11 of the worst things Donald Trump has done since he stopped being president

What do you think of when you think of Donald Trump?

We think of an overgrown toddler throwing his toys out of his pram to try and secure a shred of attention from anyone.

Why? Because ever since the former US president failed to secure a second term in office, he declined to depart with dignity and instead has continued to do terrible, terrible things just for attention.

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How? Here are 11 of the terrible things the former president has done since leaving office.

1. Contested the 2020 presidential election

We don't need to tell you this. It is no secret Trump has repeatedly and consistently claimed the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from him and "rigged", despite all evidence pointing to that being absolutely not true.

He was even banned from Twitter because the platform said he had a role in inciting the Capitol Riots that took place when the election result was announced.

That didn't seem to stop him, and he has still droned on and on and on, the world's sorest loser.

After all, why let the truth get in the way of a good story?

2. Made a new social media platform

After he was kicked off Twitter, he set to work making a new social media alternative which launched in February last year as one of the many "free speech" type platforms knocking around.

He's since used it to spout thoughts that pop into his mind despite it being ridiculed on other, more traditional social media apps like Twitter.

However, it has not done that well and has few other users.

Everyone needs an outlet.

3. Appeared at CPAC to spout nonsense

Trump has also appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to chat nonsense, to put it mildly, a few times since leaving office.

In February last year, he used a speech to mostly criticise his replacement, Joe Biden and call Vladimir Putin "smart".

If that wasn't enough of a waste of time, in August 2022 he talked about a doctor who apparently "loved looking at my body...it was so strong.”

Trump claims former White House doctor 'loved' looking at his bodywww.youtube.com

Umm...

4. Write a book about why the election was "stolen" from him

Trump said that he's writing a book on 'stolen' elections, which is set to be titled 'The Crime of the Century'.

"This is one of the greatest crimes in the history of our country. And sadly, the prosecutors don't want to do anything about it," the former president told the audience at The American Freedom tour in Austin, Texas.

"This is the crime of the century. I'm actually writing a book about it called 'The Crime of the Century'."

We can think of worse crimes or even crimes that actually happened.

5. Interview with Piers Morgan

In April 2022, Trump sat down with Piers Morgan for a chat. But it didn't seem to go well as the American "politician" appeared to storm out when he was questioned about the untrue 2020 stolen election claims he made.

Oh, dear.

6. Interview with Nigel Farage

It is fair to say then that it wasn't as chummy as the interview the former president had with his apparent fanboy Nigel Farage in December 2021 on GB News.

The pair talked about "the rigged election", the Capitol riots, windfarms, and he called Boris Johnson "liberal".

7. Hinted at running in the 2024 election... a lot

Trump has hinted about making a return that no one wants.

He told Fox News he couldn't talk about it when asked about running for president again. “So because the campaign finance laws are extremely complicated and unbelievably stupid, I’m actually not allowed to answer that question, can you believe that?" he said. "I’d love to answer it."

“Let me put it this way; I think you’ll be happy and I think that a lot of our friends will be happy but I’m not actually allowed to answer it. Makes it very difficult if I do.”

Meanwhile more recentlyRolling Stone reported that sources close to Trump said the former president is allegedly making a plan to announce his campaign in Florida.

His wife, Melania has even hinted at the prospect.

Then in November 2022 he stopped the rumour-mongering and confirmed he would be standing.

“My husband achieved tremendous success in his first administration, and he can lead us toward greatness and prosperity once again,” Melania said about his campaign yesterday, per Fox. “He has my support, and we look forward to restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength.”

8. Demanded a new election 'immediately'

Trump recently went on a rant on his silly little social media platform, once again criticising the 2020 election and saying it was "irreparably compromised".

He called for a new election after Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook limited the reach of a story about Hunter Biden story on news feeds for a few days as fact-checkers determined whether it was true.

The New York Post alleged leaked emails from Hunter Biden's laptop showed the then vice-president was helping his son's business dealings in Ukraine weeks before the presidential election.

Facebook and Twitter restricted sharing of the article, before reversing course amid allegations of censorship.

Trump implied this was all one big conspiracy to stop him from winning the election and embarked on a huge temper tantrum:

9. Going after Ron DeSantis

Classy as always, Trump has gone after Florida governor DeSantis, accusing him “grooming high school girls with alcohol as a teacher.”

“That’s not Ron, is it?” Trump wrote, sarcastically. “He would never do such a thing!”

10. Blamed “communists, Marxists, Rinos and losers” for “destroying the country”

The former president launched an all-caps rant on Truth Social ahead of what he predicted would be his arrest and blamed “communists, Marxists, Rinos and losers” for “destroying the country”. He also called for protests to “take our nation back”, after claiming that he’d be arrested in the near future.

“Remember, the same animals and thugs that would do this to perhaps 200 million people, but actually all Americans, are the communists, Marxists, Rinos, and losers that are purposefully destroying our country,” he wrote in all caps in March.

In a previous all-caps rant Trump railed against the “Soros-backed DA [District Attorney]” for “using the power of his office to persecute, indict and persecute a former president of the United States of America — for nor crime”.

Trump’s claims that he will be taken into police custody came after reports that law enforcement authorities in New York have quietly been preparing for the possibility that the former president will stoke civil unrest if he is subject to any form of legal accountability whatsoever.

A spokesperson for Trump has, however, cautioned there was no indication of the exact timing of any indictment.

“There has been no notification, other than illegal leaks from the Justice Dept and the DA’s office, to NBC and other fake news carriers, that the George Soros-funded Radical Left Democrat prosecutor in Manhattan has decided to take his Witch-Hunt to the next level,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

11. Being found to have sexually abused a writer in the 1990s.

Trump sexually abused magazine columnist E Jean Carroll in a New York department store in the 1990s, a jury found, and also found him liable for defamation for calling the writer's accusations "a hoax and a lie".

Trump was also found not liable for raping the writer in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman and the Manhattan jury ordered Trump to pay her about $5m (£4m) in damages.

"Today, the world finally knows the truth," Carroll said in a written statement following the verdict. "This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed."

Trump's lawyer said the former president plans to appeal against the decision.

After the verdict, he posted on his social media platform Truth Social in all capital letters: "I have absolutely no idea who this woman is.

"This verdict is a disgrace - a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time!"

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