On the other hand, you don't care about "rhetoric" when it comes to presidents.
You care about policies.
Is he pro border control, anti needless wars in other countries, pro economic growth?
Sold.
Difficult concept I know for the non MAGA crowd who care more for virtue signalling, rainbow flags and skin deep diversity.
His promises of reneging on Biden era emission/climate policies, limiting EVs and slapping tariffs on friendly countries will disproportionately affect the emerging economies. But more importantly, their (potential) impact on the US economy is not so straightforward either. Back in 2017-19, when he initiated a mini trade war (covering 15-20% of total US imports by value) the US actually witnessed a record trade deficit and his steel tariffs led to 0.6% fewer jobs in manufacturing;
We find that U.S. manufacturing industries more exposed to tariff increases experience relative reductions in employment as a positive effect from import protection is offset by larger negative effects from rising input costs and retaliatory tariffs. Higher tariffs are also associated with relative increases in producer prices via rising input costs.
As far as messaging is concerned, everyone signals to their own support bases, Trump does his bit and old senile Joe does his.
Either way, not my job to choose between two equally unpopular Presidential faces - was just curious about his cultlike following. The mainstream politicians adopting certain policies halted the rapid growth of unorthodox/far-right in a few European nations (Denmark etc) and pushed them back into the fringes - what stopped the Dems or mainstream Republicans from doing the same?