# List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

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Donald Trump became widely known during his political career for using nicknames to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.
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.

## Domestic political figures

| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
| Sloppy Steve | Steve Bannon | Former White House chief strategist and senior counselor to the president |
| Crooked Joe | 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' | 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 |
| Sleepy Joe | 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 |
| Slow Joe | 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 |
| Mini Mike Bloomberg | Michael Bloomberg | 108th mayor of New York City; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate; former CEO of Bloomberg L.P. |
| Da Nang Dick | Richard Blumenthal | U.S. senator from Connecticut; 23rd attorney general of Connecticut |
| Fat Alvin | Alvin Bragg | 37th District Attorney of New York County |
| Gov. Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown | 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 | George P. Bush | 28th land commissioner of Texas |
| Low Energy Jeb | Jeb Bush | 43rd governor of Florida; 2016 Republican presidential candidate |
| Alfred E. Neuman | Pete Buttigieg | Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana; 19th U.S. secretary of transportation; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Coco Chow | Elaine Chao | 24th U.S. secretary of labor and 18th U.S. secretary of transportation |
| Low IQ War Hawk | Liz Cheney | Vice-Chair of the House January 6 Committee; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming |
| Sloppy Chris Christie | 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 | 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 (retired) | 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 |
| Lyin' Hillary | 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 |
| Beautiful Hillary | 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 |
| Leakin' James Comey | 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 | 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 |
| Shadey James Comey | 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 |
| Slimeball James Comey | 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 |
| Slippery James Comey | 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 |
| Liddle' Bob Corker | Bob Corker | Former U.S. senator from Tennessee |
| Lyin' Ted (retired) | Ted Cruz | Former solicitor general of Texas; U.S. senator from Texas; 2016 Republican presidential candidate |
| Rob | Ron DeSantis | 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Ron DeSanctimonious (retired) | Ron DeSantis | 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Ron DeSanctus | Ron DeSantis | 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Meatball Ron (denied by Trump) | Ron DeSantis | 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Tiny D | Ron DeSantis | 46th governor of Florida; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Ditzy DeVos | Betsy DeVos | 11th U.S. Secretary of Education; former chair of the Michigan Republican Party |
| Sneaky Dianne | Dianne Feinstein | Former Senator from California |
| Jeff Flakey | Jeff Flake | Former U.S. Senator from Arizona; former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona |
| Al Frankenstein | Al Franken | Former Senator from Minnesota |
| Birdbrain | Nikki Haley | 116th Governor of South Carolina; 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Comrade Kamala | 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 | 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 |
| Laffin' Kamala | 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 |
| Lyin' Kamala Harris | 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 |
| Kamabla | 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 |
| Aida Hutchinson | Asa Hutchinson | 46th Governor of Arkansas; 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| Peekaboo | Letitia James | 67th Attorney General of New York |
| Big Jim | Jim Justice | United States senator from West Virginia; 36th Governor of West Virginia |
| 1 for 38 | John Kasich | 69th Governor of Ohio; 2016 Republican presidential candidate; former U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th district |
| 1 for 44 | John Kasich | 69th Governor of Ohio; 2016 Republican presidential candidate; former U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th district |
| Mad Dog | James Mattis | 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense |
| My Kevin | Kevin McCarthy | Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former House Minority Leader; former House Majority Leader |
| Broken Old Crow | Mitch McConnell | U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Senate Minority leader; former Senate Majority leader |
| Evan McMuffin | Evan McMullin | Former Central Intelligence Agency operations officer; 2016 Independent presidential candidate |
| Fat Jerry | Jerry Nadler | U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district; ranking member and former chair of the House Judiciary Committee |
| Wacky Omarosa | Omarosa Manigault Newman | Former The Apprentice contestant; aide to Trump |
| My Peter | 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 | Gavin Newsom | 40th Governor of California; 49th Lieutenant Governor of California; 42nd Mayor of San Francisco |
| Cheatin' Obama | Barack Obama | 44th President of the United States |
| Evita | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | U.S. representative from New York |
| Crazy Nancy | Nancy Pelosi | 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former House Minority leader |
| Nervous Nancy | Nancy Pelosi | 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; former House Minority leader |
| Liddle Mike Pence | Mike Pence | 48th Vice President of the United States, 2024 Republican presidential candidate |
| My Mike | Mike Pompeo | Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and 70th U.S. Secretary of State |
| Wacky Jacky | Jacky Rosen | U.S. Senator from Nevada, former U.S. representative from Nevada's 3rd congressional district |
| Mr. Peepers (denied by Trump) | Rod Rosenstein | Former United States Deputy Attorney General |
| Little Marco | 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 | Bernie Sanders | U.S. Senator from Vermont; 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Little Ben Sasse | Ben Sasse | Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska |
| Liddle' Adam Schiff | 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 | 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 |
| Pencil Neck | 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 |
| Shifty Schiff | 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 |
| Sleazy Adam Schiff | 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 |
| Watermelon Head | 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 |
| Cryin' Chuck | Chuck Schumer | U.S. Senator from New York and Senate Majority leader; former Senate Minority leader; a Jew |
| Palestinian | Chuck Schumer | U.S. Senator from New York and Senate Majority leader; former Senate Minority leader; a Jew |
| Mr. Magoo (denied by Trump) | Jeff Sessions | 84th U.S. Attorney General; former U.S. Senator from Alabama; former Attorney General of Alabama |
| Deranged Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Special counsel in both cases involving the federal prosecution of Donald Trump |
| Weirdo Tom Steyer | Tom Steyer | Businessman; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Big Luther | Luther Strange | Former U.S. Senator from Alabama; 47th Attorney General of Alabama |
| Tampon Tim | Tim Walz | 41st Governor of Minnesota; Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| Goofy Elizabeth Warren | Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Pocahontas | Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate |
| Low-IQ Maxine Waters | Maxine Waters | U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district |
| Ice Maiden | Susie Wiles | 32nd White House Chief of Staff |

## Foreign leaders

| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
| Rocket Man | Kim Jong Un | Supreme Leader of North Korea |
| Little Rocket Man | Kim Jong Un | Supreme Leader of North Korea |
| Juan Trump | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 65th President of Mexico |
| Governor Trudeau | Justin Trudeau | 23rd Prime Minister of Canada |

## Media figures

| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
| Crazy Mika Brzezinski | Mika Brzezinski | Co-host of Morning Joe; wife of Joe Scarborough |
| Dumb as a Rock Mika | Mika Brzezinski | Co-host of Morning Joe; wife of Joe Scarborough |
| Dopey Graydon Carter | Graydon Carter | Former editor of Vanity Fair |
| Allison Cooper | Anderson Cooper | Host of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° |
| Fredo | Chris Cuomo | Former host of Cuomo Prime Time on CNN; Host of Cuomo on NewsNation |
| Maggot Hagerman | Maggie Haberman | American journalist, White House correspondent for The New York Times. |
| Crazy Megyn | Megyn Kelly | Host of The Megyn Kelly Show, former host of The Kelly File and Megyn Kelly Today |
| Sloppy Michael Moore | Michael Moore | Filmmaker and political documentarian |
| Morning Psycho | Joe Scarborough | Co-host of Morning Joe; former U.S. representative from Florida; husband of Mika Brzezinski |
| Psycho Joe | Joe Scarborough | Co-host of Morning Joe; former U.S. representative from Florida; husband of Mika Brzezinski |
| Lil' George | 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 | George Stephanopoulos | Chief anchor and chief political correspondent of ABC News; former White House communications director and senior advisor to President Bill Clinton |
| Fake Tapper | Jake Tapper | Host of The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN |
| Sleepy Eyes | Chuck Todd | Former moderator of Meet the Press |
| Lyin' Brian | Brian Williams | Former anchor of NBC Nightly News; former host of The 11th Hour |
| Little Jeff Zucker | Jeff Zucker | Former president of CNN Worldwide |

## Groups of people

| Nickname | Group members | Notes |
| 13 Angry Democrats | Names of attorneys    1. Zainab Ahmad$^★$   2. Greg Andres   3. Rush Atkinson   4. Ryan K. Dickey   5. Michael Dreeben   6. Kyle Freeny   7. Andrew D. Goldstein   8. Adam Jed   9. Scott Meisler$^★$10. Elizabeth Prelogar11. James L. Quarles12. Jeannie Rhee13. Brian M. Richardson$^★$14. Brandon Van Grack15. Andrew Weissmann16. Aaron Zebley$^★$17. Aaron S. J. Zelinsky | Attorneys working on Robert Mueller's investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. The press identified thirteen of the seventeen attorneys as either being registered to vote as Democrats or making contributions to Democratic candidates. Those not identified as such are denoted with a star($^★$). It is unclear whether this was the criterion Trump used to distinguish 13 out of 17 individuals since Trump did not detail which thirteen individuals he included in the nickname. |
| 17 Angry Democrats | Names of attorneys    1. Zainab Ahmad$^★$   2. Greg Andres   3. Rush Atkinson   4. Ryan K. Dickey   5. Michael Dreeben   6. Kyle Freeny   7. Andrew D. Goldstein   8. Adam Jed   9. Scott Meisler$^★$10. Elizabeth Prelogar11. James L. Quarles12. Jeannie Rhee13. Brian M. Richardson$^★$14. Brandon Van Grack15. Andrew Weissmann16. Aaron Zebley$^★$17. Aaron S. J. Zelinsky | Attorneys working on Robert Mueller's investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. The press identified thirteen of the seventeen attorneys as either being registered to vote as Democrats or making contributions to Democratic candidates. Those not identified as such are denoted with a star($^★$). 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. |
| AOC Plus 3 | The Squad (2018–2021): Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ilhan Omar Ayanna Pressley Rashida Tlaib | Informal political grouping of four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected in 2018 |
| Biden crime family | Joe Biden Family of Joe Biden | Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, and his family |

## Other people

| Nickname | Personal name | Notes |
| Little Mac Miller | 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 |
| Jeff Bozo | Jeff Bezos | Chairman of Amazon; Owner of the Washington Post, which frequently criticized Donald Trump |
| Horseface | Stormy Daniels | Pornographic actress whom Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair |
| Alexander the Great | Alexander Ovechkin | National Hockey League captain for the Washington Capitals |
| Dopey Sugar | Lord Sugar | British business magnate and politician; host of the BBC reality competition series The Apprentice |
| Marble Mouth Meyers | Seth Meyers | Host of Late Night with Seth Meyers |
| Tim Apple | Tim Cook | CEO of Apple Inc. (2011–present) |

## Organizations

| Nickname | Official name | Notes |
| Americans for No Prosperity | Americans for Prosperity | Libertarian conservative political advocate group |
| Globalist's Club for NO Growth | Club for Growth | Conservative organization |
| Clinton News Network | CNN | Multinational cable news channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Fake News CNN | CNN | Multinational cable news channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Low ratings CNN | CNN | Multinational cable news channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Communist Left | Democratic Party | American political party |
| Democrat Party | Democratic Party | American political party |
| Lunatic Left | Democratic Party | American political party |
| Radical Left Democrats | Democratic Party | American political party |
| Radical Left Lunatics | Democratic Party | American political party |
| Lincoln Pervert Project | The Lincoln Project | Political action committee working against the reelection of Trump, which targets conservatives |
| Failing Forbes Magazine | Forbes | American business magazine |
| MSDNC | MSNBC | American news-based pay television cable channel owned by NBCUniversal |
| Failing New York Times | The New York Times | Newspaper |
| Amazon The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon |
| Unselect Committee | 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 | Comcast | American multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate |
| ABC Fake News | ABC News | News division of ABC owned by The Walt Disney Company |

## Television programs

| Nickname | Official name | Notes |
| Deface the Nation | Face the Nation | A weekly political talk show on CBS |
| Meet the Fake Press | Meet the Press | A weekly talk show on NBC |
| Meet the Depressed | Meet the Press | A weekly talk show on NBC |

## Other

| Nickname | Official name | Notes |
| A very stable genius | Donald Trump | Self-epithet, antonomasia. Trump repeatedly described himself as "a very stable genius" from 2018 through 2019. A Very Stable Genius, a 2020 book by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig about Trump's presidency used the nickname. |
| Green New Scam | Green New Deal | Biden's policies to fund renewable energy projects, to infrastructure projects like bridges and dams. |
| Kung Flu | SARS-CoV-2 | A virus whose first case was diagnosed in China. |
| The Chinese Virus | SARS-CoV-2 | A virus whose first case was diagnosed in China. |
| The China Virus | SARS-CoV-2 | A virus whose first case was diagnosed in China. |