DonaldJDrumpf

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DonaldJ.DrumpfisaparodycharactercreatedbythetelevisionpersonalityJohnOliverinasegmentofhisshowLastWeekTonightwith
JohnOliver,whichisbroadcastontheHBOtelevisionnetwork.Inthefirstfewhoursafterbroadcastthesearchterm"DonaldDrumpf"gained
tremendouspopularity.InhispresentationOliverstatesthatDrumpfwastheformernameoftheTrumpfamilyinthe1600s.Drumpfisalsoa
trademarkedtermheldbyaDrumpfindustries,LLCofDelaware.

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Contents

1 Etymology
2 Twitteraccount
3 Namesake
4 Merchandising
5 Seealso
6 References
7 Furtherreading
8 Externallinks

Etymology
OntheFebruary28,2016,episodeofLastWeekTonightwithJohnOliver,JohnOlivercreatedthehashtag#MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain,
referencingthatTrump'sancestorshadthelastname"Drumpf".[1]Healsoregisteredthewebdomainwww.donaldjdrumpf.com,whichsells
parodyitemsreplacing"Trump"withthe"Drumpf"brand.[2]
AccordingtotheTheNewYorkTimes,OlivertookprecautionstodispelthenotionthattheTrumps'lastnamehadbeenchangedinthemore
recentpast.[3]AwriterfortheBostonGlobesaidthatiftheTrumpshadnotchangedtheirsurname,theymayhavebeenlesssuccessfulin
America.[4]
Oliverstatedthat"Drumpfismuchmorereflectiveofwho[Trump]reallyis."Oliversaidthatifviewerswantedtovotefor"thecharismatic
guypromisingtomakeAmericagreatagain,"theyshould"stopandtakeamomenttoimaginehow[they]wouldfeelif[they]justmetaguy
namedDonaldDrumpf."OlivercalledTrump"aliar,"sayingthatthelatterhad"astringofbrokenbusinessventuresandthesupportofa
formerKlanleader,whohecantdecidewhetherornottocondemn."[5]

Olivertoldviewerstousetheword"Drumpf,"saying,"Drumpfismuchlessmagical.Itsthesoundproducedwhenamorbidlyobesepigeon
fliesintothewindowofaforeclosedOldNavy.Drumpf:Itsthesoundofabottleofstorebrandrootbeerfallingofftheshelfinagasstation
minimart."[6]
Immediatelyafterthebroadcastsegment,websearchesfortheterm"DonaldDrumpf"wentviral.BySuperTuesday,"DonaldDrumpf"
surpassed"TedCruz"and"MarcoRubio"inGoogleSearches.[7]

Twitteraccount
ATwitteraccount(notclaimingtoberelatedtoOliver)isgoingbythename"DonaldJ.Drumpf"andthehandle@RealDonalDrumpf.
However,theaccount(withover27000followers)isnotentirelynew,asithasbeenactiveandtweetingsinceMay2013,[8][9]beforeOliver's
segmentofFebruary2016.Theaccountclaimstobe"A100%classyDonaldTrumpparodyaccount.Operatedundertheactualfamilyname
Drumpf."[8]

Namesake
TwitterbotDeepDrumpf[10]isacomputerprogramcreatedbyMITComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLab(CSAIL)postdoc
candidateBradleyHayeswhomimicsDonaldTrump's"simple"speechpatterns.ThebotwasnamedaftertheparodycharacterDonald
DrumpfbasedonBradley'sinspirationfromthebroadcast.

Merchandising
AwebsitepromotedbyHBOsellsauthorizedDonaldDrumpfmerchandise[11]includingbaseballcapsdesignedtoparodythe"MakeAmerica
GreatAgain"slogan.[12]
Individualartistsarenowsellingtheirownversionsoftheslogan"MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain"onavarietyoftshirts,coffeemugs,posters
andhats.

Seealso
DonaldTrumppresidentialcampaign,2016

References
1.JustinWm.Moyer(February29,2016)."JohnOliverslamsTrump,a.k.a.DonaldDrumpf,for22brutalminutes".TheWashingtonPost.Retrieved
March2,2016.
2."JohnOliverDestroysDonaldTrumpInLastWeekTonightRant".TheInquisitrNews.Retrieved20160303.
3.Victor,Daniel(March2,2016)."DonaldDrumpf:AFunnyLabel,butIsItFair".TheNewYorkTimes.
4."WhyDonaldTrumptrumpsDonaldDrumpf".TheBostonGlobe.Retrieved3March2016.
5.SareneLeeds."JohnOliverTakesOnDonaldTrump,ImploresAmericatoMakeDonaldDrumpfAgain".TheWallStreetJournal.Retrieved3March
2016.
6."JohnOliverDemolishes'SerialLiar'DonaldTrump".TheHuffingtonPost.29February2016.Retrieved3March2016.
7.Wolfers,Justin(March1,2016)."DonaldDrumpfIsBeatingRubioandCruzforSecondinGoogleSearches"
(http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/upshot/donalddrumpfisbeatingrubioandcruzforsecondinwebsearches.html?_r=1).TheNewYorkTimes.
8."DonaldJ.Drumpf".Twitter.Retrieved3March2016.
9.".@democatsanddogsIalsodon'thaveasbiganIQasIclaim.Butdon'ttell@Lord_Sugar".Twitter.28May2013.Retrieved4March2016.
10.BonnieBurton(4March2016)."DrumpfTwitterbotlearnstoimitateTrumpviadeeplearningalgorithm".CNET.CBSInteractive.Retrieved4March
2016.
11."JohnOliver'sscathingtakedownofTrump".SkyNews.March1,2016.RetrievedMarch4,2016.
12."DonaldDrumpfWikipediaNowExistsAfterJohnOliver'sTrumpTakedown".UsWeekly.

Furtherreading
Felter,ClaireElizabeth(March2,2016)."HowToUseTheDonaldDrumpfChromeExtension,BecauseA"Drumpfinator"IsExactly
WhatYourInternetBrowserNeeds".Bustle.RetrievedMarch3,2016.
THRStaff(29February2016)."JohnOliverUnleashesonDonaldTrump,ClaimsActualFamilyNameIs"Drumpf" ".TheHollywood
Reporter.Retrieved3March2016.
"JohnOliver'sscathingtakedownofTrump".SkyNews.March1,2016.RetrievedMarch4,2016.
Crawford,HilaryE."DonaldDrumpf'sWikipediaPageIsProofThatJohnOliver's'LastWeekNight'SegmentHadTheImpactIt
Deserves".Bustle.RetrievedMarch3,2016.

Externallinks
Officialwebsite(http://donaldjdrumpf.com/)
LastWeekTonightwithJohnOliver:DonaldTrump(HBO)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ)onYouTube
Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_J_Drumpf&oldid=708246927"

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