Donald Trump

New data from the 2024 election reveals a specific profile of Trump supporters: White Americans who believe they are in a "tight race" for status with Black and Hispanic Americans, regardless of their actual wealth.

A new study suggests that the 2024 presidential election prompted Black adults and liberals to change their firearm habits. These groups reported stronger urges to carry weapons and store them for quick access due to safety concerns.

A new study suggests that online attention paid to Donald Trump helps predict optimism on Wall Street. Researchers found that spikes in Google searches for the president tend to precede increases in bullish sentiment among individual investors.

While Hillary Clinton had a detailed platform, it didn't stick. A new study finds that nearly 40% of Democrats in 2016 couldn't name a single Clinton policy they felt would help them, while Trump’s base clearly understood his promises.

Humor has evolved into a tool for political aggression and deception, according to new research. The analysis reveals how Trump and Ocasio-Cortez weaponize comedy to attack opponents and mask controversial ideas.

Scientists investigating the "cult of personality" surrounding Donald Trump found that his staunchest supporters score unusually high in conscientiousness.

How do you spot a narcissistic leader? Researchers have found a clue hiding in plain sight.

A study in Visual Communication suggests Donald Trump's shrug is a strategic tool to build rapport. Rather than expressing ignorance, the gesture often signals that a statement is an obvious truth he and his audience already share.

New research explores how emotional connections to a nation’s past or future are associated with political preferences and social attitudes, suggesting that national nostalgia relates to more prejudice, while national prostalgia tends to align with more inclusive views.

New research reveals that partisanship, specifically support for Donald Trump, splits gun owners on democratic values. While the group as a whole is no less democratic than non-owners, a pro-Trump subgroup holds significantly less supportive views on key issues.

A new analysis highlights how Trump used victimhood claims to frame economic suffering, then followed them with promises of retribution. This pattern allowed him to present sweeping policy changes as emotionally and morally justified responses to long-standing grievances.

Four new studies shed light on how Americans responded to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. From shifting political attitudes to changing speech patterns and misinformation, researchers offer early insights into the psychological and social aftermath of the 2024 shooting.

A new study analyzing Donald Trump’s campaign speeches suggests he may have experienced a cognitive shift following the 2024 assassination attempt. Researchers found his post-shooting language reflected a return to earlier metaphorical patterns seen during his 2016 presidential campaign.

A new study suggests the strongest driver of conspiracy beliefs about the Trump assassination attempt wasn’t social media or cable news. Instead, researchers found an unexpected social factor that could explain why some people fall for these narratives.

Support for Donald Trump is linked to darker personality traits, including increased psychopathy and decreased empathy, new research finds. The study also connects conservative political beliefs to lower benevolence, suggesting personality may shape how people engage with politics and ideology.