Trump Incompetence
435 notable conservatives (and some experts) who have criticized Donald Trump as incompetent, dishonest, extreme, having poor character and unfit to be President of the United States
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J. D. VanceU.S. Vice-President Nominee [R]MAGA Enthusiast
2.2midiot[9] -
Mitch McConnellSenate Minority Leader [R] -
Bill BarrFmr. U.S. Attorney General [R]Close Contact with Trumpverbal skills are limited[27] -
Steven MnuchinFmr. Secretary of the Treasury [R]Lauded by Trump279kidiot[45] -
Robert GatesFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024
stubbornly uninformed about the world and how to lead our country and government[50] -
Rex TillersonFmr. Secretary of State [R]Close Contact with Trump -
Mitt RomneyU.S. Senator [R-UT]Endorsed by Trump
10.1mWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024very, very not smart on foreign policy[60] -
Lindsey GrahamU.S. Senator [R-SC]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2016 -
Jeff FlakeFmr. U.S. Senator [R-AZ]24 Years in GOP657kWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024incoherent[74] -
Bob CorkerFmr. U.S. Senator [R-TN] -
Todd YoungU.S. Senator [R-IN]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024consistently loses[84] -
John McCainFmr. U.S. Senator [R-AZ]Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2016poorly informed[85] -
Reince PriebusFmr. Trump Chief of Staffidiot[86] -
John KellyFmr. Trump Chief of StaffLauded by TrumpLauded by TrumpWill NOT Endorse Trump in 2024idiot[91] -
Mo BrooksFmr. U.S. Representative [R-AL]incompetent[103] -
Chris ShaysFmr. U.S. Representative [R-CT]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
David JollyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-FL]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024idiot[107] -
James WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]delusional[110] -
Joe WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]93% Heritage RatingTea Party EnthusiastWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024f*cking ignoramus[120] -
Charlie DentFmr. U.S. Representative [R-PA]Voted FOR Joe Biden over Trump -
John BoltonFmr. Trump Senior Advisor [R]Will NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024Close & Frequent Contact with Trump fundamentally ignorant[132]saw conspiracies behind rocks[128]doesn't have enough of a brain to form articulated foreign policy views[131]remained stunningly uninformed on how to run the White House, let alone the huge federal government[128]didn't fundamentally understand much of anything about international affairs[134] -
H. R. McMasterFmr. National Security Advisor -
Gary CohnFmr. Trump Senior Advisor [R]Close & Frequent Contact with Trump -
Omarosa ManigaultFmr. Trump AssistantWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024spoke gibberish[162] -
Nikki HaleyFmr. U.S. Ambassador [R] -
Tucker CarlsonFmr. Fox News HostLauded by Trump
22.2mDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2020 -
Ana NavarroThe View Co-Host44 Years in GOP2.8mWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024says the stupidest things on a daily basis[173] -
Jenna EllisTrump Campaign LawyerMAGA Enthusiast
483kWill NOT Vote for Donald Trump in 2024idiot[176] -
50 GOP Security & Foreign Policy OfficialsSecurity & Foreign Policy Republicans -
Tom NicholsColumnist [R]Will Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024lapses into fantasies and gibberish[186] -
Richard V SpencerFmr. Navy Secretaryhas very little understanding of how the military is governed[195] -
Steve SchmidtFmr. John McCain Campaign ManagerVoted FOR Joe Biden over Trump -
Erick EricksonRadio HostDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2016idiot[202] -
Joe ScarboroughMorning Joe Co-Host23 Years in GOP Office (1994-2017)Did NOT Vote for Trump in 2016lost and confused[204] -
Nicolle WallaceBush II Communications Directorsounds like such a bleepin' idiot[205] -
Ron FilipkowskiPunditWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024moron[206] -
John HytenFmr. Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staffidiot[208] -
Anthony ScaramucciFmr. Trump Communications DirectorWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024 -
Michael CohenFmr. Personal Attorney for TrumpClose Contact with Trump -
George ConwayConservative LawyerVoted FOR Joe Biden over Trump -
131 GOP Security OfficialsNational Security Republicansimperiled America’s security[238] -
Rupert MurdochFmr. Fox News CEOf*cking idiot[240] -
Ann CoulterPunditDid NOT Vote for Trump in 2020 -
Tom BarrackTrump Campaign Donorstupid[247] -
Steve WynnFmr. Wynn Resorts CEOincompetent[248] -
Steve BannonFmr. Trump Chief Strategistlike an 11-year-old child[250] -
Andrew BacevichAuthorclownishly incompetent and willfully ignorant buffoon[251]
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Ramin SetoodehCo-Editor-in-Chief of Variety MagazineConducted Multiple Book Interviews With Trump
References
- 1.^ 11/04/17 On the Record Comments: bbc.com
- 2.^ 11/04/17 On the Record Comments: bbc.com
- 3.^ 08/06/23 Video: cbsnews.com
- 4.^ 08/29/16 Audio: x.com
- 5.^ 07/04/16 Article: nytimes.com
- 6.^ 06/22/17 Social Media Post: imgur.com
- 7.^ 04/19/22 Overheard Comments: msnbc.com
- 8.^ 10/23/21 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 9.^ 10/18/16 Video: charlierose.com
- 10.^ 08/04/22 Video: twitter.com
- 11.^ 08/04/22 Video: thehill.com
- 12.^ 11/14/23 Social Media Post: nytimes.com
- 13.^ 06/12/24 Video: foxnews.com
- 14.^ 05/08/24 Video: finance.yahoo.com
- 15.^ 12/13/23 On the Record Comments: Paul Ryan calls Trump a 'populist, authoritarian narcissist'
- 16.^ 04/12/20 Overheard Comments: newyorker.com
- 17.^ 09/13/23 Overheard Comments: Mitch McConnell Told Mitt Romney That Trump Is an 'Idiot:' Book
- 18.^ 02/14/21 Video: GOP's McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack
- 19.^ 09/13/23 Characterization: Mitch McConnell told Mitt Romney that Trump is an 'idiot' who 'doesn't think when he says things:' book
- 20.^ 09/12/24 Article: politico.com
- 21.^ 02/27/22 Article: nytimes.com
- 22.^ 04/17/24 Video: twitter.com
- 23.^ 06/18/23 Video: youtube.com
- 24.^ 08/03/23 Video: cnn.com
- 25.^ 01/07/21 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 26.^ 10/30/23 Video: twitter.com
- 27.^ 10/27/23 On the Record Comments: Bill Barr Mocks Trump's Vocab: 'Verbal Skills Are Limited'
- 28.^ 03/11/16 X Post: x.com
- 29.^ 06/27/23 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 30.^ 05/11/23 Video: politico.com
- 31.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtu.be
- 32.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtube.com
- 33.^ 04/04/24 Video: twitter.com
- 34.^ 12/08/23 On the Record Comments: Republicans Split on Whether Trump Would Be 'Dictator' if Reelected
- 35.^ 04/23/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 36.^ 07/19/23 Overheard Comments: politico.com
- 37.^ 12/03/23 On the Record Comments: Republican Party Replaced by 'Cult' of Donald Trump, Ex-GOP Governor Warns
- 38.^ 08/21/24 On the Record Comments: x.com
- 39.^ 05/07/24 On the Record Comments: ajc.com
- 40.^ 05/07/24 Video: cnn.com
- 41.^ 05/15/24 Video: x.com
- 42.^ 06/03/24 Video: x.com
- 43.^ 08/16/23 Audio: npr.org
- 44.^ 08/28/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 45.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 46.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: nypost.com
- 47.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: msnbc.com
- 48.^ 01/06/24 Video: thehill.com
- 49.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 50.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 51.^ 09/21/23 Overheard Comments: theatlantic.com
- 52.^ 06/03/20 Article: cnn.com
- 53.^ 01/15/21 On the Record Comments: foreignpolicy.com
- 54.^ 12/07/18 Video: washingtonpost.com
- 55.^ 10/11/17 Overheard Comments: slate.com
- 56.^ 02/05/20 Video: time.com
- 57.^ 03/03/16 Video: pbswisconsin.org
- 58.^ 02/28/24 Video: cnn.com
- 59.^ 12/10/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 60.^ 03/03/16 Video: politico.com
- 61.^ 12/12/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 62.^ 03/24/16 Video: politico.com
- 63.^ 03/24/16 Video: Mick Mulvaney once called Trump a ‘terrible human being.’ Others close to the president have said much worse.
- 64.^ 05/03/16 Audio: cnn.com
- 65.^ 05/03/16 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 66.^ 04/12/16 Video: Cruz: "Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence"
- 67.^ 05/03/16 Video: Cruz Calls Trump 'Serial Philanderer' and 'Pathological Liar' in Blistering Attack
- 68.^ 02/26/16 Video: cnn.com
- 69.^ 03/15/16 Video: Marco Rubio Endorses Trump, Pats Own Back Before Iowa Caucuses
- 70.^ 02/17/16 Video: buzzfeednews.com
- 71.^ 12/08/15 Video: cnn.com
- 72.^ 05/06/16 Video: cnn.com
- 73.^ 03/20/16 Video: Graham: Trump is a "demagogue of the greatest proportion"
- 74.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 75.^ 05/23/18 Video: cbsnews.com
- 76.^ 10/15/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 77.^ 01/08/23 On the Record Comments: omaha.com
- 78.^ 02/28/16 Facebook Post: Outgoing Sen. Sasse knows Trump criticism shapes his legacy
- 79.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 80.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 81.^ 10/08/17 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 82.^ 10/08/17 X Post: twitter.com
- 83.^ 10/24/17 X Post: Donald Trump and Bob Corker: A timeline
- 84.^ 05/11/23 On the Record Comments: huffpost.com
- 85.^ 08/31/17 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 86.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 87.^ 12/14/18 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 88.^ 10/03/23 On the Record Comments: cnn.com
- 89.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 90.^ 10/16/20 Article: cnn.com
- 91.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 92.^ 02/08/22 On the Record Comments: the-independent.com
- 93.^ 01/07/21 X Post: twitter.com
- 94.^ 07/02/24 X Post: x.com
- 95.^ 03/19/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 96.^ 12/04/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 97.^ 06/09/22 Video: youtube.com
- 98.^ 05/09/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 99.^ 05/10/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 100.^ 06/29/22 Video: nytimes.com
- 101.^ 10/22/23 Video: cnn.com
- 102.^ 12/19/13 X Post: x.com
- 103.^ 11/12/22 On the Record Comments: Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’
- 104.^ 04/22/24 On the Record Comments: thehill.com
- 105.^ 08/21/20 Video: youtube.com
- 106.^ 01/12/24 Article: ctpost.com
- 107.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 108.^ 07/17/22 Article: businessinsider.com
- 109.^ 01/19/22 Article: syracuse.com
- 110.^ 10/04/23 Article: syracuse.com
- 111.^ 08/25/20 Article: phillyburbs.com
- 112.^ 03/29/24 Social Media Post: Byron Donalds, potential VP pick, once attacked Trump and praised outsourcing, privatizing entitlements
- 113.^ 07/15/19 Video: cnn.com
- 114.^ 08/11/23 Video: twitter.com
- 115.^ 05/16/24 X Post: x.com
- 116.^ 05/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 117.^ 02/16/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 118.^ 08/27/19 Video: What Joe Walsh thinks about immigration, climate change and Trump
- 119.^ 08/02/23 Article: thedailybeast.com
- 120.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 121.^ 01/01/20 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 122.^ 08/19/20 Article: cnn.com
- 123.^ 01/04/23 Characterization: nytimes.com
- 124.^ 08/20/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 125.^ 08/20/24 Video: youtube.com
- 126.^ 10/04/21 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 127.^ 01/06/21 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 128.^ 06/18/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 129.^ 06/22/23 Video: x.com
- 130.^ 01/30/24 Article: reuters.com
- 131.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 132.^ 02/01/24 Video: youtube.com
- 133.^ 12/10/23 Video: john bolton trump criticism
- 134.^ 03/02/23 Video: twitter.com
- 135.^ 01/07/21 X Post: x.com
- 136.^ 11/20/17 Overheard Comments: buzzfeednews.com
- 137.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 138.^ 10/01/20 Video: msnbc.com
- 139.^ 01/05/18 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 140.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 141.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 142.^ 09/15/20 Overheard Comments: Woodward book: Former DNI Dan Coats saw no point acting against Trump
- 143.^ 10/07/20 Video: newsweek.com
- 144.^ 04/16/18 Audio: usatoday.com
- 145.^ 04/13/18 On the Record Comments: npr.org
- 146.^ 02/05/18 Audio: cnn.com
- 147.^ 08/14/23 Video: pbs.org
- 148.^ 06/16/22 On the Record Comments: cnbc.com
- 149.^ 06/25/23 Article: Conservative retired federal judge calls GOP ‘spineless’ in scathing rebuke of Trump
- 150.^ 10/01/20 On the Record Comments: reuters.com
- 151.^ 01/16/24 On the Record Comments: newjerseyhills.com
- 152.^ 07/29/24 Article: azcentral.com
- 153.^ 06/30/24 Video: youtube.com
- 154.^ 11/20/23 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 155.^ 01/10/24 On the Record Comments: Ty Cobb says Trump poses ‘gravest threat to democracy we’ve ever seen’
- 156.^ 03/09/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 157.^ 09/27/23 Video: youtube.com
- 158.^ 09/09/22 Audio: cbsnews.com
- 159.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 160.^ 11/21/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 161.^ 09/26/23 Video: cnn.com
- 162.^ 08/03/18 On the Record Comments: vanityfair.com
- 163.^ 10/10/23 Video: etonline.com
- 164.^ 02/10/24 X Post: 'Unprecedented' and 'stunning' number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection
- 165.^ 01/09/24 Video: cbsnews.com
- 166.^ 02/14/24 Video: x.com
- 167.^ 02/16/16 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 168.^ 02/12/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 169.^ 03/08/23 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 170.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 171.^ 06/29/17 Video: youtube.com
- 172.^ 08/14/17 Video: facebook.com
- 173.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 174.^ 03/01/16 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 175.^ 04/27/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 176.^ 02/29/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 177.^ 06/07/24 Video: x.com
- 178.^ 08/02/24 Video: Longwell: Trump Shows He Doesn't Love America, Only Himself
- 179.^ 08/06/24 X Post: x.com
- 180.^ 08/17/16 On the Record Comments: Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump
- 181.^ 08/08/16 Article: nytimes.com
- 182.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: newyorker.com
- 183.^ 09/26/20 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 184.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 185.^ 02/27/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 186.^ 06/12/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 187.^ 06/10/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 188.^ 09/21/23 X Post: x.com
- 189.^ 11/28/23 X Post: x.com
- 190.^ 11/16/23 X Post: x.com
- 191.^ 08/01/23 X Post: x.com
- 192.^ 03/13/20 Article: theatlantic.com
- 193.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 194.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 195.^ 11/27/19 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 196.^ 05/16/20 Video: twitter.com
- 197.^ 11/01/18 Social Media Post: thehill.com
- 198.^ 10/08/16 Facebook Post: facebook.com
- 199.^ 05/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 200.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: Remove Trump Now
- 201.^ 10/14/19 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 202.^ 06/19/23 X Post: Conservative Legal Commentators Blast Trump's Confessions During Bret Baier Interview
- 203.^ 10/11/16 On the Record Comments: thedailybeast.com
- 204.^ 03/06/24 thewrap.com
- 205.^ 04/12/23 Video: 'Such An Idiot': Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News
- 206.^ 04/28/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 207.^ 04/13/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 208.^ 07/23/20 Overheard Comments: Melania 'Smarter' Than Trump, Gen. John Hyten Said
- 209.^ 01/16/24 Video: pbs.org
- 210.^ 12/04/23 Article: The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean
- 211.^ 05/10/24 Video: x.com
- 212.^ 05/10/24 Video: twitter.com
- 213.^ 05/09/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 214.^ 03/21/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 215.^ 03/14/24 Video: twitter.com
- 216.^ 03/04/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 217.^ 02/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 218.^ 02/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 219.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 220.^ 02/25/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 221.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 222.^ 04/09/24 Off the Record Comments: archive.org
- 223.^ 05/07/24 Video: twitter.com
- 224.^ 02/25/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 225.^ 10/12/22 Video: Sarah Matthews: Trump is a threat to democracy
- 226.^ 09/14/22 Video: cnn.com
- 227.^ 12/21/23 Video: thehill.com
- 228.^ 09/07/20 Article: cbsnews.com
- 229.^ 12/19/23 Video: Michael Cohen: Trump ‘knows exactly what he’s saying’ with ‘poisoning the blood’ comments
- 230.^ 08/22/23 Video: huffpost.com
- 231.^ 09/29/23 Video: Mark Milley, in apparent Trump rebuke, calls him 'wannabe dictator'
- 232.^ 08/11/24 X Post: x.com
- 233.^ 03/23/19 X Post: twitter.com
- 234.^ 03/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 235.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 236.^ 01/25/24 Video: mediaite.com
- 237.^ 01/28/24 Video: twitter.com
- 238.^ 08/21/20 Article: defendingdemocracytogether.org
- 239.^ 08/21/20 Article: More than 70 former GOP national security officials endorse Biden for president
- 240.^ 01/03/18 Overheard Comments: businessinsider.com
- 241.^ 08/23/23 Article: nytimes.com
- 242.^ 11/05/21 Audio: businessinsider.com
- 243.^ 10/06/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 244.^ 05/27/20 On the Record Comments: news.yahoo.com
- 245.^ 05/24/20 X Post: twitter.com
- 246.^ 03/28/18 On the Record Comments: Ann Coulter doesn't know if she will vote for 'defective man' Donald Trump
- 247.^ 01/06/18 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 248.^ 01/03/17 On the Record Comments: Frenemies Donald Trump and Steve Wynn’s Long History of ‘Outrageous Conduct’
- 249.^ 05/29/19 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 250.^ 12/21/17 Overheard Comments: vanityfair.com
- 251.^ 07/17/18 Article: Is Trump a danger -- or just 'incompetent' and a 'buffoon'? (Opinion)
- 252.^ 06/18/24 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 253.^ 06/18/24 Video: Trump Interviewer Ramin Setoodeh Says ‘Cognitive Questions’ Apparent During Sit-Downs