“The Chosen One” By Hank Silverberg “I am the chosen one!” Those words came from Donald J. Trump as he stood in the White House driveway with reporters this past week. As he said the words, he looked to the sky. His comment was in reference to the trade war with China, and in context he meant that he was going to get a deal with China, something he claims other presidents didn’t do. For now, let’s place the whole trade war issue aside. This week’s blog is about word use and the President’s consistently bad choices. I began a new semester of teaching Public Speaking and Communications at Northern Virginia Community College this week. On the first day of class I emphasize to my students that the words they choose and the body language they use can have a lot to do with their success or failure in school, business or personal relationships. So, this is a good time to look at Mr. Trump’s use of word