Discover[Abridged] Presidential Histories45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca
45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

Update: 2025-01-20
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Donald Trump does not talk like a politician. But where some hear truth telling, and others hear something unhinged, professor Jennifer Mercieca hears a consistent rhetorical strategy designed to bind audiences to Trump and sever them from everyone else.

A strategy good enough to win the presidency not just once, but twice.

Communication professor Jennifer Mercieca, author of Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump, discusses the six techniques Trump uses to cast a spell on his audiences.

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45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

45.A) The rhetoric of Donald Trump, an interview with Jennifer Mercieca

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