President Bidenā€™s reelection campaign has dubbed former President Trump ā€œBroke Don,ā€ taking a strategy out of Trumpā€™s playbook that his political rivals know all too well.

Trump has used nicknames ā€” from ā€œLittle Marcoā€ to ā€œCrooked Hillaryā€ to ā€œLyinā€™ Tedā€ ā€” to put down a variety of opponents. For much of 2020, Bidenā€™s moniker, courtesy of Trump, was ā€œSleepy Joe.ā€

Now, the Biden team is seeking to turn the tables in attempting to make one stick to Trump while it worked this week to highlight the former presidentā€™s lagging fundraising numbers in the 2024 race.

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    4 months ago

    Ugh. If youā€™re going to go low, workshop the name-calling. Go with alliteration or rhyming. And nothing too fancy, like Destitute Don.

    At least make it flow a bit, like Broke Donny.

    Or go sing-songy, like: Donny Chapter 11, Don-o Busto, or Donny The Cheat.

    But if you really want to get under his skin, you canā€™t go wrong with: Dirt-Poor Donny.

    Repeat 1000 times.

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      You canā€™t use big words here. The right that are smart enough to know the word destitute, know why theyā€™re voting republican. Broke Donny would be my choice though. I already call him Donny or orange Jesus, to aggravate my parents when they start to talk about all the good heā€™s doing now. Itā€™s Easter Sunday next week, I look forward to testing each variation.

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      Donny Broke - A donnybrook comes from Irish meaning a public quarrel or dispute.