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Record Nr.

UNINA9910734901103321

Autore

Herbert Jon

Titolo

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump / / by Jon Herbert, Trevor McCrisken, Andrew Wroe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030049430

3030049434

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership, , 2947-583X

Disciplina

303.34

973.933092

Soggetti

Political science

America - Politics and government

Political leadership

Elections

Politics and International Studies

American Politics

Political Leadership

Electoral Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: The Ordinary Presidency of the Extraordinary Donald J. Trump -- 2. A Trump Revolution? -- 3. Trump's Electoral Politics -- 4. Trump the Ordinary Republican -- 5. Trump, the Media and the Public -- 6. Trump in the White House -- 7. Trump and Congress -- 8. Trump's Ordinary Foreign Policy -- 9. Conclusion: Extraordinary President, Ordinary Presidency.

Sommario/riassunto

The presidency of Donald J. Trump is rather ordinary. Trump himself may be the most unusual, unorthodox and unconventional president the US has ever had. Yet, even with his extraordinary personality and approach to the job, his presidency is proving quite ordinary in its accomplishments and outcomes, both at home and abroad. Like most modern US presidents, the number and scope of Trump's achievements are rather meager. Despite dramatic claims to a revolution in US



politics, Trump simply has not achieved very much. Trump's few policy achievements are also mostly mainstream Republican ones rather than the radical, anti-establishment, swamp-draining changes promised on the campaign trail. The populist insurgent who ran against Washington has followed a policy agenda largely in tune with conservative Republican traditions. The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump provides a detailed explanation for the discrepancy between Trump's extraordinary approach and the relative mediocrity of his achievements. Ironically, it is precisely Trump's extraordinariness as president that has helped render his presidency ordinary.