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'''Donald J. Drumpf''' is a ] and ] made popular in early March 2016 by ]'s show '']'' when Oliver stated that an ancestor of ] changed the family name from Drumpf, a surname of German origin, to Trump. Within hours after broadcast, the search term "Donald Drumpf" gained tremendous popularity. | |||
'''Drumpf''' is a ]ed term owned by Drumpf Industries LLC, a ] in ]. Drumpf Industries LLC, which trademarked the term a few days before the show aired, is presumably represented by John Oliver and/or the show's producers. | |||
==Origin== | |||
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On the ] of '']'', ] created the hashtag #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain, referencing that ] used the slogan "], and that Trump's ancestors had the German<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/145797-what-country-does-drumpf-come-from-donald-trumps-original-surname-is-from-the-land-of-oktoberfest|title=What Country Does Drumpf Come From? Donald Trump's Original Surname Is From The Land Of Oktoberfest|publisher=|publisher='']''|accessdate=5 March 2016}}</ref> last name "Drumpf".<ref name=wpost20160229>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/29/john-oliver-slams-trump-a-k-a-donald-drumpf-for-22-brutal-minutes/|title=John Oliver slams Trump, a.k.a. Donald ‘Drumpf,’ for 22 brutal minutes|author=Justin Wm. Moyer|date=February 29, 2016|work=]|accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref> The name change occurred during the ] of the 17th century.<ref name=TBG>{{cite web| url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/09/09/why-donald-trump-better-than-donald-drumpf/7ltKCyRasCa5TY2l1Tr4HP/story.html | title = Why Donald Trump trumps Donald Drumpf | work = ] | accessdate = 3 March 2016 |quote=The family changed the name at some point during the Thirty Years’ War.}}</ref><!-- THE FIRST REFERENCE IS THE BOOK OLIVER CITED AT 19:01 OF HIS VIDEO-->{{efn|But soon after Drumpf's arrival, the Thirty Years' War engulfed Germany ... By the end of the century a winegrower named John Philip Trump-the family changed the spelling of the name in the course of the war-was a taxpayer in good standing.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blair|first1=Gwenda|title=The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate|date=2001|publisher=Simon and Schuster|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uJifCgAAQBAJ|accessdate=4 March 2016|isbn=1501139363}}</ref>}}{{efn|Despite mistaken impressions, Mr. Trump and his recent relatives had nothing to do with the surname change ... The Drumpf name appears in tax logs dating to about 1600, and the Trump name first appeared among his ancestors in Germany later that century<ref name=NYT/>}} He also registered the ] www.donaldjdrumpf.com, which sells parody items replacing "Trump" with the "Drumpf" brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2839813/john-oliver-destroys-donald-trump-in-last-week-tonight-rant/|title=John Oliver Destroys Donald Trump In ‘Last Week Tonight’ Rant|publisher=]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> According to the '']'', Oliver took precautions to dispel the notion that the Trumps' last name had been changed in the more recent past.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Donald Drumpf: A Funny Label, but Is It Fair|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/us/politics/donald-drumpf-a-funny-label-but-is-it-fair.html|work=]|author=Victor, Daniel|date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> A writer for the '']'' said that if the Trumps had not changed their surname, they may have been less successful in America.<ref name=TBG/> | |||
Oliver described what the prerogative nickname "Donald J Drumpf" personally means to him in a comical satire stating he thinks it is about a "bullshit artist," a "baby with even smaller smaller fingers," and a "shitty lifestyle brand,"<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ|title=''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'': Donald Trump (HBO)|publisher=YouTube|date=February 28, 2016}}</ref> stating that "Drumpf is much more reflective of who really is." Oliver said that if viewers wanted to vote for "the charismatic guy promising to make America great again," they should "stop and take a moment to imagine how would feel if just met a guy named Donald Drumpf." Oliver called Trump a "serial liar," saying that the latter had "a string of broken business ventures and the support of a former ] leader, who he can’t decide whether or not to condemn."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/02/29/john-oliver-takes-on-donald-trump-implores-america-to-make-donald-drumpf-again/|title=John Oliver Takes On Donald Trump, Implores America to ‘Make Donald Drumpf Again’|author=Sarene Leeds|work=]|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> Oliver told viewers to use the word "Drumpf," saying, "Drumpf is much less magical. It’s the sound produced when a morbidly obese ] flies into the window of a foreclosed ]. Drumpf: It’s the sound of a bottle of store-brand ] falling off the shelf in a ] minimart."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-drumpf-john-oliver_us_56d40adee4b0bf0dab32a73c|title=John Oliver Demolishes 'Serial Liar' Donald Trump|date=29 February 2016|work=]|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
Immediately after the broadcast segment, web searches for the term "Donald Drumpf" went viral. By ], "Donald Drumpf" surpassed "]" and "]," who were both GOP candidates for the ] in ]es.<ref name="auto">Wolfers, Justin (March 1, 2016). . '']''.</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | |||
A ] account, not ostensibly under Oliver's operation, is going by the name "Donald J. Drumpf" and the handle @RealDonalDrumpf. However, the account with over 27,000 followers is not entirely new, as it has been active and tweeting since May 2013,<ref name=Twitter>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/realdonaldrumpf|title=Donald J. Drumpf|publisher=]|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=|title=.@democatsanddogs I also don't have as big an IQ as I claim. But don't tell @Lord_Sugar|url=https://twitter.com/realdonaldrumpf/status/339584426151403520|publisher=]|accessdate=4 March 2016|date=28 May 2013}}</ref> before Oliver's segment of February 2016. The account's page says that it is " 100% classy Donald Trump parody account. Operated under the actual family name Drumpf."<ref name="US Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donald-drumpf-wikipedia-now-exists-after-john-olivers-trump-takedown-w166114|title=Donald Drumpf Misplaced Pages Now Exists After John Oliver's Trump Takedown|work=]}}</ref> | |||
{{anchor|Twitterbot}}"DeepDrumpf," a ] with an ability to post Trump-like statements<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/donald-trump-twitterbot-has-intelligence/|title=Twitterbot uses AI algorithm to tweet like Donald Trump|author=Greg Nichols|work=ZDNet|accessdate=5 March 2016}}</ref> on ],<ref name=CNETBOT/> is a computer program created by a ] candidate at ] at ]. The bot, which mimics Donald Trump's "simple" speech patterns,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/deepdrumpf-twitterbot-ai-system-impersonating-donald-trump-hilarious-effect-1547556|title=DeepDrumpf Twitterbot: An AI system is impersonating Donald Trump to hilarious effect|author=Oliver Cragg|work=] (UK)|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/search?q=deepdrumpf|title=News about deepdrumpf on Twitter|publisher=|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> got its namesake due to Oliver's show.{{efn|The Twitterbot DeepDrumpf takes its name from "Last Week Tonight" host and comedian John Oliver who lambasted Trump on his February 28 show<ref name=CNETBOT>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/drumpf-twitterbot-learns-to-imitate-trump-via-deep-learning-algorithm/|title=Drumpf Twitterbot learns to imitate Trump via deep-learning algorithm|author=Bonnie Burton|date=4 March 2016|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=]|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref>}} The bot's account describes itself as being programmed based on Donald Trump's speech patterns and average vocabulary. The bot's designer said he was originally inspired by a Shakespearean prose bot along with "a report that Trump spoke at the level of a fourth grader."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/deepdrumpf-the-donald-trump-ai-spoof-bot-america-needs/|title=DeepDrumpf: The Donald Trump AI spoof bot America needs|publisher=AOL|website=]|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> The bot makes "even Trumpier statements than Trump himself."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3040645/analytics/this-wacky-twitterbot-uses-deep-learning-to-out-trump-trump.html|title=This wacky Twitterbot uses deep learning to out-Trump Trump|author=Katherine Noyes|date=4 March 2016|work=PCWorld|accessdate=5 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
A website promoted by HBO sells authorized Donald Drumpf merchandise<ref>{{cite web | title=John Oliver's scathing takedown of Trump | publisher=] | date=March 1, 2016 | url=http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/tv/2016/03/01/john-oliver-s-scathing-takedown-of-trump0.html | ref={{sfnref | Sky News | 2016}} | accessdate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> including baseball caps designed to parody the "Make America Great Again" slogan.<ref name="US Weekly"/> On the same site the creators released a corresponding ] ] on ], which allows a user to change all internet instances of "Trump" to "Drumpf" in the user's browser window.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/29/john-oliver-destroys-donald-trump-you-are-either-a-racist-or-you-are-pretending-to-be.html|title=John Oliver Destroys Donald Trump: ‘You Are Either a Racist or You Are Pretending to Be’|work=]|accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref> The extension had 333,000 downloads as of March 4.<ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-donald-drumpf-chrome-extension-20160304-story.html|title=Donald Drumpf browser extension installed more than 333K times|author=|date=4 March 2016|work=]}}</ref><ref name="Bustle">{{cite web | title=How To Get The Donald Drumpf Chrome Extension Onto Your Computer & Into Your Life Right Now | website=Bustle | url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/145035-how-to-get-the-donald-drumpf-chrome-extension-onto-your-computer-into-your-life-right | accessdate=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/03/02/from-fake-times-article-donald-drumpf-week-online/LZSqvHkwq1VgKmzHNcH0KM/story.html|title=From a fake Times article to Donald Drumpf, the week online|work=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref> Individual artists began selling their own versions of the slogan "Make Donald Drumpf Again" on a variety of t-shirts, coffee mugs, posters and hats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/145839-other-amazing-donald-drumpf-merchandise-you-can-buy-because-pissing-off-donald-trump-is-priceless|title=Other Amazing Donald Drumpf Merchandise You Can Buy, Because Pissing Off Donald Trump Is Priceless|publisher=''Bustle''|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
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==Notes== | |||
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==References== | |||
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==Further reading== | |||
* {{cite web | title=How To Use The Donald Drumpf Chrome Extension, Because A "Drumpfinator" Is Exactly What Your Internet Browser Needs | website=] | url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/145641-how-to-use-the-donald-drumpf-chrome-extension-because-a-drumpfinator-is-exactly-what-your-internet |date=March 2, 2016|author=Felter, Claire Elizabeth| ref={{sfnref | Bustle}} | accessdate=March 3, 2016}} | |||
* {{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/john-oliver-unleashes-donald-trump-871342|title=John Oliver Unleashes on Donald Trump, Claims Actual Family Name Is "Drumpf"|author=THR Staff|date=29 February 2016|work=]|accessdate=3 March 2016}} | |||
* {{cite web | title=John Oliver's scathing takedown of Trump | publisher=] | date=March 1, 2016 | url=http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/tv/2016/03/01/john-oliver-s-scathing-takedown-of-trump0.html | ref={{sfnref | Sky News | 2016}} | accessdate=March 4, 2016}} | |||
* {{cite web | title=Donald Drumpf's Misplaced Pages Page Is Proof That John Oliver's 'Last Week Night' Segment Had The Impact It Deserves | website=Bustle |author=Crawford, Hilary E.| url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/145652-donald-drumpfs-wikipedia-page-is-proof-that-john-olivers-last-week-night-segment-had-the-impact | accessdate=March 3, 2016}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* {{official website|1=http://donaldjdrumpf.com/}} | |||
* {{YouTube|id=DnpO_RTSNmQ|title=''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'': Donald Trump (HBO)}} | |||
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