Trumpster diving

Definitions

The act of scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a candidate.

US, dated, humorous, informal, uncountable

Examples

“So, sit⟳ back, grill a Trump Steak, pour⟳ a tall glass of Trump Vodka, and go “Trumpster diving” for some billiondollar stanzas, straight from the Bard of the Deal⟳. As the Poet himself might say⟳, this stuff is like⟳ very, very, very good.”

“He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock⟳ heads and make⟳ things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important political and social earthquake since World War II. The conservative movement's leadership isn't up to the challenge⟳, and a good number⟳ of voters are willing to gamble on Trump's bluster. Bad bet⟳. Our nation's solidarity is being tested. It will only make⟳ things worse if we go Trumpster diving.”

“Reno humorously cautions against going “Trumpster diving” for our next president (p. 38). Donald Trump was reviled for his vulgarity and boastfulness.”

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