List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

This article is about nicknames used by Donald Trump. For nicknames referring to Donald Trump, see List of nicknames of presidents of the United States § Donald Trump.

United States president, businessman, and television personality Donald Trump became widely known during the 2016 United States presidential election and his subsequent presidency for using nicknames to criticize or otherwise express commentary about media figures, politicians, and foreign leaders.

The list excludes commonly used nicknames such as "Mike" for "Michael" or "Steve" for "Stephen". Nicknames that are not original to Trump are annotated with footnotes.

Himself

Donald Trump has been noted to use the "rhetorical quirk" of illeism, in which he refers to himself in the third person.

Nickname	Personal name	Notes
Mr. Brexit	Donald Trump	Former host of The Apprentice, businessman and 45th president of the United States
Your Favorite President
King of Debt
Tariff Man
President T. / President Trump
The Chosen One

Domestic political figures

Nickname	Real name	Notes
Dumbo	Randolph "Tex" Alles	Director of the United States Secret Service
1 Percent Biden	Joe Biden	47th vice president of the United States, former U.S. senator from Delaware, former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Crazy Joe Biden
Quid Pro Joe
Sleepy Joe / SleepyCreepy Joe / Sleepy One / Very slow sleepy Joe
Little Michael Bloomberg	Michael Bloomberg	Businessman, engineer, author, politician, philanthropist and 108th mayor of New York City, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Mini Mike Bloomberg
Da Nang Richard / Da Nang Dick	Richard Blumenthal	U.S. senator from Connecticut, 23rd attorney general of Connecticut
Mr. Tough Guy	John R. Bolton	former U.S. national security advisor and United States ambassador to the United Nations
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
Bush Original	George H. W. Bush	41st president of the United States, 43rd vice president of the United States, former director of Central Intelligence
Low Energy Jeb	Jeb Bush	43rd governor of Florida, 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Boot-Edge-Edge	Pete Buttigieg	Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Howdy Doody
Alfred E. Neuman
Sleepin' Bob Casey	Bob Casey	U.S. senator from Pennsylvania
Wild Bill	Bill Clinton	42nd president of the United States, 40th and 42nd governor of Arkansas, 50th attorney general of Arkansas, former chair of the National Governors Association
Crooked Hillary	Hillary Clinton	Former first lady of Arkansas, former first lady of the United States, former U.S. senator from New York, former U.S. secretary of state, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee
Heartless Hillary
Lyin' Hillary
Leakin' / Lying /	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
Sanctimonious James Comey
Slimeball James Comey
Slippery James Comey
Shady James Comey
Liddle' Bob Corker	Bob Corker	Former U.S. senator from Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lyin' Ted	Ted Cruz	Former solicitor general of Texas, U.S. senator from Texas, 2016 Republican presidential candidate
Texas Ted
Beautiful Ted
Hightax Andrew Cuomo	Andrew Cuomo	56th governor of New York, 64th attorney general of New York, former United States secretary of housing and urban development
Sleepin' Joe	Joe Donnelly	Former U.S. senator from Indiana, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
Dicky Durbin	Dick Durbin	U.S. senator from Illinois, Senate Minority Whip and deputy senate Democratic leader
Sneaky Dianne Feinstein	Dianne Feinstein	U.S. senator from California, former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, 38th mayor of San Francisco
Leaking Dianne Feinstein
Jeff Flakey	Jeff Flake	Former U.S. senator from Arizona, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona
Rejected Senator Jeff Flake
Al Frankenstein	Al Franken	Former U.S. senator from Minnesota
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand	Kirsten Gillibrand	Junior United States senator from New York, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Puppet Jones	Doug Jones	U.S. senator from Alabama
1 for 38 / 1 for 41 / 1 for 44	John Kasich	69th governor of Ohio, 2016 Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th district.
Lamb the Sham	Conor Lamb	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Honest Abe	Abraham Lincoln	16th president of the United States
Wacky Omarosa Wacky and Deranged Omarosa	Omarosa Manigault Newman	Former Apprentice contestant, aide to President Trump
Mad dog / Moderate dog	James Mattis	26th secretary of defense
Evan McMuffin	Evan McMullin	Former CIA operations officer, 2016 Independent presidential candidate
Highly Conflicted Bob Mueller	Robert Mueller	Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and head of special counsel investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Fat Jerry	Jerry Nadler	U.S. representative from New York's 10th congressional district, chair of the Committee on the Judiciary
Cheatin' Obama	Barack Obama	44th president of the United States, former U.S. senator from Illinois, former Illinois state senator
Eva Perón/Evita	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	U.S. representative from New York
Foul Mouthed Omar	Ilhan Omar	U.S. representative from Minnesota
Dummy Beto	Beto O'Rourke	Candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 and former U.S. representative from Texas.
The Flailer
High Tax, High Crime Nancy Pelosi	Nancy Pelosi	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
MS-13 Lover Nancy Pelosi
Crazy Nancy
Nervous Nancy
Mike Pounce	Mike Pence	48th Vice President of the United States
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	United States Deputy Attorney General
Little Marco	Marco Rubio	U.S. senator from Florida, 2016 Republican presidential candidate, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
0% Tim Ryan	Tim Ryan	U.S. representative from Ohio, 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate
Crazy Bernie	Bernie Sanders	U.S. senator from Vermont, 2016 & 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
The Nutty Professor
Little/Liddle' Adam Schiff/Schitt	Adam Schiff	U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district, chair of the House Intelligence Committee
Sleazy Adam Schiff
Corrupt Congressman Adam Schiff
Pencil Neck
Shifty Schiff
Crooked Adam Schiff
Cryin' Chuck	Chuck Schumer	U.S. senator from New York, Senate minority leader, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
Fake Tears Chuck Schumer
Head Clown Chuck Schumer
High Tax Schumer
Mr. Magoo (denied by Trump)	Jeff Sessions	Former United States attorney general, former U.S. senator from Alabama, former attorney general of Alabama
Dumb Southerner (denied by Trump)
Crazy Arnold	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Former 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011, former professional bodybuilder, former actor
Wacky Tom Steyer	Tom Steyer	Democratic activist and fundraiser, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Weirdo Tom Steyer
Big Luther	Luther Strange	Former U.S. senator from Alabama, 47th attorney general of Alabama
Goofy Elizabeth Warren	Elizabeth Warren	U.S. senator from Massachusetts, former chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Pocahontas/ Fake Pocahontas
The Indian
Uber Left Elizabeth Warren
Crazy Maxine Waters	Maxine Waters	U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district, chair of the House Financial Services Committee
Low-IQ Maxine Waters
Wacky Congresswoman Wilson	Frederica Wilson	U.S. representative for Florida's 24th congressional district

Foreign leaders

Nickname	Personal name	Notes
Animal Assad	Bashar al-Assad	President of Syria
Britain Trump	Boris Johnson	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Boris J
My favorite dictator	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi	President of Egypt
Cuban puppet	Nicolás Maduro	President of Venezuela
Dopey Prince	Al-Waleed bin Talal	Saudi businessman, investor, philanthropist, and a prince in the Saudi royal family
Rocket Man / Little Rocket Man	Kim Jong-un	Supreme Leader of North Korea
Juan Trump	Andrés Manuel López Obrador	President of Mexico
Mad Alex	Alex Salmond	Former first minister of Scotland and Scottish independence supporter
Justin from Canada	Justin Trudeau	23rd prime minister of Canada
Justin T

Media figures

Nickname	Personal name	Notes
Crazy Jim Acosta	Jim Acosta	CNN chief White House correspondent, former CNN national political correspondent
Sloppy Steve	Steve Bannon	2016 Trump campaign CEO, former Trump administration White House chief strategist, executive chairman of Breitbart News
Wacky Glenn Beck	Glenn Beck	Talk show host
Irrelevant Glenn Beck
Failing Glenn Beck
No Talent Samantha Bee	Samantha Bee	Comedian, host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Dopey CNN Flunky	Paul Begala	American political consultant and political commentator, former political adviser to President Bill Clinton
Sloppy Carl Bernstein	Carl Bernstein	Former Washington Post journalist, co-author of initial reporting on the Watergate scandal
Tom "marbles in his mouth" Brokaw	Tom Brokaw	American television journalist and author
Dope Frank Bruni	Frank Bruni	Journalist and writer for The New York Times
Dumb as a Rock Mika	Mika Brzezinski	Co-host of Morning Joe
Low I.Q. Crazy Mika
Dopey Graydon Carter	Graydon Carter	Canadian journalist who served as the editor of Vanity Fair from 1992 until 2017
Dummy Graydon Carter
Sissy Graydon Carter
Sleepy Graydon Carter
Sloppy Graydon Carter
The Guy on CBS	Stephen Colbert	Host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Wacky nut job	Ann Coulter	American conservative commentator and author
Fredo	Chris Cuomo	Anchor, Cuomo Prime Time
Little Donny Deutsch	Donny Deutsch	Talk show host
Crazy Maureen Dowd	Maureen Dowd	Author and columnist for The New York Times
The Chin	Thomas Friedman	Political commentator and columnist for The New York Times
Crooked H Flunkie	Maggie Haberman	White House correspondent for The New York Times and CNN political analyst
Crazy Megyn	Megyn Kelly	Former Fox News anchor, former NBC News anchor/personality
Sour Lemon	Don Lemon	CNN news anchor
The Dumbest Man on Television
Sloppy Michael Moore	Michael Moore	American documentary filmmaker, activist and author
Mr. Kurd	Rahim Rashidi	Kurdish reporter for Kurdistan TV
Mr. Off the Record	Philip Rucker	Reporter for The Washington Post
Psycho Joe / Morning Psycho	Joe Scarborough	Co-host of Morning Joe
Little George	George Stephanopoulos	Chief anchor and chief political correspondent of ABC News, former White House Communications Director and senior advisor to President Bill Clinton
Little Wise Guy
Dopey Sugar	Alan Sugar	British businessman and host of The Apprentice
Sleepy Eyes	Chuck Todd	Moderator of Meet the Press
Little Katy	Katy Tur	Correspondent for NBC News
Little Jeff Zucker	Jeff Zucker	President of CNN Worldwide
Dopey Mort Zuckerman	Mortimer Zuckerman	Media proprietor, investor, and owner of the New York Daily News

Groups of people

Nickname	Group members	Notes
13 hardened Democrats / 13/17 Angry Democrats / Angry Democrat Thugs	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 Prelogar 11. James L. Quarles 12. Jeannie Rhee 13. Brian M. Richardson★ 14. Brandon Van Grack 15. Andrew Weissmann 16. Aaron Zebley★ 17. Aaron S. J. Zelinsky	Attorneys working on Robert Mueller's investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Thirteen of the seventeen attorneys have been identified in the press as either being registered to vote as Democrats, or as having made contributions to Democratic candidates. Those who have not been identified as such are denoted with a star(★). Since Trump did not detail who are the thirteen individuals that he included in the nickname, it is not known whether this was the criteria Trump used to distinguish 13 out of 17 individuals.
The Three Stooges	Mark Sanford Joe Walsh Bill Weld	2020 Republican presidential candidates
AOC Plus 3	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ilhan Omar Ayanna Pressley Rashida Tlaib	Informal political grouping of four Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives elected in 2018.
The Squad
Obama Judges/ So-called judge	Federal judges of the United States who have ruled against Trump

Other people

Nickname	Personal name	Notes
The Pakistani Fraudster	Imran Awan	Former IT specialist for Democratic lawmakers, including U.S. representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
The Pakistani mystery man
Jeff Bozo	Jeff Bezos	Founder, chairman, CEO, and president of Amazon. Richest man on Earth.
My African American	Gregory Cheadle	A real estate broker who attended Trump's rally in 2016 in Redding, California
Mr. Kellyanne	George Conway	Husband of Kellyanne Conway. The nickname was used in relation to Conway's criticism of the appointment of Matthew Whitaker.
Tim Apple	Tim Cook	Chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
Dopey Mark Cuban	Mark Cuban	American investor and television star
Horseface	Stormy Daniels	Pornographic actress and Trump's alleged mistress
Punchy	Robert De Niro	Actor, producer and director
Sir Charles	Charles Goldstein	Real estate lawyer, Holocaust victims advocate
Marillyn Lockheed	Marillyn Hewson	President of Lockheed Martin
Goofball Atheist Penn	Penn Jillette	Magician. Appeared on Donald Trump's show, The Apprentice. Was fired by him in the show. Outspoken libertarian, skeptic and an atheist.
Washed up psycho Bette Midler	Bette Midler	Actress and singer
Ex-FBI LAYER Lisa Page	Lisa Page	FBI attorney
Crazy Dennis Rodman	Dennis Rodman	Former Chicago Bulls basketball player
Lowlife Christopher Steele	Christopher Steele	Author of the Steele dossier about Trump's alleged collusion with Russia
FBI lover boy	Peter Strzok	Former assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division who headed the Clinton and Russia investigations
Tainted FBI agent

Organizations

Nickname	Official name	Notes
Fake ABC News	ABC News	News network
Clinton News Network	CNN	News channel (Cable News Network)
Fake News CNN
Very Fake News
Low ratings CNN
Democrat Party	Democratic Party	Major U.S. political party
D.C. Wolves
Opposition Party
Radical Left Democrats
Do nothings / Do Nothing Democrat Savages
Animals	MS-13	International criminal gang active primarily in North America
Slicers
Commiecast MSNBC	MSNBC	American pay television network
Liberal Fake News NBC	NBC News	News network
Failing New York Times	The New York Times	Newspaper
Fake News New York Times
Corrupt New York Times
Old Grey Lady
Amazon Washington Post	The Washington Post	Newspaper
Fake News Washington Post
Pathetic and dishonest Weekly Standard	Weekly Standard	American opinion magazine

Television programs

Nickname	Official name	Notes
Deface the Nation	Face the Nation	A weekly talk show on CBS
Meet the Depressed	Meet the Press	A Morning talk show on NBC
Morning Psycho (Joe)	Morning Joe	A Morning news and talk show MSNBC

See also

• List of nicknames used by George W. Bush
• List of nicknames of presidents of the United States
• Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia