Trump’s Cabinet dramatically changed American foreign policy while the president made noise – a scholar of presidential rhetoric explains
- Written by Kevin Maloney, PhD student, Governance and Global Affairs, Leiden University
President Trump often stops to speak off the cuff with the press.Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe first half of 2026 has been a chaotic time for U.S. foreign policy: new tariffs, threats to annex Greenland, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
As a researcher focused...