Deadline Poet / June 9, 2026

Trump $250 Bill

Calvin Trillin
Paper money issued by the Bank of North America, circa 1862.(Getty)

Trump wants his picture everywhere.
Like any other boaster.
Some think that where it does belong
Is on a “Wanted” poster.

Calvin Trillin

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

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