Deadline Poet / August 11, 2026

Pirro Disagrees With Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage

Calvin Trillin
(Anna Moneymaker / Getty)

Repairs arranged by Donald Trump were botched,
But he still blames wild leftists for assault.
Then Pirro failed to grasp this simple fact:
With Trump it’s always someone else’s fault.

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”

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