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List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

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Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been widely known for his frequent use of nicknames during his political career to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentary about various political and media figures, foreign leaders, and organizations.[1][2][3]

The list excludes commonly used hypocorisms such as "Mike" for "Michael" or "Steve" for "Steven", unless they are original to Trump or form part of a longer nickname. Nicknames that Trump did not originate are annotated with footnotes.

Domestic political figures

More information Nickname, Personal name ...
Nickname Personal name Notes
Sloppy Steve[4][5][6][7] Steve Bannon Former White House chief strategist and senior counselor to the president
AOC of Tennessee[8] Aftyn Behn Tennessee state representative; Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 7th congressional district 2025 special election
Crooked Joe[9] Joe Biden 46th president of the United States; 47th vice president of the United States; former U.S. senator from Delaware; Trump's opponent who defeated him in the 2020 United States presidential election
Joe Hiden[10]
Sleepy Joe[11]
Slow Joe[12]
Autopen[13]
Mini Mike[14][15] Michael Bloomberg 109th mayor of New York City; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; former CEO of Bloomberg L.P.
Da Nang Dick[16][17][18] Richard Blumenthal U.S. senator from Connecticut; 23rd attorney general of Connecticut
Fat Alvin[19] Alvin Bragg 37th district attorney of New York County
Gov. Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown[20][a] 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
My Bush[22][23][b] George P. Bush 28th land commissioner of Texas
Low Energy Jeb[26] Jeb Bush 43rd governor of Florida; 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Alfred E. Neuman[27] Pete Buttigieg Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana; 19th U.S. secretary of transportation; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Coco Chow[28][29] Elaine Chao 24th U.S. secretary of labor and 18th U.S. secretary of transportation and wife of then Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell
Low IQ War Hawk[30] Liz Cheney Vice-chair of the House January 6 Committee; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming
Sloppy Chris Christie[31][32] Chris Christie 55th governor of New Jersey, former United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, 2016 and 2024 Republican presidential candidate
Crazy Hillary[33] Hillary Clinton Former first lady of the United States; former U.S. secretary of state; former U.S. senator from New York; Trump's opponent whom he defeated in the 2016 United States presidential election
Crooked Hillary[34]
Beautiful Hillary[35]
Hillary Rotten Clinton[36]
Leakin' James Comey[37] 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
Lyin' James Comey[38]
Shadey James Comey[39]
Slimeball James Comey[40]
Slippery James Comey[41]
Liddle' Bob Corker[42] Bob Corker Former U.S. senator from Tennessee
Lyin' Ted (retired)[43] Ted Cruz Former solicitor general of Texas; U.S. senator from Texas; 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Beautiful Ted[43]
Rob[44] Ron DeSantis 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate
Ron DeSanctimonious[45] (retired)[46]
Ron DeSanctus[47]
Meatball Ron[48] (refused by Trump)[49]
Tiny D[50]
Ditzy DeVos[51][52] Betsy DeVos 11th U.S. secretary of education; former chair of the Michigan Republican Party
Sneaky Dianne[53][54] Dianne Feinstein Former senator from California
Jeff Flakey[4][55] Jeff Flake Former U.S. senator from Arizona; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona
Al Frankenstein[53] Al Franken Former senator from Minnesota
Birdbrain[56][57] Nikki Haley 116th governor of South Carolina; 29th United States ambassador to the United Nations; 2024 Republican presidential candidate
Comrade Kamala[58] Kamala Harris 49th vice president of the United States; former U.S. senator from California; 32nd attorney general of California; Trump's opponent whom he defeated in the 2024 United States presidential election
Crazy Kamala[59]
Jamala(K!)[60]
Laffin' Kamala[61]
Lyin' Kamala Harris[62]
Kamabla[63][64][65]
Aida Hutchinson[66] Asa Hutchinson 46th governor of Arkansas; 2024 Republican presidential candidate
Peekaboo[67] Letitia James 67th attorney general of New York
High Tax Jeffries[68] Hakeem Jeffries House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district.
Low IQ Person Hakeem Jeffries[69]
Big Jim[70][71] Jim Justice United States senator from West Virginia; 36th governor of West Virginia
1 for 38[4][72][c] John Kasich 69th governor of Ohio; 2016 Republican presidential candidate; former U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th district
1 for 44[72][c]
Junior[73] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 independent presidential candidate, 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
My Little Communist[74] Zohran Mamdani 112th Mayor of New York City. Member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district
Liddle' Communist[75]
Mamdani the Commie[76]
100% Communist Lunatic[77]
Rand Paul Jr.[78] Thomas Massie U.S. representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district
Mad Dog[d] James Mattis 26th U.S. secretary of defense
My Kevin[80][81] Kevin McCarthy Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former House minority leader; former House majority leader
Broken Old Crow[82][83] Mitch McConnell U.S. senator from Kentucky; former Senate majority leader; former Senate minority leader
Evan McMuffin[84] Evan McMullin Former Central Intelligence Agency operations officer; 2016 independent presidential candidate
Weird Stephen[85] Stephen Miller White House deputy chief of staff for policy and United States homeland security advisor.
Fat Jerry[86][87] Jerry Nadler U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district; ranking member and former chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Wacky Omarosa[51][88] Omarosa Manigault Newman Former The Apprentice contestant; aide to Trump
My Peter[89][90] Peter Navarro Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing; former director of the White House National Trade Council; former director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
Governor Newscum[91][92] Gavin Newsom 40th governor of California; 49th lieutenant governor of California; 42nd mayor of San Francisco
President of the United States Gavin Newscum[93]
Slimy Newscum[94]
Evita[95] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district
The Mouse[96]
Stupid AOC[96]
The Chihuahua[96]
Pee-wee Herman[97] Jon Ossoff U.S. Senator from Georgia
Pee-wee Herman lookalike[98]
Big Fat Slob[99] JB Pritzker 43rd Governor of Illinois
That Fat Shit from Illinois[100]
The Governor of Chicago[101]
Crazy Nancy[102] Nancy Pelosi 52nd speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former House minority leader
Nervous Nancy[103]
Liddle Mike Pence[104] Mike Pence 48th vice president of the United States, 2024 Republican presidential candidate
My Mike[105] Mike Pompeo Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and 70th U.S. secretary of state
Mr. Too Late[106] Jerome Powell 16th chair of the Federal Reserve
Jerome Too Late Powell[107]
Wacky Jacky[108][109] Jacky Rosen U.S. senator from Nevada, former U.S. representative from Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Mister Peepers (denied by Trump)[110] Rod Rosenstein Former United States deputy attorney general
Little Marco[111] Marco Rubio U.S. secretary of state in the 2nd Trump administration; former U.S. senator from Florida; former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives; 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Crazy Bernie[112] Bernie Sanders U.S. senator from Vermont; 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Little Ben Sasse[113][114] Ben Sasse Former U.S. senator from Nebraska
Liddle' Adam Schiff[115] Adam Schiff U.S. senator from California; former U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district; chair of House Intelligence Committee; former California State Senator
Adam Schitt[116]
Pencil Neck[117][118]
Shifty Schiff[119]
Watermelon Head[120]
Structural Marvel[121]
Lightweight A.G. Eric Schneiderman[122] Eric Schneiderman Former Attorney General of New York
Cryin' Chuck[123] Chuck Schumer U.S. senator from New York and Senate minority leader; former Senate majority leader
Fake Tears Chuck Schumer[124]
Our Great Palestinian Senator[96]
Mr. Magoo (denied by Trump)[125] Jeff Sessions 84th U.S. attorney general; former U.S. senator from Alabama; former attorney general of Alabama
Deranged Jack Smith[126][127] Jack Smith Special counsel in both cases involving the federal prosecution of Donald Trump
Weirdo Tom Steyer[128] Tom Steyer Businessman; 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate, 2026 California Democratic Gubernatorial primary candidate
Big Luther[129][e] Luther Strange Former U.S. senator from Alabama; 47th attorney general of Alabama
Alfred E. Neuman[130] James Talarico Member of Texas House of Representatives, 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate nominee from Texas
James Talafreako[131][132]
Marjorie Taylor Brown[133] Marjorie Taylor Greene Former U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district
Marjorie Traitor Green [sic][134]
Marjorie "Traitor" Brown[135]
Tampon Tim[136] Tim Walz 41st governor of Minnesota; Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 2024 United States presidential election.
The Corrupt Governor of Minnesota[137][138]
Grossly Incompetent[137]
The Seriously Retarded Governor of Minnesota[139][140]
Goofy Elizabeth Warren[141][142][143] Elizabeth Warren U.S. senator from Massachusetts; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Pocahontas[144]
Low-IQ Maxine Waters[145][146] Maxine Waters U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district
Half Whitmer[147][148] Gretchen Whitmer 49th governor of Michigan
That Woman from Michigan[149]
Ice Maiden[150] Susie Wiles 32nd White House chief of staff
Darth Vader[151] Russell Vought Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Cheatin' Obama[152] Barack Obama 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Barack Hussein Obama[f]
Man of hate[154] Abdul El-Sayed Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
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Foreign leaders

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Nickname Personal name Notes
Animal Assad[155] Bashar al-Assad 18th president of Syria
President B[156] Nayib Bukele 81st president of El Salvador
Rocket Man[157] Kim Jong Un 3rd supreme leader of North Korea
Little Rocket Man[4][158][159]
Wuss guy[g] Emmanuel Macron 25th President of France
120 pounds of fury[h]
Loser[i] Keir Starmer 58th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Scary Angela[162] Angela Merkel 8th Chancellor of Germany
That Bitch[163]
Stupid[164]
Mexican Enrique[162] Enrique Peña Nieto 64th president of Mexico
Juan Trump[165][166][167] Andrés Manuel López Obrador 65th president of Mexico
Pretty Boy[162] Justin Trudeau 23rd prime minister of Canada
Governor Trudeau[j][168][169]
Governor Carney[170] Mark Carney 24th prime minister of Canada
My Favorite Dictator[171] Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 6th President of Egypt
Warrior Prime Minister[172] Benjamin Netanyahu 9th Prime Minister of Israel
Crazy[173]
Very smart and cunning[174] Vladimir Putin 2nd and 4th President of the Russian Federation
Absolutely crazy[175]
Daddy[176]
Dictator without elections[177] Volodymyr Zelenskyy 6th President of Ukraine
Ping-Pong[162] Xi Jinping General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Mr X-i[178]
Mr Japan[179] Shigeru Ishiba 102nd and 103rd Prime Minister of Japan
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Media figures

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Nickname Personal name Notes
Liddle' Peter Baker[180] Peter Baker Chief White House correspondent for The New York Times
Milk Toast[181] Shannon Bream American journalist, host of Fox News Sunday
Crazy Mika Brzezinski[182] Mika Brzezinski Co-host of Morning Joe; wife of Joe Scarborough
Dumb as a Rock Mika[183]
Low I.Q. Crazy Mika[184]
Kooky Tucker Carlson[185] Tucker Carlson Former host of Tucker Carlson Tonight; Host of The Tucker Carlson Show podcast
Dopey Graydon Carter[186][187][188] Graydon Carter Former editor of Vanity Fair
Stupid and Nasty[189][190] Kaitlan Collins White House Correspondent for CNN
Allison Cooper[191] Anderson Cooper Host of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
Fredo[192] Chris Cuomo Former host of Cuomo Prime Time on CNN; Host of Cuomo on NewsNation
Maggot Hagerman[193][194][195] Maggie Haberman American journalist, White House correspondent for The New York Times
Bankrupt Alex Jones[196] Alex Jones Founder of Infowars; host of The Alex Jones Show
Crazy Megyn[183] Megyn Kelly Host of The Megyn Kelly Show, former host of The Kelly File and Megyn Kelly Today
Marble Mouth Meyers[197] Seth Meyers Host of Late Night with Seth Meyers
Washed Up Psycho Bette Midler[198] Bette Midler Film Actress
Sloppy Michael Moore[199] Michael Moore Filmmaker and political documentarian
Crazy Candace Owens[196] Candace Owens Political commentator
Morning Psycho[200] Joe Scarborough Co-host of Morning Joe; former U.S. representative from Florida; husband of Mika Brzezinski
Psycho Joe[201]
Lil' George[k][202][203][204] George Stephanopoulos Chief anchor and chief political correspondent of ABC News; former White House communications director and senior advisor to President Bill Clinton
George Slopadopolus[205][206]
Fake Tapper[207][208] Jake Tapper Host of The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN
Sleepy Eyes[209] Chuck Todd Former moderator of Meet the Press
Little Katy[210][211] Katy Tur Correspondent for MSNBC; author
Lyin' Brian[212][213] Brian Williams Former anchor of NBC Nightly News; former host of The 11th Hour
Little Jeff Zucker[214] Jeff Zucker Former president of CNN Worldwide
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Groups of people

More information Nickname, Group members ...
Nickname Group members Notes
13 Angry Democrats[215]
Names of attorneys
 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 making contributions to Democratic candidates. Those not identified as such are denoted with a star(★).[216] It is unclear whether this was the criterion Trump used to distinguish 13 out of 17 individuals since Trump did not detail which thirteen individuals he included in the nickname.
17 Angry Democrats[217]
AOC Plus 3[218][l] The Squad (2018–2021): Informal political grouping of four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected in 2018
Biden crime family[220][221][222] Family of Joe Biden Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, and his family
Third Rate Artists[223] Freedom 250's Concert lineup: Musical artists who were originally scheduled to perform at a series of concerts at the Great American State Fair. It is unclear if the nicknames included artists who haven't dropped out from the lineup at the time of the posts, such as C+C Music Factory, who quietly canceled their appearance, Vanilla Ice, who later canceled his appearance citing "inclement weather",[224] and Flo Rida, who eventually was the only artist of the original lineup who performed at the event.[225]
Overpriced Singers[226]
No Talent[227] Hosts of Late Night talk shows. Trump has been attacking late night hosts over their negative views towards him which are shown in their respective opening monologues.
Untalented Late Night Sweepstakes[228]
Zero Talent[229]
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Other people

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Nickname Personal name Notes
Jeff Bozo[230] Jeff Bezos Businessman, former president and CEO of Amazon
Tim Apple[231][232] Tim Cook Businessman, CEO of Apple
Horseface[233][234] Stormy Daniels Pornographic actress whom Trump paid to cover up an affair[235]
Little Mac Miller[236] Mac Miller Rapper; released the song "Donald Trump" in 2011, which caused Trump and Miller to feud for years, with Trump demanding royalties since Miller used his name
Little Pimp[237] Lil Pump Rapper
Dopey Sugar[238][239] Lord Sugar British business magnate and politician; host of the BBC reality competition series The Apprentice
Favorite Field Marshal[240] Asim Munir Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan
Sweetheart[241] Brigitte Macron First Lady of France
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Organizations

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Nickname Official name Notes
Americans for No Prosperity[242] Americans for Prosperity Libertarian conservative political advocacy group
Globalist's Club for NO Growth[243] Club for Growth Conservative organization
Clinton News Network[244][m] CNN Multinational cable news channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Corrupt and now Irrelevant[246]
Fake News CNN[247][n]
Low ratings CNN[249]
Democrat Party[250][o] Democratic Party American political party
Radical Left Democrats[251]
Dumocrats[252][253]
Failing Forbes Magazine[254][255] Forbes American business magazine
Lincoln Pervert Project[243] The Lincoln Project Political action committee which opposes Trumpism
MSDNC[256] MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) American news-based pay television cable channel owned by Versant
Failing New York Times[257] The New York Times Newspaper
The China Street Journal[246] The Wall Street Journal American business newspaper
Amazon Washington Post[258] The Washington Post Newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon
Unselect Committee[259] United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack A select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
Concast[260][261][262] Comcast American multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate
ABC Fake News[263][264] ABC News News division of ABC owned by the Walt Disney Company
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Television programs

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Nickname Official name Notes
Deface the Nation[265] Face the Nation A weekly political talk show on CBS
Meet the Fake Press[266] Meet the Press A weekly talk show on NBC
Meet the Depressed[267]
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Other

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Nickname Common name Notes
A very stable genius[268][269] Donald Trump Self-epithet, antonomasia. Trump repeatedly described himself as "a very stable genius" from 2018 through 2019.[270][271][272][273] A Very Stable Genius, a 2020 book by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig about Trump's first presidency used the nickname.[270]
Your favorite president[274] Often used in Truth Social posts.
The GOAT[275][276]
The Number One Attraction Anywhere in the World[277]
Transgender mutilization [sic][278][279] Gender-affirming surgery A surgical procedure that alters a person's look and characteristics to match their gender identity. Often used when mentioning gender-affirming care for minors.
Green New Scam[280] Green New Deal A congressional resolution sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey that addressed climate and economic policy.[281]
Gulf of America[282] Gulf of Mexico Renamed by executive order during his second administration.
Lake America[283][284] Lake Ontario Renamed by executive order during his second administration.
The N-Word[285][286][287] Nuclear power and nuclear weapons The use of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion as an explosive device, or to generate heat and electricity; typically referred to as simply "nuclear" by Trump.
Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax[288][289] Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections Dismissal of investigations that concluded that the Russian government conducted electoral interference in the 2016 elections. The palilogy of the phrase reportedly comes from "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" a phrase used by Jan Brady, portrayed by Eve Plumb, in the TV series The Brady Brunch.[290]
Kung Flu[291] SARS-CoV-2 The virus which causes COVID-19, the first case of which was diagnosed in China.
Chinese Virus[292]
China virus[293][294]
The Hottest Country/Nation Anywhere in The World[295][296][297] United States of America Used to tout his achievements during his second administration.
51st state[298] Canada Used multiple times in his second administration
51st state[299] Greenland Used multiple times in his second administration
51st state[300] Venezuela Used after capturing Nicolas Maduro.
Chief-ripper-off-er China Used to describe Chinese trade policy during the China–United States trade war.[301][302][303][304]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Brown has had the nickname "Moonbeam", coined by Mike Royko, since the 1970s, predating Trump's use of the nickname.[21]
  2. [b]
    The name was in reference to the fact that George P. Bush was the only member of the Bush family to support Trump publicly. Most of the Bush family, including George's father Jeb Bush and former presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, denounced Trump.[24][25]
  3. [c]
    The name was about Kasich winning only one state during the Republican primaries.
  4. [d]
    "Mad Dog" is not original to Trump; Mattis acquired the nickname during his service in the Marines.[79]
  5. [e]
    The nickname has been in use since at least 2010. During Strange's U.S. Senate campaign in 2017, Trump incorrectly implied that he was the first to use it.[129]
  6. [f]
    Obama's full name is Barack Hussein Obama. According to Professor Karrin Vasby Anderson of Colorado State University, Trump referring to Obama by his full name acts as a dog whistle for Trump's supporters that triggers negative associations between the Arabic name Hussein and Obama himself.[153]
  7. [g]
    Per the book: "I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in the Trump White House" by Trump's former top aide Stephanie Grisham[160]
  8. [h]
    Per the book: "I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in the Trump White House" by Trump's former top aide Stephanie Grisham[160]
  9. [i]
    Per The Telegraph, Trump has repeatedly used the nickname for Starmer in conversations with friends[161]
  10. [j]
    First said by Trump after he suggested that Canada should become the 51st state.
  11. [k]
    Trump has used "Liddle" as an alternative spelling of "Lil"
  12. [l]
    The nickname "AOC Plus 3" was originally coined by Laura Ingraham before Trump first used it days later.[219]
  13. [m]
    The nickname has been in use since at least 2007.[245]
  14. [n]
    Hillary Clinton has been credited with using the term "Fake News" prior to Trump. She was documented to have used the term on December 8, 2016, in what was believed to have been a reference to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Trump was documented to have first used the term on January 11, 2017.[248]
  15. [o]
    Not original to Trump. See the article Democrat Party (epithet) for more details about the use of the term as an epithet.

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