Trumpian
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
Trumpian (comparative more Trumpian, superlative most Trumpian)
- Resembling or pertaining to the philosophy, rhetoric, and style of Donald Trump.
- Synonyms: Donald Trumpian, Trumpean, Trumpesque, Trumpish, Trumpite, Trumplike
- 2006 December 14, Kurt Andersen, “Because . . . Trump!”, in New York[1], volume 39, archived from the original on 21 October 2019, page 41:
- Good times … but then, a couple of weeks ago, Daffy was suddenly sputtering at us again. Such a magnificent Trumpian performance, such an unexpected gift, such bliss. The venue, of course, was “Page Six.”
- 2017 January 31, Elise Jordan, TIME:
- Operating in a command climate of Trumpian instability, the most senior and public White House officials are party to profoundly destabilizing acts.
- 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, quoting Steve Tsang, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Observer[2], archived from the original on 17 April 2020:
- China is internationally much more accepted as being in the top league and is calling the shots … In Trumpian terms, he’s managed to make China look great again.
- 2018, David Brody, Scott Lamb, The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, →ISBN:
- The made-up "bible verses" were of course in the form of Trumpian tweets.
- 2020 March 6, Garrett Epps, “Chuck Schumer Needs to Watch Himself”, in The Atlantic[3], archived from the original on 16 March 2020:
- Beyond that, Schumer’s threat was Trumpian—a judge who displeases me will pay a price. His retraction was equally Trumpian: I didn’t threaten anyone. It would be okay if I had because in Brooklyn we threaten people all the time, but those aren’t threats, and anyway I would never, ever do what I just did.
- 2022 August 24, Alex Shephard, “Two of the GOP’s Worst Ghouls Lost Their Primaries”, in The New Republic[4], archived from the original on 21 March 2023, retrieved 24 August 2022:
- Both, in true Trumpian fashion, refused to concede.
- 2024 July 10, Cameron Joseph, Story Hinckley, “With no clear path forward, more Democrats affirm support for Biden”, in The Christian Science Monitor[5], archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
- And he’s dismayed that Mr. Biden has resorted to what he sees as Trumpian tactics to shut down dissenting voices in his party.
- 2025 February 5, Annabel Crabb, “Donald Trump didn't invent brawling about tariffs. Australia gave it a red hot go”, in ABC News[6], archived from the original on 3 April 2025:
- There are plenty of reasons, Australians may reason, why our nation might be exempted from the threatened next round of Trumpian tariffs, on stuff like aluminium and pharmaceuticals.
Translations
resembling or pertaining to the philosophy, rhetoric, and style of Donald Trump
See also
Noun
Trumpian (plural Trumpians)
- (somewhat uncommon) A political supporter of Donald Trump.
- 2017, Angela Nagle, Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN, Introduction:
- The triumph of the Trumpians was also a win in the war against this mainstream media, which is now held in contempt by many average voters and the weird irony-laden Internet subcultures from right and left, who equally set themselves apart from this hated mainstream.
Translations
supporter of Donald Trump — see Trumpist