A word cloud of former President Donald Trump’s language across more than 200 social media posts during randomly selected days in August, September and October during the 2024 campaign. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
Trump more than ever mixes anger, fear and insults to stir supporters, say researchers
Nov. 1, 2024 | By Ashley Murray
Before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden late last month, former President Donald Trump bellowed that the United States is “occupied” by illegal immigrants and that he will “rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered.”
Day one, if he’s elected, will be the “largest deportation program in American history.”
On stage in Arizona Thursday night with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Trump proposed former U.S. House member Liz Cheney should face guns of war. Cheney, a Republican who’s campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris and who helped lead the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, should have “nine barrels shooting at her” because she is a “war hawk,” Trump said.
“Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face,” Trump said.
These types of comments are exactly why political scientists and historians are sounding the alarm on the former president’s language…. Read more.
Maria Figueroa, 42, and David Figueroa, 40, wait in line with their 3-year-old son, Santiago, outside a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in their city of Erie, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
The presidential race is consuming battleground Pennsylvania. What do voters have to say?
Oct. 18, 2024 | By Ashley Murray
PITTSBURGH — The 2024 presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could come down to Pennsylvania, and nobody knows that more than the Pennsylvanians inundated by the campaigns. … Read more.
With many 2017 tax cuts expiring and cost of living a major challenge for Americans, tax policy has become a central issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. (Phillip Rubino/Getty Images)
Taxes: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
Sept. 26, 2024 | By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — With the clock ticking on former President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, and high housing, food and child care costs darkening Americans’ mood, tax cuts have become the star of the 2024 presidential contest between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. … Read more.