Exceptional Me: How Donald Trump Exploited the Discourse of American Exceptionalism

by Jason Gilmore and Charles Rowling

Donald Trump has forged a unique relationship with American exceptionalism, parting ways with how presidents and presidential candidates have long communicated this idea to the American public. Jason Gilmore and Charles Rowling call this Trump's 'Exceptional Me Strategy' which began with his 2016 election campaign. In the rhetoric he deployed during this period he actively portrayed the United States as un-exceptional, placing blame at the feet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075562694X
• ISBN13: 9780755626946
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages