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Why Trump’s messaging is becoming more extreme, a mathematician explains

By Dorje C. Brody, Professor of Mathematics, University of Surrey

“Talk about extreme.” That was the response of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at September’s televised debate, after her rival, Donald Trump, made the baseless claim that migrants had been eating the dogs and cats of their neighbours in Springfield, Ohio.

Despite mounting criticism, Trump doubled down on the accusation. Likewise, during the more recent vice-presidential…

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