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Recent Examples of demagogic
Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Published in 1993 but set in 2025, Octavia E. Butler’s prescient Parable of the Sower follows a young woman, Lauren, surviving in California during a time of societal collapse bought on by climate change, increased wealth inequality, and the rise of an opportunistic demagogic president.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
In his Broadway debut, George Clooney plays the broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, exposing the demagogic Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on air in 1954, during his Communist-hunting campaign of terror.
—New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Published in 1993 but set in 2025, Octavia E. Butler’s prescient Parable of the Sower follows a young woman, Lauren, surviving in California during a time of societal collapse bought on by climate change, increased wealth inequality, and the rise of an opportunistic demagogic president.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
In his Broadway debut, George Clooney plays the broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, exposing the demagogic Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on air in 1954, during his Communist-hunting campaign of terror.
—New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demagogic
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Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the Oath Keepers who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the attack and sentenced to 18 years in prison, appeared at the front of the audience.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2026
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In the aftermath, hundreds of rioters were charged with federal crimes, including assault, seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the 2024 cycle, North Crowley scheduled Lancaster, DeSoto, Denton Guyer and Rockwall in what was arguably the most treacherous slate in Texas.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hiking trails that crisscross the island can be slightly more treacherous after rain, but lush forests make for enticing excursions.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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The president seemed to be heading toward political exile, his election claims destined to be inscribed in history as treasonous lies.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Anti-communist zealots in the U.S., most notably Wisconsin Republican Sen. McCarthy, argued that treasonous Americans were weakening the nation at home.—
Gregory A. Daddis,
The Conversation,
26 Nov. 2025
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