Former U.S. President Donald Trump became widely known during the 2016 United States presidential election and his subsequent presidency for using nicknames to criticize or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.
The list excludes commonly-used hypocorisms such as “Mike” for “Michael” or “Steve” for “Steven”, unless they are original to Trump. Nicknames that Trump did not originate are annotated with footnotes.
The list also includes nicknames used by figures associated with Trump, and nicknames he has promoted via retweeting.
Domestic political figures
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dumbo | Randolph “Tex” Alles | Former Director of the United States Secret Service |
| Where’s Hunter | Hunter Biden | American lawyer and lobbyist, second son of Joe Biden |
| 1% Joe / Basement Biden / Beijing Biden / China Joe / Corrupt Joe / Crazy Joe Biden / Quid Pro Joe / Sleepy Joe / Sleepy Creepy Joe / Slow Joe / Joe Hiden | Joe Biden | Former U.S. Senator from Delaware; 47th Vice President of the United States; 46th President of the United States |
| Little Michael / Mini Mike / Mini Mike Bloomberg | Michael Bloomberg | 108th Mayor of New York City; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; CEO of Bloomberg L.P. |
| Da Nang Richard / Da Nang Dick | Richard Blumenthal | U.S. senator from Connecticut; 23rd attorney general of Connecticut |
| Mr. Tough Guy | John Bolton | Former U.S. national security advisor and United States ambassador to the United Nations |
| Gov. Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown | Jerry Brown | 34th and 39th Governor of California; 31st Attorney General of California; former Secretary of State of California, 6th chair of the California Democratic Party |
| Bush original | George H. W. Bush | 41st President of the United States; 43rd Vice President of the United States; former Director of Central Intelligence |
| Low Energy Jeb | Jeb Bush | 43rd Governor of Florida; 2016 Republican presidential candidate |
| Alfred E. Neuman / Boot-Edge-Edge | Pete Buttigieg | Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Sleepy Ben Carson | Ben Carson | 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2017-21); 2016 Republican presidential candidate; retired neurosurgeon |
| Sleepin’ Bob Casey | Bob Casey | U.S. senator from Pennsylvania |
| The Warmonger | Liz Cheney | U.S. representative for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district; Chair of the House Republican Conference |
| Wild Bill | Bill Clinton | 42nd President of the United States; 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas; 50th Attorney General of Arkansas; former chair of the National Governors Association |
| Crazy / Heartless Hillary / Crooked / Lyin’ / Skank | Hillary Clinton | Former First Lady of the United States; former U.S. Secretary of State; 2016 Democratic presidential nominee; Cambridge Analytica claimed credit for the “Defeat crooked Hillary” |
| Sanctimonious / Leakin’ / Lying / Shady / Slippery / Slimeball | James Comey | Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation fired by Trump; former United States deputy attorney general; former United States acting attorney general |
| Liddle’ Bob Corker | Bob Corker | Former U.S. senator from Tennessee; chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| Lyin’ / Texas / Beautiful Ted | Ted Cruz | Former solicitor general of Texas; U.S. senator from Texas; 2016 Republican presidential candidate |
| Sleepin’ Joe | Joe Donnelly | Former U.S. senator from Indiana; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana |
| Dicky Durbin | Dick Durbin | U.S. senator from Illinois; Senate Majority Whip and deputy Senate Democratic leader |
| Mark Yesper | Mark Esper | 27th secretary of defense |
| Leaking / Sneaky Dianne Feinstein | Dianne Feinstein | U.S. Senator from California; former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee; 38th Mayor of San Francisco |
| Jeff Flakey / Rejected Senator Jeff Flake / The Flake | Jeff Flake | Former U.S. Senator from Arizona; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona |
| Al Frankenstein | Al Franken | Former U.S. Senator from Minnesota |
| Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand | Kirsten Gillibrand | Junior United States senator from New York; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Monster / Phony Kamala | Kamala Harris | 49th Vice President of the United States; U.S. Senator from California; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Puppet Jones | Doug Jones | U.S. Senator from Alabama |
| Big Jim | Jim Justice | 36th Governor of West Virginia |
| Corrupt Kaine | Tim Kaine | U.S. Senator from Virginia; running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election |
| 1 for 38 / 1 for 41 / 1 for 44 | John Kasich | 69th Governor of Ohio; 2016 Republican presidential candidate; former U.S. representative from Ohio’s 12th district |
| Lamb the Sham | Conor Lamb | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Marine Corps veteran |
| Senator Joe Munchkin | Joe Manchin | U.S. senator from West Virginia; 34th governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010; former secretary of state of West Virginia |
| Mad dog / Moderate dog | James Mattis | 26th Secretary of Defense |
| Evan McMuffin | Evan McMullin | Former CIA operations officer; 2016 Independent presidential candidate |
| Fat Jerry | Jerry Nadler | U.S. representative from New York’s 10th congressional district; chair of the Committee on the Judiciary |
| Wacky Omarosa / That dog / Wacky and Deranged Omarosa | Omarosa Manigault Newman | Former Apprentice contestant; aide to President Trump |
| Cheatin’ Obama | Barack Obama | 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois; former Illinois state senator |
| Eva Perón / Evita | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | U.S. representative from New York |
| Foul Mouthed Omar | Ilhan Omar | U.S. representative from Minnesota |
| Dummy Beto / The Flailer | Beto O’Rourke | Former U.S. representative from Texas; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Truly weird Senator Rand Paul | Rand Paul | U.S. Senator from Kentucky |
| Crazy / High Tax, High Crime / MS-13 Lover / Nancy / Nervous / Nancy Antoinette | Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
| Mike Pounce | Mike Pence | 48th Vice President of the United States |
| Wacky Jacky | Jacky Rosen | U.S. Senator from Nevada, former U.S. representative from Nevada’s 3rd congressional district |
| Mr. Peepers (denied by Trump) | Rod Rosenstein | United States Deputy Attorney General |
| Little Marco / Liddle Marco | Marco Rubio | U.S. Senator from Florida; 2016 Republican presidential candidate; former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives |
| 0% Tim Ryan | Tim Ryan | U.S. representative from Ohio; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Basically Braindead Bernie / Crazy Bernie / The Nutty Professor | Bernie Sanders | U.S. Senator from Vermont; 2016 & 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Little Ben Sasse | Ben Sasse | U.S. senator from Nebraska |
| Shifty Schiff / Adam Schitt / Pencil Neck / Liddle’ Adam Schiff / Sick Puppy / Watermelon Head | Adam Schiff | U.S. representative for California’s 28th congressional district; Chair of House Intelligence Committee; former California State Senator |
| Cryin’ Chuck | Chuck Schumer | U.S. Senator from New York and Senate Majority Leader |
| Crazy Arnold | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011; actor; former professional bodybuilder |
| Mr. Magoo (denied by Trump) | Jeff Sessions | 84th United States attorney general; former U.S. senator from Alabama; former attorney general of Alabama |
| Impeachment Tom / Wacky / Weirdo Tom Steyer | Tom Steyer | Democratic activist and fundraiser; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Big Luther | Luther Strange | Former U.S. Senator from Alabama; 47th Attorney General of Alabama |
| Mitch’s boy | John Thune | U.S. Senator from South Dakota; Senate Minority Whip and deputy Senate Republican Leader |
| Pat “No Tariffs” Toomey | Pat Toomey | U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania |
| Goofy / Uber Left Elizabeth Warren / Pocahontas / Fake Pocahontas / The Indian | Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; former chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Crazy / Low-IQ Maxine Waters | Maxine Waters | U.S. representative for California’s 43rd congressional district; chair of the House Financial Services Committee |
| That woman from Michigan / Gretchen Half-Whitmer | Gretchen Whitmer | 49th Governor of Michigan |
| Wacky Congresswoman Wilson | Frederica Wilson | U.S. representative for Florida’s 24th congressional district |
Foreign leaders
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Assad | Bashar al-Assad | President of Syria |
| Trump of the Tropics | Jair Bolsonaro | President of Brazil |
| Poland Trump | Andrzej Duda | President of Poland |
| The King of Europe | Nigel Farage | Brexit Party Leader United Kingdom |
| Britain Trump | Boris Johnson | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Cuban Puppet | Nicolás Maduro | President of Venezuela |
| Rocket Man / Little Rocket Man | Kim Jong-un | Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| Juan Trump | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | President of Mexico |
| Mad Alex | Alex Salmond | Former first minister of Scotland and Scottish independence supporter |
| Justin from Canada | Justin Trudeau | 23rd prime minister of Canada |
Media figures
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crazy Jim Acosta | Jim Acosta | CNN Chief White House correspondent |
| Sloppy Steve | Steve Bannon | 2016 Trump campaign CEO; former Trump administration White House chief strategist; executive chair of Breitbart News |
| Wacky Glenn Beck | Glenn Beck | Talk show host |
| No Talent Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee | Host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee |
| Low I.Q. Crazy Mika / Dumb as a Rock | Mika Brzezinski | Co-host of Morning Joe |
| That guy on CBS | Stephen Colbert | Host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; comedian |
| Fredo | Chris Cuomo | Anchor of Cuomo Prime Time |
| Little Donny Deutsch | Donny Deutsch | Talk show host |
| The Chin | Thomas Friedman | Political commentator and columnist for The New York Times |
| Cutie Pie | Jonathan Karl | ABC News White House correspondent |
| Crazy Megyn | Megyn Kelly | Former Fox News anchor; former NBC News anchor/personality |
| Sour Lemon | Don Lemon | CNN news anchor |
| Sloppy Michael Moore | Michael Moore | Documentary filmmaker, progressive activist, and author |
| Mr. Kurd | Rahim Rashidi | Kurdish reporter for Kurdistan TV |
| Mr. Off the Record | Philip Rucker | Reporter for The Washington Post |
| Morning Psycho / Psycho Joe | Joe Scarborough | Co-host of Morning Joe; former U.S. representative from Florida |
| Little George / Little Wise Guy | George Stephanopoulos | Chief anchor and chief political correspondent of ABC News; former White House Communications Director and senior advisor to President Bill Clinton |
| Fake Jake | Jake Tapper | Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN and host of The Lead with Jake Tapper |
| Sleepy Eyes | Chuck Todd | Moderator of Meet the Press |
| Little Katy | Katy Tur | Correspondent for NBC News and a host of MSNBC Live |
| Mike Wallace wannabe | Chris Wallace | Moderator of Fox News Sunday |
| Lyin’ Brian | Brian Williams | Chief Anchor of MSNBC |
| Little Jeff Zucker | Jeff Zucker | President of CNN Worldwide |
| Dopey Mort Zuckerman | Mortimer Zuckerman | Media proprietor, investor, and owner of the New York Daily News |
Groups of people
| Nickname | Group members | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Hardened Democrats / 13/17 Angry Democrats / Angry Democrat Thugs |
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Attorneys working on Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. The press identified thirteen of the seventeen attorneys as either being registered to vote as Democrats, or as making contributions to Democratic candidates. Those not identified as such denote with a star(★). It is unclear whether this was the criteria Trump used to distinguish 13 out of 17 individuals since Trump did not detail who are the thirteen individuals that he included in the nicknames. |
| AOC Plus 3 / The Squad | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ilhan Omar Ayanna Pressley Rashida Tlaib |
Informal political grouping of four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected in 2018 |
| O’Biden | Obama and Biden | Respectively the president and vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 |
Other people
| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dopey Prince | Al-Waleed bin Talal | Saudi Arabian businessman, investor, philanthropist and a member of the Saudi royal family |
| The Pakistani mystery man | Imran Awan | Former IT specialist for Democratic lawmakers, including U.S. representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| Jeff Bozo | Jeff Bezos | Founder, chairman, CEO, and president of Amazon |
| Tim Apple | Tim Cook | CEO of Apple |
| Marillyn Lockheed | Marillyn Hewson | Former CEO of Lockheed Martin |
| Mr. Kellyanne Conway / Moonface / Husband From Hell | George Conway | Attorney and husband of Kellyanne Conway. The “Mr. Kellyanne” nickname related to Conway’s criticism of the appointment of Matthew Whitaker. The “Moonface” nickname responded to a video sponsored by The Lincoln Project. |
| Dopey Mark Cuban | Mark Cuban | American entrepreneur and television star |
| Punchy | Robert De Niro | Actor, producer, and director |
| Sir Charles | Charles Goldstein | Real estate lawyer; Holocaust victims advocate |
| Goofball Atheist Penn | Penn Jillette | Magician; appeared on Donald Trump’s show, The Apprentice, where he was fired; outspoken libertarian; skeptic; atheist |
| Little Mac Miller | Mac Miller | Rapper; released the song “Donald Trump” in 2011, which caused Trump and Miller to feud for years, with Trump demanding royalties because Miller used his name |
| Little Pimp | Lil Pump | Rapper, singer, and songwriter |
Organizations
| Nickname | Official name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fake ABC News | ABC News | News network |
| Clinton News Network / Fake News CNN / Fraud News CNN / Low ratings CNN / Very Fake News | CNN | News channel (Cable News Network) |
| CON-Cast / Concast | Comcast | American telecommunications conglomerate |
| Democrat Party / D.C. Wolves / Do Nothing Democrats / Radical Left Democrats | Democratic Party (United States) | American political party |
| The Losers Project | The Lincoln Project | Conservative political action committee working against the reelection of Donald Trump |
| MSDNC | MSNBC | News channel |
| Corrupt New York Times / Failing New York Times / Old Grey Lady | The New York Times | Newspaper |
| Amazon Washington Post | The Washington Post | Newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon |
Television programs
| Nickname | Official name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deface the Nation | Face the Nation | A weekly talk show on CBS |
| Meet the Depressed | Meet the Press | A morning talk show on NBC |
| Morning Joke | Morning Joe | A daily talk show on MSNBC |
Miscellaneous
| Nickname | Usual name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine Witch Hunt | Trump–Ukraine scandal | A conversation between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky where an intelligence analyst who listened in on the conversation blew the whistle and filed a complaint that Trump did something illegal | |
| Mueller Collusion Delusion | Mueller Report | The report issued by special counsel Robert Mueller on the Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election | |
| Russia Collusion Delusion | Trump’s alleged involvement in the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections | ||
| Democrat crazed and irrational hostility / Presidential harassment / Trump derangement syndrome | Criticism of himself by others | ||
| A lynching / Greatest Witch Hunt in American History / Totally compromised kangaroo court / Impeachment lite | Donald Trump impeachment inquiry | ||
| The Age of Trump | The Trump presidency | ||
| Joe’s Failing Campaign | Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign | ||
| Corrupt News Media / Crooked / Dishonest Press / Fake News Media / Lamestream Media / Mainstream Fake Media / Radical Left Wing Media | Mainstream media publications | ||
| Kung Flu / Plague from China / This Plague / China Virus | COVID-19 | Disease that caused the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Chinese Virus / Invisible Enemy | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | Virus that causes COVID-19 | |