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Twitter Tries to Rebrand Donald Trump

Alterna-IDs abound in #TrumpSecretServiceCodeName game

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump takes a selfie with a supporter after a campaign rally in Buffalo, N.Y., in April. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump takes a selfie with a supporter after a campaign rally in Buffalo, N.Y., in April. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Warren Rojas
Posted June 10, 2016 at 12:20pm

His official security detail refers to him as “mogul .”  

Congressional Republicans fear he’ll be perceived as “racist ” or “issues-impaired .  

To the social media-enabled, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump presents endless opportunities to vent about our dysfunctional political process.  

The latest attempt at achieving some sort of catharsis involves proposing new code names — join in via #TrumpSecretServiceCodeName — for the White House hopeful.  

Here are the top 10 recommendations currently being hashed out:

A Clockjerk Orange


Troompa Loompa

Annoying Orange


Cheeto Dust


Deadbeat


Biff


The Liberals are losing their minds gushing over Hillary Clinton


Cornflake


Potty Mouth


Hell Toupee

Contact Rojas at warrenrojas@rollcall.com and follow him on Twitter @WARojas
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