Donald Trump and the art of the schlemiel

 

In alignment, horsey-style

(AI has its value)

Headline and subhead:  New York Times "Breaking News" email (8/16/2025

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'schlemiel', as in an unlucky bungler: CHUMP, occurred in 1868.

Other coinages from the same year include:  

1. bedtime story
2. cocoa butter
3. high-strung
4. Ku Klux Klansman
5. meshuga
6. old boy
7. witches' brew

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