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Trump’s Dirty Mouth

Calvin Trillin

February 18, 2016

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Tuesday, February 16, 2016, in Beaufort, South Carolina. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)

“His backers…see his willingness to speak coarsely as yet another refreshing example of his resistance to political correctness.” —The New York Times

Trump’s backers think his smut’s OK. It’s said they’re in an angry mood— So angry that they’d like to have A president who’s truly crude.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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