Donald Trump's speeches 'getting longer as his list of enemies grows', says expert

[Demovictory9]

Donald Trump's speeches 'getting longer as his list of enemies grows', says expert
Brian Ott, a Texas Tech University professor of communications, has analysed the length and content of the president's speeches.


Sunday 8 March 2020 10:39, UK

A expert has worked out that Donald Trump's speeches are getting longer as he fends off an ever longer list of enemies.

Brian Ott, a Texas Tech University professor of communications, says the average length of the US president's campaign speeches has increased from 59 minutes in 2016 to 80.7 minutes in 2020.



The professor, who is also co-author of The Twitter Presidency: Donald J Trump and the Politics of White Rage, said: "An overwhelming percentage of his discourse is about attacking others, and he simply has more enemies now.


"He uses the campaign rallies to air grievances and he's just got more grievances at this point and never lets go of anything."


His increasingly long speeches have proved a tough task for the thousands who queue up to see him speak.


Dozens of people at his most recent speech in North Carolina headed for the exits 20 minutes before the end of his 67-minute speech.

https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trumps-speeches-getting-longer-as-his-list-of-enemies-grows-says-expert-11952615

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Temperatures in the arena are going up....

You can tell by the amount of hot air being released.

Who needs coal powered power plants? Trump is his own hot air generorator.

[CottonBear]

2. I can't imagine what it would be like to listen to MF45 for 80.7 minutes.

😱

[Demovictory9]

3. me either. listening while he's doing that hand thing (bringing hands far apart and close together)

mouth agape.

[CottonBear]

5. His facial expressions and hand/arm gestures are so disturbing.

The rally attendees who are seated directly behind MF45 must be well-paid in order to endure the torturous and insane speechifying.

[lastlib]

6. "AnusMouth"....

because the same stuff comes out of both, and they're interchangeable.

[JHB]

4. Remember, his audience are people who tune into Rush and Sean for hours on end.

For them, it's probably like a "favorite playlist" of carping and axe-grinding.

[Demovictory9]

7. true

[Wounded Bear]

8. Whiner in chief...nt

[lame54]

9. Moronovirus