Donald Trump has three more years remaining in his presidency, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t thinking about his legacy. He’s already made a push for the Washington Commanders to name their new stadium after him. And now, it appears he’s floating the idea of renaming the Republican Party in his own likeness.
According to The Daily Beast, Trump mused about that on Truth Social earlier this week.
“There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN,” the president said in the post. “It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???”
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It’s not clear how serious Trump is about the proposal, but as noted by the Beast, a word that starts with that combination of letters is going to be hard to pronounce.
“The last of these options would require MAGA supporters to master an impressive feat of pronunciation known to language experts as the ”voiceless labial-alveolar plosive.’ They say that to utter a “t” and “p” sound simultaneously, without any intervening vowels, those identifying as ‘Tpublicans’ would need to press their lips together and place their tongue against the ridge behind their teeth.”
As noted by the Beast, at a time when Trump’s approval ratings are touching all-time lows, there’s no way to justify the idea that “almost everyone” is a Trump Republican, or whichever term Trump prefers to use.
According to Mediaite, the post appears to have been made while Trump was on the way to his golf course in Florida.
“There is already a catchier and much more widely used nickname that Trump seems to have snubbed: Trumplicans. Trumpublican and ReTrumplican are other variations that have gained varying degrees of traction,” the Mediaite story said.
A lot of people on social media had thoughts about the “Tpublican” idea:
This actually makes sense in his addled mind.
All the polls show MAGA is turning on him, so just quit associating him with “MAGA Republicans” and call them something else.
Bet he’s way more popular with *checks notes* “Tpublicans!”
🙄— John Olberding (@jolberding01) November 26, 2025
tpublicans new slogan… just die already https://t.co/yymYwL2kch
— A (@A1471) November 26, 2025
yeah and you don’t have a single policy great or otherwise// the do nothing gang of tpublicans https://t.co/4Z9YvQRl8g
— A (@A1471) November 26, 2025
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