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Rhetorical Analysis Of President Trump's Speech

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During his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump hit on the subject of globalization. Even though he didn’t explicitly state it, Trump did this in multiple ways. First, by simply addressing the many world leaders who were present and the aid they may have offered the United States of America to help relieve some of the effects of the multiple hurricanes that recently occurred in the states. Secondly, he was able to do this by presenting the perceived threats of terror that may affect the countries represented by the U.N. as well as those countries that aren’t necessarily part of this group. We see this when President Trump states, “Terrorists and extremists have gathered strength and spread to every region of the planet. Rogue regimes represented in this body not only support terrorists but threaten other nations and their own people with the most destructive weapons known to humanity.” Trump emphasizes how terror isn’t selective to one group or type of people, but it is a global phenomenon. He goes on to reiterate his point when he proclaims that the authoritative powers are seeking to destroy, “the values, the systems, and alliances that …show more content…

address that he views working alongside side other countries as a valuable commodity that will help future generations and nations across the globe if they are on one accord. He also emphasizes that as the elected leader of the United States, he first and foremost has the interest of his country and it’s citizens on the forefront. Trump even encourages other world leaders of the U.N. to embrace this same philosophy. An idea he continued to refer as, sovereignty. For example, the president stated, “If we desire to lift up our citizens, if we aspire to the approval of history, then we must fulfill our sovereign duties to the people we faithfully represent. We must protect our nation 's, their interests, and their

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