If there’s one thing Donald Trump takes seriously, it’s people making fun of Donald Trump. In fact, it may be the only thing he takes seriously. That’s why he’s devoted far more time to giving his opinion of Saturday Night Live than he has to … well, anything.
So it shouldn’t be surprising that the moment Donald Trump engages in any action, he immediately takes pre-emptive action against the haters, jokers, and snarkists. Among other things, Trump has accumulated a ludicrous collection of domains that are in themselves a kind of Donald Trump mind map.
For example, he bought TrumpNetwork.com in 2007 in preparation to launch a multi-level marketing company, in the style of Amway and Herbalife. … In the months before he launched Trump Network in 2009, he acquired TrumpMultiLevelMarketing.com, TrumpNetworkFraud.com, TrumpNetworkPyramidScheme.com, TrumpNetworkPonziScheme.com and 15 similar iterations.
If you think Trump’s frequent claims that Trump University has a 98 percent approval rating make 98PercentApproval.com a good site to fight that claim, Trump’s already there. If you are part of one of Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits, don’t expect to use ImBeingSuedByTheDonald.com to defend yourself.
Trump’s domain purchases also show that he had his mind set on a presidential run long before he escalated into an actual candidate.
In 2012, the Trump Organization acquired VoteAgainstTrump.com, TrumpMustGo.com, and NoMoreTrump.com.
But if Trump’s Internet land grab maps out his hopes and fears, just what kind of chemical trip was he on when he registered Entex-Motrin.com?
When it comes to snapping up space, Trump University may be the issue where Trump spent the most time pondering every possible name that could be used to assail his fake school. He registered 157 domains just related to that issue. By comparison, Trump snagged a mere 93 websites related to his presidential run.
Still … 3,643 registered sites isn’t bad for a guy who says he never uses a computer.
And there’s no information on how many of them include the word “Russia.”