Tiger Puppet

Ladonna uses a tiger puppet in the intro of "Based on a True Story" so that her claim that the episode included a tiger was technically true.

Trivia

 * The tiger puppet may be a reference to Daniel Tiger from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, which 9 Story Entertainment also co-produces.

After becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, Trump shifted his focus to the general election. Trump began campaigning against Hillary Clinton, who became the presumptive Democratic nominee on June 6, 2016.

Clinton had established a significant lead over Trump in national polls throughout most of 2016. In early July, Clinton's lead narrowed in national polling averages following the FBI's re-opening of its investigation into her ongoing email controversy.[357][358][359]

Donald Trump and his running mate for vice president, Mike Pence, at the Republican National Convention in July 2016. They appear to be standing in front of a huge screen with the colors of the American flag displayed on it. Trump is at left, facing toward the viewer and making "thumbs-up" gestures with both hands. Pence is at right, facing toward Trump and clapping.

Trump gives the thumbs up as his running mate Mike Pence approves at the Republican National Convention, July 20, 2016

On July 15, 2016, Trump announced his selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate.[360] Four days later on July 19, Trump and Pence were officially nominated by the Republican Party at the Republican National Convention.[361] The list of convention speakers and attendees included former presidential nominee Bob Dole, but the other prior nominees did not attend.[362][363]

Two days later, Trump officially accepted the nomination in a 76-minute speech that was inspired by Richard Nixon's 1968 acceptance speech.[364] The historically long speech was watched by nearly 35 million people and received mixed reviews, with net negative viewer reactions according to CNN and Gallup polls.[365][366][367]

On September 26, 2016, Trump and Clinton faced off in their first presidential debate, which was held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York and moderated by NBC News anchor Lester Holt.[368] The TV broadcast was the most watched presidential debate in United States history.[369] The second presidential debate was held at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. The beginning of that debate was dominated by references to a recently leaked tape of Trump making sexually explicit comments, which Trump countered by referring to alleged sexual misconduct on the part of Bill Clinton. Prior to the debate, Trump had invited four women who had accused Clinton of impropriety to a press conference. The final presidential debate was held on October 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Trump's refusal to say whether he would accept the result of the election, regardless of the outcome, drew particular press attention.[370][371]

Political positions

Main article: Political positions of Donald Trump

Trump's campaign platform emphasized renegotiating U.S.–China relations and free trade agreements such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, strongly enforcing immigration laws, and building a new wall along the U.S.–Mexico border. His other campaign positions included pursuing energy independence while opposing climate change regulations such as the Clean Power Plan and the Paris Agreement, modernizing and expediting services for veterans, repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, abolishing Common Core education standards, investing in infrastructure, simplifying the tax code while reducing taxes for all economic classes, and imposing tariffs on imports by companies that offshore jobs. During the campaign, he also advocated a largely non-interventionist approach to foreign policy while increasing military spending, extreme vetting or a ban of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries[372] to pre-empt domestic Islamic terrorism, and aggressive military action against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or IS).

Media have described Trump's political positions as "populist",[373][374] and some of his views cross party lines. For example, his economic campaign plan calls for large reductions in income taxes and deregulation,[375] consistent with Republican Party policies, along with significant infrastructure investment,[376] usually considered a Democratic Party policy.[377][378] According to political writer Jack Shafer, Trump may be a "fairly conventional American populist when it comes to his policy views", but he attracts free media attention, sometimes by making outrageous comments.[379][380]

Trump has supported or leaned toward varying political positions over time.[381][382][383] Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory",[383] while NBC News counted "141 distinct shifts on 23 major issues" during his campaign.[384]

Campaign rhetoric

Trump rally in the U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 13, 2016

In his campaign, Trump said that he disdained political correctness; he also stated that the media had intentionally misinterpreted his words, and he made other claims of adverse media bias.[385][386][387] In part due to his fame, and due to his willingness to say things other candidates would not, and because a candidate who is gaining ground automatically provides a compelling news story, Trump received an unprecedented amount of free media coverage during his run for the presidency, which elevated his standing in the Republican primaries.[388]

Fact-checking organizations have denounced Trump for making a record number of false statements compared to other candidates.[389][390][391] At least four major publications—Politico, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times—have pointed out lies or falsehoods in his campaign statements.[392] NPR said that Trump's campaign statements were often opaque or suggestive.[393] Lucas Graves, an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[394] opined that Trump "often speaks in a suggestive way that makes it unclear what exactly he meant, so that fact-checkers have to be really careful to pick things that reflect what the speaker was clearly trying to communicate."[395]

Trump's penchant for hyperbole is believed to have roots in the New York real estate scene, where Trump established his wealth and where puffery abounds.[396] Trump has called his public speaking style "truthful hyperbole", an effective political tactic that may, however, backfire for overpromising.[396] Martin Medhurst, a Baylor University professor of communication and political science, analyzed Trump's frequently used rhetorical devices, such as catchy slogans, hyperbole, insinuations, and preterition.[397]

White nationalist support

The alt-right movement coalesced around Trump'