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Political attack ads

The use of Trump's personal odor as a political attack, with ad campaigns and commentary invoking odor as a way to demean.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What were the original social media posts and profiles that started the January 2026 'Trump smells' narratives?

A short string of social posts in mid-January 2026 — most notably a tweet-thread by the advocacy account Lincoln Square reporting anonymous Ford workers’ comments, plus older satirical posts that resu...

Jan 18, 2026

What past incidents involved public remarks about Donald Trump's personal hygiene?

Multiple well-documented episodes in recent years have involved public remarks about Donald Trump’s personal hygiene: attack ads and commentary accusing him of emitting a bad odor, media and pundit ja...