History 112. Difference and Similarity between Trump and Jackson

Similarities and Differences
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February 5, 2020
Just a few years ago, several articles describing Presidents Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson as interestingly similar, have been widely circulated throughout the net. While most of these different characteristics have focused on their personalities, a lot of these descriptions also show that both of these personalities have a lot in common when it comes to the way they rule the State. In this article, the author would discuss some of the contrasting differences between these two personalities in the political arena of the United States. All in all, the author believes that looking at their traits and approaches as well as their political orientation would give a better idea as to why people have seen them as similar to one another.
Personal Characteristics
One of the things that people find closely similar between Trump and Jackson is their brash, racist, and quick-tempered personality CITATION Kil17 \l 1033 (Killian, 2017). On the one hand, recent news would show that President Trump quickly reacts to anyone who seems to contradict his methods either through televised media statements or more popularly, through his Twitter account. In doing so, he does not seem to even mince his words and replies in a very blunt way, contrary to what a person would usually expect from someone occupying such a position CITATION Bak17 \l 1033 (Baker, 2017). In contrast, President Andrew Jackson is also said to exhibit the same characteristics during his time as the President of the State. A lot of statements would show that he frequently used vulgar and offending words and was even said to have challenged some of his critics to a public duel CITATION Bak17 \l 1033 (Baker, 2017).
Aside from this, another striking difference between the two presidents is their seemingly ‘racist’ inclinations or remarks relative to the time when they were still serving as presidents. Duri...