Language and Tone: Le Monde and Donald Trump
Abstract
This essay considers the impact Donald Trump has had on French journalism, as exemplified in Le Monde. It shows the initial bemusement of French journalists when this largely unknown real estate mogul declared his intention in 2015 to run for president but then describes how this condescension morphed into deep concern and even fear by the eve of Trump’s second mandate. At the same time the essay describes the ways the journalistic tone and language of Le Monde changed to address the Trump phenomenon.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
Populism
Right-Wing Movements
Political and Social Issues
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 779–794
- Publication date
- 8 August 2026
- Language
- EN