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Insulting the President Is a Tradition as Old as the Republic

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Donald Trump shares at least one thing with other presidents: They have almost all been the targets of wonderfully vile and terribly colorful insults.

Edwin L. Battistella
Edwin L. Battistella
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Edwin L. Battistella

Edwin L. Battistella

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