The Twitter Presidency : Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage (Hardcover)

Preface

Overview of Chapters

Chapter One: Situating Trump

Chapter Two: The Politics of White Rage

Chapter Three: Trump Tweets

Chapter Four: In Defense of Democracy

Acknowledgements

On Style

Rhetorical

Political

Collective

On Political Communication

Campaign Communication

Presidential Rhetoric

Why Trump’s Discourse Matters

The Rhetorical Appeal of White Rage

Affect

Aesthetics

White Rage

Trump’s Performance of White Rage

Managerial Style

Authoritarianism

Physical Style

Candidate Trump: The Fool

President Trump: The Bully

Linguistic Style

Hyperbolic

Narcissistic

Demagogic

Implications and Conclusion

Understanding the Logic of Twitter: A Medium Theory Perspective

Simplicity

Impulsivity

Incivility

Assessing @realDonaldTrump

Citizen Trump: The Self-Promotional Use of Twitter

Branding

Boasting

Bullying

Candidate Trump: The Tactical Use of Twitter

Defining

Disrupting

Demeaning

President Trump: The Strategic Use of Twitter

Dissembling

Distracting

Discrediting

Implications and Conclusion

The Consequentiality of Trump’s Rhetoric

Civility and Political Discourse

Democratic Norms and Institutions

The Rule of Law

Racial Hatred and Discrimination

Anti-Intellectualism

Post-Truth Politics

Toward an Affective Politics of Resistance