Trump calls CNN anchor Anderson Cooper by female name...emphasis on one's masculinity

Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called Anderson Cooper, the leading anchor of the U.S. news channel CNN, by a female name, the Associated Press reported.

Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, calling Cooper's first name, Anderson, a female name, 'Alison'.

He also called CNN fake news one after another at local Michigan campaigns and sarcastically called Anderson Cooper Alison Cooper.

Trump's reference to Cooper as a female name appears to have deliberately utilized the feminized image that has long been used as a bias against LGBTQ men.

This is interpreted as a strategy to boost support among male voters by highlighting his masculinity at the end of the presidential election.