He knew what he signed up for.
In a year that has felt at times like a MAGA-blanketed millennia, President Trump has proven adept at turning solemn events into circuses — and frequently swapping decorum for disrespect.
From insulting women and minorities to widows and the entire country of Puerto Rico, here's a look back at some of Trump's most tone-deaf moments.
On the Reich side of history
Trump accuses ‘many sides’ of violence in Charlottesville — again
It doesn't take much to see a difference between Nazis and those protesting them — the swastikas, for one, are a dead giveaway — but in August, the commander-in-chief instead issued a statement on the violent clashes that took place in Charlottesville, Va., that drew little contrast.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," said Trump.
The comment came after protester Heather Heyer died and 26 people were injured when one white supremacist drove his car into a crowd earlier that day.
While the groups marched through the city brandishing tiki torches the previous evening, Trump had been golfing.
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MAGA vs. MECCA
Just days after Thanksgiving, Trump added fuel to the engine of Islamophobia by using his online platform to disseminate three blatantly anti-Muslim videos on Twitter.
Individually titled "Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!", "Muslim destroys a statue of Virgin Mary!" and "Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!", the footage collectively presents the man's views on a religion followed by 3.3 million people he's supposed to represent and defend as unfounded and dangerously out of touch.
The original poster of the videos, Jayda Fransen of the far-right Britain First political party, has since been kicked off Twitter, taking the unverified, context-lacking footage with her and off Trump's page entirely.
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At the time, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attempted to defend the blatantly bigoted tweets by saying the famed locker room talker was trying to "elevate the conversation."
Daft dodger
Continuing his running theme of insulting families who have lost their loved ones while serving the country, Trump not only told the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson that "you know that this could happen when you signed up for it," but he couldn't even seem to remember the name of the Army sergeant who had been killed in Niger.
When faced with criticism, Trump claimed, "I have proof," but he never seemed to provide that evidence.
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Drawing out the belligerent process of dragging both Johnson's family and Rep. Frederica Wilson, who was in the car with the family during the phone call, was Chief of Staff John Kelly.
The retired Marine general entered the feud not to bring any sense of decorum, but to bring up a ceremony honoring FBI agents he attended with the four-term legislator where she bragged about getting money for her district, calling her an "empty barrel."
Unfortunately for Kelly, there exists such a device that can accurately record both audio and video of proceedings as they occur, and sure enough, he was proven to be incorrect — she never made mention of any tax dollars.
Oval Awfulness
Navajo leaders call Trump out for ‘careless’ Pocahontas comment
Publicly attacking female members of Congress with undertones of racism or misogyny is nothing new for Trump — consider this month's denigration of New York Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand, where the president claimed she "would come to my office 'begging' for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them)" — but his perpetual feud with Sen. Elizabeth Warren has perhaps been the most toxic unless you're counting former Sen. Hillary Clinton.
As early as 2014, the former reality TV host used Twitter to share the racist nickname "Pocahontas," a first-grader-level response to Warren's self-proclaimed Cherokee heritage.
The slur got trotted out once more in November at no less than a White House event at the Oval Office meant to honor the Navajo Code Talkers.
"You were here long before any of us were here," he said to the men, doing an impeccable job of summing up the history of every Native American ever. "Although we have a representative in Congress who, they say, was here a long time ago. They call her 'Pocahontas.'"
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Making the proceedings even uglier, it all took place in front of a portrait of President Andrew Jackson that Trump had previously installed to recognize the former leader who was responsible for displacing 17,000 Native Americans, with 5,000 people dying in the process.
Trigger Happy Holidays
What does at least $30.3 million in donations buy you? Besides the president telling reporters, "We won't talk about that," when asked about gun control measures in the wake of over 500 people getting shot and 58 people losing their lives within a matter of 10 minutes, you also get an invitation to the White House Christmas party.
NRA boss Wayne LaPierre attended the annual event, which fell on the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Trump had NRA boss at Christmas party on a Sandy Hook anniversary
Meanwhile, the shooting that left 20 children and six adult staff members dead merited not even a mention by the loquacious social media user — a fact not lost on Nicole Hockley, the mother of one of the victims.
Remembering Sandy Hook
"Not only did he (President Donald Trump) ignore the 5-year remembrance completely — not even a single tweet — he slapped us all in the face by having none other than NRA President Wayne LaPierre at his White House Christmas party that night," she wrote on Facebook.
This seeming indifference to gun violence was previously exemplified by Trump using an old tweet to send out his condolences in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting.
"May God be with the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI and Law Enforcement has arrived," he wrote after a gunman in California killed four people and attempted to gain access to elementary school classrooms in November.
Trump belittles Puerto Rico storm problems during first visit
Donny can't be trusted with Brawny
Where better to practice your free throw with a roll of paper towels than an island filled with U.S. citizens in need of food, water and electricity?
After picking a fight with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz online in the days leading up to his visit, Trump arrived in Puerto Rico on Oct. 3, after the American island territory had been torn apart by Hurricane Maria, to hand out supplies as well as tell the people of Puerto Rico that they had not been through a "real catastrophe" such as Hurricane Katrina.
Along with bringing absorbent, disposable paper to people who wanted "everything done for them," he also tried to bring some humor, saying, "I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you've thrown our budget a little out of whack. That's fine. We saved a lot of lives."
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Nearly three months after the storm, Puerto Rico is currently at 64% power generation and nine of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities have no power whatsoever.
Houstonians got a similar taste of Trump's attention on Aug. 27, when he promoted a book by medallion enthusiast Sheriff David A. Clarke.
On that day, Hurricane Harvey settled over Houston, dropping over 50 inches of rain in some areas.
"A great book by a great guy, highly recommended!" Trump tweeted.
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