Profanity is a hallmark of Trump’s second term, a Post analysis finds

The analysis of President Trump’s speeches and social media posts shows a sharp increase in his use of vulgarities, insults and bombastic rhetoric since his first term.

President Donald Trump has long been notable for his public use of profanity. But his use of vulgar language, personal insults and self-aggrandizing rhetoric has increased markedly in his second term, according to a Washington Post analysis of Trump’s speeches and social media posts.

Trump’s use of profanity and other crude or demeaning language — including insults such as “low IQ,” which he routinely hurls at political opponents — has risen over time. In the first 1½ years of his first presidency, about 40 percent of his speeches contained at least one vulgar term, compared with about 93 percent in his second term. And the number of vulgar or insulting social media posts has roughly tripled during his second term, compared with a similar period in his first term.