Editing Donald Trump (section)

==Villainy==
*He used his personal lawyer and "fixer", [[Michael Cohen]], to threaten people often. Cohen testified under oath that Trump did this on close to 500 occasions.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cohen-says-trump-asked-him-to-threaten-people-500-times Cohen says Trump asked him to threaten people '500 times']</ref>
*He infamously incited the [[2021 United States Capitol storming]], in which various members of the [[Alt-Right]], followers of [[QAnon]], the [[Oath Keepers]], the [[Proud Boys]], the [[Stop the Steal movement]], and the [[Boogaloo Boys]] stormed, [[Looting|looted]], and [[Vandalism|vandalized]] the United States Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.<ref>[https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-impeachment-trial-managers-evidence-incitement-to-violence-us-capitol/ Here is all the evidence that Trump incited the riot at the US capitol]</ref> In December 2022 a House Select Committee investigating the riot recommended that Trump be criminally charged with incitement to insurrection, but these recommendations were not acted on.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/politics/jan-6-trump-justice-dept.html It's Unclear Whether the Justice Dept. Will Take Up the Jan. 6 Panel's Charges]</ref>
*He passed the Family Separation Act in 2018<ref>[https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/06/17/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline Family separation under the Trump administration - a timeline]</ref> and detained hundreds of migrants in detention facilities that have been described as [[concentration camp]]s. The living conditions in these facilities have included prolonged detention, overcrowding, and poor hygiene and food standards.<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/fact-check/102033/fact-check-are-us-migrant-detention-centres-really-concentration-camps Fact check: are US migrant detention centres really concentration camps?]</ref> The Immigration and Customs Agency was also accused of forcibly sterilizing immigrant women during his administration.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/woman-potentially-sterilized-ice-facility-054446958.html Woman potentially sterilized at ICE facility nearly deported amid claims of forced migrant hysterectomies]</ref>
*He has been accused of sexual misconduct, including rape, many times<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-trumps-accusers-allegations-sexual-misconduct/story?id=51956410 List of Trump's accusers and their accusations of sexual misconduct]</ref>, once by his ex-wife Ivana.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/53n7w3/he-raped-me-when-donald-trump-was-accused-of-sexual-assault 'He Raped Me': When Donald Trump Was Accused of Sexual Assault]</ref> One of these women, E. Jean Carroll, filed a lawsuit against Trump accusing him of raping her in 1996; a court found Trump liable for lesser charges of sexual assault and defamation.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/09/donald-trump-liable-civil-sex-abuse-e-jean-carroll/70197179007/ Jury finds Donald Trump liable in civil sex abuse case of E. Jean Carroll]</ref>
*He is a known former [[Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators|associate]] of [[Jeffrey Epstein]], having been accused of raping an underage girl at one of Epstein's parties.<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32784116/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump-connection-friendship-explained/ Unpacking Donald Trump's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as Shown in Netflix's ''Filthy Rich'']</ref>
*He was responsible for the so-called "Muslim ban" - Executive Order 13780, an Executive Order banning anybody from six Muslim countries from entering the USA for ninety days. The ban was made permanent by Trump's Presidential Proclamation 9645, which indefinitely extended the ban and also barred refugees from the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela|Venezuelan]] and [[Workers' Party of Korea|North Korean]] dictatorships from entering.<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2738203/donald-trump-travel-ban-supreme-court-muslim-countries-overrule/ TRAVEL BAN ROW What was Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban?]</ref> This was eventually ended when Joe Biden's Presidential Proclamation 10141 repealed all travel bans enforced under the Trump administration. 
**He also spread the Islamophobic claim that Muslims in New York cheered during the [[September 11 attacks]] and claimed to have seen them doing so.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/29/donald-trump-muslims-cheering-911-attacks Donald Trump: I was '100% right' about Muslims cheering 9/11 attacks]</ref>
*He once claimed that Mexicans were nothing but "criminals and rapists".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-37230916 'Drug dealers, criminals, rapists': What Trump thinks of Mexicans]</ref>
**During a fraud suit he called for presiding judge Gonzalo Curiel to recuse himself because he could not be impartial due to his Mexican heritage.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481140881/who-is-judge-gonzalo-curiel-the-man-trump-attacked-for-his-mexican-ancestry Who Is Judge Gonzalo Curiel, The Man Trump Attacked For His Mexican Ancestry?]</ref>
*He failed to condemn [[White Power Movement|white supremacists]] and neo-Nazis, often retweeting their posts.
**His response to the [[Unite the Right rally]] (during which counter-protestor Heather Heyer was [[murder]]ed by [[James Alex Fields Jr.]]), he notably stated that there were "very fine people" on "both sides".<ref>[https://time.com/4902129/president-donald-trump-both-sides-charlottesville/ Donald Trump Blames 'Both Sides' for Charlottesville Violence]</ref> 
**During his debate with Joe Biden, he told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by".<ref>[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/trump-debate-white-supremacists-stand-back-stand-by/3583339001/ Donald Trump sidesteps call to condemn white supremacists — and the Proud Boys were 'extremely excited' about it]</ref>
**He retweeted multiple posts from the UK-based far-right group [[Britain First]], mostly consisting of faked videos of Muslims committing acts of violence.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42166663 Donald Trump retweets far-right group's anti-Muslim videos]</ref>
*He has espoused the debunked [[Anti-vaxxers|anti-vaxxer]] talking point that vaccines cause autism.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-says-vaccinations-are-causing-autism-epidemic-10505087.html Donald Trump says vaccinations are causing an autism 'epidemic']</ref>
**He also mocked disabled reporter Serge F. Kovaleski, who has arthrogryposis, a condition causing joint contracture in his right arm and hand, by bending his wrist and flailing his arms repeatedly as he spoke, drawing laughter from the audience.<ref>[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=donald+trump+serge+f+kovaleski&docid=608047694311916081&mid=B64B58D9F69F71A87225B64B58D9F69F71A87225&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Donald Trump Accused of Mocking Reporter with Disability]</ref>
*He called the COVID-19 coronavirus the "Chinese virus" and the "kung flu".<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-kellyanne-conway-coronavirus_n_5eeebc5dc5b6aac5f3a46b45 Trump Used Racist Terms 'Kung Flu' And 'Chinese Virus' To Describe COVID-19]</ref>
**And, in relation to COVID-19, he was accused of downplaying the coronavirus and so causing many Americans to die.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/02/919432383/how-trump-has-downplayed-the-coronavirus-pandemic Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic]</ref> He called the virus a hoax<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-calls-coronavirus-democrats-new-hoax-n1145721 Trump calls coronavirus Democrat's 'new hoax']</ref>, and later suggested that people inject disinfectant to try and combat the virus.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-inject-disinfectant-bleach-treatment-sunlight-a9481291.html Coronavirus: Trump suggests injecting disinfectant and touts power of sunlight to beat disease]</ref>
**According to Deborah Birx, Trump's coronavirus response coordinator, responding to the pandemic took a back seat to Trump's 2020 election campaign and subsequent attempts to prove the election was rigged, leading to thousands of COVID deaths which could have been prevented had he focused more on dealing with the virus.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-e2-80-99s-campaign-e2-80-98distracted-e2-80-99-white-house-from-preventing-thousands-of-covid-19-deaths-birx-tells-congress/ar-AAPYWwV?ocid=uxbndlbing Trump's campaign 'distracted' White House from preventing thousands of COVID-19 deaths, Birx tells Congress]</ref>
*He has often faced accusations of having connections to [[organized crime]], which go back to shortly after his first forays into Manhattan real estate. Trump made friends with [[Roy Cohn]], formerly [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s lawyer during the McCarthy Senate hearings, but who by then was a mob lawyer. Cohn likely introduced Trump to Genovese crime boss [[Anthony Salerno]].
*As President, he was accused of being a pawn of Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], advancing Putin's agenda regarding the United States.<ref>[https://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/ Donald Trump's Many, Many, Many, Many Ties to Russia]</ref>
**Accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, which Trump won, lead to an FBI investigation. No evidence was found that Trump had colluded, but many Trump staff members, including Michael Cohen, [[Paul Manafort]], [[Michael Flynn]], [[Roger Stone]] and [[Rick Gates]], were jailed following the investigation.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-mueller-investigation-explained-2/ The Mueller Investigation, Explained]</ref>
*In 1973 both Trump and his father were sued for refusing to rent to black people. The Trumps lost the case and were forced to sign an agreement never to discriminate again.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case Decades-Old Housing Discrimination Case Plagues Donald Trump]</ref>
*In the 1980s one of his casinos lost a court case after a couple of black people were forced off the floor during high-stakes poker games at the request of mobster [[Robert LiButti]].<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/a-trump-owned-casino-was-fined-for-meeting-one-hig/ A Trump-Owned Casino Was Fined For Agreeing to Keep Black Employees Away from a Racist High Roller]</ref> It has also been alleged that black employees at one of Trump's casinos were ordered to hide out of sight whenever Trump entered.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/08/trump-casinos-black-employees/ Black Employees at a Trump Casino Were Reportedly Removed Whenever the Donald Arrived]</ref>
*A 1991 book by former Trump employee John O'Donnell alleged that Trump had said "laziness is a trait in blacks". When asked, Trump said that the story was "probably true".<ref>[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/07/trump-complained-about-blacks-inherent-laziness-1991-book-says.html “Laziness Is a Trait in Blacks,” 1991 Book Quotes Trump as Saying]</ref>
*Despite his anti-immigration stance, he knowingly employed undocumented Polish immigrants to build Trump tower, giving them inadequate safety equipment and subpar wages. When the Poles complained Trump threatened to report them to immigration control. Things only improved when the Poles brought a court case, after which Trump settled upon discovering that the case was due to go to a jury trial.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-says-controversy-over-his-tower-was-trumped-n397821 Trump Tower Got Its Start With Undocumented Foreign Workers]</ref>
*After losing the 2021 election, Trump was recorded pressuring Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State for Georgia, to "find" enough votes to flip the state.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/brad-raffensperger-says-trump-phone-call-to-find-votes-in-georgia-was-a-threat/ar-AAQdPAD?ocid=uxbndlbing Brad Raffensperger Says Trump Phone Call to 'Find' Votes in Georgia Was a 'Threat']</ref>
*He pressured the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden, his political rival for the 2020 presidential elections. These events generated a scandal that led to his first impeachment attempt, which was unsuccessful.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50323605 Trump impeachment: How Ukraine story unfolded]</ref>
*He issued presidential pardons to a number of [[War crimes|war criminals]], including [[Michael Behenna]]<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/06/politics/trump-pardon-us-soldier-iraq/index.html Michael Behenna: Trump pardons former Army soldier sentenced for killing Iraqi prisoner]</ref>, [[Edward Gallagher]], [[Clint Lorance]] and [[Mathew L. Golsteyn]].<ref>[https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/11/04/report-trump-makes-seal-gallagher-a-chief-again/ Report: Trump makes SEAL Gallagher a chief again]</ref> He also pardoned most of the Trump staff members convicted after the Russia investigation.
*He actively supported the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen against the [[Houthis]] and signed a $110 billion agreement to sell arms to Saudi Arabia.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/truth-president-trumps-110-billion-saudi-arms-deal/story?id=47874726 The truth about President Trump's $110 billion Saudi arms deal]</ref> As allies in the conflict with Iran, Trump approved the deployment of additional U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following the 2019 attack on Saudi oil facilities which the United States has blamed on Iran.<ref>[https://www.bing.com/search?q=donald+trump+troops+to+saudi+arabia&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=donald+trump+troops+to+saudi+arabi&sc=0-34&sk=&cvid=676FBB879FED457AB430A318B16FD694 Trump admin sending thousands more U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia]</ref>
*In October 2019, after Trump spoke to Turkish president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], the White House acknowledged Turkey would carry out a military offensive into northern Syria, and U.S. troops in northern Syria were withdrawn from the area, and said that [[The Islamic State|ISIS]] fighters captured by the U.S. in the area would be Turkey's responsibility. As a result, Turkey launched an invasion, attacking and displacing American-allied Kurds in the area.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/10/trump-defends-allowing-turkish-offensive-on-kurds-in-syria-they-didnt-help-us-in-ww2.html Trump defends allowing Turkish offensive against Kurds: ‘They didn’t help us in the Second World War’]</ref>
*Trump supported many of the policies of Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]. Under Trump, the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, leading to international condemnation including from the United Nations General Assembly, the European Union and the Arab League.
*[[Trump University]] was a university set up by Trump where applicants could learn his business techniques from him. Once there, students found that the entire program consisted of paying $35, 000 for a mentorship program in which they only learned basic business techniques and never once met Trump.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-university-scam/ Trump University: Yes, It Was a Massive Scam]</ref> Trump University eventually shut down in 2011 amid several lawsuits.
*The [[Donald J. Trump Foundation]], a charity set up by Trump, was forcibly shut down by a court in 2019 after it was found to have committed multiple criminal offences.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-agrees-to-shut-down-his-charity-amid-allegations-he-used-it-for-personal-and-political-benefit/2018/12/18/dd3f5030-021b-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html Trump agrees to shut down his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit]</ref> Trump himself was fined for illegally using money payed to the foundation.<ref>[https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/donald-j-trump-pays-court-ordered-2-million-illegally-using-trump-foundation Donald J. Trump Pays Court-Ordered $2 Million For Illegally Using Trump Foundation Funds]</ref>
**Most notably, Trump was found to have used the Foundation's charitable donations to buy gifts for himself, advance his 2016 presidential campaign and settle legal disputes.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-donald-trump-retooled-his-charity-to-spend-other-peoples-money/2016/09/10/da8cce64-75df-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html How Donald Trump retooled his charity to spend other people’s money]</ref>
**Trump also donated $25, 000 of this money to Florida attorney general Pam Bondi during an investigation into Trump University just before she ceased her investigation, leading to allegations of bribery.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-often-made-donations-to-state-attorneys-general-reviewing-his-business-1475689963 Donald Trump Often Made Donations to State Attorneys General Reviewing His Business]</ref>
*In the first week of his presidency he authorised a raid on Yakla, Yemen, to capture [[Qasim al-Raymi]]. The raid was a failure, and 10-30 civilians were killed by aerial fire from the US air force.<ref>[https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/news/trumps-yemen-raid-killed-civilians-including-newborn-baby-report-636964407 Trump's Yemen raid killed civilians including newborn baby: Report]</ref>
*After his father's death, Trump inherited over $413 million tax-free through several illegal financial schemes such as unlawfully trading shares and submitting false statements downplaying the worth of the Trump estates.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tax-avoidance-new-york-times-fred-father-investigation-taxes-dodging-a8565991.html Trump tax avoidance: President dodged hundreds of millions in inheritance taxes, documents purportedly reveal]</ref>
*He engaged in [[Armenian Genocide denial]] by blocking a motion to recognise the [[Armenian Genocide]] as a genocide even after it was passed by Congress.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50828179 Trump administration rejects Congress vote on Armenia 'genocide']</ref>
*He signed an executive order mandating that [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]], an infamous detention camp at which prisoners have supposedly been tortured, remain open indefinitely.<ref>[https://theweek.com/speedreads/752126/trump-signs-executive-order-keep-guantanamo-bay-military-prison-open-business Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay military prison open for business]</ref>