WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump used a social media post to poke fun at Democrats, asking followers which of two nicknames they preferred for members of the opposing party.
He asked supporters to weigh in on whether “Dumocrat” or “Dumbocrat” was the better term, offering a tongue-in-cheek analysis of the spelling and branding advantages of each.
“In one case, you simply exchange the ‘e’ for ‘u,’ so simple and precise (Many people don’t know, or assume, that DUMB ends in ‘b’),” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”In the other case, you spell out DUMB, but it seems to lose some of the identity to Democrats when done this way,” he added. “Which is better?
The post included an informal poll, with Trump urging the public to vote for the term like like best.
Trump has long used nicknames to criticize political opponents, a style that has become a hallmark of his public persona and political messaging.
In a separate poll, Trump again floated the idea of renaming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, to “NICE,” saying the change would better reflect the agency’s work and frustrate critics in the media.
“ICE has been abused by the Fake News Media at levels never seen before,” Trump wrote.”They are Great Patriots who work hard, and do a fantastic job in a very hostile environment. Much of this hostility is caused by the Dumocrats and the Fake News,” he added.
He went on to say that the change would “totally discombobulate Crooked, Dishonest, and Unpatriotic Reporters and Journalists.”
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“For them to say, ‘We went to a NICE Facility today,’ as opposed to ‘ICE’ or, ‘NICE Agents have deported a Violent Drug Dealer,’ they won’t be able to handle it, they will go totally crazy!” Trump wrote. “All it means is adding an ‘N’ (‘National) to ‘ICE’ (‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement”) — A much more prestigious name. Everyone loves it, but I have been told by the legendary Tom Homan that the Agents do not love it as much as the other population. Who thinks that we should add an ‘N’ to change the name of ‘ICE’ to ‘NICE?'”
