new video loaded: Why Are Politicians Dropping So Many F-Bombs?
Times reporters had a hunch that politicians were using the F-word more than ever. So they analyzed the data and found an interesting trend: Democrats are swearing far more than Republicans. Our reporter Kellen Browning breaks down why.
By Kellen Browning, Mimi Dwyer, Yasu Tsuji, June Kim and Karl Mollohan
April 24, 2026

