Trump Escalates Threatening Rhetoric in Campaign’s Final Days
We’ll talk with Graham and experts on extremism and extremist rhetoric about the impacts of Trump’s threatening messaging.
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Show Notes
Donald Trump on Thursday called former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney a “radical war hawk” who should have guns “trained on her face.” This has become increasingly typical of the rhetoric coming from the Trump campaign — a campaign Atlantic staff writer David Graham says is “premised around violence, disregard for the rule of law, and retribution for anyone who might disagree with him.” We’ll talk with Graham and experts on extremism and extremist rhetoric about the impacts of Trump’s threatening messaging.
Guests:
David Graham, staff writer, The Atlantic
Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects
Jennifer Mercieca, professor, Department of Communication & Journalism, Texas A&M University; author, “Demagogue For President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump”
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