Trump congratulates 'deplorables' on anniversary of presidential win

United States President Donald Trump has congratulated his supporters on the first anniversary of his historic win in the 2016 presidential election, by sardonically addressing them as "deplorables", a term which was coined by his former Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

In a tweet post, Trump penned,"Congratulations to all of the 'DEPLORABLES' and the millions of people who gave us a MASSIVE (304-227) Electoral College landslide victory!"

Clinton had said at a 2016 fundraiser gala that half of Trump's supporters belonged in a "basket of deplorables," reported the Hill.

"You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?" Clinton said at a September 2016 fundraiser. "The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic - you name it," Clinton stated.

 

The anniversary tweet came attached with a photo of the President with key White House aides aboard Air Force One on Trump's 13-day trip through Asia.