On Sunday, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi unveiled her new nickname for President Donald Trump, The Hill reported. Pelosi explained that the\u2026<\/b>
\nOn Sunday, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi unveiled her new nickname for President Donald Trump, The Hill reported.
Pelosi explained that the new nickname is a reference to Trump\u2019s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
\u201cHe has made matters worse from the start \u2014 delay, denial, it\u2019s a hoax, it\u2019ll go away magically, it\u2019s a miracle, and all the rest \u2014 and we\u2019re in this situation.\u201d
Trump has long claimed that the novel virus will simply disappear on its own. Most recently, during an interview with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, the commander-in-chief repeated his prediction, arguing that he will be proven right \u201ceventually\u201d
During the interview, Trump appeared to downplay the coronavirus crisis, suggesting that the situation in the United States seems worse than elsewhere in the world because of widespread testing.
Trump also dismissed news stories about the overall death toll from COVID-19, insisted that schools need to reopen and repeatedly blamed China for the spread of the virus.
\u201cIt came from China, they should have never let it escape, they should have never let it out,\u201d he told Wallace, disputing the anchor\u2019s assertions that the U. S. is not dealing with the pandemic as good as countries in the European Union.
As New York Magazine reported, Trump has long used nicknames to attack and denigrate his political opponents. During the 2016 presidential election, he used nicknames to slam both Republicans and Democrats.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was nicknamed \u201cLow-Energy Jeb,\u201d while Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was called \u201cLyin\u2019 Ted.\u201d Trump called Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida \u201cLiddle Marco\u201d and referred to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as \u201cCrooked Hillary.\u201d
The president has attacked his general election opponent Joe Biden in a similar way, nicknaming him \u201cSleepy.\u201d Some White House advisers have reportedly urged him to stop using the insult, arguing that it is weak and ineffective.
Pelosi has previously tried to use Trump\u2019s language against him. In a recent interview, she said that the commander-in-chief himself is a \u201choax.\u201d
Trump has frequently used the term to describe media reports and investigations into his conduct.<\/p>\n