Donald Trump and Barack Obama are more alike than you might imagine

They have different speaking styles, but an analysis of their speeches shows a surprising commonality.

Ronald R Krebs, The Conversation

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Robert Ralston, The Conversation

· Aug 13, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Watch: Why Trump typed ‘Covfefe’, according to Trevor Noah. You want to see this

‘This is the supreme leader’s new strategy. He didn’t fall asleep while tweeting, he humiliated his enemies.’

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· Jun 03, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: John Oliver on a week full of profound absurdity, especially Trump’s ‘stupid Watergate’

Even a comedian finds it hard to keep pace with the sheer volume of scandals from Trumpland.

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· May 24, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: Trump seals $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia with awkward dance

In Riyadh, male members of the White House staff performed the traditional Ardha sword dance. And why not?

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· May 22, 2017 · 01:00 pm

You have to watch Stephen Colbert roasting Trump for leaking classified information to Russia

His rather thinly-veiled reference: ‘Idiot in the Oval’.

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· May 18, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: Comic artist roasts Trump after he claimed inventing a phrase used since the 1930s

Has the US President even heard of Keynesian economics?

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· May 15, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Watch: Finally, this documentary has everything you wanted to know about Trump’s first 100 days

It’s not about Trump but about the people his actions have affected.

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· May 08, 2017 · 10:00 pm

‘I would do it again’: Watch Stephen Colbert respond to backlash over (crude) Trump joke

#FireColbert might have been trending on twitter, but the talk show host was unapologetic.

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· May 06, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: It took a comedian of Indian origin named Hassan Minhaj to show the US President his place

‘I would say it’s an honour to be here, but that would be an alternative fact.’

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· May 01, 2017 · 10:00 am

Watch: ‘The Simpsons’ takes on Trump’s 100 days with a hilarious spoof (and so do others)

‘It’s 100 days in Trump time. For us, it’s 15 years.’

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· Apr 29, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: You definitely want to hear Barack Obama’s witty first speech as ex-President of the USA

On making it in public life, high school secrets and ‘political gerrymandering’.

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· Apr 25, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Watch: An American comedian explains why Ivanka Trump cannot save the USA despite a White House job

'Ivanka is the nicest, smartest, best-smelling Trump. But mainly, she’s the loyal Trump.'

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· Apr 08, 2017 · 05:00 pm