Trump and his advisors like Steve Bannon lionize Andrew Jackson as a model for defiance of Supreme Court rulings on Native expulsion (referencing Jackson's 'let them enforce it' response), as a strong executive willing to expand presidential powers when the presidency had relatively few powers, and as a harbinger of executive overreach that Trump admires.

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Stephen Anbinder

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he said, "Okay, that's fine. let them enforce it." ...they see him as you know an example of an early executive who was interested in expanding the powers of the presidency

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The Very American Roots of Trumpism | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:26:44 AM

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