—The Boston Globe
So why do they maintain their loyalty Despite his lies, despite the fact that he Acts like a child instead of an adult? ’Cause it’s a cult.
Why would his people always cheer for him While he, in tweets that are profoundly dim, Just flails around for allies to insult? ’Cause it’s a cult.
His crude remarks imply we should unite To keep out anyone who isn’t white. That language tends to make his troops exult, ’Cause it’s a cult.
It seems impossible that they’re not seeing Their leader as a dreadful human being. But most of them don’t leave as a result, ’Cause it’s a cult.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”