If it seems like Donald Trump is firmly implanting his foot in his mouth on a daily basis, it really isn’t too far from the truth.
It has only been a few weeks since Trump officially became the Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency and the blustery billionaire is quickly piling up the accidents faster than a NASCAR race.
The miscues have seen Trump’s support slip in the polls but there are still a couple of months to go before the election. In July 2015, it looked as though Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were headed for a third-place finish but by Oct. 19 they had a majority government.
Be it crying babies, assassination hints or starting beefs with both Republicans and Democrats alike, here’s a look at some ways Trump has dropped the ball since July 21.
July 27: A Russian hack
As the Democratic National Convention opened, a Hillary Clinton aide suggested Russia was behind the email attacks which forced DNC chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign on the eve of the gathering.
At the same time, a Clinton aide also suggested there was a bromance between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump, claims which Trump initially laughed off.
Trump then fired back at a news conference on July 27 by telling reporters, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.”
He continued, “I think you’ll be rewarded mightily by our press!”
Trump was branded a “traitor” by some who believed he committed treason by making the request.
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A day later, Trump claimed he was being “sarcastic” when he made the Russia remark.
July 28: The tough guy
A day after the DNC came to an end, Trump spoke about the hatred lofted toward him by the opposition during a campaign stop in Iowa and gave his reaction to the audience.
“I was going to hit one guy in particular. A very little guy,” he said in reference to former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. “I was gonna hit this guy so hard his head would spin, he wouldn’t know what the hell happened.”
The tough talk went on as seconds later he also said, “I was going to hit a number of those speakers so hard, their heads would spin, they wouldn’t recover. “
WATCH: Tough-talking Trump wanted ‘to hit’ DNC speakers ‘so hard’
July 30: Heavy sacrifices
On the final night of the DNC, lawyer Khizr Khan, whose son Humayan died in 2004 in Iraq while serving with the U.S. Army, gave a well-received speech in which he said, Trump has “sacrificed nothing and no one,” for his country.
Trump took issue with the claim, saying he had made plenty of sacrifices.
“I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures,” he said, in an interview with ABC’s “This Week.”
He added: “Sure those are sacrifices.”
WATCH: ‘I made a lot of sacrifices’: Trump after his patriotism was criticized by Muslim DNC speaker
Trump also took a second shot at Khan’s wife Ghazala, who stood silently on stage, wearing a headscarf during the speech. “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me.”
WATCH: Donald Trump faces backlash over comments about Khan family
This may have been the tipping point as both Democrats and Republicans began to go after Trump for picking a fight with a Gold Star Family.
Aug. 1: The harassment
Toward the end of July, allegations of sexual harassment made by Fox News employees began to pile up against Roger Ailes, a Trump ally who has since resigned as the company’s chairman and CEO.
Trump was asked by USA Today, what if someone sexually harassed his daughter Ivanka?
“I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case,” he responded.
Aug. 2: Babies cry
This may be one of the few cases where things were actually blown out of proportion in reference to The Donald.
WATCH: Trump kicks crying baby out of rally
At a rally in Virginia, a baby in the front row began to cry.
Trump said, “Don’t worry about that baby, I love babies. I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it. I like it. What a baby, what a beautiful baby. Don’t worry, don’t worry. The mom’s running around — don’t worry about it.”
The baby began to cry again so the mother took the baby out of the rally as Trump said, “Actually, I was only kidding. You can get the baby out of here. That’s all right. Don’t worry. I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I’m speaking?”
He then cupped his hand over his eyes to watch her leave. “That’s OK, people don’t understand. That’s OK.”
Aug. 2: The telltale heart
With the Khan feud still at the forefront, a veteran gave Trump his Purple Heart ahead of a rally in Virginia.
WATCH: Trump receives Purple Heart from veteran amid backlash over attacks on Khan family
Trump says, “I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.” He continued by saying, “but I tell you, it was such an honour.”
Aug. 2: The team player
Having tried to put a feud with members of the old Republican guard to rest at his party’s convention, Trump reignites the divide shortly thereafter, by saying he isn’t sure if he will support Paul Ryan and John McCain in their respective primaries.
“I like Paul, but these are horrible times for our country,” Trump told the Washington Post. “We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And I’m just not quite there yet. I’m not quite there yet.”
In Ryan’s case, it seemed to be a little tit-for-tat for a man who was slow in declaring his support for his party’s candidate.
McCain had ripped Trump over the Khan issue and the two have never seen eye-to-eye regardless.
Aug. 2: Not my sis
In this instance, Trump was not at fault as son Eric made the faux pas.
In a follow-up to his father’s comments about sexual harassment, Eric Trump told CBS News, ““Ivanka is a strong, powerful woman, she wouldn’t allow herself to be subjected to it.”
Aug. 3: The first founder of ISIS
Trump claims the 9/11 attack couldn’t happen under his plan for the United States while also calling Hillary Clinton the “founder of ISIS.”
“She should get an award from them as the founder of ISIS,” he said.
WATCH: Trump calls Clinton ‘founder of ISIS’ during rally
Aug. 8: The killer
Trump issues a tweet with a very loose way of spreading a rumour that Clinton’s emails may be responsible for the death of an Iranian nuclear scientist who was executed for providing intel to the United States.
Aug. 9: Guns don’t kill people
At a rally in North Carolina, Trump tells the crowd that if Hillary Clinton wins, she will look to abolish the second amendment.
He then said, “By the way, and if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know.”
WATCH: Trump takes heat over Second Amendment remark
Some took this as a call for gun proponents to assassinate his rival.
Aug. 10: The second founder of ISIS
Speaking at a rally in Florida, Trump calls U.S. President Barack Obama the “founder of ISIS.”
“In many respects, you know, they honour President Obama,” Trump said. “He is the founder of ISIS.”
WATCH: Obama accused of being ISIS founder by Donald Trump
Aug. 12: Reeks of sarcasm
Trump would repeat his claims of Obama being the founder of ISIS on Aug. 11 before mounting pressure forces him to issue a mea culpa of sorts.
Trump once again uses the excuse that he was being “sarcastic” to defend his comments.
Aug. 15: Russian to judgment
A handwritten ledger reportedly shows $12.7 million in payments to Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort. He denied they were off the books as had been suggested in a New York Times report.
“The simplest answer is the truth: I am a campaign professional,” Manafort said of the payments. “I have never received a single ‘off-the-books cash payment’ as falsely reported by The New York Times, nor have I ever done work for the governments of Ukraine or Russia.”
Clinton’s team attempts to push the story as continued links between Trump and Putin.
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