List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

Donald Trump became widely known during his 2016 presidential campaign, his subsequent presidency from 2017 to 2021, and his post-presidency for using nicknames to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.

^ Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (October 21, 2017). "Trump's nicknames for rivals, from 'Rocket Man' to 'Crooked Hillary'". Fox News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
^ Schwarz, Sam (December 11, 2017). "Trump Tweet Bullied Don Lemon, CNN Says". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ Cillizza, Chris (November 27, 2017). "Bully in Chief: Donald Trump proves it again with his 'Pocahontas' attack". CNN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Cillizza, Chris (October 10, 2017). "Donald Trump is acting like a fifth-grade bully". CNN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ Manis, Emily (March 25, 2022). "Study indicates that Donald Trump's "Sleepy Joe" nickname for Biden was only effective among Trump's supporters". PsyPost. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[Fox_2017-10-21-1] Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (October 21, 2017). "Trump's nicknames for rivals, from 'Rocket Man' to 'Crooked Hillary'". Fox News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

[Schwarz_12/11/2017-2] Schwarz, Sam (December 11, 2017). "Trump Tweet Bullied Don Lemon, CNN Says". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[Cillizza_11/27/2017-3] Cillizza, Chris (November 27, 2017). "Bully in Chief: Donald Trump proves it again with his 'Pocahontas' attack". CNN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

[Cillizza_10/10/2017-4] Cillizza, Chris (October 10, 2017). "Donald Trump is acting like a fifth-grade bully". CNN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

[:0-5] Manis, Emily (March 25, 2022). "Study indicates that Donald Trump's "Sleepy Joe" nickname for Biden was only effective among Trump's supporters". PsyPost. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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