Chester A. Arthur and Donald Trump both unexpectedly ascended to the presidency as wealthy New Yorkers with little prior political experience. Both men faced deep initial skepticism and criticism from political elites, operated lucrative business operations prior to the White House, and fundamentally surprised the establishment by breaking from the political alliances that had helped them gain power. Both men were prominent, wealthy New Yorkers who enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle and made parts of their fortunes in real estate and business ventures prior to entering politics. Neither had held an elected office before ascending to the presidency. Arthur was a political operative and customs collector, and Trump was a billionaire real estate mogul and media figure. Both were immensely wealthy, luxury-loving New Yorkers who initially made their fortunes or built their careers in the city's complex and controversial business and political arenas. Both men faced severe scrutiny and widespread doubts about their qualifications upon entering the White House, viewed with horror by the political establishment.Despite riding into power as representatives of their respective political machines (Arthur as a "Stalwart" machine Republican, and Trump as a populist Republican), both acted highly independently in office, often defying or alienating the very party elites who supported them.
Hi Chris, oddly enough Arthur had Irish citizenship at birth (just as Obama had British citizenship at birth) while Trump is a natural-born citizen who freely published his birth certificate early. Also, Arthur had three false rumors about his birth floating around so that people wouldn't discern the truth that his father naturalized late after conferring dual citizenship on his son. For instance, when Arthur ran for veep it was rumored he was born in Canada, and then he could neatly dispel that by showing he was born in Vermont (just as there are easily dispelled false rumors obscuring the fact of Obama's citizenship at birth). Also, Arthur was propelled to the presidency by the assassination of Garfield by a neatly placed Arthur supporter Charles Guiteau, who yelled after the shooting "Arthur is president now!" (though Garfield lingered awhile). However, Trump fought an immense amount of deep state to enter the presidency. You have Arthur as not holding an elected office, which kinda blurs the vice presidency. Also, Arthur burned up most of his personal records shortly before his death, while Trump is one of the most transparent presidents in history. So perhaps Arthur is a little more like Michael Bloomberg?
Oh my goodness.
Jeremy Irons was wondering when Chester was gonna show up to the party!
What is 21 out of 42??
Chester A. Arthur and Donald Trump both unexpectedly ascended to the presidency as wealthy New Yorkers with little prior political experience. Both men faced deep initial skepticism and criticism from political elites, operated lucrative business operations prior to the White House, and fundamentally surprised the establishment by breaking from the political alliances that had helped them gain power. Both men were prominent, wealthy New Yorkers who enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle and made parts of their fortunes in real estate and business ventures prior to entering politics. Neither had held an elected office before ascending to the presidency. Arthur was a political operative and customs collector, and Trump was a billionaire real estate mogul and media figure. Both were immensely wealthy, luxury-loving New Yorkers who initially made their fortunes or built their careers in the city's complex and controversial business and political arenas. Both men faced severe scrutiny and widespread doubts about their qualifications upon entering the White House, viewed with horror by the political establishment.Despite riding into power as representatives of their respective political machines (Arthur as a "Stalwart" machine Republican, and Trump as a populist Republican), both acted highly independently in office, often defying or alienating the very party elites who supported them.
" Both men faced severe scrutiny "
...no www. in Chester's day...
...but you knew that...
Hi Chris, oddly enough Arthur had Irish citizenship at birth (just as Obama had British citizenship at birth) while Trump is a natural-born citizen who freely published his birth certificate early. Also, Arthur had three false rumors about his birth floating around so that people wouldn't discern the truth that his father naturalized late after conferring dual citizenship on his son. For instance, when Arthur ran for veep it was rumored he was born in Canada, and then he could neatly dispel that by showing he was born in Vermont (just as there are easily dispelled false rumors obscuring the fact of Obama's citizenship at birth). Also, Arthur was propelled to the presidency by the assassination of Garfield by a neatly placed Arthur supporter Charles Guiteau, who yelled after the shooting "Arthur is president now!" (though Garfield lingered awhile). However, Trump fought an immense amount of deep state to enter the presidency. You have Arthur as not holding an elected office, which kinda blurs the vice presidency. Also, Arthur burned up most of his personal records shortly before his death, while Trump is one of the most transparent presidents in history. So perhaps Arthur is a little more like Michael Bloomberg?