I heard a commentator on the radio go on and on about what a disaster Donald Trump’s tweet about China was. He wasn’t complaining about the content but about the idea of a president elect using twitter in such a delicate diplomatic situation and not using the conventional channels. Tweeting, he claimed, lowered the dignity […]
Has Trump Fooled Us With his Rhetoric?
On reading and listening to his speeches recently I found an extraordinary mastery of some aspects of classical rhetoric and audience identification
A New Pragmatic President?
Last week we said goodbye to Hilary Clinton; this week we say hello to a new pragmatic politician, Mr. Donald Trump. “Defining all odds and turning all expectations on their head, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America in a massively divisive campaign that polarised America”, wrote one commentator. Two […]
