Intention
Donald Trump’s presidential announcement speech was delivered with the official purpose of announcing the speaker’s candidacy for US President: “So ladies and gentlemen...I am officially running... for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again.” (ll. 170-171)
Given the official purpose of the speech, the speaker’s overall intention is to convince American voters that he is the right person to become US Presid…
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Domestic issues
Most of his speech focuses on domestic problems in the US. It is delivered to persuade the audience that the situation in the US is worsening because of the ineffective political class, as American jobs are being taken by immigrants and foreign powers. Here is one example from the speech that serves this end: “Our labo…
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Foreign issues
Other parts of the speech focus on America’s relation with other countries, either to discuss economic issues or issues related to terrorism.
In these parts of the speech, the speaker’s intention is to criticize and attack countries like China and Mexico for negatively aff…