For instance, the hot-tempered chief executive has been depicted as being on fire or burning things on 17 covers so far.
Trump has been illustrated with a nuclear bomb explosion (often with his face as the mushroom cloud) or with his finger on the button 11 times.
He has been shown posting tweets to Twitter on 12 magazine covers.
Trump has been depicted having a romantic relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin on at least 10 covers. They’ve kissed, hugged, exchanged love letters and shared a milkshake.
Trump has been illustrated as a king or emperor on 11 magazine covers.
He has been depicted golfing on eight magazine covers and eating junk food on six covers (two give a free plug to Diet Coke).
Trump has been the subject of a lot of unflattering magazine covers. No doubt about it.
He has been portrayed five times as a KKK member or white supremacist, four times as Adolf Hitler and twice as a Nazi.
He has been depicted nine times as a baby or small child, usually crying or having a tantrum.
Trump has been shown as a wrecking ball or swinging one on four covers. He is illustrated smashing things on five covers. He is a hand grenade on two covers.
He also has been depicted as the devil, a Sith Lord, a pig, a shark, a clown (twice) and a tornado (three times).
To see all the covers for yourself, visit my Trump magazine covers collection on Flickr.
It builds on the work of Media Literacy Clearinghouse, Democracy in Action, Famous Fix and Nick Hilton.
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