1. When a leader creates a controversy to distract the public from another issue.

- the same way that if you lit a dumpster on fire out front of your building everybody focuses on the flames, not the paperwork.

2. A logical fallacy, a subtype of the 'Red Herring'
Ignore that crazy tweet, its just a Trumpster Fire focus on the real issue.

Here he goes again, lighting Trumpster Fires instead of answering questions.
by KrazieKanuck January 27, 2017
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A fuck up of presidential proportions.
The POTUS tax returns are a real Trumpster Fire.
by Foxy Bob April 18, 2019
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when an utterly calamitous or mismanaged situation or occurrence is made worse by poor decisions
"Mobilizing the military to deal with peaceful demonstrations fueled the Trumpster fire"
by Boozedonkey June 6, 2020
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When a pile of garbage outside of a political party catches fire putting the whole structure at risk of burning down.
This primary election has turned into a serious Trumpster Fire!
by Long Green String Bean August 3, 2016
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What happens when rabid racist rant fuels shitstorm of word salad
That speech smells like Trumpster Fire!
by Gilbeygirl June 8, 2016
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What happens when rabid racist rant fuels shitstorm of word salad
That speech smells like Trumpster Fire!
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The resulting disastrous state of a government after an unqualified person is voted in with the vague promise of changing things.
Wow, we thought the government **used** to be bad, but it's a total trumpster fire now
by YeliwCoyote November 16, 2016
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