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Exit Trump, Sort Of

Calvin Trillin

February 9, 2021

Outgoing US President Donald Trump waves to supporters lined along his route as he returns to Florida ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021. (Michael Reaves / Getty Images)

When he got on that airplane to Florida, You could hear a great sigh of relief At the prospect of no longer having Such a man as commander in chief.

Sure, his lies and his boasts will continue. He’ll remain in his venomous mode. But at least there’s one small note of comfort: He can’t get at a nuclear code.

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


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