9 celebrity feuds of 2017, starring Donald Trump

(CNN)Whether you relish President Donald Trump's combative style or are overcome with anxiety when he tweets, one thing is clear: Trump never backs down in a feud, and he is not likely to start in 2018.

In fact, the celebrity-mogul-turned-President details his fighting philosophy in a chapter called "Revenge" in his 2007 book, "Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life."

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"I learned it in high school, you've got to hit a bully really hard, really strongly, right between the eyes," Trump writes and relates a story about his celebrity archnemesis Rosie O'Donnell to illustrate his message. (Here's a timeline of their long-running feud).

When O'Donnell "talked about [Danny DeVito] as if he was an alcoholic because he went out drinking with George Clooney the night before a show," Trump writes, he called DeVito and said, "Why don't you do something about it? ... Go on television and announce that she's bad news.

Lamenting that DeVito did not take his advice, a disapproving Trump boasts about his own decision to "attack her so hard she would rue the day she decided to attack me" after O'Donnell criticized him on ABC's morning talk show "The View" in 2006.

"That is why I tell people, 'Get even!' This is not your typical advice, get even, but this is real-life advice," Trump writes. "If you don't get even, you are just a schmuck! I really mean it, too."

It appears that the President continues to take his own advice.

Trump added a host of politicians, world leaders and journalists to his figurative burn book in 2017, and the presidency did not stop him from engaging in public feuds with celebrities, from Snoop Dogg to Meryl Streep. Here's a recap, starting with the most recent:

Anna Wintour

Trump renewed his longstanding feud with Vanity Fair on Thursday after the publication apologized over a video that poked fun at Hillary Clinton and angered her supporters. But Trump, oddly, used this as an opportunity to attack Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue. Both publications are owned by Condé Nast

"Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H," Trump tweeted. "Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James's & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!"

Vogue endorsed Clinton for president in 2016, a first in the fashion magazIne's history, and Wintour revealed in October that Trump is the one celebrity she will never invite to the Met Gala again.

Michael Moore

The President dissed Michael Moore's anti-Trump Broadway show, "The Terms of My Surrender," in a move that even Trump himself described as "not at all presidential.

"While not at all presidential I must point out that the Sloppy Michael Moore Show on Broadway was a TOTAL BOMB and was forced to close. Sad!" Trump tweeted in October.

Although the filmmaker's latest political project earned $4.2 million — less than half of what it could have earned, according to BroadwayWorld.com — the show went on for the entire 12 weeks planned and did not close early as Trump claimed.

Steph Curry

Trump prompted a wave of protests in the sports world and beyond in September, when he called on NFL owners to fire players who take a knee during the National Anthem to protest racism.

When NBA star Stephen Curry indicated that he wouldn't take place in a team White House visit — a tradition for professional sports teams that win championships — Trump singled out the Golden State Warriors point guard in a tweet, rescinding the invitation.

NBA star LeBron James, who has been an outspoken Trump critic, responded to the President's tweet, writing, "U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!"

 

 

 

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Chrissy Teigen

Teigen is one of Trump's most frequent critics, trolling him over everything from his attacks on the media to his controversial comments on race.

But in July it appeared that the model finally went too far for the President of the United States when she shared a screen shot indicating that she had been blocked from viewing Trump's Twitter account.

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