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All American presidents have made spectacles of themselves – and there’s nothing wrong with that

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageBoth Andrew Jackson, left, and Donald Trump presented themselves as men of the people.Jackson, Library of Congress; Trump, Drew Angerer/Getty Images

After four years of Donald Trump as president, many Americans were sick and tired. They booted him out, with large numbers likely preferring not to hear about him ever again.

And yet, as a historian of...

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