Readers

Bryce Covert’s article “The Trump Administration Says Poverty Is Over. They’re Lying.” appeared on the website of American magazine The Huffington Post (now HuffPost) on 28th of July, 2018. The article generally addresses an international, English speaking audience, but it is mainly aimed at American readers, especially those groups who may be directly affected by the situation Covert describes.

HuffPost publishes news and content on different topics such as the economy, politics, technology, women’s issues, lifestyle, etc. Its target audience is readers with liberal and left-wing views. Readers with liberal and left-wing views would typically support policies that require government spending on social programs to aid low-income people. In contrast, Covert’s article shows that the Trump administration wants to limit welfare, which is a typically conservative, right-wing position.

In her article, Covert expresses her disagreement with the Trump administration’s official position on...