# Anagrams in the news **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499 "2018-01-26T02:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/21 "2018-01-27T13:45:34Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I came soooo close with this: > > Solar panel trade protectionism > Treat strip mine coale donor pals I got one now which at least parses correctly: Solar panel trade protectionism “Apprentice” donor team stalls R.O.I. ---
**Author:** ![SeniorCitizen007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/22 "2018-01-27T16:42:26Z")
When Tony Blair was the UK Prime Minister he was accused of trying to set up a ‘Nanny State’ … his full name, ANTHONY CHARLES LYNTON BLAIR anagrams to I SHALL CONTROL EARTH BY NANNY. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA anagrams to ABU KHAN BOSS AMERICA (Abu, “father”, Khan, “leader”) RONALD WILSON REAGAN was an INSANE ANGLO WAR-LORD As for DONALD JOHN TRUMP … there doesn’t seem to be an anagram of his name … maybe because he’s not a politician? Finally… the Greek name of Jesus, IESOUS XRISTOS, anagrams to OSIRIS SET XOUS (Xous, “a measure of capacity equal to 12 cups”) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/23 "2018-01-27T17:40:51Z")
> [@SeniorCitizen007](#): > > As for DONALD JOHN TRUMP … there doesn’t seem to be an anagram of his name … maybe because he’s not a politician? Hand Mud Jolt Porn? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/24 "2018-01-27T20:18:22Z")
But if you go with just Donald Trump you get Damn Turd Pol And Hillary Clinton. Horny Lilac Lint Bernie Sanders -Ensnare Debris Vladimir Putin -Viral Mud in Pit Breitbart News - Best Warn Tribe And my favorite Hope Hicks- He Picks Ho ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/25 "2018-01-27T20:34:20Z")
Thanks for picking up ‘detach’. If we’re going with politicians and parties, I had: Republican party = Cranial burp type = aberrant icy pulp Democratic Party = more cryptic data = accept mayor dirt Hillary Rodham Clinton = Army had thrill in colon = hardly thin, all moronic ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499/26 "2018-01-31T03:43:49Z")
Back to recent events, it’s likely that the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS would be interpreted differently depending on whether you are pro-Trump: FETE DOTARD’S ANUS - IT SHONE! or, for those of an Anti-Trump persuasion: STARTED HEINOUS, OFTEN SAD. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagrams-in-the-news/807499.md?page=1)