Donald Trump’s insult of a prominent Democratic family in Michigan is earning criticism from Republicans just at the time the GOP is trying to project unity on impeachment.
Trump’s real-time response to Wednesday’s impeachment vote in the House was to throw bitter and personal insults at rivals during a raucous rally in Battle Creek, Mich.
But it was his remarks about the late Rep. John Dingell and his widow, Rep. Debbie Dingell, that were too much for a number of Republicans. Continue reading
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke publicly about the challenges he faced while working with President Trump in an interview on Dec. 6. (Reuters)
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder when it comes to President Trump and his first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.
Nine months after Trump summarily dismissed his top diplomat by tweet, Trump and Tillerson were back to bickering as they traded accusations in a relationship that at turns has been icy and blistering.
After Tillerson publicly said their encounters grew rocky over Trump’s directives to do things that were illegal, Trump hit back in a tweet in which he branded Tillerson “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell.”
View the complete December 7 article by Carol Morello on The Washington Post website here.
Jasmine C. Lee and Kevin Quealy are maintaining a post on the New York Times website with the above title. It lists all of Donald Trump’s website. As you can see, in under a year, he’s insults have numbered more than the days in a year.
Here’s a link to that post. Continue reading “The 417 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List”
The following article by Kevin Quealy was posted on the New York Times website July 26, 2017:
Six months into his presidency, President Trump continues to use his Twitter account to insult people. Increasingly, those people are journalists. His attacks against the news media are at their highest frequency and intensity since he took office.
In recent weeks, more than half of his insults have been directed at the media in some way, and the rate has been increasing for weeks amid recent reports that the White House is seeking to discredit journalistsreporting on the allegations of collusion between Russia and members of the Trump campaign. Continue reading “Trump Is on Track to Insult 650 People, Places and Things on Twitter by the End of His First Term”
The following article by Jasine C. Lee and Kevin Quealy posted on the New York Times website and updated March 28, 2017:
Since declaring his candidacy for president in June 2015, Donald Trump has used Twitter to lob insults at presidential candidates, journalists, news organizations, nations, a Neil Young song and even a lectern in the Oval Office. We know this because we’ve read, tagged and quoted them all. Below, a directory of sorts, with links to the original tweets. Insults within the last 60 days are highlighted. RELATED
