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3 wrong messages President Trump is sending to the world
How the Trump supporters, the American public, and the international audience are misguided by President Trump
3 min readJan 7, 2021
Referring news organizations as “enemy of the people,” President Trump thinks that he can govern by tweet. Today, Twitter locked his account for repeatedly violating its rules in posts about the Capitol Hill breach. The social media platform also warned that he will be permanently banned should he keep breaking the platform’s rules.
Wrong message 1: Inciting violence to his supporters
Since the start of his presidential bid in 2015, Trump has unleashed the rhetoric encouraging hate groups and political violence.
From CNN: “Hear what Trump told crowd before riot” on January 6, 2021, Washington, DC
The Guardian has compiled details of 52 incidents of “violence in the name of Trump,” reported since 2015 involving Trump supporters, which include:
