Trump Effect
Trump said and tweeted many things during the 2016 election season and following that violate norms of public discourse and presidential behavior.
When he announced his campaign, he insulted Mexican immigrants, saying, " When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." (Source: The Washington Post)
He also mocked a reporter with physical disabilities. He called Clinton a "nasty woman" during a debate. He suggested the mother of a Gold Star family wasn't allowed to speak because of her Muslim religion.
Following his election, incidents of hate crimes rose. A Southern Poverty Law Center survey of 2,000 educators noted a sharp increase of hate crimes and hostile behavior in schools.
The theory that Trump's outrageous behavior enables the same among his supporters has been called The Trump Effect.
See also Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism, Racism, Muslims, Mexican Americans.
Timeline
| 2015.08.21 | Trump is asked to comment about two of his supporters who brutally beat and urinated on a homeless man while saying, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported,” Trump responds to the question with, "The people who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again. " washingtonpost.com (See also Mexican Americans, Americans in Poverty, Racism, 2016 Campaign, Hate Crimes) |
| 2015.11.22 | Trump supporters beat black man so badly he’s hospitalized for concussion and call him the n-word. thedailybeast.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2015.12.21 | Trump supporter arrested with bomb in California after threatening to kill Muslims. nydailynews.com |
| 2016.02.20 | Man yells, "Make America Great Again!" Before shooting 6 people dead. nydailynews.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.03.10 | Trump supporter who sucker punched protester says, “Next time, we might have to kill him.” insideedition.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.03.13 | Trump says he will look into paying the legal fees for a supporter of his who was arrested for assaulting a protester. nytimes.com (See also 2016 Campaign, Criminality) |
| 2016.03.14 | Trump supporter attacks a Hispanic man and a Muslim student at a gas station while yelling, "Trump! Trump! Trump!" washingtonpost.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.03.30 | Trump supporter pepper sprays a 15-year-old girl point-blank in the face after another Trump supporter groped her breasts, shouting “n*gger lover” as she attempted to run away. washingtonpost.com |
| 2016.04.16 | Man wearing, "Make America Great Again" hat murders 2 strangers for no reason. dailymail.co.uk (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.05.04 | Artist who made nude Trump painting is attacked and brutally beaten by a Trump supporter after receiving death threats over her painting previously. nbclosangeles.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.06.08 | A Trump supporter is caught on video yelling, "Get your black kids out of here. Do you even have a job? Do you know what a job is, n*gger?" Before physically attacking a black man who had come to the hospital to get help for his sick 2 week old daughter. thinkprogress.org (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.06.28 | Poll finds that Trump supporters are more likely to describe African Americans as "criminal," "unintelligent," "lazy" and "violent" than supporters of any other candidate. newsweek.com |
| 2016.07.08 | Trump Facebook fans call for race war. motherjones.com |
| 2016.08.18 | Trump supporter stabs a black man unprovoked because he was holding hands with a white woman, tells police they need to release him so he can attend a Trump rally that night. skyvalleychronicle.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.10.07 | A Latino Democratic political candidate (and former Marine) is accosted by a Trump supporter who tries to run him and his elderly mother over with a car. mediaite.com |
| 2016.10.12 | Former Ohio political candidate and famed right-wing pastor defends Trump with, "It’s better for a president to grab a vagina than to have one." rawstory.com |
| 2016.10.12 | “Trump is going to win and if you don’t like it I’m going to beat your ass,” Trump supporter yells at random black woman outside of convenient store. talkingpointsmemo.com |
| 2016.10.14 | Three Trump supporters are arrested for planning a terrorist attack to kill Muslims. huffingtonpost.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.10.14 | Woman who claimed Donald Trump groped her in 2003 says she is leaving the county in fear of her families safety after death threats. palmbeachpost.com |
| 2016.10.23 | Trump supporter goes to Hillary Clinton rally to disrupt the event, ends up punching someone when asked to leave. nydailynews.com |
| 2016.11.08 | Trump supporters celebrating his victory on election night attack a gay man and yell. "We got a new president you fucking f*ggot." independent.co.uk (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.11.10 | Trump supporter runs up to a Hispanic man on the street and yells "This is for Donald Trump!" then punches the man in the head. rawstory.com |
| 2016.11.11. | The Southern Poverty Law Center says the majority of the 201 incidents of election-related harassment and intimidation they have recorded since the election involved direct references to the Trump campaign. splcenter.org (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.11.12 | Man yells “Trump” while beating African Immigrant cab driver. fox17online.com |
| 2016.11.15 | The Southern Poverty Law Center collects 437 reports of hateful intimidation and harassment, the majority in K-12 schools, in the week following the presidential election. splcenter.org (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.11.16 | A Trump supporter sees a car has pro-gay bumper stickers on it and then follows the car, waiting for the 75 year old driver to get out before brutally attacking him while screaming, "My new president says we can kill all you f*ggots now." abcactionnews.com |
| 2016.11.16 | In Denver, a transgender woman's car is vandalized with hate speech, including "Die Tranny," "Trump," and a swastika. denver.cbslocal.com (See also Hate Crimes, LGBTQIA) |
| 2016.11.18 | Two Trump supporters are arrested for vandalizing a children’s mural. people.com |
| 2016.11.21 | Trump supporter arrested after disrupting a performance of the musical "Hamilton" yelling, "Our side f*cking won! anyone who didn't vote for Trump, you don't belong here!" wgntv.com |
| 2016.11.21 | Trump supporter walks up to a black man in the middle of a downtown area and says, "Donald Trump will deport you." Before attacking the black man. bangordailynews.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.11.25 | Trump supporter confuses an Indian man for a Muslim at restaurant and says, "Things are different now, I don't want you sand n*ggers sitting next to me." Before attacking the man. rawstory.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.11.28 | Trump supporter arrested after brutally attacking gay men outside a McDonald’s. rawstory.com |
| 2016.11.29. | Letters praising President-elect Donald Trump and advocating for the genocide of Muslims in the United States have been sent to numerous mosques in five states. washingtonpost.com (See also Hate Crimes, Islamophobia) |
| 2016.12.01 | Black Veteran who was refused free Chili's meal on Veteran's Day despite showing military paperwork after man in Trump hat tells him he can't be a Veteran because, "When I was in the army we didn't let you blacks in." begins receiving racist death threats. dailykos.com |
| 2016.12.05 | A New York City Transit employee on her way to work, wearing her uniform and hijab, is pushed by a man yelling “You’re a terrorist, go back to your own country!” washingtonpost.com (See also Hate Crimes, Islamophobia) |
| 2016.12.09 | 14% of Trump voters believe a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton is involved in human trafficking, 32% aren't sure if its real of fake. salon.com |
| 2016.12.14 | Professor who spoke out against Trump goes into hiding after receiving death threats. cnn.com |
| 2016.12.16 | The Southern Poverty Law Center announces the number of bias-related incidents of harassment and intimidation around the country since the election has reached 1,094. splcenter.org (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2016.12.20 | Trump supporters threaten to kill Dearborn Muslims, citing a fake news story. motorcitymuckraker.com |
| 2017.01.05 | Man drives up to school and screams at black elementary school children "You f*cking gorillas and baby monkeys, We voted for Trump. Trump's building a wall, beaners, and you'll be going back to where you belong." Before he swerves his car at them attempting to hit them. patch.com |
| 2017.01.05 | Pro-Trump NY lawmaker gives racist Facebook rant, "Deport Mochelle and her kids to Kenya if Muslim Obama criticizes our guns." rawstory.com |
| 2017.01.09 | Jewish centers and schools in at least five U.S. states evacuated due to bomb threats. businessinsider.com (See also Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism) |
| 2017.01.17 | Republican Politician sexually assaults a woman by, "grabbing her pussy." and then says he is allowed to do it because now that Trump is president he doesn't have to be politically correct. independent.co.uk He admitted to grabbing the woman by the crotch but argued he only gave her a, "little pinch." |
| 2017.01.20 | Man shoots out the windows of two businesses from a car while shouting, "Hail Trump." itsgoingdown.org |
| 2017.01.26 | A Trump supporter is arrested for attacking a Muslim woman at an airport while screaming, "Trump is here now he will get rid of you all." time.com (See also Hate Crimes) |
| 2017.01.30 | A Canadian man who was a vocal Trump supporter both online and in person goes into a mosque and murders 6 people. theintercept.com |
| 2017.01.30 | Priest tells anti-Trump protesters to commit suicide. nypost.com |
| 2017.01.31 | A fleet of armored military grade vehicles drives around Kentucky waving a Trump flag. vice.com "These are not US military vehicles," Major Jamie Davis, a spokesman from the Department of Defense, told the Herald-Ledger. |
| 2017.02.04 | Prankster hands out mini Trump-Russia Flags to Republicans at CPAC who proudly wave them until they are confiscated by staff. vox.com (See also First 100 Days) |
| 2017.02.07 | Between 2015-2017 the FBI has arrested more U.S citizens plotting violent anti-immigrant attacks on Muslims within the U.S. than it has arrested refugees, or former refugees, from any country for any crime. lawfareblog.com |
| 2017.02.18 | Trump seems to suggest that the recent bomb threats and vandalism at Jewish community centers and cemeteries across the country might be false flags (i.e. that Jewish people made the bomb threats to falsely create the impression that Jews are being targeted in hate crimes), according to a Democratic attorney general who met with him—and one of Trump’s top advisers suggested the culprits could be Democrats. washingtonpost.com (See also Anti-Semitism, Hate Crimes) |
| 2017.02.20 | At least 10 Jewish community centers across the United States are targeted with bomb threats on President's Day, for the fourth time in five weeks. forward.com (See also Anti-Semitism, Jewish Americans, Hate Crimes) |
| 2017.02.21 | American Jews Confront a Wave of Bomb Threats at Jewish Community Centers around the country. In total, the national JCC has tallied calls to 53 JCCs in 26 states in the last two months. theatlantic.com (See also Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism) |
| 2017.02.21 | Texas hunters claim they were shot by ‘illegal aliens.’ Authorities say they shot each other. washingtonpost.com |
| 2017.02.22 | GOP Congressman claims terrorists can hide nuclear warheads in marijuana bales and that's why we need a wall. dailykos.com |
| 2017.02.27 | Bomb threats forced evacuations at Jewish schools and community centers in 11 states Monday, with the Jewish Community Center Association confirming threats in states ranging from Florida to Michigan. npr.org (See also Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism) |
| 2017.03.01 | Comedian John Caparulo is physically assaulted for making anti-trump joke. youtube.com |
| 2017.03.01 | Queens Community Board Member argues against public bike lanes with, "Why are we working so hard to put bike lanes in? Once Donald Trump rounds up all the illegals, there won't be anybody to ride in bike lanes." gothamist.com |
| 2017.03.02 | Police arrest Trump supporter wanted in attack on gay couple. lgbtqnation.com |
| 2017.03.02 | Propublica provides a map and timeline of 89 bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers, schools, and organizations in the U.S. Between January 1 and March 2. projects.propublica.org (See also Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism) |
| 2017.03.03 | Sikh man in Seattle suburb told, "Go back to your own country" before being shot. seattletimes.com |
| 2017.03.10 | A Muslim refugee gay rights activist is kidnapped and raped by two men in retaliation for, "Trump being mocked." independent.co.uk |
| 2017.03.17 | FBI arrests internet troll who gave anti-Trump journalist a seizure by sending him flashing images before posting anti-semetic messages and taunting authorities. heatst.com |
| 2017.03.26 | Man mentions Trump in rant while threatening to murder Muslim couple on subway. gothamist.com |
| 2017.04.06 | Ski lodge owner cancels guest's reservation after discovering that the guest is Asian, saying, 'I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners. It’s why we have Trump.' huffingtonpost.com |
| 2017.05.25 | Montana GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte charged with assault after attacking journalist before campaign event. washingtonpost.com |
| 2017.08.15 | The New England Holocaust Memorial in downtown Boston was vandalized Monday night as a rock was hurled through a glass panel etched with numbers, representing those tattooed on the arms of the Jews and others in the concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany. washingtonpost.com (See also Anti-Semitism) Boston's Holocaust memorial was vandalized for the second time this summer and just days after the Charlottesville protests. |
| 2017.10.28 | After CNN published a gripping report on the Libyan slave trade, some media outlets in Libya have raised doubts about its authenticity, citing Donald Trump's refrain of "fake news." gq.com (See also Assaults on Civil Liberties) |
| 2017.12.04 | Germans see Trump as bigger problem than North Korea or Russia. reuters.com (See also Foreign Policy, North Korea, Russia) |
| 2017.12.04 | The presidency of Donald Trump has caused Democrats to experience a surge in confidence in the press at the same time that Republicans and Trump supporters are expressing more extreme, negative views of the media. poynter.org (See also Assaults on Civil Liberties, Censorship) |
| 2017.12.10 | As of December 7 there were 369 women running or planning to run for Congress in 2018, which would be the most women House candidates ever. axios.com (See also Women, Misogyny) |
| 2017.12.15 | The Trump Organization sees fortunes fall, as Donald Trump's disclosures to federal regulators reveal its revenue is less than a 10th of what they had reported since 2010. crainsnewyork.com (See also Trump Business) |
| 2017.12.19 | Nearly one year after his inauguration, Donald Trump’s approval rating sits at 35 percent, a historic low for a commander in chief in the December of his first year in office. politico.com (See also Unprecedented Actions) |
| 2018.01.02 | NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, slumping morale and unpopular reorganization, as several hundred hackers, engineers and data scientists have left the agency, leaving a significant impact on national security. washingtonpost.com (See also Assaults on Government, National Defense) |
| 2018.01.18 | One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors, as median approval across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%. news.gallup.com (See also Foreign Policy) |
| 2018.10.23 | A Florida man who was arrested for allegedly groping a woman aboard a Southwest flight defended himself to authorities by saying that Donald Trump said "it's OK to grab women by their private parts," according to an FBI affidavit. buzzfeednews.com (See also Misogyny, Women) |
| 2018.11.02 | The Nigerian Army, part of a military criticized for rampant human rights abuses, used the words of Donald Trump to justify its fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters. nytimes.com (See also Unpresidential Behavior) |
| 2018.11.05 | A nationwide review has identified at least 17 criminal cases where Donald Trump's name was invoked in direct connection with violent acts, threats of violence or allegations of assault. abcnews.go.com (See also Criminality) Nearly all are striking in that court documents and direct evidence reflect someone echoing presidential rhetoric, not protesting it. The study was unable to find any such case echoing presidential rhetoric when Barack Obama or George W. Bush were in the White House. |
| 2018.11.13 | In Donald Trump’s first year in office, the number of reported hate crimes jumped 17% — the highest climb in more than a decade — according to 2017 numbers released by the FBI. buzzfeednews.com (See also Racism, Anti-Semitism, Homophobia) |
| 2018.12.18 | The United States has been added to the list of most dangerous countries for journalists for first time ever. nbcnews.com (See also Assaults on Civil Liberties) |