Rhetoric of Division: Language and Power

The former president continues to recite his greatest hits on the campaign trail, along with adding some new autocratic language. His words are drawing criticism from many, but on his social media platform, Truth Social, he has the base to support it.

This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid & Franco Ordoñez, and extremism correspondent Odette Yousef.

This episode was edited by Erica Morrison. It was produced by Jeongyoon Han and Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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