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Here's a quick #NatsAnalysis of Trump's statement. It's only a minute long and that's a stark contrast to Biden. He's doing the sandwich approach again. He hides what he needs to say between what he actually wants to say. In order:
He starts with empathy. Empathy for the rioters. So he starts with feelings. And he gives them understanding and addresses their pain and hurt. In doing so, he gives them legitimacy. Something has been done to them and they are only acting on it.
That's important, bc that shifts the blame. It's not the people who are doing this that are to blame, it's that something has been done to them & they're just acting on it a little bit excessively. Trump is thus shifting responsibility toward Biden. Perpetrator-victim reversal.
OK, let's look at the Trump statement from last night I'm about to share so we can go over it together. What is Trump doing here rhetorically? What is he doing here? And why? He uses a few tricks here. Let's look at this together and decipher them. #NatsAnalysis #NatsAnalyse
It's about this statement from the White House tonight. Some channels didn't show the whole statement because it is of course a sheer attempt to intervene in the counting process.
It starts with the greeting. He does not greet the media, but addresses the Americans directly. As if it was a State of the Union speech. He also sets the framework here - he gives an update. He does not discuss it, but provides the facts.
