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GiqueCee

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8. As I recall...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 03:25 PM

19 hrs ago

... it was Graydon Carter and Kurt Andersen of SPY magazine that coined the phrase, "short-fingered vulgarian" to describe Trump back in the 80s, and was the root of the "tiny hands" reputation that so upsets Trump to this day.

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As I recall... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #8