Evolution of Trump – from pink insecure little boy to orange illiberal manbaby

Some things in this life are a certainty. At the end of the day, the sun goes down. Tides come in and then out. Donald Trump’s face will always glow like an illuminated tangerine.

The ex-president, 78, has long been dubbed an ‘Orange Manbaby’ by this publication, and the reason is staring you right in the face.

Last month, former pal Rod Stewart even mocked the Republican candidate’s tango complexion while on stage in Las Vegas. The Do Ya Think I’m Sexy rocker illustrated the evolution of Trump turning from pink to orange, days after Trump himself accused Kamala Harris of “suddenly turning Black”.

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So what sparked the Fanta progression? Things haven’t always been this citrus-tinged for Mr. Quid Pro Combover.

Early photos of Trump as a four-year-old demonstrate the would-be president’s future hunger for power, as the toddler poses authoritatively with hands pressed together while looking into the middle distance.

At that stage he possesses your standard Caucasian rosy-cheeked toddler face, a long way from the golden guru we know today.

Even as the young flamboyant businessman – who got into real estate after a “small” $1million loan from his father Fred – there’s no hint of a peachy visage.

It’s only in the early 90s and noughties – The Apprentice boss era – that tell-tale traces of orange appear. Tanning historian Tania Woloshyn reckons this can be linked to the former US head of state’s infamous insecurities that are part of his “internal makeup”.

“Trump believes altering his natural skin colour will improve his appearance and, hence, sense of self,” Woloshyn wrote in 2018.

Trump was once described by a psychologist as “someone who moves through life like a man who knows he is always being observed”. The Republican nominee’s blustery showboating during public appearances have often been attributed to inner doubting about himself.

This is a man who faxed his own resume to then Fox News anchor Bret Baier after the outlet had dubbed him a “clown” during the 2016 US election race. He even included a scrawled note on it that read: “Tell [Fox contributor Stephen] Hayes no clown could have done all this!”

According to CNN, Trump is legendary for printing out articles he doesn’t like and writing contempt on them before sending them back to the author. Supposedly you’re not a US political writer worth your salt if you haven’t received a copy of a Trump article covered with his missives.

It’s not really evidence of someone confident about themselves, is it? If someone slags you off on Twitter/X, do you send them your CV? Of course you don’t. And especially not if you’re a 70-year-old billionaire (Trump’s age at the time).

Woloshyn added: “Trump’s skin colour is a target of ridicule – of a man obsessed with vanity yet marked by signs of failed masculinity.”

So there you have it. The ex-POTUS’s obsession with clinging onto power and respect all bleeds into his need to have a constantly spray-tanned face.

People’s continuous mockery just pushes his desire for it further, like a hideous self-fulfilling orange.