Public Diplomacy in the Trump Era

"Hate Crime and Islamophobia Increase After Trump Victory." A few days after the U.S. election, that was the lead headline on The National, an English-language newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates.

That headline was far from unique. Much of the world watched, appalled, while the image and substance of America appeared to unravel because of voters' endorsement of a candidate who embraced bigotry of various kinds. Muslims are not the sole targets of the viciousness that Donald Trump's election has unleashed. African Americans are seeing Confederate flags and racist graffiti to an extent unprecedented in recent years. Hatred has become mainstream.

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