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In Trump, extremism found its champion – and maybe its demise

  • Written by Adam G. Klein, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Pace University

Political correctness was one of Donald Trump’s earliest targets in his presidential campaign. From the onset, his massive crowds cheered whenever he would defiantly declare, “I’m so tired of this politically correct crap.” He often went on “straight talk” discourses spouting his beliefs about “real”...

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