The Donald Backs Rev. Run As Poet Laureate Of Queens

Joseph ‘Rev. Run’ Simmons’ campaign to become bard of the Queens borough got a big boost from Donald Trump. “Rev. Run is my Shakespeare,” Trump told The New York Post’s Jeremy Olshan. “I’m from Jamaica, and in my mind, he already is the poet laureate of Queens.” Trump is just one of many powerbrokers and politicians calling on the selection committee to choose the Run-DMC rapper.