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* ButtMonkey: Mike Pence is always getting abused in many ways by Trump. Though that doesn't make Pence a very likable person, he actively carries brainwashing agenda.



* TheFundamentalist: Pence tries to push Christian fundamentalist beliefs whenever he can.

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* TheFundamentalist: Pence tries to push Christian fundamentalist beliefs whenever he can.can especially on people who aren't devout Christian conservatives like he is such as little kids at the mall.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When General Kelly comes looking for Anthony Scaramucci, Trump hides Anthony behind merely his own back and tells Kelly, "No, we don't know where Mooch is or what couch he lives in!"
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Don Jr. shows up in the sketch "Executive Order: A Little Less Transparency" just to embarrass his dad for making poor decisions as president.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Don Jr. shows up in the sketch "Executive Order: A Little Less Transparency" just to embarrass his dad for making poor decisions as president.president and complaining that his dad's health care bill is horrendous.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Don Jr. shows up in one sketch just to embarrass his dad for making poor decisions as president.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Don Jr. shows up in one the sketch "Executive Order: A Little Less Transparency" just to embarrass his dad for making poor decisions as president.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Don Jr. shows up in one sketch just to embarrass his dad for making poor decisions as president.
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Most sketches are available to watch for free on Comedy Central's YouTube channel, while the talk show bits do not get posted.

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* GladiatorGames: Trump orders Pence and Bannon to fight each other for his own amusement. Although it seemed that it was going to happen anyways without Trump asking for it cause [[TheBully Bannon]] kept egging on Pence.
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** Trump seems to hate women, but not just Hillary Clinton. He complains they ruin everything from ''[[Film/Ghostbusters2016 Ghostbusters]]'' to his health care bill and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.

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** Trump seems to hate women, but not just Hillary Clinton. He complains they ruin everything from ''[[Film/Ghostbusters2016 Ghostbusters]]'' to his health care bill and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.
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* Cloudcuckoolander: Steve Bannon who starts SuddenlyShouting at random times.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Steve Bannon who starts SuddenlyShouting at random times.
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* Cloudcuckoolander: Steve Bannon who starts SuddenlyShouting at random times.

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* AttentionWhore: Trump gets mad that Santa Claus is getting all the children's attention at the mall. Trump then declares, "I'm the only big fat red guy that gets attention around here!"
* BigEater: Trump genuinely loves food up to the point he's overweight. In one sketch, Pence tells guest interviewees that he secretly makes sure Trump doesn't overeat ("No, there's no more ice cream in the freezer" and "No, this is actually the 3rd burrito you've had" even though it was only his second)

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* AttentionWhore: Trump gets mad that Santa Claus SantaClaus is getting all the children's attention at the mall. Trump then declares, "I'm the only big fat red guy that gets attention around here!"
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Happens in the telethon special, in which Trump is confronted by a phantom of Robert Mueller.
* BigEater: Trump genuinely loves food up to the point he's overweight. In one sketch, Pence tells guest interviewees that he secretly makes sure Trump doesn't overeat ("No, there's no more ice cream in the freezer" and "No, this is actually the 3rd burrito you've had" even though it was only his second)second).



* ChekhovsGunman: In the Telethon special, [[spoiler:the random Trump supporter volunteering on the phones is an undercover FBI agent there to catch Trump before he runs off with all of the raised cash]].

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* ChekhovsGunman: In the Telethon special, [[spoiler:the random Trump supporter volunteering on the phones is an undercover FBI agent FBIAgent there to catch Trump before he runs off with all of the raised cash]].cash. The special ends with the FBI rounding up the entire cast (with the possible exception of Kellyanne Conway, who's narrating the event as it happens).]]



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Trump often does this. For example, when Andrew Jackson keeps trying to lecture Trump that he wasn't involved in the Civil War.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Trump often does this. For example, when Andrew Jackson UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson keeps trying to lecture Trump that he wasn't involved in the Civil War.UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar.



-->'''Jackson:''' No, Mr. President. I didn't fight in the Civil War. I fought in the War of 1812.
-->'''Trump:''' 18 to 12, the forbidden years.

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-->'''Jackson:''' No, Mr. President. I didn't fight in the Civil War. I fought in the War of 1812.UsefulNotes/WarOf1812.
-->'''Trump:''' 18 to 12, [[TheJailBaitWait the forbidden years.years]].



* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Towards the end of the Telethon special episode, a frustrated Trump starts ranting in German about how the FBI investigation is ruining his grand vision, and Kellyanne Conway briefly refers to him as "mien Fuhrer".

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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Towards the end of the Telethon special episode, a frustrated Trump starts ranting in German about how the FBI investigation is ruining his grand vision, and Kellyanne Conway briefly refers to him as "mien "mein Fuhrer".


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** The rant described in ANaziByAnyOtherName is an AffectionateParody of the WebVideo/HitlerRants.
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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes. To top it off, it's highly unlikely Andrew Jackson would have opposed the Confederacy if he was the President during the Civil War.

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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes. To top it off, For all these reasons, it's highly unlikely Andrew Jackson would have opposed the Confederacy if he was the President during the Civil War.
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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes. It's highly unlikely Andrew Jackson would have opposed the Confederacy if he was the President during the Civil War.

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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes. It's To top it off, it's highly unlikely Andrew Jackson would have opposed the Confederacy if he was the President during the Civil War.
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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes.

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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes. It's highly unlikely Andrew Jackson would have opposed the Confederacy if he was the President during the Civil War.

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* SpoiledBrat: Trump obviously, even calling the White House "a real dump" when most Americans (including his own supporters) will never get to live somewhere as big or fancy as the White House.

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* SpoiledBrat: Trump obviously, even calling the White House "a real dump" when most Americans (including his own supporters) will never get to afford to live somewhere as big or fancy as the White House. House.


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* VillainProtagonist: Isn't it obvious?
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* CasanovaWannabe: Donald Trump Jr. in the Telethon special, which takes place after his real-life counterpart's divorce; he volunteered to be a phone operator just to flirt with the callers.
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* SpoiledBrat: Trump obviously, even calling the White House "a real dump" when most Americans (including his own supporters) will never get to live somewhere as big or fancy as the White House.
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* ChekhovsGunman: In the Telethon special, [[spoiler:the random Trump supporter volunteering on the phones is an undercover FBI agent there to catch Trump before he runs off with all of the raised cash]].


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* ConsummateLiar: The portrayal of Kellyanne Conway, to the point that her special talent during the Telethon special episode is making anyone and anything sound positive.


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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Towards the end of the Telethon special episode, a frustrated Trump starts ranting in German about how the FBI investigation is ruining his grand vision, and Kellyanne Conway briefly refers to him as "mien Fuhrer".
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* TwoTimerDate: One segment of the Telethon special episode has Trump doing this with teens wanting better gun control, and adults wanting to keep their guns; they turn out to be willing to compromise with each other once Trump leaves.
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* {{Telethon}}: The format of a special, "Make America Great-A-Thon". What they're actually funding money for, however, changes with Trump's whims.
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* TheFundamentalist: Pence.

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* TheFundamentalist: Pence.Pence tries to push Christian fundamentalist beliefs whenever he can.
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* AttentionWhore: Trump gets mad that Santa Claus is getting all the children's attention at the mall. Trump then declares, "I'm the only big fat red guy that gets attention around here!"
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Most sketches are available to watch for free on Comedy Central's YouTube channel, as only the talk show bits do not get posted.

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* TokenWhite: While playing charades with Trump, Scaramucci and Pence, Bannon has to make out "Justice Department Fights for White College Applicants".
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* LiteralMinded: Trump seems to display signs of being this.
-->'''Reporter 1:''' Sir, [[TheWhiteHouse the House]] is talking impeachment.
-->'''Trump:''' Houses don't talk, you dummy.
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* ManChild: Trump is indubitably to be on the same brain level as children. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly "fathers" him and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:

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* ManChild: Trump is indubitably to be on the same brain level as children. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly "fathers" him and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:
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* ManChild: Trump seems to be on the same brain level as children given how inaccurate his statements about history, law and politics are. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly "fathers" him and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:

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* ManChild: Trump seems is indubitably to be on the same brain level as children given how inaccurate his statements about history, law and politics are.children. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly "fathers" him and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Trump complains about American jobs getting outsourced to foreign producers, but it turns out a lot of his merchandising is also produced overseas.
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** Trump seems to hate women, but not just Hillary Clinton. He complains they ruin everything from [[''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' Ghostbusters]] to his health care bill and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.

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** Trump seems to hate women, but not just Hillary Clinton. He complains they ruin everything from [[''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' Ghostbusters]] ''[[Film/Ghostbusters2016 Ghostbusters]]'' to his health care bill and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.

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