Obamagate

English

Etymology

From Obama +‎ -gate.

Proper noun

Obamagate

1. 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.
   • 2020 May 14, “Explainer: What is ‘Obamagate’ and where did it come from?”, in Al Jazeera‎^[1]:

     [Donald] Trump unleashed a relatively unfamiliar hashtag on the world – “#OBAMAGATE!”

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