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How Long Have You Hated Trump? [View all] Lunabell Dec 2020 OP
Since around 2006 or so Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #1
15 years trueblue2007 Dec 2020 #82
I only became conscious of him in the early 90s Orrex Dec 2020 #2
I worked in NYC in the late 70s, early 80's.... AZ8theist Dec 2020 #97
Yet the Netflix documentary showed so many regular people Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #109
"Old" money in NYC knew he was an asshole. AZ8theist Dec 2020 #110
Since the 80s, when he would enlist small business labor and not pay, forcing many bankrupt. TheBlackAdder Dec 2020 #126
Yes, the same reaction Green Line Dec 2020 #3
I didn't hate him back then, I dismissed pnwest Dec 2020 #4
When he started the Birther shit. Before that, I just thought he was a Raven Dec 2020 #5
I was the same. The birtherism lies. Otherwise I jus thought him a trust fund clown n/t Greybnk48 Dec 2020 #22
I don't recall paying much attention to him at all essme Dec 2020 #90
Same here. My loathing started with the Birther trash. Paladin Dec 2020 #112
I knew his show the Apprentice was entirely fake and worthless FakeNoose Dec 2020 #6
From the moment I became aware of him. Must have been late '80's. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2020 #7
same here bdtrppr6 Dec 2020 #16
Same here. smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #38
Since the 1970s, when I lived in Manhattan. Thrown in our face endlessly by media there. His BamaRefugee Dec 2020 #8
Wall Street Roy Rolling Dec 2020 #65
My old mechanic friend from Brooklyn summed it up very well back in 2015. "There's some asshole like dameatball Dec 2020 #113
I merely dismissed him as a charlatan until early 2017 when he made my mom cry. Mike 03 Dec 2020 #9
It's scary that a charlatan and joke can become POTUS LeftInTX Dec 2020 #19
It's horrifying. Back then I didn't understand, but my learning curve has Mike 03 Dec 2020 #20
Yes, they were. LeftInTX Dec 2020 #99
P.S. This was the "doomed and incredibly tasteless real estate project" Mike 03 Dec 2020 #33
I knew he would be a dangerous figure when he started the birther movement dalton99a Dec 2020 #10
I never liked him. LeftInTX Dec 2020 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #56
I became somewhat aware of him years ago, when the whole Marla Maples affair The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #12
New Yorkers have hated him forever. marybourg Dec 2020 #13
Since he dumped Ivana for Marla in a very public way. milestogo Dec 2020 #14
The winter of 1980 Runningdawg Dec 2020 #15
My wife and I watched "When They See Us" yesterday True Dough Dec 2020 #17
A visceral reaction since the 80s or perhaps earlier. flor-de-jasmim Dec 2020 #18
Since the birther atuff. Before then i watched his tv show Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #21
As long as I can remember....he bankrupted several of my friends Dads who worked on Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #23
Always thought Lokee11 Dec 2020 #24
I have never hated him. KentuckyWoman Dec 2020 #25
I share what you feel. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #59
Since somewhere in the 70's The Figment Dec 2020 #26
Since he got the nomination in 2016. I never thought about him before that. Nt raccoon Dec 2020 #27
Since the nineties, when he was just a celebrity putz. marble falls Dec 2020 #28
I don't hate him or loathe him. I pity him. I think pity is far worse than hate from 42bambi Dec 2020 #29
I have never liked this idiot Gothmog Dec 2020 #30
As a native New Yorker, I was regularly exposed to every bullshit thing he did or said and... TreasonousBastard Dec 2020 #31
Since the 80's. When Trump Tower was built my girlfriend and I decided it was the fierywoman Dec 2020 #32
Since the first time I ever laid eyes on him. MuseRider Dec 2020 #34
Since he was on the Apprentice? Initech Dec 2020 #35
I can't remember which came first. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #36
I don't hate the man Chainfire Dec 2020 #37
Since I read this quote in 1992: catbyte Dec 2020 #39
Yep. He flaunted Mistress Marla publicly. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #117
I try hard not to let hatred in my heart mahina Dec 2020 #40
so, there's a golf course in Palos Verdes. barbtries Dec 2020 #41
2016. johnp3907 Dec 2020 #42
He wormed his way into my consciousness probably in 1987. LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #43
I honestly can't remember yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #44
I have disliked him since at least 1987 when he bragged about making "millions"..... George II Dec 2020 #45
Oh yes he did do that, I'd completely forgotten FakeNoose Dec 2020 #120
I was working in the Bank of New York's data center on Broad Street at the time.... George II Dec 2020 #122
early monkeyman1 Dec 2020 #46
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Dec 2020 #92
Yep - friend worked as a concierge at a Trump casino in Atlantic City. Both he and Ivana PaulRevere08 Dec 2020 #47
Since he Screwed Merv Griffin Soxfan58 Dec 2020 #48
I don't hate anyone. I'm not going to let others control my emotions. Kaleva Dec 2020 #49
Since the mid-eighties, when he accumulated Mar-a-lago. dchill Dec 2020 #50
If you guys ever read "Spy" Magazine... WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2020 #51
I miss SPY, too. Gawd, the memories! DinahMoeHum Dec 2020 #84
Growing up in south SW Connecticut, we were aware of Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Dec 2020 #53
Actually enjoyed The Apprentice... neurochaos Dec 2020 #54
From the first time I heard him speak. Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #55
My mother in law went to Blue_playwright Dec 2020 #57
Since 2016 sarge43 Dec 2020 #58
I don't hate him but I do hate what he's done. He'lll be gone soon. Now it's time to think of what CTyankee Dec 2020 #60
Can't remember exactly since it's been such a long time. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2020 #61
Since the 80s. I remember Leona Helmsley ... bsiebs Dec 2020 #62
I first heard about him in the 80s wnylib Dec 2020 #63
I can't say I hated him back in the 80's I just Bev54 Dec 2020 #64
Ever since his Studio 54 days davekriss Dec 2020 #66
I basically paid almost no attention to him before the Obama/Kenya lie. Before then, to me... NNadir Dec 2020 #67
That'd Be Me....disdained him since that time and also...... zed nada Dec 2020 #68
Yes, I despised him in the '80s when I favored Republicans. BMW2020RT Dec 2020 #69
From the earliest days homegirl Dec 2020 #70
Probably since he started the birther bullshit. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #71
I only paid passing attention until the birtherism crap started ... jimlup Dec 2020 #72
Same. Ever since tabloids of the 1980's. roamer65 Dec 2020 #73
Since I bumped into him in the 1990's cursing out his entourage JCMach1 Dec 2020 #74
For me, revulsion and not hatred. Mister Ed Dec 2020 #75
I lived in NYC off and on in the late 80s and early 90s Withywindle Dec 2020 #76
Vera Coking handmade34 Dec 2020 #77
Ever since I first heard about him VA_Jill Dec 2020 #78
In 1989 - Central Park 5 alphafemale Dec 2020 #79
We planted a maple tree 30+ years ago yonder Dec 2020 #80
Birtherism, because I've dealt with that nonsense my whole life and still do IronLionZion Dec 2020 #81
Since his TV show. Music Man Dec 2020 #83
Same as you shanti Dec 2020 #85
The Apprentice Desert_Leslie Dec 2020 #86
Never hated Trump, even to this very richdj25 Dec 2020 #87
Central Park 5, ripping off contractors who did work for him, sexual deviant, birtherism, bullying judesedit Dec 2020 #88
Since the birther thing in 2011-2012. I was a fan Rice4VP Dec 2020 #89
Longer than most, after being cheated after a stay at Trump hotel in Vegas, gift from our daughter. Liberty Belle Dec 2020 #91
The underground comics artist R.Crumb felt trump was worthy of satire in 1989 in a.... EarnestPutz Dec 2020 #93
From the day he destroyed the Art Deco friezes at the Bonwit Teller building... SeattleVet Dec 2020 #94
Oh! I forgot about that. I'll bet that... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #134
1980's housecat Dec 2020 #95
Since the 1980's working in Atlantic City. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #96
I try not to hate anyone but "True peace is not merely the absence of tension: BrightKnight Dec 2020 #98
He's not worth the effort it takes to hate someone. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #100
You're cutting him too much slack. Paladin Dec 2020 #115
Not long enough MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #101
About 150 years Silent3 Dec 2020 #102
I ignored him until the birther conspiracy Dukkha Dec 2020 #103
Me too. RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #123
In 2015, the moment he said that Mexicans were drug dealers, criminals and rapists. IrishEyes Dec 2020 #104
Since he started running for President treestar Dec 2020 #105
Since the 80s. SergeStorms Dec 2020 #106
When he destroyed the The United States Football League. Doc_Technical Dec 2020 #107
I started hating this asshole in the '80's Cozmo Dec 2020 #108
Same here. I saw him on some talk shows, decades ago. Couldn't stand that smug, bragging twit. dameatball Dec 2020 #111
I have generally disliked him since the 80's. ananda Dec 2020 #114
Early on, I really didn't care... paleotn Dec 2020 #116
As an NYC'r dislike, some disgust started in... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #118
As far back as I can remember seeing him, back in the late 80s I guess. He has the look of the guy doc03 Dec 2020 #119
2-3 decades give or take robbedvoter Dec 2020 #121
since the first time I heard him speak Skittles Dec 2020 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2020 #125
Since the birther stuff budkin Dec 2020 #127
I honestly never thought about him until 2016 marmar Dec 2020 #128
Since the 2016 primaries. I really didn't pay much attention to him prior Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #129
I only considered him as Mossfern Dec 2020 #130
I never have and I'm not going to ... Raine Dec 2020 #131
I live on the opposite side of the country from NYC & won't watch "reality" tv, so all I knew ... Hekate Dec 2020 #132
Its hard to hate someone you've never loved. msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #133
Since 1983 tenderfoot Dec 2020 #135
I thought he was disgusting marlakay Dec 2020 #136
Since 2009 Jamaal510 Dec 2020 #137
Since 1979 coeur_de_lion Dec 2020 #138
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