Trump’s populist foreign policy rhetoric is more about cultivating his base than supporting us interests abroad

Hall, Jonny ORCID: 0000-0002-4268-3845 (2020) Trump’s populist foreign policy rhetoric is more about cultivating his base than supporting us interests abroad. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (30 Jul 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

For many, Donald Trump has pursued a ‘presidency by Twitter’, using the social media platform to set out his views and policy positions on a variety of issues. Jonny Hall looks at how Trump’s Twitter rhetoric has affected US overseas counterterrorism campaigns. He finds that Trump’s words – including his pivot from talking about terrorists to immigrants – have been more to do with creating fear about the world to appeal to his base rather than justifying significant changes to US counterterrorism strategies.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE International Relations
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2020 11:30
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2024 00:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/106055

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