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Bullying & Heckling

2016

2016-07-06 Trump posted an image of Hillary Clinton in front of cash and a Star of David captioned, “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-s-star-david-tweet-about-hillary-clinton-posted-n603161

2018

2018-02-16 After LeBron James and Kevin Durant criticized conditions under Trump’s leadership, Fox News host Laura Ingraham told James to “shut up and dribble.”

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/19/587097707/laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop

2018-02-18 Trump posted criticism of Oprah Winfrey.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/oprah-winfrey-responds-donald-trumps-tweet-calling-biased/story?id=53274397

2018-10-06 Trump publicly sparred with ABC reporters.

2018-11-07 Trump again clashed with ABC reporters.

2019

2019-02-01 Republicans launched an anti-gay smear campaign against Pete Buttigieg.

https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/student-says-trump-backers-recruited-him-for-buttigieg-smear

https://epgn.com/2019/05/02/buttigieg-targeted-by-right-wing-operatives-in-antigay-sex-assault-smear/

2019-11-12 Republicans launched a smear campaign against Elizabeth Warren.

https://theintercept.com/2019/11/12/elizabeth-warren-pregnancy-fired-america-rising/

2020

2020-03-20 Trump clashed with NBC reporters.

2020-03-29 Trump clashed with PBS reporters.

2020-04-22 Trump clashed with CNN reporters.

2022

2022-08-13 Dan Bongino spread anti-FBI rhetoric and conspiracy claims on his podcast.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwd2qrn1e2o

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6310851062112

2024 January

2024-01-08 Trump wrote “In @NikkiHaley’s situation, reports indicate that her parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of her birth in 1972…” and asserted that she was disqualified from candidacy.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/23/1226406644/trump-is-spreading-birtherism-falsehoods-again-this-time-about-nikki-haley

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111721484609384209

2024-01-19 During a Concord, New Hampshire rally Trump accused Nikki Haley of not being the right “timber” for the presidency.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-defends-promoting-false-birther-claim-haley/story?id=106565639

2024 August

2024-08-22 After Tim Walz’s son Gus became emotional during the Democratic National Convention, several conservative commentators were criticized for mocking him despite his documented mental health conditions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/24/democratic-convention-tim-walz-son-emotions-criticized-backlash

https://okcfox.com/news/nation-world/conservative-commentator-ann-coulter-faces-backlash-for-now-deleted-post-mocking-tim-walzs-son-gus-democratic-national-convention-fathers-acceptance-speech-vice-presidential-nominee-autistic-non-verbal-learning-disorder-anxiety-adhd

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sudden-attention-for-tim-walzs-son-brings-focus-to-challenges-of-people-with-learning-disabilities

2024-08-23 Trump shared AI-generated memes portraying Kamala Harris as a communist and claimed she would lead the country into nuclear conflict.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/code-red-in-us-comrade-kamala-v-traitor-trump/articleshow/112746487.cms

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1827784751312142496

2024 September

2024-09-08 Laura Loomer posted if Kamala Harris became president “the White House will smell like curry”. JD Vance refused to condemn the comment and replied, “I make a mean chicken curry”.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vance-laura-loomer-comments-kamala-curry-haitian-migrants-pets-rcna171139

2025 February

2025-02-28 During a White House meeting, Trump and Vice President Vance sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, questioning his gratitude and accusing him of partisan behavior.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ukrainian-gratitude-jd-vance-apparently-failed-notice-rcna194285

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-white-house-live-updates-rcna193942#rcrd73890

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/politics/zelensky-speech-transcript.html#

DEC 21 2022https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1605718645576826880

MAY 29 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1663222034019631109

JULY 9 2024https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1810837593094758850

JULY 4 2024https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1808810549053902899

NOV 23 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1727704514063429670

FEB 7 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1623193040604069890

2025 April

2025-04-17 Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on social media and said Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.”

https://econclubchi.org/event/hon-jerome-h-powell/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114352766082542122

2025 May

2025-05-16 Trump bullied Taylor Swift on social media for endorsing Kamala Harris.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/10/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-after-debate-with-donald-trump.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/05/16/donald-trump-taylor-truth-social-hot/83668971007/

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114517718765768352

2025-05-16 Trump attacked Bruce Springsteen via Truth Social for speaking out against tyranny. 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/16/donald-trump-attacks-bruce-springsteen

2025-05-21 Trump escalated his dispute with Bruce Springsteen by posting an AI-generated image depicting himself hitting Springsteen with a golf ball.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/trump-springsteen-golf-ball-video-rcna208242

2025 June

2025-06-25 Trump posted multiple attacks on media outlets and Democrats on social media to reinforce his MAGA base and keep them riled.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114764221948518343

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114761132349818150

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114745592965123786

2025-06-25 After Mamdani won, Nancy Mace posted, “After 9/11 we said ‘Never Forget’. I think we sadly have forgotten”.

https://x.com/NancyMace/status/1937864426410869062

2025-06-25 Andy Ogles posted, “Zohran little muhammad Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York”.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLYzVItOW72/?hl=en&img_index=2

2025-06-25 In response to Mamdani’s win, MJT posted a picture of the Statue of Liberty covered in a burqa captioned, “This Hits Hard”.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/host-confronts-marjorie-taylor-greene-for-posting-image-of-statue-of-liberty-in-a-burqa-what-did-you-mean-by-that/

https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/1937851484567195954

2025 July

2025-07-22 Trump accused Obama of treason, “they tried to rig the election, and they got caught” and “Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people. Obama’s been caught directly”.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/trump-obama-treason-accusation-analysis

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-accuses-obama-treason-oval-office/story?id=123963917

2025-07-27 Trump called Kamala Harris “dumb as a rock” on Truth Social.

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/dumb-as-a-rock-trump-demands-kamala-harris-apologize-for-2024-election-claim-glbs-2792883-2025-09-25

2025 September

2025-09-03 Ted Cruz called the Chicago mayor a disgusting, racist bigot and poked fun of his weight during an interview on Newsmax.

https://www.aol.com/entertainment/ted-cruz-unleashes-racist-bigot-212544909.html

2025-09-06 Trump posted an AI-generated “Chipocalypse now” meme targeting Chicago’s mayor.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115158096026629509

https://x.com/GovPritzker/status/1964367057052701152

2025-09-08 Trump posted a message criticizing “woke” culture and Tom Hanks

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115168758828419703

2025-09-19 Trump heckled David Letterman on Truth Social, “He looks like hell, but at least he knew when to quit. LOSER!!!”.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115233841743981161

2025-09-24 Trump again called Kamala Harris “dumb as a rock.”

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115261110149678466

2025-09-29 Trump posted a racist AI-generated sombrero meme targeting Hakeem Jeffries.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115290424560405640

2025 October

2025-10-10 Speaker Mike Johnson canceled House votes during the shutdown, delaying the swearing-in of Representative Adelita Grijalva and efforts to release Epstein files.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/republican-house-speaker-mike-johnson-cancels-votes-next-week-amid-government-shutdown

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/speaker-johnson-keeps-the-house-away-as-he-fights-to-end-the-government-shutdown/

2025-10-29 Katie Miller accused critics of antisemitism, threatened citizenship consequences for opponents, attacked Piers Morgan, and claimed that a Mamdani victory would harm New York.

2025 November

2025-11-27 Trump used a derogatory slur for Tim Walz in a Thanksgiving Truth Social post

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115625429081411360

2025 December

2025-12-04 Tim Walz reported harassment outside his home, including people shouting slurs.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3907925/tim-walz-says-people-are-using-r-word-while-driving-by-his-house/#:~:text=Tim%20Walz%20says%20people%20are,while%20driving%20by%20his%20house

https://www.montclair.edu/college-of-communication-and-media/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/12/Trump-R-Word-Spike-on-X-1.pdf

https://dailymontanan.com/2025/12/06/the-unfortunate-resurrection-of-the-r-word/

2025-12-17 Trump installed a partisan “Presidential Walk of Fame” mocking former presidents.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/presidential-walk-of-fame-plaques-trump

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/19/headlines/trumps_presidential_walk_of_fame_now_features_bronze_plaques_with_hyperpartisan_captions

https://www.thebanner.com/national/new-plaques-unveiled-presidential-walk-of-fame-62CJD7RDKBBALDAXHMYESL25IQ/

2026 March

2026-03-17 Trump said Newsom shouldn’t be president because he has dyslexia. He stated in the Oval Office, “…with a low IQ person, you know, ‘cuz Gavin New-Scum has admitted that he has a – that he has learning disabilities. Honestly, I’m all for people with learning disabilities but not for my President, um, I want…I think a President should not have a learning disability, okay? And, I know it’s highly controversial to say such a horrible thing. The President of the United States, Gavin New-Scum admitted that he has learning disabilities, dyslexia….”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/politics/trump-newsom-learning-disability-dyslexia

https://www.kltv.com/2026/03/17/trump-says-gov-gavin-newsom-shouldnt-be-president-because-hes-dyslexic/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T3zJsOPpjKA

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjnwmm984o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ8L62T-C-w

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/trump-says-people-with-learning-disorders-shouldn-t-be-president-259606085749

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/03/17/president-donald-trump-attacks-california-gavin-newsom-for-his-learning-disability-dsylexia/89193406007/

2026-03-28 The White House responded to a third No Kings protest in a statement, “The only people who care about these Trump Derangement therapy sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them”.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/no-kings-rallies-draw-crowds-across-u-s-and-europe-as-springsteen-headlines-minnesota-demonstration

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wy7g1gd1o

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/no-kings-protests-in-maryland/

2026 April

2026-04-01 Trump loomed over Supreme Court hearings on birthright citizenship as a “silent observer.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8l27p3jr8o

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/supreme-court-appears-likely-to-side-against-trump-on-birthright-citizenship/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/live-news/supreme-court-birthright-trump

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-hearing

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-supreme-court-attendance-highlights-his-focus-on-immigration

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-makes-historic-scotus-appearance-birthright-citizenship-case

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/01/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship/

2026-04-08 Pentagon official Elbridge Colby threatened Pope Leo XIV, saying, “The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZkia_-POE&list=WL&index=6&t=27s

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-trump-212552754.html

https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/pentagon-vatican-meeting-latest-flash-point-in-trumps-clash-with-religious-leaders/

https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-reacts-report-us-official-issued-threat-vatican-ambassador-11802350

https://www.thefp.com/p/why-the-vatican-and-the-white-house

https://www.wionews.com/trending/-church-had-better-take-its-side-did-trump-officials-threaten-vatican-1775712787142

PAY WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-official-gives-vatican-bitter-lecture-amid-growing-rift/

2026-04-13 Trump admonished Pope Leo XIV for not supporting war. Trump said, “He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime. He’s a man that doesn’t think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world. I’m not a fan of Pope Leo”. Pope Leo said, “I have no fear of the Trump administration”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTyOEgTKC2k&list=WL&index=1&t=228s

https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-xiv-02f6b4554ea4b83af02af15987ae1f2d

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/13/us/trump-news

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-not-big-fan-weak-terrible-pope-leo-rcna331461

https://www.wwnytv.com/2026/04/13/bishop-ogdensburg-diocese-voices-support-pope-leo-amid-presidents-criticism/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5827819-live-updates-trump-iran-pope-leo/

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/13/trump-pope-leo-catholic-swing-voters

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp841y07w5xo

PAY WALL https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-feud/

2026-04-16 Hegseth compared reporters covering the Iran war to the Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group that opposed Jesus.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/hegseth-attacks-unpatriotic-media-compares-reporters-jewish-biblical-g-rcna332227

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-says-iran-digging-missile-launchers-rcna332161

https://x.com/gretchencarlson/status/2044752887029358926?s=46&t=qjA9BAv6BhOCNlxoiZWFbw

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/hegseth-attacks-unpatriotic-media-compares-reporters-jewish-biblical-g-rcna332227

2026-04-26 Trump childishly lashed out at news anchor Norah O’Donnell (60 Minutes) for reading portions of the gunman’s manifesto from the Correspondence Dinner shooting.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-transcript-of-norah-odonnells-interview-with-president-trump-60-minutes/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-anchor-norah-odonnell-corners-trump-after-he-lashes-out-at-her-for-noting-gunmans-manifesto/

SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/26/trump-odonnell-60-minutes-manifesto-00892550?utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it

2026 May

2026-05-07 Marco Rubio met privately with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after months of public disagreements between the administration and the Pope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYDam-6Xgro&list=WL&index=7

2026-05-12 Trump posted AI-generated sewage memes attacking Democrats. Trump posted, “Dumacrats love sewage”.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-melts-down-reflecting-pool-reports-1235561061/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ai-image-biden-obama-pelosi-feces_n_6a0366ade4b0cdaf88db3566

2026-05-19 After Thomas Massie’s primary defeat, Trump called him the “worst congressman in the history of our country.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung celebrated the result on social media. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on social media, “Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. Fuck around, find out”.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/19/trump-maga-gop-purge-thomas-massie-takeaways/90166903007/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary

https://x.com/StevenCheung47/status/2056886701591613762

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-comms-chief-triggers-071454849.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SNPjD1lZHs&list=WL&index=3

SUB WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2vw8j0ddo

2026-05-25 Trump used a Memorial Day message to trash Democrats and anyone who questioned his plans in Iran.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-memorial-day-attack-on-democrats-sparks-veteran-backlash/gm-GM140DA3C3

https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/president-trump-heralds-memorial-day-by-trashing-dumocrats-rinos-and-fools/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-uses-memorial-day-083412620.html

2026 June

2026-06-13 New Yorkers celebrated in unity after the Knicks won the NBA championship. Meanwhile, fan brawls broke out at the White House UFC event.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/us/live-news/knicks-championship-parade-new-york-city

https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/06/18/g-s1-128953/in-photos-the-knicks-celebrate-their-first-nba-championship-in-more-than-50-years

[https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/49061940/inside-new-york-knicks-celebration-53-years-making-2026-nba-finals-san-antonio-spurs](https://www.espn.com/nba/story//id/49061940/inside-new-york-knicks-celebration-53-years-making-2026-nba-finals-san-antonio-spurs)

https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/06/15/ufc-fans-held-down-and-handcuffed-at-the-ellipse-in-bloody-brawl-during-the-freedom-250-main-event/

2026-06-14 UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit disparaged Michelle Obama after the White House UFC fight “Michelle Obama is a man – Am I right America?”

[https://www.espn.com/mma/story//id/49074842/josh-hokit-disparages-michelle-obama-ufc-white-house-event](https://www.espn.com/mma/story//id/49074842/josh-hokit-disparages-michelle-obama-ufc-white-house-event)

2026 July

2026-07-24 During the rescheduled correspondence dinner Trump quipped, “This place is really the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together at one time, I suspect. Some of you are lucky that our last dinner was cut short, because I had brought with me what would possibly have been—I’m telling you, I had something. I was going to go after you…” and subsequently, “Your lives were really in danger the last time. But on the plus side, your careers were saved”. Then he took jabs at Kaitlan Collins, mocked Dylan Mulvaney, insulted Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon, and targeted opponents.

THE CLIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK6tA74tOaE

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/24/donald-trump-tariffs-white-house-correspondents-dinner-latest-news-updates

https://www.c-span.org/clip/public-affairs-event/president-trump-speaks-at-the-rescheduled-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner/5203481

TRANSCRIPT https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/07/24/watch_president_donald_trumps_white_house_correspondents_dinner_speech.html

KAITLAN COLLINS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQjg_TtO71o

KAITLAN COLLINS https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-hijacks-correspondents-dinner-speech