The President’s Arsenal of Insults Has a Telling New Entry
Trump’s already notorious interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker was a rare up-close portrait of a presidential meltdown.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump is a prolific creator of insults, with his extensive vocabulary forming a data set for analysis.
- A recent interview with Kristen Welker in a barn became notable for the president's reaction to her journalistic questions.
- Trump's insults directed at women journalists typically fall into seven categories: looks, intelligence, professional capability, personality, character, body, and sanity.
- During the interview, Trump became angered by Welker's questions about election fraud and abruptly ended the interview.
- In a surprising turn, after his outburst, Trump called Welker 'darling,' an epithet that deviates from his usual patterns of attack.
- This 'darling' epithet is interpreted not as a concession but as an attempt to restore order and regain control, functioning as another insult in disguise.