Donald Trump

Alternet -   Trump is, according to Salon's Chauncey DeVega, becoming even more brazen with his power grabs. A Washington Post report published on May 21, DeVega notes in Salon, demonstrates that "Trump's use of profanity, insults and combative language has grown much worse since his return to power in January 2025."

"In Trump's first term, about 40 percent of his speeches contained at least one use of vulgarity," DeVega explains. "During just the first 16 months of his second term, that figure stands at 93 percent. The president's profane or insulting posts on social media have also tripled as compared to his first term. The barrages are coming much later; most of his posts are made between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., indicating the president, who has always been nocturnal, is even more so as he approaches his 80th birthday in June."

DeVega continues, "His Truth Social posts are more self-referential and egomaniacal: in 2026, half of his posts have used first-person pronouns — sometimes more than 12 times in a single post. That is up from 30 percent from 2018. But this goes beyond numbers."

The Salon journalist emphasizes that Trump's "vulgar behavior and cruelty are not incidental," but rather, are "structural and a defining feature of his policies."