President Donald Trump has perfected the art of trolling, provoking the Left in ways no one else can.
Trump’s latest stunt was to change the White House’s LinkedIn photo to an image of himself — making his face appear on the profiles of anyone who lists “The White House” in the “experience” section. That includes Obama- and Biden-era staffers. As the X post below shows, even Barack Obama’s profile now sports Trump’s image. By noon Wednesday, it still hadn’t been taken down.
Naturally, Trump supporters loved it.
His detractors, not so much.
White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung responded, “That’s the whole point, dummy. Trolololololol.”
It was meant to make liberals’ heads explode, and it succeeded.
Trump has a knack for trolling Democrats, and he knows exactly how to push their buttons. Whether it’s a wild social media post or a stunt that grabs headlines, he always finds a way to throw them off balance.
For example, Trump’s afternoon shift at a McDonald’s restaurant during the 2024 campaign to troll Kamala Harris for lying was classic — and honestly, priceless.
Cenk Uygur, the co-creator of the left-wing program The Young Turks, called out his fellow liberals for criticizing the photo-op at the time. In a post on X, Uygur wrote: “Some in the press called Trump’s McDonald’s photo-op bizarre. This is how you lose credibility. That was a home run photo-op. He looked like a real person there, connecting with the average American. If you can’t see that, you’re totally blind.”
After then-President Joe Biden called Trump supporters “garbage” last October, he showed up at a campaign event donning a high-visibility orange vest and spoke to reporters from the front passenger seat of a bright white garbage truck that was complete with a MAGA logo and American flags.
It was so shocking that CNN’s Wolf Blitzer interrupted his program to bring the hilarious video to his viewers. “I have to interrupt you for a moment. Stand by for a moment,” Blitzer said.
The screen flashed to a video of Trump telling reporters, “For Biden to make that statement, it’s really a disgrace.”
It was the most brilliant troll ever.
When it comes to impact, Trump’s trolling speaks louder than words. His base loves it, his critics can’t stand it, and he keeps the spotlight on himself the whole time. At the end of the day, trolling isn’t just something Trump does for fun — it’s one of his go-to political strategies. And it works!
Elizabeth writes commentary for Legal Insurrection and The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn.
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