Category: Bullying

Donald Trump’s rhetorical style is straight out of middle school. He’s like an eighth-grade girl.

Trump Posts Racist Memes Attacking Newsom, Jeffries

President Donald Trump posted a series of inflammatory memes and fabricated images on Truth Social on Sunday attacking California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former President Barack Obama. The posts included a doctored image of Newsom appearing terrified in a padded mental institution cell surrounded by Trump’s name, a parody of the 1994 film “Dumb and Dumber” depicting Pritzker and Johnson as sweaty and red-faced, and a racist caricature of Jeffries holding cash with a burning New York City in the background.

Trump’s attacks on Newsom intensified his ongoing mockery of the governor, whom he frequently derides as “Newscum.” The fabricated asylum image weaponizes mental illness as ridicule, a tactic consistent with Trump’s documented pattern of mocking individuals with disabilities, as demonstrated when he previously attacked Newsom’s dyslexia as “disqualifying” for political office. Trump’s post targeting Jeffries, labeled “Low IQ,” followed his recent demand that the congressman be expelled from Congress for characterizing the Supreme Court as “illegitimate” over its decision striking down a majority-Black voting district in Louisiana.

Pritzker and Johnson have publicly opposed Trump’s immigration enforcement actions and statements on violence. Pritzker compared ICE raids to Nazi Germany and stated that Trump “set the tone” for political violence in the United States, remarks made ten days after Trump survived an assassination attempt. Trump’s mocking post about Illinois governance directly targets these criticisms.

The meme attacking Obama used a Drake-format template to mock the former president’s opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling that eliminated a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana. Trump’s post falsely characterized voting rights protections as “Jim Crow 2.0” under Republican maps while framing Democratic-majority districts as threats to “democracy,” inverting the actual impact of the Court’s decision on minority representation.

These posts reflect Trump’s consistent use of social media to attack political opponents through dehumanizing imagery, fabricated scenarios, and racist caricatures. The attacks target officials who have criticized his authoritarian policies and judicial decisions that restrict voting rights protections, demonstrating his weaponization of the presidency against perceived enemies while using platform control to disseminate disinformation without editorial restraint.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-mocks-political-rivals-in-social-media-flurry-including-pic-of-gavin-newsom-in-a-mental-asylum/)

Trump Attacks Cassidy as ‘Disloyal’ Over 2021 Impeachment Vote

President Donald Trump attacked Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Saturday, calling him a “disloyal disaster” and “sleazebag” while urging voters to support Cassidy’s primary challengers, Representative Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming. Trump posted on Truth Social that Cassidy campaigned on loyalty to Trump in 2020 but then voted to convict him during the 2021 impeachment trial, accusing the senator of betrayal and claiming Cassidy is “BAD FOR LOUISIANA.”

Cassidy is facing his first primary challenge since the impeachment vote, with Trump endorsing Letlow as “a winner who will NEVER let you down.” In the post, Trump emphasized his electoral dominance in Louisiana, stating he won the state three times and “got the most votes in its history, by far,” framing the primary as a test of loyalty to his political movement.

When CNN’s Manu Raju asked Cassidy last month about Trump’s repeated accusations of disloyalty, the senator deflected multiple times before stating he is “loyal to the United States of America” and committed to working with the president “whenever we’re working for the best of the U.S.” Cassidy’s careful distinction between loyalty to the country and loyalty to Trump reflects the tension between institutional duty and party demands for personal allegiance.

Saturday’s primary election in Louisiana determines whether Cassidy advances or faces a runoff in late June if no candidate secures a majority vote. Trump’s full-throated intervention exemplifies his pattern of targeting Republicans who defy his directives, using inflammatory language and endorsements to remove party members he views as insufficiently loyal to his leadership.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/disloyal-disaster-trump-trashes-sleazebag-republican-senator-battling-primary-challengers/)

Trump Attacks Talarico with False Claims About Gender and Faith

Donald Trump attacked Democratic Texas state Senate nominee James Talarico aboard Air Force One on Friday, calling him “weird” and “pathetic” while making obscure and false claims about his background. Trump’s attack included references to “six genders” and an unclear jab about “Jesus,” alongside attacks on Talarico’s dietary choices, describing him as vegan in contradictory statements.

Talarico won the Democratic primary on March 4, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Trump’s remarks came as he declined to endorse a Republican candidate in the party’s unresolved primary between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, who will compete in a May 26 runoff. Cornyn has been a reliable Trump ally in the Senate, while Paxton has advanced Trump’s false 2020 election fraud narrative despite facing impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House.

The “six genders” reference appears to distort a 2021 statement by Talarico about biological sexes. Trump’s “hit on Jesus” comment lacks clear meaning, though Talarico has publicly discussed his Christian faith repeatedly. Trump’s incoherent attacks reflect his pattern of making false and contradictory personal attacks on political opponents.

Trump claimed his “record of endorsements is extraordinary” while declining to specify which Republican candidate he would support in the Texas runoff. He stated he knows both candidates “very well” and likes them “a lot,” yet proceeded to attack the Democratic nominee rather than address the Republican primary race directly.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-uncorks-gonzo-attack-on-political-foe-six-genders-a-real-hit-on-jesus/)

Trump Attacks BBC Over Iran Bombing Query, Repeats False AI Claims

Trump attacked the BBC as "fake" aboard Air Force One on Friday after being questioned about an Iranian school bombing that killed over 170 civilians, including children. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, testified that week that the United States may have caused the bombing, which is under investigation. Trump used the question to rehash his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, falsely claiming the network used artificial intelligence to manipulate his January 6 speech and "put words in my mouth."

Trump attacked the BBC as "fake" after questions about an Iranian school bombing. He cited his lawsuit against BBC, misrepresenting their editing of his January 6 speech. While the BBC admitted to edits that unintentionally misled viewers, Trump's speech indeed indirectly incited violence, urging supporters to march to the Capitol. Despite no direct call for violence, his inaction during the attack and later actions, like pardoning participants and releasing a song with them, emphasize his indirect influence and support for the rioters.

Trump's lawsuit against the BBC follows resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness in the aftermath of the editing controversy. The departures came as the BBC faced public criticism over the January 6 segment, though the broadcaster maintained the edit was unintentional rather than malicious. Trump weaponized the incident to deflect from questioning about civilian deaths in Iran and to attack press accountability.

Trump's outburst exemplifies his pattern of attacking journalists and news organizations when confronted with uncomfortable questions about military actions and their consequences. By characterizing legitimate editorial scrutiny as "fake" and fabricated, Trump delegitimized the question about the Iranian school bombing itself. His false claims about AI manipulation and invented defenses obscured accountability for the deaths of over 170 civilians, including children.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-lashes-out-at-reporter-and-fake-bbc-over-iran-question-the-ones-who-put-ai-in-my-mouth/)

Trump Slams Reporter Inches From His Face on Air Force One

During the return flight from Beijing on Air Force One, President Donald Trump attacked New York Times White House and National Security Correspondent David Sanger with a sustained barrage of personal insults while positioned inches from the reporter’s face. Trump called Sanger “fake,” “treasonous,” and accused him and The New York Times of writing false accounts of military operations in Iran, falsely claiming Trump achieved a “total military victory” that destroyed Iran’s Navy, Air Force, air defense systems, radar, and leadership across multiple command divisions.

Sanger had questioned Trump about the utility of repeating bombing campaigns in Iran after 38 days of strikes failed to produce the stated political changes. Trump responded by denying the basic facts reported by the Times and other outlets, insisting that New York Times coverage constituted “treason” because journalists described Iran as maintaining military capability when Trump asserted they had been completely dismantled. Trump threatened additional destruction, stating “Within two days, we can knock out the whole thing” and claimed he could destroy Iran’s bridges and electrical infrastructure at will.

Trump attributed the New York Times’ declining subscriber numbers to what he characterized as fake news coverage, weaponizing the encounter to attack press credibility while simultaneously making grandiose and unverified claims about military achievements. The confrontation exemplifies Trump’s documented pattern of threatening media outlets for unfavorable coverage and using presidential power to intimidate journalists who contradict his statements.

Sanger’s colleagues at the Times subsequently published a report documenting Iran’s capability restoration and the Trump administration’s exaggeration of military success, directly contradicting Trump’s claims aboard Air Force One. The incident occurred following Trump’s high-security visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping under conditions of secrecy and pageantry that limited independent press access.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-attacks-reporter-inches-from-his-face-on-air-force-one-treasonous-fake-guy/)

Trump Posts Sewage Image of Obama Biden Pelosi

Trump posted a digitally manipulated image on Truth Social depicting former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi submerged in sewage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, captioned “Dumacrats Love Sewage.” The post was part of a broader Truth Social spree in which Trump distributed multiple fabricated and AI-generated images designed to demean political opponents.

In the same posting sequence, Trump distributed false images of U.S. military equipment destroying Iranian assets, a dehumanizing image comparing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s district to a slum, and an AI-generated image of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker consuming large quantities of food. Trump also posted a doctored $100 bill bearing his likeness and a chart falsely understating the duration of his military conflict with Iran at six weeks when it had already entered its tenth week.

Trump also launched a verbal attack against the New York Times, characterizing it as “one of the worst newspapers anywhere in the World” and claiming it was “losing subscribers on an hourly basis.” Trump accused the publication of covering his 2024 election victory inaccurately and of attempting to justify what he described as Obama and Biden’s “expensively botched” effort to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/online/dumacrats-love-sewage-trump-posts-image-of-obama-biden-pelosi-bathing-in-feces-in-new-truth-social-meme-spree/)

Trump Threatens Iran Escalated Bombing If Nuclear Deal Fails

Trump threatened Iran with escalated bombing campaigns if Tehran rejects terms to end the conflict, stating that Operation “Epic Fury” would cease only upon Iranian compliance with a proposed one-page agreement. Trump declared on the condition of Iranian acceptance that “if they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before,” according to his public remarks.

The reported agreement framework requires Iran to implement a nuclear enrichment moratorium while the U.S. lifts sanctions and releases frozen Iranian assets. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized Iran as holding “the whole world hostage” in the Strait of Hormuz, framing the conflict as a negotiation over control of global shipping routes and energy markets.

Global oil markets responded immediately to Trump’s ultimatum, with crude oil prices falling below $100 per barrel to $89 on Wednesday as investors interpreted the deal announcement as a signal toward conflict resolution. The price movement reflects market perception that a completed agreement would stabilize energy supplies and reduce geopolitical risk.

Trump’s military threats continue his pattern of authoritarian coercion in foreign policy, rejecting Iran’s 14-point peace proposal earlier and declaring Tehran had “not yet paid a big enough price” for actions spanning 47 years. His apocalyptic rhetoric on Iran contradicts the diplomatic restraint exercised by mature nuclear powers and positions the United States alongside authoritarian regimes in threatening weapons of mass destruction.

The negotiations occur amid Trump’s broader military escalation in the region, including U.S. military operations in the Strait of Hormuz under “Project Freedom” to escort commercial vessels through blockaded waters and his expanded threats of military strikes designed to extract maximum concessions from Tehran through fear rather than diplomacy.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/iran-war-trump-peace-talks-b2971564.html)

Trump Posts Memes Attacking Obama as ‘Traitor,’ Powell Dumped

President Donald Trump posted memes on Truth Social attacking former President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday afternoon. The first meme displayed Trump with a raised fist alongside images of former President Joe Biden kneeling in a mask and Obama bowing, captioned "LEADERS LEAD," "COWARDS KNEEL," and "TRAITORS BOW" respectively. Trump's attack on Obama referenced his longstanding criticism of the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump terminated, and falsely claimed that without its termination "you would have had a nuclear holocaust."

Trump's second post featured an artificially generated image of Powell being dropped into a dumpster, captioned "'Too Late' is a DISASTER for America! Interest Rates too high!" Trump has repeatedly attacked Powell for not lowering interest rates according to Trump's demands and for spending over $4 billion on Federal Reserve building renovations, approximately $1.5 billion above the projected cost. Trump announced last year his intention to sue Powell over the renovation expenses.

The Justice Department launched a criminal investigation into Powell weeks after Trump's lawsuit threat, which Powell characterized as retaliation for refusing to comply with Trump's pressure to lower rates. The DOJ dropped the investigation last week, yet U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro stated on Sunday that she has not fully closed the matter and may pursue further investigation into Powell. This pattern reflects Trump's systematic weaponization of federal law enforcement against political adversaries who resist his directives, as documented in prior reporting on Pirro's investigation into Powell.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-posts-bonkers-memes-slamming-political-foes-from-traitor-obama-to-powell-in-a-dumpster/)

Trump Demands Jeffries Expulsion Over Supreme Court Criticism

Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, demanded House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries be removed from Congress after Jeffries criticized the Supreme Court’s decision voiding Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district as “illegitimate.” Trump posted on Truth Social that Jeffries, whom he called “a Low IQ individual,” should face impeachment, falsely claiming representatives can be impeached when the Constitution permits only expulsion by two-thirds vote of the House.

Jeffries attacked the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling, which eliminated the district that Chief Justice John Roberts characterized as a “snake” created along racial lines and Justice Samuel Alito deemed an “unconstitutional gerrymander.” Jeffries stated the decision helps Trump “scheme to suppress the vote and rig” midterm elections and called it “the Trump Court” rather than the Roberts Court. Trump celebrated the ruling on Wednesday, calling it the “kind of ruling I like,” directly contradicting his subsequent demand to punish Jeffries for questioning it.

Trump’s attack on Jeffries deploys racist language consistent with his documented pattern targeting African Americans with dehumanizing terms. A Truthout examination found that 8 in 10 posts by Trump calling someone “Low IQ” target a person of color, with communications experts identifying the term as “a racist dog whistle with a long history in the US.” Trump frequently uses such terms against Black political figures including Congresswoman Maxine Waters and TV host Don Lemon, focusing narrowly on intelligence while varying insults for others.

This assault on Jeffries violates the implicit agreement to moderate political discourse that followed a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Trump’s demand to expel a Democratic lawmaker for legitimate criticism of the judiciary demonstrates authoritarian abuse of power and his refusal to acknowledge the connection between his own inflammatory rhetoric and the climate of hostility endangering political figures.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-calls-for-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-for-bashing-illegitimate-supreme-court-why-not/)

Acting AG Blanche Defends Weak Comey Indictment

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the second indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, claiming the prosecution extends beyond Comey’s Instagram post displaying seashells arranged as “86 47” from November 2025. Blanche asserted that career prosecutors, FBI agents, and Secret Service agents investigated the case thoroughly, though he refused to disclose what additional evidence exists. Experts and even some Republicans have declared the case meritless, and Judge Colm Connolly previously dismissed Comey’s first indictment in September 2025 for lying to Congress, ruling that Trump’s appointee leading that prosecution was illegally appointed.

Comey’s second indictment violates prosecutorial norms by following Trump’s direct demand for indictments posted on Truth Social in September 2025. Trump publicly ordered his then-Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict Comey, Adam Schiff, Letitia James, and others, describing them as “guilty as hell.” This represents an unprecedented weaponization of the Justice Department as Trump’s political enforcement mechanism. Comey’s second indictment stems from allegations that his social media post suggested harm to Trump, though Comey removed the post and apologized months before charges were filed.

Senator Adam Schiff, a former prosecutor with nearly six years of experience, stated directly that he had never encountered such a weak case and predicted dismissal before trial. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited Trump’s unprecedented legal assault against him, along with political investigations targeting Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James, as justification for remaining on the Federal Reserve board until the investigation concluded transparently. The Trump Justice Department ended its investigation into Powell last month to secure a key Republican senator’s vote for Powell’s replacement, demonstrating the politicized nature of these prosecutions.

Blanche’s defense of the indictment occurred within Trump’s documented pattern of using the Justice Department to target political enemies, following the framework established by Trump’s personal attorneys now leading the DOJ. Career attorneys and officials have departed the Justice Department in significant numbers due to its increased political manipulation, undermining the agency’s prosecutorial capacity. Comey responded via Substack video, stating he expects further Trump administration attacks but remains convinced of his innocence and an independent justice system’s eventual restoration.

Blanche acknowledged on Sunday that thousands of Americans who have used the phrase “86 47,” widely available on Amazon merchandise, should not face prosecution, directly contradicting the reasoning behind Comey’s indictment and exposing the selective, politically motivated nature of the prosecution. The Trump administration has already fired prosecutors who refused to pursue the Comey prosecution, illustrating the coercive pressure within the Department of Justice to secure convictions against Trump’s identified enemies regardless of evidence quality.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/todd-blanche-nbc-comey-indictment-b2969764.html)

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