Trump’s Populism Isn’t a Sideshow. It’s as American as Apple Pie.

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

Nebulous Media

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump, just sworn in as the 47th president, was reelected to be a wrecking ball, a middle finger, the people’s punch to the Beltway’s mouth. And while this populist moment feels “unprecedented,” it’s not. The rebuke of the ruling class is encoded in our nation’s DNA. We have seen populist leaders like Donald Trump before. He stands on the shoulders of Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot, Alabama governor George Wallace, and Louisiana legend Huey Long. There have been populist senators, governors, newspaper editors, and radio broadcasters. But only rarely has a populist climbed as high as President Trump. In fact, it has happened only once before. The last populist to win the presidency was born before the American Revolution. He rose from nothing to become a great general. His adoring troops called him Old Hickory, and his enemies derided him as a bigamist and a tyrant in waiting. His name was Andrew Jackson, and he’s the guy who’s still on the 20 dollar bill. On today’s debut episode of Breaking History, Eli Lake explains how Andrew Jackson’s presidency is the best guide to what Trump’s second term could look like. Credits: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency; PBS

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0:00.0	Hello, re-education listeners. In the words of Kenny Loggins, the waiting is over.
0:06.2	I have a new podcast with the free press called Breaking History. This will be very similar to the
0:12.1	re-education, except even better. So, please go to Breaking History at Spotify, Apple, or wherever you
0:20.7	get your podcasts, and make sure to check out the Breaking History at Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts, and make sure to check out
0:23.3	the breaking history page on the freepress.com.
0:28.3	As we gather today, our government confronts a crisis of trust. For many years, a radical
0:34.5	and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens
0:39.6	while the pillars of our society lay broken
0:42.4	and seemingly incomplete disrepair.
0:46.4	We now have a government that cannot manage
0:48.6	even a simple crisis at home,
0:51.0	while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalog of catastrophic events abroad,
0:57.5	it fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens, but provide sanctuary and
1:04.1	protection.
1:04.6	That man, Donald Trump, was just sworn in as our 47th president.
1:11.1	He was elected to be a wrecking ball, a middle finger, the people's punch in the Beltway's
1:16.8	mouth.
1:17.1	My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal and
1:25.4	all of these many betrayals that have taken place and to give the people back their
1:31.9	faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed their freedom. From this moment on, America's
1:41.5	decline is over.
1:46.9	The working class
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