Ten years of receipts · satire based on real events

The Wall of Shame.

Every embarrassing headline from 2016 to today, in order. Each one links to the real story, because the truth is funnier than anything we could make up.

50Receipts
10Years
2Clowns
2016 2 receipts
Says he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters
DTJan 23, 2016

Says he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters

An Iowa rally boast. The scary part: he wasn’t wrong.

The receipt
The Access Hollywood tape leaks
DTOct 7, 2016

The Access Hollywood tape leaks

Caught on a hot mic bragging about grabbing women. Won anyway.

The receipt
2017 5 receipts
“Alternative facts”
DTJan 22, 2017

“Alternative facts”

His team’s defense of made-up inauguration crowd numbers.

The receipt
“Very fine people on both sides”
DTAug 15, 2017

“Very fine people on both sides”

His take on the Charlottesville white-supremacist rally.

The receipt
Tosses paper towels at hurricane survivors
DTOct 3, 2017

Tosses paper towels at hurricane survivors

Puerto Rico got a free-throw routine instead of help.

The receipt
Covfefe
DTMay 31, 2017

Covfefe

A midnight tweet the internet will never let go of.

The receipt
Stares at the solar eclipse without glasses
DTAug 21, 2017

Stares at the solar eclipse without glasses

Aides yelled “don’t look.” He looked.

The receipt
2018 2 receipts
“S***hole countries”
DTJan 11, 2018

“S***hole countries”

His words, in a meeting about immigration.

The receipt
Sides with Putin over U.S. intelligence
DTJul 16, 2018

Sides with Putin over U.S. intelligence

Helsinki press conference, live on world TV.

The receipt
2019 4 receipts
Serves champions a fast-food buffet, tweets “hamberders”
DTJan 14, 2019

Serves champions a fast-food buffet, tweets “hamberders”

The Clemson Tigers got burgers, fries and a typo.

The receipt
The Sharpie hurricane map
DTSep 4, 2019

The Sharpie hurricane map

A hand-drawn loop stretched the storm’s path into Alabama.

The receipt
Tries to buy Greenland
DTAug 2019

Tries to buy Greenland

Denmark said no. He canceled his trip to Denmark.

The receipt
Impeached (the first time)
DTDec 18, 2019

Impeached (the first time)

For pressuring Ukraine to dig up dirt on a rival.

The receipt
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2020 3 receipts
“Inject disinfectant?”
DTApr 23, 2020

“Inject disinfectant?”

A live pandemic-briefing idea. Lysol’s maker had to tell people not to.

The receipt
Four Seasons Total Landscaping
DTNov 7, 2020

Four Seasons Total Landscaping

The election press conference, next to a crematorium and a sex shop.

The receipt
Protesters cleared for a Bible photo op
DTJun 1, 2020

Protesters cleared for a Bible photo op

Lafayette Square was cleared so he could pose holding a Bible.

The receipt
2021 3 receipts
“Find 11,780 votes”
DTJan 2, 2021

“Find 11,780 votes”

A recorded call to Georgia’s secretary of state.

The receipt
Impeached again
DTJan 13, 2021

Impeached again

The only president ever impeached twice.

The receipt
The Capitol is stormed
DTJan 6, 2021

The Capitol is stormed

“Fight like hell,” he told the crowd first.

The receipt
2022 3 receipts
FBI finds classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
DTAug 8, 2022

FBI finds classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Top-secret files stored at a golf club.

The receipt
Sells digital trading cards of himself as a superhero
DTDec 15, 2022

Sells digital trading cards of himself as a superhero

$99 each. Yes, really.

The receipt
Walks into Twitter carrying a sink
ElonOct 27, 2022

Walks into Twitter carrying a sink

“Let that sink in.” $44 billion later, it sank.

The receipt
2023 3 receipts
Jury finds him liable for sexual abuse
DTMay 9, 2023

Jury finds him liable for sexual abuse

E. Jean Carroll wins her civil case.

The receipt
The first presidential mugshot
DTAug 24, 2023

The first presidential mugshot

Fulton County, Georgia. Booking number P01135809.

The receipt
Indicted; classified boxes pictured in a bathroom
DTJun 9, 2023

Indicted; classified boxes pictured in a bathroom

The photo in the indictment said it all.

The receipt
Mad yet? Stick it to him. Shop stickers →
2024 5 receipts
Starts selling $59.99 Bibles
DTMar 26, 2024

Starts selling $59.99 Bibles

“God Bless the USA” edition.

The receipt
Guilty on all 34 counts
DTMay 30, 2024

Guilty on all 34 counts

The first ex-president ever convicted of a felony.

The receipt
Hands out $1 million a day to registered voters
ElonOct 19, 2024

Hands out $1 million a day to registered voters

Swing-state sweepstakes. Philadelphia’s DA sued; the DOJ warned it may be illegal.

The receipt
Cybertruck recalled: the gas pedal can get stuck
ElonApr 2024

Cybertruck recalled: the gas pedal can get stuck

CyberStuck, officially.

The receipt
“They’re eating the dogs”
DTSep 10, 2024

“They’re eating the dogs”

A debate-stage claim about pets that never happened.

The receipt
2025 13 receipts
Launches a $TRUMP meme coin
DTJan 17, 2025

Launches a $TRUMP meme coin

Three days before taking office.

The receipt
Waves a chainsaw on stage at CPAC
ElonFeb 20, 2025

Waves a chainsaw on stage at CPAC

The face of “government efficiency.”

The receipt
The White House lawn becomes a Tesla showroom
DT + ElonMar 11, 2025

The White House lawn becomes a Tesla showroom

The president reads a sales pitch off a card.

The receipt
“Liberation Day” tariffs
DTApr 2, 2025

“Liberation Day” tariffs

Markets have one of their worst weeks in years.

The receipt
Posts an AI image of himself as the Pope
DTMay 2025

Posts an AI image of himself as the Pope

Days after the Pope’s funeral.

The receipt
The Trump–Musk breakup, live on social media
DT + ElonJun 5, 2025

The Trump–Musk breakup, live on social media

Two billionaires, one very public meltdown.

The receipt
Pentagon fast-tracks $620M to a company Don Jr.’s firm just bought into
DTNov 2025

Pentagon fast-tracks $620M to a company Don Jr.’s firm just bought into

Its valuation jumped about tenfold, per ProPublica.

The receipt
Feeds USAID “into the wood chipper”
ElonFeb 3, 2025

Feeds USAID “into the wood chipper”

His words. A Lancet study projects millions of extra child deaths by 2030.

The receipt
“I’ll end the war in 24 hours”
DTMar 3, 2025

“I’ll end the war in 24 hours”

Instead: an Oval Office shouting match with Zelensky, then a freeze on weapons and intel.

The receipt
Signalgate
DTMar 24, 2025

Signalgate

A journalist gets added to a group chat planning airstrikes.

The receipt
Posts “GREAT TIME TO BUY” hours before pausing his own tariffs
DTApr 9, 2025

Posts “GREAT TIME TO BUY” hours before pausing his own tariffs

Markets soared. Democrats asked for an insider-trading probe.

The receipt
Takes a luxury 747 from Qatar
DTMay 21, 2025

Takes a luxury 747 from Qatar

Taxpayers cover a retrofit the Air Force puts near $400 million.

The receipt
Tears down the White House East Wing for a ballroom
DTOct 2025

Tears down the White House East Wing for a ballroom

Demolition for a donor-funded ballroom.

The receipt
2026 7 receipts
Named 38,000+ times in the Epstein files
DTJan 30, 2026

Named 38,000+ times in the Epstein files

Per a New York Times review of 3 million pages. His own Justice Department even blacked out a photo of him.

The receipt
The reflecting pool paint job
DTMay 2026

The reflecting pool paint job

Promised at $1.8M. The no-bid contract ballooned to $13.1M.

The receipt
Puts his face on everything
DT2025–2026

Puts his face on everything

A national parks pass, a commemorative passport, a $1 coin and giant banners on federal buildings.

The receipt
Courts strip his name off the Kennedy Center. He threatens to rip it down
DTSep 2026

Courts strip his name off the Kennedy Center. He threatens to rip it down

“It’ll end up being ripped down.” A judge now requires 30 days’ notice first.

The receipt
Promised “no new wars.” Then went to war with Iran
DTFeb 28, 2026

Promised “no new wars.” Then went to war with Iran

U.S.–Israeli strikes, the Strait of Hormuz closed, and a ceasefire weeks later.

The receipt
DOGE promised $2 trillion in savings
ElonAug 2026

DOGE promised $2 trillion in savings

Government auditors found the savings overstated by billions.

The receipt
A Putin-linked oligarch bankrolled part of Don Jr.’s island wedding
DTSep 14, 2026

A Putin-linked oligarch bankrolled part of Don Jr.’s island wedding

The island rental and fireworks, per ProPublica. Trump says his son paid it back.

The receipt

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