How does Donald Trump compare to past presidents?
President Trump accompanied by, from second from left, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.
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President Donald Trump has been compared to Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan and James Polk. But how far can these comparisons go?
Historians Tim Walch and Elizabeth Cobbs discussed how Trump fits into the historical lineup of American leaders.
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