My book #DemagogueForPresident will be out in ONE MONTH. This is a mega-thread about my work on Trump's demagoguery over the past five years. amazon.com/dp/1623499062/…
First, I got into the Trump business because I was trying to finish an essay on demagogues I had started in 2009. I knew that there would be a "post-rhetorical" demagogue, but I didn't have a good example. Then, as @dsamuelsohn noted, "along came Trump." politico.com/magazine/story…
I was really psyched to be part of @patrickhealynyt & @maggieNYT's week-long analysis of Trump's rhetoric. Doing this basically changed my life: 95,000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From Donald Trump’s Tongue nytimes.com/2015/12/06/us/…
The Conversation invited me to write an article about his rhetorical strategies, what I saw when I watched Trump with the NYT is what's here & also what I still see: The rhetorical brilliance of Trump the demagogue theconversation.com/the-rhetorical… via @ConversationUS
I've written stand-alone articles about most of Trump's strategies, this one on paralipsis is still relevant: There's an insidious strategy behind Donald Trump's retweets theconversation.com/theres-an-insi… via @ConversationUS
I compared Trump to Andrew Jackson here: We've seen Donald Trump's like before: usatoday.com/story/opinion/… via @usatoday
I got to do a bunch of cool podcasts, this one with @pescami is one of my favorites from 2016: Ahead of the final debate, @JenMercieca on Trump’s evil genius with rhetoric: slate.com/news-and-polit… via @slate
I got to be on NPR for Trump's inauguration: Comic Hero: Why Donald Trump's Candid Rhetoric Resonates With Supporters npr.org/2017/01/19/510…
It was obvious at the 100 day mark that Trump was continuing to use ad baculum threats of force: 100 days of presidential threats theconversation.com/100-days-of-pr… via @ConversationUS
And that Trump's strategies of conspiracy & distrust were a dangerous threat to national stability: When Paranoid Rhetoric and Falsehoods Prevail, Public Trust Crumbles | Essay | Zócalo Public Square zocalopublicsquare.org/2017/03/13/par…
Trump doesn't know how to play the "priestly role" of the president. He can't unite or talk about national values: Trump’s Missed Opportunity To Unite Nation theglobepost.com/2017/08/13/tru…
Trump is totally PT Barnum: The Greatest Story Ever Told About Hyperbole, Humbug, and P.T. Barnum! | Essay | Zócalo Public Square zocalopublicsquare.org/2017/10/27/gre…
The awesome @JTiloveTX wrote this explainer about Trump's rhetoric. He also wrote a blurb for my book "America's Authoritarian PT Barnum": 6 rhetorical devices that have served Trump well
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I was really impressed with this @guardian video edited by @becca_leaver about Trump's rhetoric: Very stable genius? Is Donald Trump a rhetorical master? via @YouTube
The Mueller Report was a relief for me, in a way, because it showed exactly what I had been seeing about Trump's rhetoric: Mueller Report Illustrates Trump’s Authoritarian Rhetorical Tactics justsecurity.org/63860/mueller-… via @just_security
I loved doing this interview with @page88 who is so smart: Virginia Heffernan and rhetoric professor Jennifer Mercieca discuss Trump’s tools of speaking persuasion. slate.com/podcasts/trump… via @slate
Here's a really in-depth conversation about the book woth @carrie_gee for @NewBooksNetwork: Jennifer Mercieca, "Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump" (Texas AM UP, 2020) newbooksnetwork.com/jennifer-merci…
I still can't believe that Demagogue For President is on The Best New Books to Read This Summer list: lithub.com/your-2020-summ… via @lithub
And, I'll never get over the fact that one of my favorite politics writers @jackshafer read the book and wrote about it: Opinion | Donald Trump Could Write the Book on Talking Like a Demagogue politi.co/2AwEn6g via @politico
There's more TK! I'll keep posting new interviews and things that I write on this thread.
I'm going to do some book, Demagogue For President Hat, and sticker giveaways, so stay tuned for that.
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I'm going to do some book, Demagogue For President Hat, and sticker giveaways, so stay tuned for that.
Sign up for a free sticker here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
I’m really excited and nervous for y’all to read this. I hope, above all, that’s it’s useful for understanding how Trump uses language and why it’s anti-democratic.
Since 2015 Trump has been attacking our public sphere, attacking America.
Since 2015 Trump has been attacking our public sphere, attacking America.
