Saturday, May 6, 2017

Who Is Donald Trump?

This post presents an alphabetical list of Donald's characteristics that eschews vulgar words, however appropriate they may be. This list originally was limited to two columns on a single page but has grown almost exponentially as I have plumbed the Trumpian depths by watching his televised performances before and after the election and reading his many tweets, difficult to parse and understand though they are.


A Collection of Vile Character Traits
Abhorrent
Absent a Moral Compass
Addled
Agitator
Amoral Thug (thanks to Sasha Abramsky)
Angry
Annoying
Anti-Islamic
Antisocial
Antipatico
Appalling
Appallingly Uninformed
Authoritarian
Avaricious
Baffling
Belligerent
Bigot
Bilious
Bitterly Disappointing
Bitterly Discouraging
Blabbermouth-In-Chief
Blatant Liar
Blunder Meister
Bluster Meister
Bombastic
Boorish
Braggart
Brain Farter Extraordinaire
Breathtakingly Irresponsible
Brutally Selfish
Bully
Bumbling
Calculating
Callous
Capricious
Casual Liar
Chameleon
Charlatan
Childish
Choleric
Churlish
Clueless but Dangerous Clown
Cocksure
Cold
Con Artist
Conceited
Condescending
Confrontational
Confusion Meister
Contemptuous
Contradictory
Controlling
Corrupt
Crook (thanks to National Review's Kevin D. Williamson)
Crybaby
Cunning
Dangerous
Dangerously Simplistic
Deceitful
Deceptive
Deeply, Deeply Embarrassing
Deeply Disturbing
Deeply Divisive
Delusional
Demagogue
Despicable to the Core
Devious Trickster
Dishonorable
Disgusting Beyond Belief
Disingenuous
Disrespectful
Disrupter-In-Chief
Dominated by Self-Interest
Drama Queen
Dumb
Egocentric
Embarrassing
Empty-Headed Rhetorician
Empty Inside
Engaged in a Selfish Struggle for Money and Dominance (thanks to David Brooks)
Erratic
Ethically Challenged
Fact Challenged
Fact Mangler
Fear-Mongerer
Flim Flam Man
Flippant
Foolish
Frightening
Full of Himself
Graceless Toad
Grandstander
Greed Obsessed
Grotesque
Habitual Liar
Ham-Handed
Haughty
Hostile
Hubris
Ignorant
Immature
Impetuous
Impostor
Improvisational
Imprudent
Impulsive
Inarticulate
Incompetent
Incredibly Arrogant
Incredibly Flawed
Indefensible
Inept
Infantile
Insecure
Insensitive
Insincere
Insufferable
Insulting
Intemperate
Intrinsically Weird
Irascible
Irritating Beyond Measure
Isolationist
Jaringly Inappropriate as President
Lacking Elementary Prudence
Lacking Self-Discipline
Learning Disabled
Looming Disaster
Loose Cannon
Loose Lips
Low-Rent Huckster
Manipulative
Marginally Literate
Mean-Spirited
Mercurial
Mindlessly Impulsive
Miserly
Misogynist
Morally Indefensible
Mostly a Disaster (thanks to the Huffington Post)
Narcissistic to the Core
Nasty
Nationalist
Nauseating
Needy
Non-Credible
Norm Violator
Not Believable/Credible by any Yardstick
Nouveau Riche Social Climber
Obnoxious
Obstructionist
Obviously a Lunatic (thanks to Carla Bruni)
Offensive
Ostentatious
Outrageous
Overbearing
Overconfident
Overpowering Sense of Moral Superiority
Overwhelmingly Self-Confident
Paranoid
Persecution Complex
Petty
Petulant
Phony
Profoundly Inexperienced
Profoundly Stupid (thanks to Leonard Pitts Jr.)
Polarizing
Political Parasite (thanks to John Weaver)
Pompous Blowhard
Populist
Pretentious
Pushy
Rank Political Amateur
Rash
Reckless
Repugnant
Repulsive
Rude
Ruthless Exploiter
Scary
Schemer
Scrofulous (figuratively)
Self-Absorbed
Self-Centered
Self-Destructive
Self-Inflicted Wounder
Self-Obsessed
Self-Pitying
Self-Promoting
Self-Serving
Semi-Illiterate
Sexual Predator
Shady
Shallow
Shameful
Shameless
Show Boater Nonpareil
Shows a Lack of Remorse
Shortsighted
Sleazy
Slime Ball
Smug
Snowflake-in-Chief
Sociopath
Spin-meister
Spoiled Overgrown Baby
Spoilsport
Spotlight Hog
Strident
Superficial
Thin-skinned
Tiny, Tiny, Tiny Little Man (thanks to J.K. Rowling)
Toweringly Dishonest Megalomaniac (thanks to Greg Sargent)
Two-Faced
Unable to Apologize for Missteps
Unconscionable Liar
Underhanded
Undisciplined
Unethical
Unfaithful Husband
Unfiltered
Unfathomably Strange (thanks to Jonah Goldberg)
Unfit
Unfocused
Uninspiring
Unpalatable
Unpredictable
Unpredictable Reactionary
Unprepared
Unprincipled
Unqualified
Unreliable Narrator (thanks to NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben)
Unsavory
Unscrupulous
Unstable
Unstructured
Untrustworthy
Unusually Bad Liar (thanks to Rod Dreher)
Unvirtuous
Vain
Vainglorious
Vapid
Venal
Verbally Incontinent (thanks to Michelle Goldberg)
Very Clever Idiot (tip of the hat to Naomi Klein)
Vicious Competer for Advantage (thanks to David Brooks)
Vile
Vindictive
Volatile
Voter Fraud Fabulist
Vulgarian
Weak-Minded
Whiner
Whirling Dervish Spewing Confusion and Misinformation
Without Integrity
Witless
World Class Narcissist