Trump Praises Henry Clay’s American System

by | Mar 20, 2017

Trump Praises Henry Clay’s American System

by | Mar 20, 2017

From the article:

Trump claimed “there was an article today it was reported that NFL owners don’t want to pick him up because they don’t want to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump”. To the loud cheers that followed, he added: “The people of Kentucky like it when people stand for the American flag.”

Trump, who had been touting the perceived historic similarities between himself and Andrew Jackson, also spent much of the rally touting the philosophy of Jackson’s arch-rival, Henry Clay.

The president lauded Clay for his American System, which called for funding internal improvements with canals. Trump’s praise for Clay – who served as speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state and three-time Whig nominee for president – was deeply discordant with his previous praise of Jackson. The seventh president of the United States vehemently opposed the American System and once said that one of his great regrets in life was not shooting Clay.

Read the rest at the Guardian.

Recent Articles

Recent

Rehabilitating Nixon? Not So Fast!

Rehabilitating Nixon? Not So Fast!

There is a lot of Richad Nixon rehabilitation going on these days. Before we get too far down that road, we should note that this month marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of one of the most pernicious acts of monetary destruction by modern presidents. On August 15,...

read more
Lindsey Graham Lives!

Lindsey Graham Lives!

Since his sudden passing, Lindsey Graham has remained an influential force in Washington. The question, “What would Lindsey do?” has acted as a comforting source of validation for interventionist Republicans, many of whom have doubled down on aggressive foreign policy...

read more
Trump’s War on the ICC Threatens Domestic Speech

Trump’s War on the ICC Threatens Domestic Speech

There is a law professor in the United States who, until last summer, could have been prosecuted by his own government for giving legal advice. His name is Gabor Rona. He teaches at Cardozo Law School in New York. His crime, in the eyes of the executive branch, was...

read more

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This