Talk:List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

Reminder of 2021 RfC guidelines for nicknames
Just a friendly reminder to any editors that per the 2021 RFC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_nicknames_used_by_Donald_Trump/Archive_1#RfC_on_inclusion_criteria, any nicknames in the list must be:

Described as a nickname by at least one secondary, independent, reliable source.

Described as being used by Trump by at least one secondary, independent, reliable source.

Trump should have used the nickname on at least two separate occasions.

There should be lasting coverage of the nickname.

Usage of these guidelines led to some significant trimmings of the list, and may require more (in particular the “lasting coverage” guideline excludes many of Trump’s nicknames). Dingers5Days (talk) 18:51, 14 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Then this page needs a whole revamp because plenty of these have not been used multiple times. TheXuitts (talk) 21:14, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Feel free to delete nicknames that have only been used once; I think most of the one-offs were scrubbed. Usually the best way of telling this (IF they began usage during or before Trump’s presidency) is to search the nickname on factba.se which has pretty much everything Trump has said publicly until January 2021. Dingers5Days (talk) 04:43, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You're right but it's very difficult to remove them all. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 23:23, 27 January 2024 (UTC)


 * We should really make this a formal FAQ-like entry at the top as it pops up frequently. Zaathras (talk) 05:24, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Why though? If he has used it then he's used it. Why does it need multiple uses to get on here? Its like saying Leicester City haven't won the Premier League because it only happened once. Furthermore, why is a truth/tweet from Donald Trump not a reliable source? its literally straight from him — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:C612:DD00:64D9:5E89:D089:9F58 (talk) 16:26, 15 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Because Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, among other reasons. Donald Albury 17:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Phoney Fani Willis should be included though surely, its quite a major one Helpful24 (talk) 09:19, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Trump has not used the nickname besides one Truth Social post in August 2023--if he has, no reliable source has noted it. Dingers5Days (talk) 13:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh ok, that's a shame, sad times Helpful24 (talk) 16:16, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Did he invent these nicknames?
There's a kind of consistent genius in many of these nicknames, and there are so many. It makes me think he didn't invent them spontaneously, but are the product of a professional group that first tests variations on a group to see which one gets the best reaction. The article doesn't discuss it, but surely someone has discussed it somewhere. -- Green  C  02:08, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Fat Alvin
New nickname for Alvin Bragg (source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/11/trump-bragg-trial-insults-rally-vulgar/). Probably a riff on "Fat Albert". I don't know how to edit this properly to do myself. 99.227.156.90 (talk) 19:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Only been used once, to my knowledge, so doesn’t fit the guidelines (yet). Dingers5Days (talk) 15:52, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Crooked Hillary and Crooked Joe deserve their own articles
Besides Sleepy Joe, the other two most well known nicknames used by Trump was “Crooked Hillary” for 2016 and then “Crooked Joe” for 2024. I feel as they are the other two nicknames mostly associated with Trump and with how much attention it got, they both deserve an article. Vinnylospo (talk) 04:06, 13 July 2024 (UTC)