Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-03-22-pt1-PgS1900-6_t42

In order to do that, we must resist President Trump's dangerous tilt toward authoritarianism. Throughout his candidacy and now within the walls of the White House, President Trump has viciously and repeatedly attacked the media. He has inflamed people's anger toward immigrants, toward religious minorities, toward refugees, and he has undermined or attacked individuals who publicly stand up to him and the shortcomings of his policies. These are four strategies used by authoritarian leaders from time immemorial to consolidate power. These are strategies that are incompatible with our constitutional ``we the people'' construction of government, and we must call out and resist these strategies.
Keywords matched
immigrants refugees

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
religious minorities refugees
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
JEFF MERKLEY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
—
Date
2017-03-22
Speech ID
CREC-2017-03-22-pt1-PgS1900-6_t42
Paragraph
#0
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