Donald Trump’s victory speech after
he won the presidency on November 9th is his very first moment
representing an entire country rather than a political party. He is now the
United States leader, and truthfully I was expecting more from a speech with
this much gravity. Personally I am not a particular fan of the way Donald Trump
carries himself during his speeches. He doesn’t ever move me with his words
like many other powerful politicians before him have done, and maybe that is
because of his lack of political experience.
In this speech particularly he
does a good job of being more structured rather than his off the cusp rhetoric
that usually ensues in him putting his foot in his mouth. He has a few points
that are somewhat articulately made such as building the economy and the
infrastructure. I know this is usually a cliché move in victory speeches, but I
think it is admirable when the opponent congratulates the other side for their
long fought campaign. It was no secret that both Trump and Clinton were not
favorable towards each other during the campaign, but Trump acknowledging
Clinton’s efforts and service to the country humanized this hard fought battle
and showed that Trump maybe has compassion. I also liked his reference to
‘untapped potential’. There is always room to grow and improve, and Trump calls
to do just that within the United Sates. He wants to build upon the successes that those presidents
before him have laid while maximizing efforts to create exponential and
continuous growth.
Like I have previously stated
Trumps speeches don’t do much for me in regards to having a pathos emotional
appeal. I think this is in reference to his long awkward pauses, odd tonal
inflection, and his less than formal linguistic approach. There is one part in
this speech where he is referring to the call he got from Hilary Clinton and he
says she congratulated ‘us’ which is in reference to those who voted for him. I
thought this statement was poorly placed; he can no longer speak to and group
himself exclusively with those that voted for him. I was also turned off by the
shout outs he gave to literally everyone on stage. The thanks he gave took away
from the message he wanted people to focus on and it took away from the impact
the speech had on me as an audience member.
If I were Donald Trump’s campaign
advisor I would want him to put more focus on being inclusive towards all
Americans. The United States is in a peril state, there are political leaning
lines drawn. Trump was such a controversial character all throughout the
campaign; he offended many people. This speech needed to have a greater
emphasis on the acknowledgement of disdain from the other side and then being
empathetic towards people’s worries and reassuring his mission to find
equitable solutions for all. We are a stronger nation together than we are
apart and I felt like it was his job in that moment to start to repair the
divide the 2016 election had created among the American people, unfortunately I
feel like he fell short of this daunting goal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/politics/trump-speech-transcript.html?_r=0
I totally agree on him being more inclusive to others. i think that was major drawback during his campaign and will continue to be a factor during his presidency. His speeches overall avoid using political rhetoric like many politicians, which appeals to the people as they can understand more concepts he is putting out there. As a fellow fan of anyone but him I thought this was a well done critique of what he should of done, which hopefully he improves as our leader, but highly doubtful.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. It was not the speech that I thought he would give after winning. The need to be inclusive in that moment is a must. This is because there was and still is a very clear divide among the American people in terms of Trump. The message needed to convey unity, but instead only fueled the fire even more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reasoning on the way Trump delivers his speeches. He speaks more like a man who clearly comes from the business world rather than a politician. You provided could insight of the way Trump may want to portray himself in order to make more of the American people satisfied. This was an opportunity for him to bring everyone together, however he had plenty of negative things to say about the United States instead. I wonder if Trump will turn our country around or end up doing a poor job during his time as our President.
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