The story
Blend of Trump + dumpster fire, an analogy to the way a dumpster fire causes everybody to focus on the flames and to the destructive qualities of a fire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Donald Trump's use of controversy to distract the public from the perceived disastrous state of the government. Full definition →
Blend of Trump + dumpster fire, an analogy to the way a dumpster fire causes everybody to focus on the flames and to the destructive qualities of a fire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.