| 16,415 |
| 6. | | Advocated waterboarding as punishment even if it doesn’t help gain information, because “they deserve it anyway”
Authoritarianism Cruelty Violence War |
| 16,151 |
| 7. | | Said women should be punished for having abortions See video
Misogyny |
| 16,134 |
| 8. | | Urged supporters to beat up protesters at his rallies See video
Authoritarianism Violence |
| 15,143 |
| 9. | | Made fun of a reporter’s physical disability See video
Cruelty |
| 15,077 |
| 10. | | Promised to deport U.S. citizens whose parents immigrated illegally, in violation of the 14th Amendment
Authoritarianism Immigration |
| 14,052 |
| 11. | | Advocated shutting down mosques See video
Authoritarianism Muslims Religion |
| 13,927 |
| 12. | | Called for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Note from Josh Voorhees
Authoritarianism Immigration Muslims
|
| 13,755 |
| 13. | | Described global warming as a hoax perpetrated by “the Chinese” for competitive reasons
Conspiracy theories Ignorance |
| 13,015 |
| 14. | | Responded to the murder of 49 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub with “Appreciate the congrats for being right on Islamic terrorism” Note from Gabriel Roth
Cruelty Narcissism |
| 11,702 |
| 15. | | Suggested the U.S. should reduce its debts by partially defaulting on them
Policy |
| 11,524 |
| 16. | | Fraternizes with avowed white supremacists on Twitter
Racism |
| 11,441 |
| 17. | | Called Mexican immigrants rapists Note from Ben Mathis-Lilley
Conspiracy theories Racism |
| 11,349 |
| 18. | | Endorsed torture See video
Authoritarianism Violence |
| 10,911 |
| 19. | | Refuses to sell any of his more than 500 businesses if he’s elected, potentially creating unprecedented conflicts of interest
Corruption Narcissism |
| 10,838 |
| 20. | | Disparaged Sen. John McCain's military service because he was captured by the North Vietnamese See video
War |
| 10,802 |
| 21. | | Refused to release his tax returns during the campaign
Business |
| 10,070 |
| 22. | | Defended FDR’s internment of Japanese Americans See more
Racism War |
| 10,048 |
| 23. | | Retweeted bogus crime statistics that wildly inflated the rate at which blacks kill whites
Lies Policy Racism |
| 9,836 |
| 24. | | Suggested that supporters who attacked a homeless Hispanic man were “very passionate” and “love their country” See more
Authoritarianism Racism Violence |
| 9,658 |
| 25. | | Blamed sexual assault in the military on “put[ting] men and women together”
Misogyny War |
| 9,461 |
| 9,005 |
| 27. | | Claimed he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the 9/11 attacks See video
Lies Muslims |
| 8,981 |
| 28. | | Referred to Tiananmen Square demonstrations as a riot and said the Chinese government’s response “shows you the power of strength”
Authoritarianism |
| 8,923 |
| 29. | | Doesn’t know how many articles are in the Constitution
Ignorance |
| 8,795 |
| 30. | | Called an attorney who requested a break to pump breast milk “disgusting” Note from Jessica Winter
Misogyny |
| 8,716 |
| 31. | | Doesn’t pay his bills
Business Corruption Lies |
| 8,674 |
| 32. | | Praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un See video
Authoritarianism |
| 8,478 |
| 33. | | Proposed to change libel laws to make it easier to sue media organizations
Free speech |
| 8,474 |
| 34. | | Barred reporters from campaign events for unfavorable coverage Note from Seth Stevenson
Free speech |
| 8,367 |
| 35. | | Described Fox debate moderator Megyn Kelly as having “blood coming out of her wherever” See video
Misogyny |
| 8,293 |
| 36. | | Said, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose voters” See video
Cruelty Narcissism Violence |
| 8,140 |
| 37. | | Questioned President Obama’s American citizenship, bringing the “birther” campaign into the mainstream Note from Isaac Chotiner
Conspiracy theories Lies Racism |
| 8,086 |
| 38. | | Named and threatened former students who criticized Trump University
Authoritarianism Corruption |
| 7,754 |
| 39. | | Bragged about the size of his penis during a primary debate Note from Rachael Larimore
Crudeness Lies |
| 7,587 |
| 40. | | Didn’t immediately disavow an endorsement from KKK leader David Duke
Racism |
| 7,547 |
| 41. | | Claimed he’s donated $1 million to veterans’ groups, although none received any money until reporters began investigating
Corruption Lies |
| 7,515 |
| 42. | | Didn’t know the meaning of the term “Brexit” less than a month before the U.K. referendum on leaving the EU
Ignorance |
| 7,247 |
| 43. | | Called Elizabeth Warren “the Indian” and “Pocahontas” See video
Racism |
| 7,099 |
| 44. | | Posted a link to Facebook promoting the conspiracy theory that the Obama administration actively supported al-Qaida in Iraq
Lies |
| 7,004 |
| 45. | | Founded Trump University, which a salesman called “a fraudulent scheme [that] preyed upon the elderly and uneducated”
Corruption |
| 6,974 |
| 46. | | Said, “It doesn’t really matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass”
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 6,780 |
| 47. | | Advocated plundering oil from Iraq, Libya, and other oil-rich countries invaded by the U.S., in violation of the Geneva Conventions
Corruption War |
| 6,705 |
| 48. | | Refused to take care of his children, saying that husbands who change diapers are “acting like the wife”
Cruelty Misogyny |
| 6,587 |
| 49. | | Named himself as his primary consultant on foreign policy See more
Ignorance Narcissism War |
| 6,549 |
| 50. | | Refused to rule out using nuclear weapons against ISIS
War |
| 6,379 |
| 51. | | Claimed he’s donated $102 million to charity, although journalists have been unable to find evidence of any substantial donations Note from Ben Mathis-Lilley
Corruption Lies |
| 6,281 |
| 52. | | Said of Carly Fiorina, “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?”
Misogyny |
| 6,081 |
| 53. | | Approvingly repeated a tall tale about a U.S. commander ordering thexecution of Muslim insurgents with bullets dipped in pig’s blood
Cruelty Muslims War |
| 5,893 |
| 54. | | Refused to condemn anti-Semitic attacks on journalists
Racism Religion |
| 5,844 |
| 55. | | Paid campaign money to family members and his own businesses
Corruption Narcissism |
| 5,817 |
| 56. | | Advocated withholding free public education from insufficiently studious kids
Cruelty Policy |
| 5,679 |
| 57. | | Told a female contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, “That must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees”
Misogyny |
| 5,655 |
| 58. | | Suggested that he might refuse to serve as president if elected See more
Narcissism |
| 5,594 |
| 59. | | Speculated about his 1-year-old daughter’s future breasts Note from Christina Cauterucci
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 5,575 |
| 60. | | Said, “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her” See video
Misogyny |
| 5,569 |
| 61. | | Hired a suspicious number of advisers who have done work on behalf of Vladimir Putin
Authoritarianism |
| 5,483 |
| 62. | | Proposed to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants
Immigration Policy |
| 5,478 |
| 63. | | Has repeatedly done business with figures linked to organized crime
Corruption Violence |
| 5,449 |
| 64. | | Claimed that American Muslims knew about the Orlando nightclub shooter and San Bernardino terrorists before the attacks See more
Conspiracy theories Muslims |
| 5,355 |
| 65. | | Didn't understand the phrase “nuclear triad” during a primary debate Note from Jim Newell
Ignorance War |
| 5,355 |
| 66. | | Pointed out a black supporter and said, “Oh, look at my African American over here” See video
Racism |
| 5,308 |
| 67. | | Kept a collection of Adolf Hitler’s collected speeches in a cabinet by his bed
Authoritarianism Racism |
| 5,281 |
| 68. | | Said that “maybe” his employees should feel they have to return quickly from maternity leave or risk being replaced See more
Misogyny |
| 5,141 |
| 69. | | Suggested the U.S. won’t come to NATO allies’ military aid
Policy War |
| 5,125 |
| 70. | | Proposed to compel Mexico to pay for a border wall
Immigration Policy |
| 5,117 |
| 71. | | Praised Saddam Hussein for being good at killing terrorists Authoritarianism Violence |
| 5,039 |
| 72. | | Called for the death penalty for the Central Park Five, five teenagers later exonerated of rape and assault
Racism Violence |
| 4,975 |
| 73. | | Threatened Amazon as payback for negative coverage in the Washington Post See more
Authoritarianism |
| 4,918 |
| 74. | | Praised the U.K.’s vote to leave the EU because a falling pound would be good for his Scottish golf course
Corruption Cruelty |
| 4,870 |
| 75. | | Suggested that Sen. Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy See video
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 4,859 |
| 76. | | Tweeted an image that originated on a white-supremacist account containing a star of David over a background of money Note from Ben Mathis-Lilley
Racism |
| 4,843 |
| 77. | | Read out Sen. Lindsey Graham’s personal phone number in a campaign speech See video
Cruelty |
| 4,816 |
| 78. | | Quoted in a 1991 book as telling a colleague that “laziness is a trait in blacks”
Racism |
| 4,790 |
| 79. | | Subjected his then-wife Ivana to what she described in a deposition as rape, although she later said she didn’t mean the word literally
Misogyny Violence |
| 4,687 |
| 80. | | Said that the U.S. military should withdraw from Japan and South Korea and allow those countries to defend themselves with nuclear weapons
War |
| 4,607 |
| 81. | | Called for the construction of a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent immigration See video
Immigration |
| 4,585 |
| 82. | | Has been a plaintiff in at least 1,900 lawsuits and a defendant in 1,450 more
Business Corruption |
| 4,561 |
| 83. | | Tweeted: “Our great African American President hasn’t exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!”
Racism |
| 4,557 |
| 84. | | Believes the world would be “100 percent” better if Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi were still in power
Authoritarianism |
| 4,500 |
| 85. | | Suggested that Bill and Hillary Clinton conspired to murder aide Vince Foster
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 4,480 |
| 86. | | Reportedly asked national security advisers why the U.S. can’t use nuclear weapons
War |
| 4,473 |
| 87. | | Directed a female employee not to take lunch orders when visitors came to Trump Tower because he found her insufficiently attractive
Misogyny |
| 4,434 |
| 88. | | Publicly shamed a Miss Universe winner for gaining weight Note from Jessica Winter
Misogyny |
| 4,407 |
| 89. | | Repeatedly called a deaf actress “retarded” and sexually harassed her on the set of The Apprentice
Misogyny |
| 4,396 |
| 90. | | Told his security team to confiscate protesters’ coats and “throw them out into the cold” See video
Cruelty Free speech |
| 4,372 |
| 91. | | Repeatedly claimed, falsely, to have opposed the Iraq war Note from Jim Newell
Lies War |
| 4,298 |
| 92. | | Compared his “sacrifices” as a businessman with those of parents whose son was killed in war See video
Cruelty Muslims Narcissism War |
| 4,259 |
| 93. | | Sold Trump University and Trump Institute courses that relied on plagiarized materials
Business Lies |
| 4,255 |
| 94. | | Included the head of the white nationalist American Freedom Party on a list of California delegates
Racism |
| 4,227 |
| 95. | | Earned millions from failing casinos by shifting the debt burden to investors
Business Corruption |
| 4,181 |
| 96. | | Filed for corporate bankruptcy four times
Business |
| 4,120 |
| 97. | | Claimed there’s “no real assimilation” of “second- and third-generation” families from the Middle East
Lies Muslims |
| 4,084 |
| 98. | | Tried to set up an investment partnership with Muammar Qaddafi
Authoritarianism Business Corruption |
| 4,064 |
| 99. | | Argued that the massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub could have been prevented if patrons had been armed See more
Policy Violence |
| 3,960 |
| 100. | | Claimed, falsely, that President Obama “issued a statement for Kwanzaa but failed to issue one for Christmas”
Lies Racism |
| 3,958 |
| 101. | | Has insulted 239 candidates, journalists, organizations, countries,politicians, and celebrities on Twitter
Crudeness Cruelty |
| 3,917 |
| 102. | | Wished for a housing-market crash
Corruption Cruelty |
| 3,888 |
| 103. | | Took out advertisements alleging that the “Mohawk Indian record of criminal activity is well documented” to fight competition for his casino business
Corruption Racism |
| 3,865 |
| 104. | | Used contributions to the Trump Foundation to buy a helmet and jersey signed by Tim Tebow for $12,000 at a charity auction
Corruption Narcissism |
| 3,848 |
| 105. | | Said, “Refugees are trying to take over our children” by telling them “how wonderful Islam is”
Immigration Muslims |
| 3,819 |
| 106. | | Called Rosie O’Donnell a “big, fat pig” See more
Misogyny |
| 3,808 |
| 107. | | Greeted a Miss Universe contestant with a kiss on the lips, which she called “gross” and “inappropriate”
Misogyny |
| 3,799 |
| 108. | | Said that Black Lives Matter activists are “looking for trouble”
Racism |
| 3,792 |
| 109. | | Called the decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill “pure political correctness”
Racism |
| 3,788 |
| 110. | | Proposed to abolish gun-free zones
Policy Violence |
| 3,734 |
| 111. | | Proposed a 35 percent tax on Mexican-made cars and trucks, in violation of NAFTA
Policy |
| 3,732 |
| 112. | | Defended then–campaign manager Corey Lewandowski after he physically grabbed a female reporter See video
Misogyny Violence |
| 3,644 |
| 113. | | Falsely claimed there have been calls for a moment of silence for Dallas shooter Micah Johnson
Lies Racism Violence |
| 3,599 |
| 114. | | Falsely claimed that Ferguson, Missouri, and Oakland, California, were “among the most dangerous [places] in the world”
Lies Racism |
| 3,591 |
| 115. | | Told two 14-year-old girls, “Wow! Just think—in a couple of years, I'll be dating you.”
Misogyny |
| 3,566 |
| 116. | | Claimed that “the birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008”
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 3,555 |
| 117. | | Pre-emptively questioned the legitimacy of the election See viConspiracy theories |
| 3,543 |
| 118. | | Proposed to have China assassinate Kim Jong-un
Authoritarianism |
| 3,507 |
| 119. | | Attempted to court Jewish voters with anti-Semitic stereotypes about money, influence, and dealmaking
Racism |
| 3,472 |
| 120. | | Threatened to “spill the beans” about an unspecified scandal concerning Ted Cruz’s wife, Heidi
Lies Misogyny |
| 3,464 |
| 121. | | Said that Hillary Clinton “got schlonged” by Obama in 2008 See video
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 3,447 |
| 122. | | Tweeted “The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!”
Racism |
| 3,440 |
| 123. | | Attempted to seize and bulldoze the home of an Atlantic City, New Jersey, widow under eminent domain
Corruption Cruelty |
| 3,439 |
| 124. | | Claimed a federal spending bill “funds ISIS”
Lies War |
| 3,428 |
| 125. | | Called Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine “so smart”
Authoritarianism |
| 3,384 |
| 126. | | Pretended to be his own publicist
Lies |
| 3,373 |
| 127. | | Proposed to appoint himself U.S. trade representative
Narcissism |
| 3,348 |
| 128. | | Accused Hillary Clinton of “playing the woman card” See video
Misogyny |
| 3,331 |
| 129. | | Believes that he would “get along very well” with Vladimir Putin See video
Authoritarianism |
| 3,309 |
| 130. | | Suggested a reporter who accused him of sexual assault wasn't attractive enough to assault
Misogyny |
| 3,254 |
| 131. | | According to Chris Christie, he would seek to purge Obama-era civil service hires
Corruption Policy |
| 3,248 |
| 132. | | Said, “If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS … the pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president” See more
Religion War |
| 3,245 |
| 133. | | Included two anti-Sharia cranks on a list of five foreign-policy advisers
Conspiracy theories Muslims Policy Religion |
| 3,233 |
| 134. | | Praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, telling him, “I will not let you down”
Conspiracy theories Policy |
| 3,230 |
| 135. | | Repeated a supporter who called Ted Cruz a ***** See video
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 3,215 |
| 136. | | Said, “I think Islam hates us” See video
Muslims Religion |
| 3,208 |
| 137. | | Said he “can relate” to victims of racism because “even against me the system is rigged.” See video
Ignorance |
| 3,169 |
| 138. | | Tried to entice Ohio Gov. John Kasich to be his vice presidential candidate by saying he’d let him control domestic and foreign policy
Policy |
| 3,151 |
| 139. | | Suggested that Gold Star mother and Muslim Ghazala Khan remained silent because she “wasn’t allowed to have anything to say” See video
Cruelty Muslims Narcissism War |
| 3,143 |
| 140. | | Said he doesn’t “have the time” to read books
Ignorance |
| 3,130 |
| 141. | | Joked about Second Amendment advocates shooting his opponent or her judicial appointees See video
Violence |
| 3,121 |
| 142. | | Kept journalists in restrictive “press pens” on the campaign trail
Authoritarianism Free speech |
| 3,093 |
| 143. | | Referred to 9/11 as 7-Eleven See video
Ignorance |
| 3,066 |
| 144. | | Proposed to charge American allies for military defense
War |
| 3,062 |
| 145. | | Said Mitt Romney would have “dropped to his knees” for an endorsement See video
Crudeness |
| 3,009 |
| 146. | | Proposed a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports
Policy |
| 2,969 |
| 147. | | Likened the killing of a 21-year-old woman by a drunk-driving undocumented immigrant to ritualistic child sacrifice
Immigration |
| 2,807 |
| 148. | | Praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s brutal response to an attempted coup, giving “great credit to him for turning it around”
Authoritarianism |
| 2,803 |
| 149. | | Claimed he saw nonexistent footage of money airlifted from the U.S. to Iran See video
Lies |
| 2,752 |
| 150. | | Falsely claimed he “100 percent” owns “the largest winery on the East Coast”
Lies |
| 2,749 |
| 151. | | Said Khizr Khan “has no right to claim I have never read the Constitution” See video
Ignorance |
| 2,657 |
| 152. | | Employed a butler who said President Obama should be “hung for treason” See more
Conspiracy theories Racism Violence |
| 2,648 |
| 153. | | Picked convention speakers who called for his general-election opponent to be imprisoned
Cruelty |
| 2,637 |
| 154. | | Called sexual harassment allegations against Roger Ailes “totally unfounded”
Misogyny |
| 2,630 |
| 155. | | Claimed that the U.S. is being “ripped off” by its fellow members of NATO Note from Ian Prasad Philbrick
Policy War |
| 2,627 |
| 156. | | Questioned Hillary Clinton’s religion See more
Lies Religion |
| 2,615 |
| 157. | | Said women who are sexually harassed at work should “find another career”
Ignorance Misogyny |
| 2,568 |
| 158. | | Launched at least 15 business ventures that went on to fail
Business |
| 2,525 |
| 159. | | Called Obama and Clinton the founders of ISIS See video
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 2,496 |
| 160. | | Posted a tweet urging voters to “check out [a critic's] sex tape,” then denied it during a debate
Lies |
| 2,486 |
| 161. | | Said Gold Star father Khizr Khan attacked him for being tough on terrorism
Immigration Muslims Racism |
| 2,482 |
| 162. | | Falsely accused Clinton of rigging the general election debate schedule
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 2,392 |
| 163. | | Falsely claimed his opponent was “seen laughing on two occasions” at a 12-year-old rape victim
Lies |
| 2,363 |
| 164. | | Praised an adviser who called for Clinton to be executed See video
Violence |
| 2,326 |
| 165. | | His wife, Melania, plagiarized her convention speech from Michelle Obama, then campaign operatives lied about it See video
Lies |
| 2,311 |
| 166. | | Appeared not to know about Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea
Ignorance |
| 2,194 |
| 167. | | Questioned Ben Carson’s Seventh-day Adventism See video
Religion |
| 2,181 |
| 168. | | Falsely claimed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency endorsed him
Lies |
| 2,153 |
| 169. | | Characterized the theme of his administration as “America First”
Authoritarianism Racism War |
| 2,133 |
| 170. | | Sued a former campaign aide for $10 million for breaching a confidentiality agreement
Free speech |
| 2,129 |
| 171. | | Falsely claimed the U.S. economy is experiencing its slowest growth since 1929
Lies |
| 2,053 |
| 172. | | Questioned Ted Cruz’s evangelical faith See video
Religion |
| 2,027 |
| 173. | | Proposed to deport his opponent, an American citizen
Authoritarianism Immigration |
| 2,015 |
| 174. | | Entrusted his health to a doctor who described his test results as “astonishingly excellent”
Narcissism |
| 1,975 |
| 175. | | Falsely claimed he won “every poll” after the second presidential debate
Lies |
| 1,922 |
| 176. | | Asked advisers if he could get out of picking Mike Pence as his vice presidential candidate after he’d offered Pence the job
Lies |
| 1,901 |
| 177. | | Proposed to try U.S. citizens in Guantanamo Bay military tribunals
Authoritarianism War |
| 1,855 |
| 178. | | Urged supporters to patrol polling places to combat “election fraud” See video
Authoritarianism Conspiracy theories |
| 1,829 |
| 179. | | Hired the editor of white-nationalist website Breitbartas his campaign chief
Racism |
| 1,756 |
| 180. | | Falsely claimed the Iran nuclear deal made Iran rich
Lies |
| 1,741 |
| 181. | | Said he’s “starting to agree” that his opponent should be imprisoned See video
Conspiracy theories |
| 1,692 |
| 182. | | Falsely claimed Bill Clinton “had to pay an $850,000 fine” to Paula Jones after she accused him of sexual assault
Lies |
| 1,637 |
| 183. | | Called on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails
Authoritarianism Corruption War |
| 1,623 |
| 184. | | Responded to a murder with: “Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”
Racism |
| 1,604 |
| 185. | | Doesn’t allow contributors to cancel recurring donations on his website
Corruption |
| 1,576 |
| 186. | | Ejected a baby from a rally See video
Cruelty |
| 1,489 |
| 187. | | Told black voters, “You’re living in poverty; your schools are no good; you have no jobs” See video
Racism |
| 1,420 |
| 188. | | Falsely claimed San Bernardino neighbors saw “bombs all over the floor” but failed to act due to political correctness
Lies Muslims |
| 1,369 |
| 189. | | Falsely claimed Chicago police brass told him crime could be ended if they were allowed to be “much tougher”
Authoritarianism Lies |
| 1,322 |
| 190. | | Boasted of “employee childcare programs” that are really for hotel guests
Ignorance Lies |
| 1,311 |
| 191. | | Ran a modeling agency that hired models working illegally in the U.S.
Business Immigration |
| 1,308 |
| 192. | | Said he wanted to hit Democratic National Convention speakers who criticized him See video
Violence |
| 1,214 |
| 193. | | Threatened to pull the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization See video
Policy |
| 1,147 |
| 194. | | Would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting sanctions on Russia
Authoritarianism Policy |
| 1,147 |
| 195. | | Falsely claimed his opponent wants to admit 620,000 Syrian refugees
Immigration Lies |
| 1,116 |
| 196. | | Named the person who made up “death panels” to his economic team
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 1,106 |
| 197. | | Falsely claimed his opponent’s plan would provide Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants
Immigration Lies |
| 1,036 |
| 198. | | Screwed over the USA Freedom Kids, a group of preteen girls who performed at Trump events
Lies |
| 935 |
| 199. | | Employed campaign operatives who scrubbed language supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression from the GOP platform
Authoritarianism Policy |
| 868 |
| 200. | | Called his opponent “unhinged” and “unbalanced”
Lies Misogyny |
| 782 |
| 201. | | Said, “When you’re a star, [women] let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab them by the *****.”
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 763 |
| 202. | | Threatened to fund a super PAC campaign against his defeated GOP primary rivals if they run again See video
Corruption |
| 737 |
| 203. | | Hired a former Christie staffer implicated in the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal
Corruption |
| 728 |
| 204. | | Confused Clinton’s running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, with Tom Kean, Republican governor of New Jersey in the 1980s
Ignorance |
| 705 |
| 205. | | Repeatedly sexually assaulted women
Misogyny |
| 658 |
| 206. | | Said veterans who suffer from PTSD aren’t “strong” and “can’t handle it”
Cruelty |
| 652 |
| 207. | | Said not paying income taxes "makes me smart" See video
Business Corruption |
| 643 |
| 208. | | Referred to a Hispanic Miss Universe as "Miss Housekeeping" and "Miss Piggy" See video
Cruelty Misogyny Racism |
| 604 |
| 209. | | Promised to jail his opponent if elected
Authoritarianism |
| 590 |
| 210. | | Repeatedly walked in on pageant contestants, including teenagers, while they were changing
Cruelty Misogyny |
| 570 |
| 211. | | Continuted to insist the Central Park Five are guilty of murder, despite DNA evidence exonerating them
Lies Racism |
| 552 |
| 212. | | Said "we’re going to have to see" about whether he would accept a victory for his opponent as legitimate
Authoritarianism Conspiracy theories |
| 547 |
| 213. | | Said of a 10-year-old girl, “I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?”
Crudeness Misogyny |
| 542 |
| 214. | | Accepted $150,000 in 9/11 recovery funds to “repair” a building that wasn’t damaged in the attacks
Corruption Lies |
| 524 |
| 215. | | Called poor people “morons”
Cruelty |
| 520 |
| 216. | | Spent $258,000 from his charitable foundation to settle lawsuits related to his businesses
Business Corruption |
| 502 |
| 217. | | Spent $20,000 in contributions to the Trump Foundation on a 6-foot-tall painting of himself
Business Narcissism |
| 497 |
| 218. | | Mocked his opponent stumbling leaving a 9/11 memorial event after she was diagnosed with pneumonia See video
Cruelty |
| 491 |
| 480 |
| 478 |
| 454 |
| 438 |
| 419 |
| 224. | | Claimed nearly $1 billion in business losses in a single year
Business |
| 413 |
| 225. | | Took credit for giving away other people’s money
Business Lies |
| 412 |
| 226. | | Suggested his opponent cheated on her husband
Crudeness Lies |
| 409 |
| 227. | | Repeatedly cited false unemployment statistics
Lies |
| 409 |
| 228. | | Claimed the Commission on Presidential Debates “rigged” the debates
Conspiracy theories Lies |
| 407 |
| 229. | | Claimed he “lost hundreds of friends” on 9/11
Lies |
| 407 |
| 376 |