Presupposition --- The verb "reject' is another presupposition trigger that alerts us to the current or potential state that we need to distance ourselves from. the rest of this section covertly attacks Trump's behaviour and legacy. The comparative 'better' similarly presupposes the state of affairs that we are comparing ourselves against.

("we" being used loosely here as I don't actually include myself in what he is saying!)

Source author: Biljana Scott biscott@diplomacy.edu