What the F? Trump can’t stop cursing in his speeches and is going on more random tangents

President Donald Trump is using more profanity and going on more random tangents in his speeches, a new report found.

Trump has been using more vulgar language and insults during his second presidency, according to a Washington Post analysis of his speeches and Truth Social posts. So far, about 93 percent of his second-term speeches have included one or more vulgar phrases, up from 40 percent during the first 1.5 years of his first term, the analysis found.

His use of this language on social media has also tripled compared to the same period during his first term.

This trend was particularly apparent last month, when Trump shared a profanity-laden Truth Social post about the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz.

“Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy b*****ds, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH,” he wrote on Easter Sunday.

He also referred to the White House as a “s*** house” in a speech earlier this month.

​“I was told by my wife: ‘You have to act presidential, so don’t use foul language.’ I won’t. Therefore, normally, I would have said it was a s*** house, but I don’t want to say that,” the president said.

Trump is getting sidetracked more often in his public remarks, with the median number of random tangents in his speeches increasing from 10 in his first term to 37 in his second term, according to the Washington Post analysis.

The president’s late-night posting is also on the rise. So far this year, more than 30 percent of the president’s original posts on Truth Social have been shared between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., which marks an increase from 25 percent last year, the analysis found.

“President Trump doesn’t care about being politically correct, he cares about Making America Great Again,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told The Independent when asked about the analysis.

“The American people love how authentic, transparent, and effective the President is, which is why he won in a massive landslide victory on November 5, 2024,” Wales added.

Some experts are growing increasingly concerned about Trump’s recent social media outbursts, particularly amid the Iran war, The Independent previously reported. Shari Botwin, a Philadelphia-based trauma therapist and author, told The Independent last month there’s a “lack of empathy” in Trump’s posts, which she said can be “alarming.”

“In many cases, when someone is using aggressive rhetoric, it often serves as a defense mechanism to mask one’s own vulnerability or insecurity,” she added.

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