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Trump's Twitter feed shows 'arc of the hero,' from savior to showdown

  • Written by Ronald Hill, Professor of Marketing, American University Kogod School of Business
imageTrump's tweets depict himself as the lone savior of America.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

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I’ve analyzed over 30,000 tweets from Donald Trump’s Twitter feed from January 2015 to December 2020. They show Trump following a “hero’s journey,” from...

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