A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis

A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis

This article examines the discursive and argumentative procedures tinged with populism by which Donald Trump, who goes against the health policy adopted by most democratic countries against Covid-19, tries to legitimate his decisions and present them as complying with the public good. We analyze the...

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Main Author: Saltykov, Maria
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Argumentation et analyse du discours 2022
Subjects:
populisme
légitimation
autorité
Covid-19
national-populisme
populism
legitimation
authority
national populism
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:aad_6449 https://doi.org/10.4000/aad.6449 urn:doi:10.4000/aad.6449 en https://journals.openedition.org/aad/6449 2022-04-25T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/8i9p https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis Argumentation et analyse du discours Université de Tel-Aviv info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1565-8961 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/aad Saltykov, Maria populisme légitimation autorité Covid-19 national-populisme populism legitimation authority Covid-19 national populism This article examines the discursive and argumentative procedures tinged with populism by which Donald Trump, who goes against the health policy adopted by most democratic countries against Covid-19, tries to legitimate his decisions and present them as complying with the public good. We analyze the way in which the address to the nation of the United States leader endeavors to reaffirm his legitimacy as incumbent president weakened by recent attempts at impeachment, and to strengthen the authority of his person in view of the forthcoming elections. From this perspective, we attempt to identify the discursive strategies that fall under the rubric of national populism and the shared values that underlie them, examining how they fit into the overall argumentation used to achieve the president-candidate’s persuasive ends. Cet article examine les procédures discursives et argumentatives teintées de populisme selon lesquelles Donald Trump, qui va à contre-courant de la politique sanitaire contre la Covid-19 adoptée par la plupart des pays démocratiques, tente de légitimer ses décisions et de les présenter comme conformes au souci du bien public. On analyse la façon dont, dans son allocution à la nation, le dirigeant des États-Unis s’attache à réaffirmer sa légitimité de Président sortant affaibli par des tentatives d’impeachment, et de renforcer l’autorité de sa personne en vue des élections proches. Dans cette perspective, on tente de déceler les stratégies discursives qui relèvent du national-populisme et les valeurs communes qui les sous-tendent, en examinant comment elles s’intègrent dans l’argumentation globale mise en œuvre pour parvenir aux fins persuasives du Président-candidat.
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topic populisme
légitimation
autorité
Covid-19
national-populisme
populism
legitimation
authority
Covid-19
national populism
spellingShingle populisme
légitimation
autorité
Covid-19
national-populisme
populism
legitimation
authority
Covid-19
national populism
Saltykov, Maria
A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
description This article examines the discursive and argumentative procedures tinged with populism by which Donald Trump, who goes against the health policy adopted by most democratic countries against Covid-19, tries to legitimate his decisions and present them as complying with the public good. We analyze the way in which the address to the nation of the United States leader endeavors to reaffirm his legitimacy as incumbent president weakened by recent attempts at impeachment, and to strengthen the authority of his person in view of the forthcoming elections. From this perspective, we attempt to identify the discursive strategies that fall under the rubric of national populism and the shared values that underlie them, examining how they fit into the overall argumentation used to achieve the president-candidate’s persuasive ends.
author Saltykov, Maria
author_facet Saltykov, Maria
author_sort Saltykov, Maria
title A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
title_short A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
title_full A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
title_fullStr A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
title_full_unstemmed A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
title_sort populist president in campaign: donald trump, or the management of the covid-19 crisis
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