Alternative facts, witch-hunt, bigly: the Trump era in 32 words and phrases
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5C4WW)
His rally speeches and manic Twitter feed conjured new slogans and insults or revived incendiary words
Donald Trump not only changed much about campaigning, governing and the ways of Washington, even the language of American politics has altered during the Republican's tenure. Trump's rollicking rally speeches and manic Twitter feed conjured new slogans and insults or revived incendiary words with long histories; his allies, opponents and chroniclers searched for new phrases to describe the indescribable. Here is a glossary of some of them from the past five years:
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