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Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson: More in common than just populism

  • Written by Billy J. Stratton, Professor of contemporary American literature and culture; Native American studies, University of Denver

At President Donald Trump’s request, a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson now hangs in the Oval Office. Commentators have cast Trump’s populist appeal and inaugural address as “Jacksonian,” while others have tried to emphasize their major differences. One writer lauded Jackson as “the president who, more than...

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