<![CDATA[This research aims to analyze how the narrative of populism is constructed within Donald Trump's diplomatic communication strategy from his first term in office to the present (2017-2026) through official communication channels in the public sphere. In the era of digital disruption, diplomacy has shifted from formal protocols to direct, provocative, and personal communication. Employing a qualitative approach and the Critical Discourse Analysis, this study examines a corpus of data sourced from official speech transcripts and presidential press statements related to key international issues, as well as official documents from various state and international agencies. This study is grounded in political communication and populism theory. The findings indicate that Donald Trump consistently constructs the America First narrative since the beginning of his first term through his second term as a form of diplomatic populism that divides international actors into a dichotomy of friends and foes. On a macro level, this communication strategy aims to restructure the bargaining position of the United States by disregarding traditional diplomatic norms. On a micro level, the use of repetitive diction, nationalistic metaphors, and anti-globalist rhetoric serves to reinforce domestic legitimacy while simultaneously pressuring other international actors. This study concludes that Trump's diplomacy is not merely a change in communication style, but rather an information disruption strategy that transforms the diplomatic landscape through media into a more transactional and unpredictable arena.]]>
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