Guided by the concept of bullshit, broadly defined as a deceptive form of rhetoric intended to distract and/or persuade, we examine how fabrications and false statements— when crafted and distributed by the president of the United States—impact not only foreign policy making and implementation but also erode democratic norms. Unconstrained by reality, and seemingly driven more by celebrity and showmanship than a genuine desire to govern, we argue that President Trump’s penchant for bullshit is part of a concerted strategy to sideline critics while simultaneously undermining the ongoing investigations into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russian government.

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胡说八道：特朗普时代的捏造、谎言和胡说八道

以胡说八道的概念为指导，广泛定义为一种旨在分散注意力和/或说服力的欺骗性修辞形式，我们研究了美国总统精心制作和分发的捏造和虚假陈述如何不仅影响外交政策制定和执行，但也侵蚀了民主规范。不受现实的约束，而且似乎更多的是名人和表演技巧，而不是真正的执政愿望，我们认为，特朗普总统对废话的嗜好是将批评者搁置一旁的一致战略的一部分，同时破坏正在进行的对特朗普竞选团队涉嫌勾结的调查。俄罗斯政府。