Have you ever had that one annoying friend who always ruins your pleasant mood? Your friend's voice alone makes you want to punch him in the face. Because he only talks about being better at everything than you are. Well, this might be President Donald Trump. Columnist, Frank Bruni, in his editorial explains how President Trump is all about himself. His view conveys a tone of hatred towards President Trump. First, Bruni incorporates rhetorical questions to emphasize how President Trump is a stuck up person. Second, Bruni utilizes specific details as examples of how President Trump acts self-centered. Thrid, Bruni integrates vulgar diction to express his frustration towards President Trump. Bruni's editorial is significant because it expresses …show more content…
Although President Trump's relations with African Americans are not the best, he "earned" that respect. By selecting this precise diction, Bruni establishes a hateful tone. Bruni chose the word to for a reason. Nobody else created the tension except Donald Trump himself. It is only President Trumps fault for the tenseness. By choosing the word "earned", Bruni effectively emphasizes his fault. Bruni also explains Trump's "egomania" is spreading into his administration. The vulgar diction portrays how Bruni does not respect President Trump at all. The negative connotation of the word transfers to a disrespectful tone. Why should Bruni respect Trump when all Bruni sees is a bigheaded person? He should not which is why Bruni wrote his editorial because he wants people to know they should not either. Bruni also creates his own word of President Trump's attitude: "me-ism". The anthimeria further stresses President Trumps egocentrisms establishing a resentful tone. The negative connotation of the insulting diction exaggerates how much Trump thinks about himself. But, it gets Bruni's point across that President Trump self-absorbed. Donald Trump is the President of the United States. He should care more about being president than being the best at