Trump is a “unique” politician because he doesn’t speak like one, according to Jennifer Sclafani, an associate teaching professor in Georgetown University’s Department of Linguistics.

Jennifer Lynn Sclafani was born in Reno, Nevada on Nevada Day, October 31, 1969. She entered eternal life on January 23, 2025. She is preceded by her brother, Larry (1998), Uncle George (2008), and ...

Trump’s language and tone were more “traditionally presidential” than in his previous speeches as a candidate and president, said linguist Jennifer Sclafani, an associate teaching professor ...

Jennifer Sclafani's analysis found Trump's presidential words are an extension of his style as an executive in the business world. Sclafani said Trump used "believe me" in 26 speeches ...

Trump's critics have long criticized the Republican candidate for being incoherent. Jennifer Sclafani is a linguistics professor at Georgetown University, and she has been studying the language ...

To make this material more accessible, Rebecca Harris and Jennifer Sclafani started Purple Politics, a website and political newsletter that hopes to "explain complicated current issues in terms ...

The network asked Georgetown linguistics professor Jennifer Sclafani to study Trump’s remarks during the past three months. Sclafani said she found that Trump said “believe me” 26 times in ...

Trump also uses short verb phrases, which seem simplistic on their face, Sclafani said. She cited an example about immigration from the Feb. 25 Republican debate, in which Trump said: But ...

Jennifer Sclafani, a linguist at Georgetown University, says President Trump is a “unique” politician because he doesn’t speak like one.