Election Day 2016 is the day the Earth stood still. Families cried and friends drank their sorrows away as the GOP celebrated an incredulous victory with Donald Trump becoming the United States’ new president elect.
While No. 45 was known for his outlandish commentary and ability speak (or tweet) before he thinks, his antics only got worse after inauguration day. From his swearing in ceremony to his daily morning rants, the American public has watched in awe as Trump tears this country apart one tweet and insensitive comment at a time. But because there have been so many WTF moments, we’re here to break down his top 25 most appalling moments of 2017.
1. He was elected and sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
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2. He declared no transgender person should be allowed to serve in the military.
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
3. He determined that banning people from specific Muslim countries from entering the U.S. would protect the “great people” of America.
So POTUS has endorsed the views of a vile, hate-filled racist organisation that hates me and people like me. He is wrong and I refuse to let it go and say nothing
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) November 29, 2017
4. Billy Bush confirmed Trump said he likes to grab women by the p—y during a “harmless” locker room convo.
5. He pardoned White supremacists after the nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA, saying there was fault on “both sides.”
Trump: There Is ‘Blame on Both Sides’ for Charlottesville
Donald Trump said there was “blame on both sides” for the violent clashes that erupted in Virginia over the weekend
6. He retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos from a British hate group.
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7. He became the first president not to attend the annual White House Correspondent’s dinner since Ronald Reagan (but the Obamas made sure to show up)!
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8. He engaged in a verbal war with Kim Jong Un, one of the most destructive leaders in the world. Un threatened to launch two nuclear missiles destined for the U.S. just to prove a point.
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9. The world isn’t getting any cleaner, but Trump decided to remove support of climate change research.
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10. He took on the media and determined that anything said against him stemmed from fake news and alternative facts.
We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2017
11. He announced he wanted to build a wall along the Mexican-American border to keep immigrants from enterting the country.
The WALL, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and existing fences and walls, will continue to be built.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017
12. He’s tried to repeal and replace Obamacare by simply changing its name.
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13. He signed orders to advance the Dakota and Keystone Pipelines that were previously rejected by Obama.
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14. He tweeted the word “covfefe” in place of “conference” while addressing the negative attention surrounding the meeting.
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15. We have one thing to say: Russia.
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16. He’s become the government’s private Google server because he tweets out every piece of information he can.
Wow, more than 90{aed8862105c0bf1391b79f1903b0821ad055f9dd6d489570942c2c99ca1c5755} of Fake News Media coverage of me is negative, with numerous forced retractions of untrue stories. Hence my use of Social Media, the only way to get the truth out. Much of Mainstream Meadia has become a joke! @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
17. He slandered – and is still slandering – New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand because she’s a front woman for women’s rights and wishes he would step aside as president in light of his 17 sexual assault allegations. In fact, he implied that she’s a “whore” on Twitter.
18. He remains the executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice.
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19. He attacked ESPN TV host Jemele Hill and and took on ESPN as a whole after Jemele posted a tweet that read, “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.”
With Jemele Hill at the mike, it is no wonder ESPN ratings have “tanked,” in fact, tanked so badly it is the talk of the industry!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2017
20. He called on Congress to help him end DACA, the Obama-era program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
21. He lost multiple members of his administration in one week because they just couldn’t take it anymore – or he flat out fired them.
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22. Jerusalem is a neutral city in Israel because it’s considered holy ground. Trump recently decided to move the U.S. embassy moved to Jerusalem and declared it the new capital.
23. After the White supremacist rally ended in chaos, Donald Trump said he was sad to see our beautiful country be ripped a part because of the removal of confederate statues.
Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. You…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017
24. He took on the NFL and demanded all players stand to respect this nation’s flag. Players are still kneeling and he’s still tweeting.
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25. He and his administration trumped the meaning of democracy when they pushed for the repeal of net neutrality.
