The 2016 U.S. presidential elections were upended by Donald Trump’s ability to communicate directly with a large swath of the population that doesn’t feel represented by the political institutions and the mainstream media. While highly-respected newspapers and television stations slammed Trump for his bombastic rhetoric and lack of political knowledge and experience, a revolt grew among the voters who intended to send a strong message of protest against the political and financial elites that have governed the U.S. – and indeed the entire Western world – for the past several decades.
Trump used provocation and even insults not only to gain massive amounts of free media time, but also to demonstrate that he was as far away from ‘politically correct’ as a candidate could be. In the meantime he continued to hammer home his simple message on content at rallies and events in key states across the country: “The people are right, and the governing elites are wrong.”
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July 17, 2017
English, Notizie, Politica