Donald Trump has forged a unique relationship with American exceptionalism, parting ways with how American politicians have long communicated this idea to the American public. Through systematic comparative analyses, this book details the various ways that Trump strategically altered and exploited the discourse of American exceptionalism to elevate not the nation, but himself personally, professionally, and politically. Jason Gilmore and Charles Rowling call this Trump's Exceptional Me Strategy and they document how it made Trump different from every president in modern American history.
Beginning with the 2016 election, the authors show how Trump broke with tradition and instead of championing American exceptionalism, he actively portrayed the nation as an un-exceptional mess in need of a saviour. Placing blame at the feet of politicians-both Democrats and Republicans-for America's decline, Trump set himself up to be seen as the one person who could Make America Exceptional Again. The authors then document how throughout his presidency and the 2020 presidential election Trump sought to convince Americans that he was the exceptional president, making the case at every turn how American exceptionalism had returned under his presidency and that he, and he alone, was to thank for it. Gilmore and Rowling illustrate how from the outset Trump's conception of American exceptionalism had almost nothing to do with the country's institutions, ideals, or its people.
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Exceptional Me is academic research at its bestrigorous, relevant, readable. Gilmore and Rowlings expansive and detailed analysis demonstrates just how uncommon Donald Trumps discourse about American exceptionalism has been. These pages lay bare what a Narcissist-in-Chief sounds like and how inconsistent with the American presidency that sound is. * Kevin Coe, coauthor of The Ubiquitous Presidency and The God Strategy * Exceptional Me is an outstanding addition to the literature on American Exceptionalism. Gilmore and Rowling's research is provocative and insightful. If you want to understand the presidency of Donald Trump and how he modified American Exceptionalism for our current era then this book is a must-read. * Jason A. Edwards, Bridgewater State University, co-editor of The Rhetoric of American Exceptionalism * I would encourage all readers interested in presidential rhetoric to engage with this text, as well as those experts on American exceptionalism who seek a comprehensive analysis of Trumps engagement with a discourse he once posited that he never liked. * International Journal of Communication *
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Focuses on examining President Trumps rhetoric and how it is changing the discourse of American exceptionalism.
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: The Exceptional Me Strategy |
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1 American Exceptionalism and Presidential Discourse: A Framework |
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Act I The Exceptional Me Strategy Version 1.0 and the 2016 Presidential Elections |
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2 Unexceptional We: Setting the Foundation |
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3 Exceptional Me: From "Yes We Can" to "I Alone Can Fix It" |
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Act II The Trump Presidency: Exceptional Me 2.0 |
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4 Exceptional We: Building the Case for an Exceptional Nation |
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5 The "Exceptional" Presidency |
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7 The Exceptional Me Strategy: Amplified and Contested |
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| Epilogue |
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| Notes |
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| Selected Bibliography |
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Jason Gilmore is an Associate Professor of Global Communication at Utah State University. His research examines the strategic creation, dissemination, and effects of potent national and international ideas such as American exceptionalism, patriotism, and anti-Americanism. He has published extensively on the history of American exceptionalism in the American presidency.
Charles Rowling is an Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Nebraska at Kearney. His research primarily explores the relationship between officials, the press and the public in the context of US foreign policy, focusing on the role that national identity plays in shaping these interactions.
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