Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels

Insulting the President, From Washington to Trump

Insulting the president is an American tradition. From Washington to Trump, presidents have been called "lazy," "feeble," "pusillanimous," and more. Our leaders have been derided as "ignoramuses," "idiots," "morons," and "fatheads," and have been compared to all manner of animals-worms and whales and hyenas, sad jellyfish,…