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kentuck

(115,873 posts) Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:50 AM 2 hrs ago

Andrew Jackson raised a lot of ire when he invited hillbillies and unsophisticated people to the White House...

People were highly critical of his "party" for the people. A bunch of uncouth rednecks roaming the grounds of the White House. The White House was not the place for such events.

But, Trump has exceeded Jackson in his degradation of the White House. Jackson thumbed his nose at the Big Banks and the Supreme Court, just as Trump has done.

However, from my read of history, Jackson was not as bad as Trump because he didn't have the means or technology to do so. Otherwise, they would have been peas in a pod.

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Andrew Jackson raised a lot of ire when he invited hillbillies and unsophisticated people to the White House... (Original Post) kentuck 2 hrs ago OP

If you wish to extend the Jackson/Trump comparison... Climate Crusader 1 hr ago #1

True. kentuck 1 hr ago #2

Electing populists is usually a bad idea. yardwork 1 hr ago #3

To be fair, Jackson had a cheese wheel Sympthsical 1 hr ago #4

Trump hates those people though Johonny 1 hr ago #5

Good point. kentuck 1 hr ago #6

MAGA is loving this Johnny2X2X 31 min ago #7

Climate Crusader

(179 posts)

1. If you wish to extend the Jackson/Trump comparison...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:56 AM

1 hr ago

Jackson's Trail of Tears and Trump's Ice Detentions and mass deportations are similar in spirit and effect.

kentuck

(115,873 posts)

2. True.

Reply to Climate Crusader (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:58 AM

1 hr ago

I agree.

yardwork

(69,845 posts)

3. Electing populists is usually a bad idea.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:00 AM

1 hr ago

Sympthsical

(11,243 posts)

4. To be fair, Jackson had a cheese wheel

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:12 AM

1 hr ago

You can't stay mad at someone for long when they invite you over for their gigantic cheese wheel.

Johonny

(26,784 posts)

5. Trump hates those people though

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:26 AM

1 hr ago

It's all an act. He really wants to be seen as a genius oligarch and be championed by the educated, sophisticated, and classy.

Instead, those people make fun of him and he's loved by the very people he cannot stand.

This UFC was just bullshit for the MAGA masses, but he hates them.

kentuck

(115,873 posts)

6. Good point.

Reply to Johonny (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:30 AM

1 hr ago

Jackson was actually one of those people.

Johnny2X2X

(24,521 posts)

7. MAGA is loving this

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:20 PM

31 min ago

They're playing it like Trump shaking things up and making sure the people's house is for the people and not just the elite.

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