Video: 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