Why Trump's nickname for Beto might just be 'Robert'

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published 14 March 2019

Another Democrat in the race, another original nickname from President Trump.

Or so we thought. Because on Thursday, after Beto O'Rourke threw his name in the 2020 hat, Trump's team revealed it would likely just call the ex-Senate candidate by his given name — a more subtle sideswipe that could foreshadow how Trump will take on his latest competitor.

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Irony aside, Gidley's condescension puts O'Rourke on the cusp of a joining a small group of non-nicknamed Trump enemies. 2020 contender and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has so far avoided a moniker, which former New Jersey governor Chris Christie suggested means he "respects" her. Trump also just calls House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) by her first name. Then again, judging by Trump's first impression of O'Rourke as a candidate, we could be looking at another 599 days with "Crazy Hands Robert." Kathryn Krawczyk

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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