What is ‘Trumplican’? POTUS proposes ‘Tpublican’, ‘Tepublican’ for ‘Trump Republicans’; MAGA pledges support

President Donald Trump on Truth Social said that ‘Trump Republicans’ now had a new name, drawing reactions from many, including eldest son Donald Trump Jr.

Published on: Nov 26, 2025, 23:45:26 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 26, said that there was a new word for ‘Trump Republicans’. He proposed that they be called ‘Tepublicans’ or ‘Tpublicans’. However, his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr's idea – ‘Trumplicans’ seems to have garnered more support online.

Donald Trump's push to rally his allies comes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (REUTERS)

“There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. His post immediately elicited a reaction from his followers and detractors alike, with eldest son Donald Trump Jr proposing a different name as well.

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What is ‘Tepublican’ and ‘Tpublican’?

Trump's new terms for his supporters appear to switch out the first two or first letter of the word ‘Republican’ and replace it with the first letter of his surname. Hence, it becomes ‘Tepublican’ from Republican, or ‘Tpublican’ if the first two letters are swapped out with Trump's initial.

Trump's new name draws varied reactions

Trump's new name for his followers drew varied reactions online. “Trump is shopping new terms for Trump Republicans,” one person commented. Another simply commented, ‘wut’.

Yet another remarked, “Put a fork in the old guard!”

Donald Trump Jr, the president's eldest son also got onto the action, sharing the post and commenting, “Shouldn’t it really be Trumplican???”

Many others seemed to agree with this. “Yes! Proud to be a Trumplican!,” one person wrote, sharing Donald Trump Jr's post. Another added, “Trumplican. The only ones putting America First.”

Yet another commented, “It's Official. I have left the Republican Party and am now a Trumplican.”

What is ‘Trumplican’?

Donald Trump Jr's proposal removes the word ‘Republic’ from the Republican and replaces it with ‘Trump’. This comes at a time when Trump has had a falling out with some Republican Party members like Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Trump and his allies, who have otherwise organized under the Make America Great Again (MAGA) banner, have long labelled the Republicans against them as RINOs or Republicans in Name Only. However, they've thus far not had a name for themselves. Now, this could all change with Trump's post, and his son's push towards ‘Trumplican’ which seems to have opened the floodgates online.

“Im a Trumplican. 'Sir, its begun',” one person quipped. “Trumplican ftw,” another added. “'d vote for the Trumplican Party. The GOP is dead to me after Trump,” yet another said.

Trump's push to rally his allies comes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A November 2025 Yahoo/YouGov Epstein Poll puts Trump's disapproval rating at 56 percent, with only 40 percent approving of the current president.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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