I prefer Cinnamon Caligula, myself.
It was a nickname his first wife Ivana gave him. Sort of weird at first. But definitely took on mocking tones after the divorce. (As well as when it was used in Spy Magazine.) Putting a “the”* in front of a name tends to make the person seem more like an object (“the car”) than a human. E.g., devoid of feelings.
- My mind stumbled a bit rereading this. Odd having an “a the” there.
I always interpreted the “the” as more like when NFL football players say they’re from “THE Ohio State University.” That’s “The” (with uppercase T) as is “one and only”, “host with the mostest”, etc.
That may not be how Ivana meant it. But that’s sure how a lot of ordinary folks interpret it.
The way I heard it, she was telling someone that her husband was Donald Trump. He later told her to always say “TheDonald Trump.” After that she always called him “The Donald.”
I like her. 
It’d be easy if it’s on the dictionary (like Obama, for example) or if it’s slang for genitals (like Johnson or Bush), but it’s hard to not use the word Donald or Trump or both. What else am I gonna call Donald Duck, Daffy? Warner Bros. just called, they want me for lessons. Hell, it’s short for Trumpeting, and it gets hard to play bridge without trumps. (Although, “a dependable and exemplary person” is part of the noun definition (Merriam-Webster) for trump? I can’t wait for the NBC news report.) Oh hey, it also gets hard to make a joke regarding the results 2016 election. Even though Clinton tried her hardest, it gets hard to defeat a man with “Trump” in his last name.
I can say Donald Trump anytime. I can type it too without fear. Does that make me a republican?
Good thing I’m drinking a pint while I’m typing this down.
Danger Mouth and Don Worn do it around here for casual reference; Mr President Orange Is Not The Only Fruit Bat Shit Crazy for official White House correspondence.
I still don’t think he actually does get pleasure out of it. He throws tons of fits, but I can’t remember one about someone not using his name. And he sure does get upset at a lot of stuff that does use his name.
Now, “President Trump” is another story, which is why I refuse to call him that.
I was a loyal Spy magazine reader, and he was alway either the “Short-fingerer vulgarian” or "Donald “Stinky” Trump.
Some of the utter nonsense issuing from the pressroom has caused me to start seeing his mouthpiece guy as nearly identical to Mohammed Saeed al Sahhaf (better known as “Baghdad Bob”). This has led me to call bad-hair-guy SaDon.
…or The Mouth of Sauron, but that might be crediting Stinky with a lot more competence than he possesses.
I like the formal one. I’ll try to remember to use it.
I just call him:
Fucktard
Everyone seems to know who I’m talking about from context.
What about Grima Wormtongue for Spicer?
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Stop calling it the “Democrat Party” unless you intend to insult the Democratic Party. If you do, then I request more creativity please. It’s old. It also sounds deliberately ignorant and uncouth. Maybe that too is your intent.
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I think Our Fascist Dictator (my preferred name) cares very much what the Democratic Party thinks of him. He wants his enemies to be cowed and humiliated, just as he wants his minions to worship him.
Because where most people have an inner life he has a vacuum burning to be filled with adulation and the sweet taste of vengeance, he cares what every human being on earth thinks of him. He’s a sociopath, honey.
That’s pretty hilarious. You come into a thread dedicated to getting people to stop using Trump’s real name while coming up with insulting nicknames so you can admonish someone for the mildest of jabs at the Democrat party.
I’ve started referring to him as The O.A. Sometimes its The Orange Ape, more often The Orange asshole.
PeeResident or Mouth Of Putin.
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Try substituting it into Sufjan Stevens’ “They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!” just for fun.
Aw, please don’t, Rilchiam. He might be narcissistic and hopelessly irresponsible, but none of those 3 arms ever grabbed anyone on the pussy.
Zaphod Beeblebrox would be a huge improvement.
While the fictional President of the Galaxy would bring the same narcissism and lack of interest in the position’s actual responsibilities to the job that Trump does, he lacks Trump’s demagoguery and love of screwing people over.
Zaphod’s not a bad guy, just self-centered and not particularly dependable. But Trump’s a genuinely vicious human being.
You may be onto something there. When James Brown took it to the bridge, often there were trumpets playing. Anyway, James Brown is the bridge (between soul and funk).
Guess it’s a free-for-all donnybrook in here. Cry havoc.