Trump-proof

Trump-proof verb: to protect policies against change by a future Donald Trump administration.

Verb

Trump-proof (third-person singular simple present Trump-proofs, present participle Trump-proofing, simple past and past participle Trump-proofed)

(transitive) To protect policies against change by a future Donald Trump administration.
- In advance of his farewell address next week, the president has tried to Trump-proof a climate pact that commits the world’s second leading producer of earth-warming pollutants — the United States — to making this little orb of ours a less perilous place for Sasha [Obama]’s and Malia [Obama]’s and...2017 January 6, Timothy Egan, “Erasing Obama”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2017
- “Probably the best advice to Trump-proof your finances is to become an asset superman,” says Carla Dearing, CEO of SUM180, a financial wellness service. […] Municipal bonds could be attractive to Trump-proof a portfolio because you generally don’t pay federal taxes on income. […] Making sure you...2017 January 15, Michael Molinski, “Are your finances Trump-proof?”, in Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., page 7B, columns 1–3

Trump-proof (comparative more Trump-proof, superlative most Trump-proof)

Protected against Donald Trump.
- Another: “We need a rigorous screening process with 100% accuracy and a 20 ft. high Trump-proof fence around all of St. Petersburg.”2015 December 8, Claire McNeill, “[Rick] Kriseman ‘bars’ Trump from St. Pete”, in tbt* (Tampa Bay Times), St. Petersburg, Fla., page 7, column 2
- The primary process might not be Trump-proof, but the democratic governing process, as outlined by the Constitution, is designed to stifle would-be dictators and buffoons.2016 August 7, Phil Reisman, “It will be [Hillary] Clinton or Trump, but likely not for too long”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, 231st year, number 327, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., page 12A, column 4

Europe, the UK and Ukraine urgently need to “Trump-proof” their collective security by setting up a “Nato bank” to aid defence spending, a report suggests.2024 October 9, Patrick Wintour, “‘Trump-proof’ European security by setting up ‘Nato bank’, thinktanks urge”, in Katharine Viner, editor...
And more importantly, is your money and family Trump-proof?2017 January 15, Michael Molinski, “Are your finances Trump-proof?”, in Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., page 7B, column 1:

Verb
third-person singular present	Trump-proofs
present participle	Trump-proofing
past participle	Trump-proofed
past	Trump-proofed
Adjective
comparative	more Trump-proof
superlative	most Trump-proof

From Trump + -proof.

What does Trump-proof mean?: Trump-proof means to protect policies against change by a future Donald Trump administration.
How do you use Trump-proof in a sentence?: Europe, the UK and Ukraine urgently need to “Trump-proof” their collective security by setting up a “Nato bank” to aid defence spending, a report suggests.
What part of speech is Trump-proof?: Trump-proof can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of Trump-proof?: The past tense of Trump-proof is Trump-proofed.

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