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Obamagate
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English
Etymology
From en Obama -gate. en Donald Trump.
Proper noun
Alleged attempts by President Barack Obama and those in his administration to sabotage Donald Trump's candidacy and administration through various illegitimate means, according to a conspiracy theory promoted by Trump.
en May 14, 2020 Explainer: What is ‘Obamagate’ and where did it come from? Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/14/explainer-what-is-obamagate-and-where-did-it-come-from [Donald] Trump unleashed a relatively unfamiliar hashtag on the world – “#OBAMAGATE!” https://web.archive.org/web/20260113182307/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/14/explainer-what-is-obamagate-and-where-did-it-come-from 13 January 2026
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en Barack Obama Conspiracy theories Donald Trump