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| '''{{0}}1.''' Use the ] as the infobox image. (], ], ], ]) {{smaller|(temporarily suspended by #19 following copyright issues on the inauguration portrait, enforced when an official public-domain portrait was released {{diff||808046006|| |
'''{{0}}1.''' Use the ] as the infobox image. (], ], ], ]) {{smaller|(temporarily suspended by #19 following copyright issues on the inauguration portrait, enforced when an official public-domain portrait was released on {{diff||808046006||31 October 2017}})}} | ||
| '''{{0}}2.''' Show birthplace as "{{tq|], New York City}}" in the infobox |
'''{{0}}2.''' Show birthplace as "{{tq|], New York City, U.S.}}" in the infobox. (], ], ]) "New York City" de-linked. (]) | ||
| '''{{0}}3.''' Omit reference to county-level election statistics. (]) | '''{{0}}3.''' Omit reference to county-level election statistics. (]) | ||
| {{hide| {{0}}4. |
{{hide| {{0}}4. Superseded by #15 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Lead phrasing of Trump "{{tq|gaining a majority of the U.S. Electoral College}}" and "{{tq|receiving a smaller share of the popular vote nationwide}}", without quoting numbers. (], ]) ( |
Lead phrasing of Trump "{{tq|gaining a majority of the U.S. Electoral College}}" and "{{tq|receiving a smaller share of the popular vote nationwide}}", without quoting numbers. (], ]) (Superseded by #15 since {{diff||764846021||11 February 2017}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''{{0}}5.''' Use |
'''{{0}}5.''' Use Trump's annual net worth evaluation and matching ranking, from the ''Forbes'' list of billionaires, not from monthly or "live" estimates. (]) <del>In the lead section, just write: {{tq| '']'' estimates his net worth to be billion.}} (], ])</del> Removed from the lead per #47. | ||
| '''{{0}}6.''' Do not include allegations of sexual misconduct in the lead section. (], ]) | '''{{0}}6.''' Do not include allegations of sexual misconduct in the lead section. (], ]) | ||
| {{hide| {{0}}7. Superseded by #35 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| {{0}}7. Superseded by #35 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Include "{{tq|Many of his public statements were controversial or false.}}" in the lead. (], ], wording shortened per ], upheld with ]) <!-- When making changes to this consensus point please remember not call Trump a "liar" in Misplaced Pages's voice (#22). --> (superseded by #35 {{diff||883885427|| |
Include "{{tq|Many of his public statements were controversial or false.}}" in the lead. (], ], wording shortened per ], upheld with ]) <!-- When making changes to this consensus point please remember not call Trump a "liar" in Misplaced Pages's voice (#22). --> (superseded by #35 since {{diff||883885427||18 February 2019}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{hide| {{0}}8. Superseded by unlisted consensus |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| Mention that Trump is the first president elected "{{tq|without ]}}". (], superseded ]) | |||
| }} | |||
| '''{{0}}9.''' <del>Include a link to Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (])</del> Include a link to an archive of Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (]) | '''{{0}}9.''' <del>Include a link to Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (])</del> Include a link to an archive of Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (]) | ||
| {{hide| 10. Canceled |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| Keep ]'s name in the list of children and wikilink it, which redirects to his section in ] per AfD consensus. (], ]) Canceled: Barron's BLP has existed since June 2019. (]) | |||
| }} | |||
| {{hide| 11. Superseded by #17 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| 11. Superseded by #17 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| The lead sentence is "{{tq|'''Donald John Trump''' (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States.}}" (], ], ], ], ], ]) (superseded by #17 {{diff||773493221|773484258| |
The lead sentence is "{{tq|'''Donald John Trump''' (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States.}}" (], ], ], ], ], ]) (superseded by #17 since {{diff||773493221|773484258|2 April 2017}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''12.''' The article title is ], not ]. (], ]) | '''12.''' The article title is ], not ]. (], ]) | ||
| '''13.''' Auto-archival is set for discussions with no |
'''13.''' Auto-archival is set for discussions with no comments for 7 days. Manual archival is allowed for (1) closed discussions, 24 hours after the closure, provided the closure has not been challenged, and (2) "answered" ], 24 hours after the "answer", provided there has been no follow-on discussion after the "answer". (]) (amended with respect to manual archiving, to better reflect common practice at this article) (]) | ||
| '''14.''' Omit mention of Trump's alleged bathmophobia/fear of slopes. (]) | '''14.''' Omit mention of Trump's alleged bathmophobia/fear of slopes. (]) | ||
| {{hide| 15. |
{{hide| 15. Superseded by lead rewrite |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| There is no consensus to change the formulation of the paragraph which summarizes election results in the lead (starting with "{{tq|Trump won the general election on November 8, 2016, …}}"). Accordingly ] has been restored, with minor adjustments to past tense |
Supersedes #4. There is no consensus to change the formulation of the paragraph which summarizes election results in the lead (starting with "{{tq|Trump won the general election on November 8, 2016, …}}"). Accordingly the pre-RfC text (]) has been restored, with minor adjustments to past tense (]). No new changes should be applied without debate. (], ], ], ]) In particular, there is no consensus to include any wording akin to "losing the popular vote". (]) (Superseded by ] on {{diff||782425456||26 May 2017}} and ] on {{diff||786987868||23 June 2017}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{hide| 16. |
{{hide| 16. Superseded by lead rewrite |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Do not mention Russian influence on the presidential election in the lead section. (]) ( |
Do not mention Russian influence on the presidential election in the lead section. (]) (Superseded by ] on {{diff||786987868||23 June 2017}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{hide| 17. Superseded by #50 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| Supersedes #11. The lead paragraph is "{{tq|'''Donald John Trump''' (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current ]. Before entering politics, he ] and ].}}" The hatnote is simply {{t|Other uses}}. (], ], ], ], ], ], ]) Amended by ] on {{diff||786973475||23 June 2017}} and ] on {{diff||848763932||4 July 2018}}. Lower-case "p" in "president" per ] and ]. Wikilinks modified per ]. Wikilink modified again per ]. "45th" de-linked. (]) | |||
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| {{hide| 18. Superseded by #63 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| The "Alma mater" infobox entry shows "{{tq|] (]{{thinsp}}])}}", does not mention ]. (], ], ], ]) | |||
| }} | |||
| {{hide| 19. Obsolete |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| 19. Obsolete |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Following ], |
Following deletion of Trump's official White House portrait for copyright reasons on ], infobox image was replaced by ]. (] for replacement, ], declined ] on ]) (replaced by White House official public-domain portrait according to #1 since {{diff||808046006||31 Oct 2017}}) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{hide| 20. Superseded by unlisted consensus |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| Mention protests in the lead section with this exact wording: {{tq|His election and policies <del>have</del> sparked ].}} (], ], superseded ]) (Note: In February 2021, when he was no longer president, the verb tense was changed from "have sparked" to "sparked", without objection.) | |||
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| {{hide| 21. Superseded by #39 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| 21. Superseded by #39 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Omit any opinions about Trump's psychology held by mental health academics or professionals who have not examined him. (], ]) (superseded by #36 on ], then by #39 since ]) | Omit any opinions about Trump's psychology held by mental health academics or professionals who have not examined him. (], ]) (superseded by #36 on ], then by #39 since ]) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''22.''' Do not call Trump a "liar" in Misplaced Pages's voice. Falsehoods he uttered can be mentioned, while being mindful of calling them "lies", which implies malicious intent. (]) | '''22.''' Do not call Trump a "liar" in Misplaced Pages's voice. Falsehoods he uttered can be mentioned, while being mindful of calling them "lies", which implies malicious intent. (], upheld by ]) | ||
| {{hide| 23. Superseded by #52 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | |||
| The lead includes the following sentence: {{tq|Trump ordered ] on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, citing security concerns; after ], the Supreme Court upheld ].}} (], ], ], ], ]) Wording updated (]) and again (]).}} | |||
| {{hide| 24. Superseded by #30 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| 24. Superseded by #30 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Do not include allegations of racism in the lead. (]) (superseded by #30 since ]) | Do not include allegations of racism in the lead. (]) (superseded by #30 since ]) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''25.''' |
'''25.''' In citations, do not code the archive-related parameters for sources that are not dead. (], ]) | ||
| '''26.''' Do not include opinions by ] and ] that Trump is a {{tq|"useful fool manipulated by Moscow"}} or an {{tq|"unwitting agent of the Russian Federation"}}. (]) | '''26.''' Do not include opinions by ] and ] that Trump is a {{tq|"useful fool manipulated by Moscow"}} or an {{tq|"unwitting agent of the Russian Federation"}}. (]) | ||
| '''27.''' State that Trump {{tq|falsely claimed}} that Hillary Clinton started the Barack Obama {{tq|birther}} rumors. (], ]) | '''27.''' State that Trump {{tq|falsely claimed}} that Hillary Clinton started the Barack Obama {{tq|birther}} rumors. (], ]) | ||
| '''28.''' Include, in the Wealth section, a sentence on Jonathan Greenberg's allegation that Trump deceived him in order to get on the Forbes 400 list. (], ]) | '''28.''' Include, in the Wealth section, a sentence on Jonathan Greenberg's allegation that Trump deceived him in order to get on the Forbes 400 list. (], ]) | ||
| '''29.''' Include material about the ] in the article. (]) | '''29.''' Include material about the ] in the article. (]) | ||
| '''30.''' The lead includes: "{{tq|Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist.}}" (], ], ]) | '''30.''' Supersedes #24. The lead includes: "{{tq|Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist.}}" (], ], ]) | ||
| '''31.''' Do not mention Trump's office space donation to ]'s ] in 1999. (]) | '''31.''' Do not mention Trump's office space donation to ]'s ] in 1999. (]) | ||
| '''32.''' Omit from the lead the fact that Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean supreme leader. (], ]) | '''32.''' Omit from the lead the fact that Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean supreme leader. (], ]) | ||
| '''33.''' Do not mention ] in the lead section. (]) | '''33.''' Do not mention ] in the lead section. (]) | ||
| '''34.''' Refer to ] as a ] model, with a link to ] (people), not ] (country). (]) | '''34.''' Refer to ] as a ] model, with a link to ] (people), not ] (country). (]) | ||
| {{hide|35. Superseded by #49|headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= Include in the lead: {{tq|Trump has made many false or misleading statements during his campaign and presidency. The statements have been documented by ]s, and the media have widely described the phenomenon as unprecedented in American politics.}} (])}} | {{hide|35. Superseded by #49|headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Supersedes #7. Include in the lead: {{tq|Trump has made many false or misleading statements during his campaign and presidency. The statements have been documented by ]s, and the media have widely described the phenomenon as unprecedented in American politics.}} (]) | |||
| }} | |||
| {{hide| 36. Superseded by #39 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | {{hide| 36. Superseded by #39 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content= | ||
| Include one paragraph merged from ] describing views about Trump's psychology expressed by public figures, media sources, and mental health professionals who have not examined him. (]) (paragraph removed per ] yielding consensus #39)}} | Include one paragraph merged from ] describing views about Trump's psychology expressed by public figures, media sources, and mental health professionals who have not examined him. (]) (paragraph removed per ] yielding consensus #39)}} | ||
| '''37.''' Resolved: Content related to Trump's presidency should be limited to summary-level about things that are likely to have a lasting impact on his life and/or long-term presidential legacy. If something is borderline or debatable, the resolution does not apply. (]) | '''37.''' Resolved: Content related to Trump's presidency should be limited to summary-level about things that are likely to have a lasting impact on his life and/or long-term presidential legacy. If something is borderline or debatable, the resolution does not apply. (]) | ||
| '''38.''' Do not state in the lead that Trump is the wealthiest U.S. president ever. (]) | '''38.''' Do not state in the lead that Trump is the wealthiest U.S. president ever. (]) | ||
| '''39.''' Do not include any paragraph regarding Trump's mental health. (]) | '''39.''' Supersedes #21 and #36. Do not include any paragraph regarding Trump's mental health or mental fitness for office. '''Do not bring up for discussion again until an announced formal diagnosis or ]-level sources are provided.''' This does not prevent inclusion of content about temperamental fitness for office. (], ]) | ||
| '''40.''' Include, when discussing Trump's exercise or the lack thereof: {{tq|He has called golfing his "primary form of exercise",<!--<ref>{{cite tweet |user=realDonaldTrump |author-link=Donald Trump |number=1018068353305411584 |title=I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnberry for two days of meetings, calls and hopefully, some golf - my primary form of exercise! The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible! Tomorrow I go to Helsinki for a Monday meeting with Vladimir Putin. |date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>--> although he usually does not walk the course.<!--<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/07/14/donald-trump-exercise-golf-cart-turnberry-110166/ |title=Donald Trump says he gets most of his exercise from golf, then uses cart at Turnberry |work=Golf News Net |date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B |title=Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says |publisher=] |first1=Jeff |last1=Mason |first2=Steve |last2=Holland |date=January 18, 2018 |quote=He gets exercise by playing golf, he said, even though he typically rides around the course in a golf cart.}}</ref>--> He considers exercise a waste of energy, because he believes the body is "like a battery, with a finite amount of energy" which is depleted by exercise.<!--<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/07/politics/trump-health/index.html |title=Ahead of annual physical, Trump has not followed doctor's orders |publisher=] |first1=Jeremy |last1=Diamond |first2=Kevin |last2=Liptak |date=February 7, 2019 |quote=Nearly a dozen White House officials and sources close to Trump said they don't believe he's set foot in the fitness room in the White House residence, maintaining his view that exercise would be a waste of the energy he has always touted as one of his best attributes.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-thinks-that-exercising-too-much-uses-up-the-bodys-finite-energy/2017/05/12/bb0b9bda-365d-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html |title=Trump thinks that exercising too much uses up the body's finite energy |newspaper=] |date=May 12, 2017 |quote=Trump mostly gave up athletics after college because he “believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted.”}}</ref>-->}} (])<!--References included here to be on the safe side, but commented out--> | '''40.''' Include, when discussing Trump's exercise or the lack thereof: {{tq|He has called golfing his "primary form of exercise",<!--<ref>{{cite tweet |user=realDonaldTrump |author-link=Donald Trump |number=1018068353305411584 |title=I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnberry for two days of meetings, calls and hopefully, some golf - my primary form of exercise! The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible! Tomorrow I go to Helsinki for a Monday meeting with Vladimir Putin. |date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>--> although he usually does not walk the course.<!--<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/07/14/donald-trump-exercise-golf-cart-turnberry-110166/ |title=Donald Trump says he gets most of his exercise from golf, then uses cart at Turnberry |work=Golf News Net |date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B |title=Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says |publisher=] |first1=Jeff |last1=Mason |first2=Steve |last2=Holland |date=January 18, 2018 |quote=He gets exercise by playing golf, he said, even though he typically rides around the course in a golf cart.}}</ref>--> He considers exercise a waste of energy, because he believes the body is "like a battery, with a finite amount of energy" which is depleted by exercise.<!--<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/07/politics/trump-health/index.html |title=Ahead of annual physical, Trump has not followed doctor's orders |publisher=] |first1=Jeremy |last1=Diamond |first2=Kevin |last2=Liptak |date=February 7, 2019 |quote=Nearly a dozen White House officials and sources close to Trump said they don't believe he's set foot in the fitness room in the White House residence, maintaining his view that exercise would be a waste of the energy he has always touted as one of his best attributes.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-thinks-that-exercising-too-much-uses-up-the-bodys-finite-energy/2017/05/12/bb0b9bda-365d-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html |title=Trump thinks that exercising too much uses up the body's finite energy |newspaper=] |date=May 12, 2017 |quote=Trump mostly gave up athletics after college because he “believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted.”}}</ref>-->}} (])<!--References included here to be on the safe side, but commented out--> | ||
| '''41.''' Omit book authorship (or lack thereof) from the lead section. (]) | '''41.''' Omit book authorship (or lack thereof) from the lead section. (]) | ||
| '''42.''' House and Senate outcomes of the impeachment process are separated by a full stop. For example: {{tq|He was impeached by the House on December 18, 2019, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted of both charges by the Senate on February 5, 2020.}} (]) | '''42.''' House and Senate outcomes of the impeachment process are separated by a full stop. For example: {{tq|He was impeached by the House on December 18, 2019, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted of both charges by the Senate on February 5, 2020.}} (]) | ||
| '''43.''' The rules for edits to the lead are no different from those for edits below the lead. ''For edits that do not conflict with existing consensus:'' Prior consensus is NOT required. ] edits are allowed, subject to normal ] process. The mere fact that an edit has not been discussed is not a valid reason to revert it. (]) | '''43.''' The rules for edits to the lead are no different from those for edits below the lead. ''For edits that do not conflict with existing consensus:'' Prior consensus is NOT required. ] edits are allowed, subject to normal ] process. The mere fact that an edit has not been discussed is not a valid reason to revert it. (]) | ||
| '''44.''' The lead section should mention North Korea, focusing on Trump's meetings with Kim |
'''44.''' The lead section should mention North Korea, focusing on Trump's meetings with Kim and some degree of clarification that they haven't produced clear results. (]) | ||
| {{hide| 45. Superseded by #48 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content=There is no consensus to mention the ] in the lead section. (], ] |
{{hide| 45. Superseded by #48 |headerstyle=text-align:left; font-weight:normal; |multiline=yes |content=There is no consensus to mention the ] in the lead section. (], ]) | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''46.''' Use the caption "Official portrait, 2017" for the infobox image. (], ]) | '''46.''' Use the caption "Official portrait, 2017" for the infobox image. (], ]) | ||
| '''47.''' Do not mention Trump's net worth or ''Forbes'' ranking (or equivalents from other publications) in the lead, nor in the infobox. (]) | |||
| ⚫ | '''48.''' Supersedes #45. Trump's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic should be mentioned in the lead section. There is no consensus on specific wording, but the status quo is {{tq|Trump reacted slowly to the ]; he minimized the threat, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, and promoted false information about unproven treatments and the availability of testing.}} (], ]) | ||
| ⚫ | '''49.''' Supersedes #35. Include in lead: {{tq|Trump has made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics.}} (]) | ||
| '''50.''' Supersedes #17. The lead sentence is: {{tq|Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th ] from 2017 to 2021.}} (]), amended (]), inclusion of politician (]) | |||
| '''51.''' Include in the lead that many of Trump's comments and actions have been characterized as misogynistic. (] and ]) | |||
| '''52.''' Supersedes #23. The lead should contain a summary of Trump's actions on immigration, including the Muslim travel ban (cf. item 23), the wall, and the family separation policy. (]) | |||
| '''53.''' The lead should mention that Trump promotes conspiracy theories. (]) | |||
| '''54.''' Include in the lead that, quote, {{tq|Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history.}} (]) Amended after re-election: {{tq|After his first term, scholars and historians ranked Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.}} (]) | |||
| '''55.''' Regarding {{tq|Trump's comments on the ]}}, do not wiki-link "]" in this manner. (]) | |||
| '''56.''' Retain the content that Trump {{tq|never confronted Putin over its alleged bounties against American soldiers in Afghanistan}} but add context. Current wording can be altered or contextualized; no consensus was achieved on alternate wordings. (]) Trump's expressions of doubt regarding the Russian Bounties Program should be included in some capacity, though there there is no consensus on a ''specific'' way to characterize these expressed doubts. (]) | |||
| '''57.''' Do not mention in the lead Gallup polling that states Trump's the only president to never reach 50% approval rating. (]) | |||
| '''58.''' Use inline citations in the lead for the more contentious and controversial statements. Editors should further discuss which sentences would benefit from having inline citations. (], ]) | |||
| '''59.''' Do not label or categorize Trump as a far-right politician. (]) | |||
| '''60.''' Insert the links described in the ]. | |||
| '''61.''' When a thread is started with a general assertion that the article is biased for or against Trump (i.e., without a ''specific, policy-based'' suggestion for a change to the article), it is to be handled as follows: | |||
| #Reply briefly with a link to ], optionally using its shortcut, ]. | |||
| #Close the thread using {{tlx|archive top}} and {{tlx|archive bottom}}, referring to this consensus item. | |||
| #Wait at least 24 hours per current consensus #13. | |||
| #Manually archive the thread. | |||
| This does not apply to posts that are clearly in bad faith, which are to be removed on sight. (]) | |||
| '''62.''' The article's description of the five people who died during and subsequent to the January 6 Capitol attack should avoid a) mentioning the causes of death and b) an explicit mention of the Capitol Police Officer who died. (]) | |||
| '''63.''' Supersedes #18. The alma mater field of the infobox reads: "University of Pennsylvania (BS)". (]) | |||
| ''' |
'''64.''' Omit the {{tlx|Very long}} tag. (]) | ||
| '''65.''' Mention the ] in the article; no consensus was achieved on specific wordings. (]) | |||
| ⚫ | '''48.''' Trump's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic should be mentioned in the lead section. There is no consensus on specific wording, but the status quo is {{tq|Trump reacted slowly to the ]; he minimized the threat, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, and promoted false information about unproven treatments and the availability of testing.}} (], ]) | ||
| '''66.''' Omit {{tlx|infobox criminal}}. (]) | |||
| ⚫ | '''49.''' Include in lead: {{tq|Trump has made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics.}} (]) | ||
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01. Use the official White House portrait as the infobox image. (Dec 2016, Jan 2017, Oct 2017, March 2020) (temporarily suspended by #19 following copyright issues on the inauguration portrait, enforced when an official public-domain portrait was released on 31 October 2017)
02. Show birthplace as "Queens, New York City, U.S.
" in the infobox. (Nov 2016, Oct 2018, Feb 2021) "New York City" de-linked. (September 2020)
03. Omit reference to county-level election statistics. (Dec 2016)
04. Superseded by #15 Lead phrasing of Trump "gaining a majority of the U.S. Electoral College" and "
receiving a smaller share of the popular vote nationwide", without quoting numbers. (Nov 2016, Dec 2016) (Superseded by #15 since 11 February 2017)
05. Use Trump's annual net worth evaluation and matching ranking, from the Forbes list of billionaires, not from monthly or "live" estimates. (Oct 2016) In the lead section, just write: Removed from the lead per #47.
Forbes estimates his net worth to be billion.
(July 2018, July 2018)
06. Do not include allegations of sexual misconduct in the lead section. (June 2016, Feb 2018)
07. Superseded by #35 Include "Many of his public statements were controversial or false." in the lead. (Sep 2016, February 2017, wording shortened per April 2017, upheld with July 2018) (superseded by #35 since 18 February 2019) 08. Superseded by unlisted consensus Mention that Trump is the first president elected "
without prior military or government service". (Dec 2016, superseded Nov 2024)
09. Include a link to Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (Jan 2017) Include a link to an archive of Trump's Twitter account in the "External links" section. (Jan 2021)
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States." (Jan 2017, Jan 2017, Jan 2017, Jan 2017, Jan 2017, Feb 2017) (superseded by #17 since 2 April 2017)
12. The article title is Donald Trump, not Donald J. Trump. (RM Jan 2017, RM June 2019)
13. Auto-archival is set for discussions with no comments for 7 days. Manual archival is allowed for (1) closed discussions, 24 hours after the closure, provided the closure has not been challenged, and (2) "answered" edit requests, 24 hours after the "answer", provided there has been no follow-on discussion after the "answer". (Jan 2017) (amended with respect to manual archiving, to better reflect common practice at this article) (Nov 2019)
14. Omit mention of Trump's alleged bathmophobia/fear of slopes. (Feb 2017)
15. Superseded by lead rewrite Supersedes #4. There is no consensus to change the formulation of the paragraph which summarizes election results in the lead (starting with "Trump won the general election on November 8, 2016, …"). Accordingly the pre-RfC text (Diff 8 Jan 2017) has been restored, with minor adjustments to past tense (Diff 11 Feb 2018). No new changes should be applied without debate. (RfC Feb 2017, Jan 2017, Feb 2017, Feb 2017) In particular, there is no consensus to include any wording akin to "losing the popular vote". (RfC March 2017) (Superseded by local consensus on 26 May 2017 and lead section rewrite on 23 June 2017) 16. Superseded by lead rewrite Do not mention Russian influence on the presidential election in the lead section. (RfC March 2017) (Superseded by lead section rewrite on 23 June 2017) 17. Superseded by #50 Supersedes #11. The lead paragraph is "
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality." The hatnote is simply {{Other uses}}. (April 2017, RfC April 2017, April 2017, April 2017, April 2017, July 2017, Dec 2018) Amended by lead section rewrite on 23 June 2017 and removal of inauguration date on 4 July 2018. Lower-case "p" in "president" per Dec 2018 and MOS:JOBTITLES RfC Oct 2017. Wikilinks modified per April 2020. Wikilink modified again per July 2020. "45th" de-linked. (Jan 2021) 18. Superseded by #63 The "Alma mater" infobox entry shows "
Wharton School (BS Econ.)", does not mention Fordham University. (April 2017, April 2017, Aug 2020, Dec 2020) 19. Obsolete Following deletion of Trump's official White House portrait for copyright reasons on 2 June 2017, infobox image was replaced by File:Donald Trump Pentagon 2017.jpg. (June 2017 for replacement, June 2017, declined REFUND on 11 June 2017) (replaced by White House official public-domain portrait according to #1 since 31 Oct 2017) 20. Superseded by unlisted consensus Mention protests in the lead section with this exact wording:
His election and policies(June 2017, May 2018, superseded December 2024) (Note: In February 2021, when he was no longer president, the verb tense was changed from "have sparked" to "sparked", without objection.) 21. Superseded by #39 Omit any opinions about Trump's psychology held by mental health academics or professionals who have not examined him. (July 2017, Aug 2017) (superseded by #36 on 18 June 2019, then by #39 since 20 Aug 2019)havesparked numerous protests.
22. Do not call Trump a "liar" in Misplaced Pages's voice. Falsehoods he uttered can be mentioned, while being mindful of calling them "lies", which implies malicious intent. (RfC Aug 2017, upheld by RfC July 2024)
23. Superseded by #52 The lead includes the following sentence:Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, citing security concerns; after legal challenges, the Supreme Court upheld the policy's third revision.(Aug 2017, Nov 2017, Dec 2017, Jan 2018, Jan 2018) Wording updated (July 2018) and again (Sep 2018). 24. Superseded by #30 Do not include allegations of racism in the lead. (Feb 2018) (superseded by #30 since 16 Aug 2018)
25. In citations, do not code the archive-related parameters for sources that are not dead. (Dec 2017, March 2018)
26. Do not include opinions by Michael Hayden and Michael Morell that Trump is a "useful fool manipulated by Moscow"
or an "unwitting agent of the Russian Federation"
. (RfC April 2018)
27. State that Trump falsely claimed
that Hillary Clinton started the Barack Obama birther
rumors. (April 2018, June 2018)
28. Include, in the Wealth section, a sentence on Jonathan Greenberg's allegation that Trump deceived him in order to get on the Forbes 400 list. (June 2018, June 2018)
29. Include material about the Trump administration family separation policy in the article. (June 2018)
30. Supersedes #24. The lead includes: "Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist.
" (RfC Sep 2018, Oct 2018, RfC May 2019)
31. Do not mention Trump's office space donation to Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/Push Coalition in 1999. (Nov 2018)
32. Omit from the lead the fact that Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean supreme leader. (RfC July 2018, Nov 2018)
33. Do not mention "birtherism" in the lead section. (RfC Nov 2018)
34. Refer to Ivana Zelníčková as a Czech model, with a link to Czechs (people), not Czechoslovakia (country). (Jan 2019)
35. Superseded by #49 Supersedes #7. Include in the lead:Trump has made many false or misleading statements during his campaign and presidency. The statements have been documented by fact-checkers, and the media have widely described the phenomenon as unprecedented in American politics.(RfC Feb 2019) 36. Superseded by #39 Include one paragraph merged from Health of Donald Trump describing views about Trump's psychology expressed by public figures, media sources, and mental health professionals who have not examined him. (June 2019) (paragraph removed per RfC Aug 2019 yielding consensus #39)
37. Resolved: Content related to Trump's presidency should be limited to summary-level about things that are likely to have a lasting impact on his life and/or long-term presidential legacy. If something is borderline or debatable, the resolution does not apply. (June 2019)
38. Do not state in the lead that Trump is the wealthiest U.S. president ever. (RfC June 2019)
39. Supersedes #21 and #36. Do not include any paragraph regarding Trump's mental health or mental fitness for office. Do not bring up for discussion again until an announced formal diagnosis or WP:MEDRS-level sources are provided. This does not prevent inclusion of content about temperamental fitness for office. (RfC Aug 2019, July 2021)
40. Include, when discussing Trump's exercise or the lack thereof: He has called golfing his "primary form of exercise", although he usually does not walk the course. He considers exercise a waste of energy, because he believes the body is "like a battery, with a finite amount of energy" which is depleted by exercise.
(RfC Aug 2019)
41. Omit book authorship (or lack thereof) from the lead section. (RfC Nov 2019)
42. House and Senate outcomes of the impeachment process are separated by a full stop. For example: He was impeached by the House on December 18, 2019, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted of both charges by the Senate on February 5, 2020.
(Feb 2020)
43. The rules for edits to the lead are no different from those for edits below the lead. For edits that do not conflict with existing consensus: Prior consensus is NOT required. BOLD edits are allowed, subject to normal BRD process. The mere fact that an edit has not been discussed is not a valid reason to revert it. (March 2020)
44. The lead section should mention North Korea, focusing on Trump's meetings with Kim and some degree of clarification that they haven't produced clear results. (RfC May 2020)
45. Superseded by #48 There is no consensus to mention the COVID-19 pandemic in the lead section. (RfC May 2020, July 2020)46. Use the caption "Official portrait, 2017" for the infobox image. (Aug 2020, Jan 2021)
47. Do not mention Trump's net worth or Forbes ranking (or equivalents from other publications) in the lead, nor in the infobox. (Sep 2020)
48. Supersedes #45. Trump's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic should be mentioned in the lead section. There is no consensus on specific wording, but the status quo is Trump reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic; he minimized the threat, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, and promoted false information about unproven treatments and the availability of testing.
(Oct 2020, RfC Aug 2020)
49. Supersedes #35. Include in lead: Trump has made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics.
(Dec 2020)
50. Supersedes #17. The lead sentence is: Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
(March 2021), amended (July 2021), inclusion of politician (RfC September 2021)
51. Include in the lead that many of Trump's comments and actions have been characterized as misogynistic. (Aug 2021 and Sep 2021)
52. Supersedes #23. The lead should contain a summary of Trump's actions on immigration, including the Muslim travel ban (cf. item 23), the wall, and the family separation policy. (September 2021)
53. The lead should mention that Trump promotes conspiracy theories. (RfC October 2021)
54. Include in the lead that, quote, Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history.
(RfC October 2021) Amended after re-election: After his first term, scholars and historians ranked Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.
(November 2024)
55. Regarding Trump's comments on the 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
, do not wiki-link "Trump's comments" in this manner. (RfC December 2021)
56. Retain the content that Trump never confronted Putin over its alleged bounties against American soldiers in Afghanistan
but add context. Current wording can be altered or contextualized; no consensus was achieved on alternate wordings. (RfC November 2021) Trump's expressions of doubt regarding the Russian Bounties Program should be included in some capacity, though there there is no consensus on a specific way to characterize these expressed doubts. (RfC March 2022)
57. Do not mention in the lead Gallup polling that states Trump's the only president to never reach 50% approval rating. (RfC January 2022)
58. Use inline citations in the lead for the more contentious and controversial statements. Editors should further discuss which sentences would benefit from having inline citations. (RfC May 2022, discussion on what to cite May 2022)
59. Do not label or categorize Trump as a far-right politician. (RfC August 2022)
60. Insert the links described in the RfC January 2023.
61. When a thread is started with a general assertion that the article is biased for or against Trump (i.e., without a specific, policy-based suggestion for a change to the article), it is to be handled as follows:
- Reply briefly with a link to Talk:Donald Trump/Response to claims of bias, optionally using its shortcut, WP:TRUMPRCB.
- Close the thread using
{{archive top}}and{{archive bottom}}, referring to this consensus item. - Wait at least 24 hours per current consensus #13.
- Manually archive the thread.
This does not apply to posts that are clearly in bad faith, which are to be removed on sight. (May 2023)
62. The article's description of the five people who died during and subsequent to the January 6 Capitol attack should avoid a) mentioning the causes of death and b) an explicit mention of the Capitol Police Officer who died. (RfC July 2023)
63. Supersedes #18. The alma mater field of the infobox reads: "University of Pennsylvania (BS)". (September 2023)
64. Omit the {{Very long}} tag. (January 2024)
65. Mention the Abraham Accords in the article; no consensus was achieved on specific wordings. (RfC February 2024)
66. Omit {{infobox criminal}}. (RfC June 2024)
67. The "Health habits" section includes: "Trump says he has never drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes, or used drugs. He sleeps about four or five hours a night." (February 2021)