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Get Smart Republicans
Background Information
This source, The American Presidency Project, is run out of UC Santa Barbara. Two professors manage the site: John Woolley (UC Santa Barbara) and Gerhard Peters (Citrus College). The site describes itself as non-partisan, and for educational purposes.
The article lists 25 tweets from President Trump Jan 6, 2021. This is evidence and context for the President's statements during the attack on the capitol. In addition to "Get Smart Republicans: FIGHT," there are a lot of tweets about the votes in Georgia as well.
The article lists 25 tweets from President Trump Jan 6, 2021. This is evidence and context for the President's statements during the attack on the capitol. In addition to "Get Smart Republicans: FIGHT," there are a lot of tweets about the votes in Georgia as well.
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This is propaganda because
The message urges Republicans to "get smart"--as if they are being deceived. The inclusion of the word "fight" in all caps is telling. Although it could be metaphorical, as events show, it turned into a violent riot.
Seven people died as a consequence of this attack:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html
Seven people died as a consequence of this attack:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html
Source
The American Presidency Project
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