05^
Bess Levin. Trump's Radical Anti-Impeachment Plan: Fat Jokes Vanity Fair, April 9, 2019, retrieved October 31, 2024^
Rachael Bade, Josh Dawsey. Trump's feud with Jerry Nadler rooted in decades-old New York real estate project Washington Post, April 8, 2019, retrieved October 31, 2024^
Kathryn Watson. Trump tears into "lowlife" Omarosa, calling her "vicious" and "not smart" in series of tweets CBS News, August 13, 2018, retrieved August 13, 2018^
Josh Dawsey, Damian Paletta. 'My Peter': Rising influence of controversial Trump trade adviser Navarro concerns his critics The Washington Post, June 12, 2019, retrieved February 27, 2025^
Aime Williams. Peter Navarro: a loyal general returns to wage Donald Trump's trade wars Financial Times, February 18, 2025, retrieved February 27, 2025^
Josh Wingrove, Thomas Black, Gregory Korte. Biden, Trump Arrive in Texas for Dueling Trips on Border Crisis Bloomberg, February 29, 2024, retrieved March 1, 2024^
Phillip Nieto. Trump Says What 'Governor Newscum' Has 'Done to California Is Unbelievable' Mediaite, February 29, 2024, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Matt Stopera. Gavin Newsom Responds To Trump Calling Him President After Dyslexia Insult March 17, 2026, retrieved March 29, 2026^
The White House. President Trump Delivers Remarks at the America Business Forum Miami 2025-11-05, retrieved 2025-11-05^
Alexander Kacala. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responds to Report Trump Nicknamed Her 'Evita' with Quotes from Real Eva Perón Newsweek, July 7, 2019, retrieved July 17, 2019^
Meredith Kile. Trump Mocks Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker as 'Big Fat Slob' in Latest Push to Get Federal Troops to Chicago People.com, retrieved 2025-11-26^
Laurie Kellman, Zeke Miller. Trump, Pelosi trade insults as their feud heats up AP News, May 24, 2019, retrieved May 25, 2019^
Ken Meyer. Trump Gives New Nickname to Nancy Pelosi Ahead of D-Day Ceremony: 'She's a Disaster' Mediaite, June 6, 2019, retrieved June 6, 2019^
Kaanita Iyer. Trump calls Mike Pence 'delusional' in sharpest attack yet on his former vice president CNN, August 5, 2023, retrieved December 19, 2024^
Kimberly Leonard. Trump called Pompeo 'My Mike' when he worked for him, and the ex-secretary of state wondered in his new book if he'd ever earn a new nickname Insider, January 24, 2023, retrieved February 19, 2023^
Howard Schneider, Ismail Shakil. Trump warns of economic slowdown unless Fed cuts rates Reuters, April 21, 2025^
Hugh Cameron. Donald Trump Tears Into 'Too Angry, Too Stupid' Jerome Powell Newsweek, July 31, 2025, retrieved August 3, 2025^
Kathryn Watson. Trump rallies Republicans in Las Vegas CBS News, June 23, 2018, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Brent Griffiths. In Nevada, Trump goes after 'Wacky Jacky' Politico, June 23, 2018, retrieved June 23, 2018^
Sari Horwitz, Rosalind S. Helderman, Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky. Sessions told White House that Rosenstein's firing could prompt his departure, too The Washington Post, April 20, 2018, retrieved April 27, 2018^
How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler The New Yorker, January 12, 2026^
Caitlin Oprysko. Trump embraces 'Crazy Bernie Sanders' or 'Sleepy Joe Biden' as 2020 opponent Politico, April 17, 2019, retrieved March 8, 2020^
McKay Coppins. Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters The Atlantic, September 29, 2020, retrieved October 1, 2020^
Ben Jacobs. Trump's CPAC Blast in the Past New York Magazine, February 28, 2021, retrieved March 1, 2021^
Nicole Lyn Pesce. How one liddle' tweet from Trump turned into a viral, real-time grammar lesson MarketWatch, September 29, 2019, retrieved October 10, 2020^
Caroline Kelly. Trump attacks Schiff as 'little Adam Schitt' on Twitter CNN, November 18, 2018, retrieved January 28, 2025^
Matt Gaetz introduces bill barring Adam Schiff from receiving classified information January 27, 2023, retrieved February 18, 2024^
Gillian Edevane. Trump 'Poisons' Political Discourse, Lawmaker Says Newsweek, March 31, 2019, retrieved February 23, 2024^
Rachel Frazin. Schiff says Trump broke 'cardinal rule' of childish nicknames: 'Pick one and stick with it' The Hill, April 2, 2019, retrieved March 25, 2024^
Christopher Cadelago. The hidden hand behind Adam Schiff: Donald Trump Politico, March 3, 2024, retrieved November 1, 2024^
Emily Judd. Crooked, Crazy, Crying: Trump's top nicknames for opponents Al Arabiya English, March 2, 2020, retrieved August 23, 2020^
Donald Trump has revealed himself to be a president who lacks empathy vox.com, Vox, January 31, 2017, retrieved May 3, 2025^
Trump blasts 'stupid AOC' in raging 'low IQ' screed that also targets 'Palestinian Senator' Chuck Schumer The Independent, June 24, 2025, retrieved 2025-06-24^
Daniel Politi. Trump Takes Aim at Washington Post, Denies He Ever Called Jeff Sessions Mr. Magoo Slate, April 21, 2018, retrieved July 3, 2018^
Former Pres. Trump on Mike Pence Documents and Nickname for Jack Smith C-SPAN, June 13, 2023, retrieved February 29, 2024^
Trump attacks special counsel Jack Smith and judge assigned to 2020 election case NBC News, August 7, 2023, retrieved August 22, 2023^
Tim Elfrink. Trump lashes out at 'Weirdo' Democratic donor Tom Steyer in late-night Twitter barrage Washington Post, March 6, 2019, retrieved August 3, 2024^
Howard Koplowitz. Trump claims he was first to call Strange 'Big Luther' AL.com, September 22, 2017, retrieved December 23, 2017^
Steff Danielle Thomas. Donald Trump intensifies criticism of Marjorie Taylor Greene The Hill, November 15, 2025, retrieved November 15, 2025^
Jessica A. Botelho. Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene: Trump has new nicknames for MTG, also calls her 'wacky' CBS, November 15, 2025, retrieved November 15, 2025^
Edward Helmore. Politicians shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement the Guardian, 2025-11-22, retrieved 2025-11-23^
Why did Donald Trump call Kamala Harris running mate Walz 'Tampon Tim' The Times of India, August 13, 2024, retrieved October 24, 2024^
Walz, Klobuchar hit back against Trump’s attacks on Minnesota POLITICO, 2025-11-30, retrieved 2026-04-19^
'Her Whole Career is a Fraud': Trump Hits Back at 'Goofy Elizabeth Warren' Fox News, May 7, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2017^
Eric Levenson. Elizabeth Warren unimpressed by Trump's 'goofy' nickname: 'Really?' The Boston Globe, May 11, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2017^
Isaac Chotiner. No, Donald Trump Is Not Good at Nicknames Slate, June 1, 2016, retrieved December 15, 2017^
Dan Merica. At a Navajo veterans' event, Trump makes 'Pocahontas' crack CNN, November 28, 2017, retrieved December 8, 2017^
New York Times Editorial Board. Trump's Foes by Any Other Name .... The New York Times, November 19, 2018, retrieved August 4, 2024^
Ashley Parker, Marianne LeVine, Maeve Reston. Trump, with a history of sexist attacks, again faces a female opponent Washington Post, July 30, 2024, retrieved August 4, 2024^
Trump slams Gov. Gretchen 'Half Whitmer' in new tweet over medical supplies FOX 2 Detroit, 2020-03-27, retrieved 2026-02-16^
Mike Pence. So Help Me God Simon & Schuster, 2022^
Allison R. Donahue, Susan J. Demas. Trump brags he told Pence not to take Whitmer’s calls on COVID-19 help for Michigan Michigan Advance, 2020-03-28, retrieved 2026-01-31^
Marc Caputo. Axios interview: Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles vows to block West Wing troublemakers Axios, January 6, 2025, retrieved January 6, 2025^
Eli Watkins. Trump blames Putin, Obama for 'Animal Assad,' tweets 'big price' after reports of Syrian chemical attack CNN, April 9, 2018, retrieved June 26, 2025^
Avery Lotz. What to know about Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president who will visit Trump Axios, 2025-04-14, retrieved 2025-07-01^
Scott Horsley. Trump To U.N.: North Korea's 'Rocket Man' Kim Jong Un On A Suicide Mission NPR, September 19, 2017^
Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak. A year after 'Little Rocket Man' an uncertain path forward in NK CNN, September 24, 2018, retrieved September 18, 2019^
Henry C. Jackson. Trump derides 'Little Rocket Man' in North Korea Politico, September 22, 2017, retrieved September 18, 2019^
Christopher Woody. Trump likes Mexico's new president so much that he apparently calls him 'Juan Trump' Business Insider, July 9, 2018, retrieved July 12, 2018^
Rebecca Tan. Trump referred to Mexico's incoming leader as 'Juan Trump', former White House official says The Washington Post, July 9, 2018, retrieved July 12, 2018^
Trump llamaba 'Juan Trump' a AMLO, revela exsecretario de Economía, Ildefonso Guajardo Forbes, August 16, 2023, retrieved February 22, 2024^
Jessica Murphy. Trump takes jab at 'governor' Trudeau BBC News, December 10, 2024^
Qasim Nauman. Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win The New York Times, February 21, 2025, retrieved February 21, 2025^
Ben Berkowitz. Trump threatens Canada's "Governor" Carney with 100% tariff over China Axios, January 24, 2026, retrieved February 19, 2026^
Dave Lawler. Report: Trump asked for "my favorite dictator" Axios, 2019-09-13, retrieved 2026-02-10^
Alex Gangitano. Trump: Putin 'tapping me along' with Russia strikes on Ukraine The Hill, April 26, 2025, retrieved April 16, 2025^
Kate Samuelson. See How the Ongoing Donald Trump-Mika Brzezinski Feud Unfolded Time, June 30, 2017, retrieved November 8, 2023^
16 people President Trump has nicknamed TMJ4 News, retrieved October 2, 2024^
Julia Manchester. Trump mocks 'low I.Q. Crazy Mika' for 'face-lift' The Hill, June 29, 2017, retrieved June 26, 2025^
Farrah Tomazin. Trump Ramps Up MAGA Civil War With Petty Taunt of Tucker Carlson The Daily Beast, June 16, 2025, retrieved June 16, 2025^
Abigail Jones Senior Writer. Donald Trump vs. Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter Newsweek, September 7, 2017, retrieved November 24, 2024^
Sean Burch. Outgoing Vanity Fair Editor Made a Wall of Trump's Hate Tweets TheWrap, September 7, 2017, retrieved November 24, 2024^
Graydon Carter. Steel Traps and Short Fingers Vanity Fair, October 7, 2015, retrieved November 24, 2024^
Ted Johnson. "Third Grade Gay Taunt": Donald Trump Again Identifies CNN's Anderson Cooper As "Allison" Deadline, October 25, 2024, retrieved October 26, 2024^
Dartunorro Clark. 'Fredo': Trump mocks CNNS Chris Cuomo with 'Godfather' name NBC News, September 23, 2019, retrieved April 28, 2024^
Darragh Roche US News Reporter. Donald Trump Calls Biographer a 'Maggot' as Dispute Ramps Up Newsweek, October 1, 2022, retrieved November 26, 2024^
'Angry' Donald Trump Fumes At New York Times Over Reporting On His Helicopter Story Yahoo News, August 10, 2024, retrieved November 26, 2024^
Trump Hurls Attacks At Maggie Haberman In Midnight Meltdown About Her Reporting Yahoo News, November 26, 2024, retrieved November 26, 2024^
Todd Spangler. Donald Trump Slams ‘Nut Jobs’ Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones for Opposing Iran War: ‘They’re Stupid People’ Variety, 2026-04-09, retrieved 2026-04-09^
Ying Wu. An Exploration of Turn-Taking Strategies and the Reflection of Politeness Principle in Interview Programs - Taking Taylor Swift’s Guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers as an Example European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024-05-30^
Rachel DeSantis. Bette Midler and Donald Trump Feud on Twitter as President Calls Her a 'Washed Up Psycho' June 5, 2019, retrieved April 28, 2025^
Brooke Seipel. Trump: 'Sloppy Michael Moore show on Broadway was a total bomb' The Hill, October 28, 2017, retrieved October 30, 2024^
Todd Spangler. Donald Trump Slams ‘Nut Jobs’ Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones for Opposing Iran War: ‘They’re Stupid People’ Variety, 2026-04-09, retrieved 2026-04-09^
John Bowden. Scarborough embraces Trump's new 'Morning Psycho' nickname on air: 'Hi Donald, how you doing' The Hill, June 16, 2019, retrieved June 16, 2019^
Trump promotes conspiracy theory accusing MSNBC's Joe Scarborough of murder Politico, May 12, 2020^
Jessica Chia. Trump mocks 'little' George Stephanopoulos in renewed attack on the media Daily News, August 22, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2017^
Jason Silverstein. The running list of President Trump's nicknames for political rivals Daily News, December 4, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2017^
Ed Pilkington. Judge declines to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit against ABC News The Guardian, July 24, 2024, retrieved September 3, 2024^
Steve Benen. In the new 2024 race, Trump hedges on debating Kamala Harris MSNBC.com, July 22, 2024, retrieved July 31, 2024^
Kaitlin Lewis. Donald Trump celebrates "big" legal win Newsweek, July 24, 2024, retrieved July 31, 2024^
Graeme Massie. Trump lashes out at 'fake' Jake Tapper after CNN host cuts away from arraigned ex-president meeting fans The Independent, June 14, 2023, retrieved May 28, 2024^
Donald Trump explains why he stopped ... Yahoo News, August 17, 2024, retrieved August 18, 2024^
Trump calls Chuck Todd 'sleeping son of a bitch' The Washington Post, March 10, 2018, retrieved March 27, 2019^
Luisita Lopez Torregrosa. 'You Can't Rattle Her': Katy Tur on the Rise The New York Times, June 10, 2017, retrieved May 19, 2025^
Jenavieve Hatch. Journalist Katy Tur Recounts Moment Trump Came Out Of Nowhere And Kissed Her HuffPost, September 12, 2017, retrieved May 19, 2025^
John Bowden. Trump knocks MSNBC's 'Lyin' Brian Williams' The Hill, April 30, 2020, retrieved August 2, 2024^
Ewan Palmer. Donald Trump Trolls 'Lyin' Brian Williams' Over MSNBC Departure Newsweek, November 14, 2021, retrieved August 2, 2024^
Trump's nicknames for rivals, from 'Rocket Man' to 'Pocahontas' Fox News, August 13, 2018^
John Bacon. President Donald Trump blasts '13 Angry Democrats', Robert Mueller probe in Twitter rant USA Today, May 27, 2018, retrieved July 2, 2018^
Matt Zapotosky. Trump said Mueller's team has'13 hardened Democrats'. Here are the facts. The Washington Post, March 18, 2018, retrieved August 19, 2018^
Rebecca Morin. Trump calls on Sessions to stop Mueller probe Politico, August 1, 2018, retrieved August 1, 2018^
Frazin, Rachel. Trump says 'Squad' and Dems have 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' over impeachment The Hill, July 23, 2019, retrieved July 25, 2019^
Garcia, Victor. Ingraham on AOC's America vs. Trump's Fox News, July 17, 2019, retrieved July 25, 2019^
Trump vows to go after 'entire Biden crime family' if reelected in 2024 www.aa.com.tr, retrieved January 21, 2025^
Trump calls Bidens an 'organized crime family' The Washington Times, retrieved January 21, 2025^
Tommy Beer. Trump Calls The Bidens An 'Organized Crime Family'—But Here Are His Run-Ins With The Law Forbes, retrieved January 21, 2025^
Ted Johnson. Donald Trump Calls For Late-Night Host Seth Meyers To Be Fired, And This Time, FCC Chairman Reposts POTUS’ Demand Deadline, 2025-11-16, retrieved 2025-11-28^
Nicole Markus. Stewart, Colbert slam CBS, Trump for cancellation of late night franchise: ‘Fear and pre-compliance’ POLITICO, 2025-07-22, retrieved 2025-11-28^
Kelsey Vlamis. Donald Trump cheers after ABC pulls Kimmel off the air — and tells NBC to cancel its late-night hosts next Business Insider, retrieved 2025-11-28^
Rafe Uddin, Kieran Smith, James Politi. White House lashes out at 'hostile and political act by Amazon' Financial Times, April 29, 2025, retrieved April 29, 2025^
Trump called Tim Cook 'Tim Apple,' and the Apple CEO is leaning into it The Washington Post, 2019-03-07, retrieved 2025-08-20^
Lauren Feiner. Trump says he called Apple's CEO 'Tim Apple' to save time after reportedly telling donors he never said it CNBC, 2019-03-11, retrieved 2025-08-20^
Trump calls Stormy Daniels 'horseface'; she fires back with 'tiny' and notes the president's 'shortcomings' NBC News, October 16, 2018, retrieved June 2, 2023^
Trump calls for "final battle" in 2024 in first official campaign rally www.cbsnews.com, March 25, 2023, retrieved June 2, 2023^
Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Kate Christobek, Jesse McKinley, William K. Rashbaum. Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America's First Felon President The New York Times, May 30, 2024, retrieved May 31, 2024^
Hunter Schwarz. Trump's been silent about Mac Miller's death, but for years he tweeted at him CNN, September 10, 2018, retrieved January 19, 2021^
The Independent. Trump mistakenly calls Lil Pump "Little Pimp" at last rally 2020-11-03, retrieved 2026-02-16^
Ashley Percival. 'The Apprentice': Lord Sugar 'In Talks To Replace Donald Trump On US Version Of BBC Business Show' Huffington Post, July 2, 2015, retrieved March 18, 2024^
Christina Zhao. UK's 'Apprentice' Host Calls Trump That 'Tosser With The Hair' on Live TV Newsweek, December 12, 2018, retrieved March 18, 2024^
Abid Hussain. How Pakistan’s Asim Munir became Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ Al Jazeera, retrieved 2026-04-17^
Aila Slisco Writer. Donald Trump's new staffer request has potential issue Newsweek, January 15, 2025, retrieved January 29, 2025^
'The Clinton News Network is One': Trump Takes Shot at CNN For Being 'Bad at Polling' Mediaite, retrieved January 5, 2018^
Julie Bosman. A Clinton Friend's Role Sets Off Intense Criticism of CNN and a Re-examination The New York Times, November 17, 2007, retrieved February 12, 2021^
John Bowden. Trump blasts NBC News after wiretap correction: 'Now as bad as Fake News CNN' The Hill, May 4, 2018, retrieved July 6, 2018^
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