Some people are outraged at the nickname President Trump gave Senator Dick Durbin on Monday.
After Senator Durbin outed Trump to the press for allegedly calling various countries “s**tholes,” Trump claimed Durbin “misrepresented” his words. He also gave him a new moniker.
Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t get made when there is no trust! Durbin blew DACA and is hurting our Military.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2018
And just like after every newly christened Trump nickname, Twitter had to try it on for size. Some of his previous nicknames got rave reviews. Everyone loved “Sneaky Diane,” “Low Energy Jeb,” and “Cryin’ Chuck.”
But people weren’t sure about Dicky Durbin. Had Trump gone too far? Not far enough?
Brian Buetler wasn’t impressed.
It took President Genius four days, and the best he could come up with was “Dicky.” Sad. https://t.co/rKTR8Vs8Q4
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) January 15, 2018
And others soon followed suit.
Trump is the kind of guy who calls Senator Richard Durbin “Dicky” and thinks he won the argument.
I bet he can’t wait for 6th grade to start.
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) January 16, 2018
Trump went with … “Dicky” Durbin? #Sad https://t.co/Bpo5PZ9EWG
— Jamie O’Grady (@JamieOGrady) January 15, 2018
ya, see. Trump added a y to Dick to make the Senator’s name into “Dicky.” It’s a play on words!!!
Pretty remarkable move on Trump’s part to think of that. That’s why he’s the president i suppose. https://t.co/Zh1L9RUedM
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 15, 2018
I’m surprised Donald didnt refer to Durbin as “Liddle Dicky” https://t.co/rcn3UGWGWk
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) January 15, 2018
Dicky Durbin, kind of uninspired https://t.co/4Fu2nPfsUj
— Stefan Becket (@becket) January 15, 2018
Dicky Durbin? Trump’s nicknames are getting more pathetic with each passing day. How about another D alliteration — Dementia Donald.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) January 15, 2018
It’s pretty interesting that all of a sudden, a lot of commentators are coming forward with their boredom about “Dicky Durbin.” They say it’s uninspired and lazy.
But where’s the outrage about this this being mean? Or immature? There isn’t any. Radio silence. Could it be because most people — on both the left and the right — actually enjoy Trump’s nicknames? That we all secretly love to refer to Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man?” That it just feels so gratifying to call Hillary “Crooked Hillary?”
The recent criticism of “Dicky Durbin” has zero to do with it being immature and everything to do with people saying it’s just unimaginative. Trump has been and will always be the King Of Nicknames. They’re the best. Everyone loves them.