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Podcast: The Lincoln Project
Episode: The Rhetoric of Trump and Tucker with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca
Description: Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric…and a Communications Professor at Texas A&M University. They analyze the intentional rhetoric used by both Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, predict how that rhetoric will be used in response to this week’s public hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, and why the media and American people continue to let Trump and Tucker get away with their dangerous words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices