When autocratic behaviours and “democratic” language characteristics converge: an exploration of Trump’s 100-day Michigan speech
This paper examines a 90-min rally speech delivered by Trump in Michigan in 2025 to commemorate the first 100 days of his second presidency. Drawing on Lewin et al.’s leadership styles typology alongside Archer’s concept of Reality Paradigms, it adopts a discourse-analytic approach to investigate features commonly asso...