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 .