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Personality Analyses of Presidents Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson Citation: Mirza, M, N., Babar, S. I., & Nizamani, F, Q. (2021). Leadership, Idiosyncrasies, and Political Behaviour: Personality Analyses of Presidents Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson. Global Political Review, VI(I), 12-23. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).02 Muhammad Nadeem Mirza * | Summar Iqbal Babar † | Farheen Qasim Nizamani‡ Leadership, Idiosyncrasies, and Political Behaviour: Personality Analyses of Presidents Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson URL: Vol. VI, No. I (Winter 2021) http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).02 Pages: 12 – 23 p- ISSN: 2521-2982 e- ISSN: 2707-4587 p- ISSN: 2521-2982 DOI: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-I).02 How do leaders’ idiosyncrasies are developed, and Headings Abstract • Key Words how do these, in turn, impact their political behaviour? This study traces the idiosyncratic behaviour of • Introduction Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump. It details four • Historical Traditions in the historical traditions – Hamiltonian, Wilsonian, Jeffersonian, and United States Jacksonian. The study expands upon Jacksonian tradition and sees that how Trump pursued this tradition and how is his • Narcissist and Authoritarian political behaviour remained similar to that of Andrew Jackson. Behaviour Three specific areas in which these variables are determined are • Conclusion personal lives, narcissism and authoritarian behaviour, and populism and corruption. The paper also charts out the ways and • References means through which Donald Trump’s administration is termed as Jacksonian in nature. Key Words: Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump, Idiosyncrasy, Leadership, Political Personality profiling, Populism Introduction Political commentators were astonished to also the person against whom the highest see the rise and rise of candidate Donald number of Republican primary votes were Trump through US primaries before the 2016 cast (earlier the record was held by John presidential elections. Trump ultimately won McCain in 2008 primaries) (Bump, 2016). Deep the Republican Primaries by overrunning Ted cleavages attached with the rhetoric and Cruz, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Marco Rubio, personality of Donald Trump divided along with others. Trump got the highest ever Republicans during the primaries and divided number of primary votes ever cast to any the American nation after he won the 2016 candidate in history (earlier the record was elections. Two thousand sixteen elections held by George W. Bush in 2000 primaries), were between two opposing poles and wills: while, interestingly, at the same time, he was women vs a male chauvinist, liberal *Faculty Member, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. Pakistan. †Faculty Member, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. Pakistan. ‡Faculty Member, Department of Media & Communication Studies, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan. Email: [email protected] Leadership, Idiosyncrasies, and Political Behaviour: Personality Analyses of Presidents Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson internationalists vs isolationist, coloured vs During his campaign he addressed the white supremacists, and most importantly, grievances of the society that since several between the “nationalists vs globalists” decades has been fed up with the (Merry, 2016). Hillary Clinton represented establishment’s rhetoric and actions. Hillary herself as a candidate who stood for liberal Clinton was presented as an establishment values, traditions, a greater role of the United candidate, always well-prepared to answer States in the international system, a any question, having a liberal solution to commitment to the US global leadership, and every problem, the typical and at times oft- a desire to resolve entangling problems faced repeated rhetoric. Trump, on the other hand, by the international community and society criticised the establishment and offered such as environmental degradation, human himself as a candidate who can break this right violations, non-traditional and cycle and address the concerns of the traditional security challenges. Donald Trump, common-man – the American man. He on the other hand, represented the non- campaigned to not go abroad in search of traditional attitude, a limited role of the enemies to kill and innocents to protect. He United States in the international system, instead promised to always go for “America curtailing the American commitments abroad, First.” This slogan and then the actions and a desire to develop an inward-looking thereupon alienated the Neoconservatives approach, instead of outward, and going for who since last two decades have not an “America First” approach. Instead of entrenched themselves in the Republican standing for the promotion of democracy, political party but also made inroads in the free-market economy, and alliance Democratic party especially in the second commitment, Trump criticised the foreign Obama administration and as advisor to policy elite for pursuing their own self- Hillary Clinton. America First rattled the interests and agendas and hurting the foundations of foreign policy elites’ post-Cold American people. So, 2016 elections were not War consensus that the United States is an between two persons; these were between indispensable nation (Wilson Center, 2015) two versions of the United States: an inward- and it needs to provide an unchecked looking-nationalist-isolationist America vs. an leadership to the international system (Heer, outward-looking-globalist-liberal 2017). Trump believed that his duty is to internationalist America. And to the surprise ensure the security and well-being of of many the former version – upheld by a Americans (Mead, 2017) and not taking care reality TV star and New York businessman of the interests of the Europeans or for that Donald Trump - won. Trump was an outsider matter, other allies. America and Americans to the Washington’s political elite – neither a always come first, even if this approach hurts career politician, nor having any military the long-term alliance arrangements and the experience. He applied totally unorthodox position of the United States in the methods of campaigning, had faced several international system. Trump talked the scandals during the campaigns but very language of the people and presented himself cleverly sidestepped and even at times taken as the folk’s man. He promised to bring back advantage of those and targeted a highly the industries, to build a wall with Mexico, to specific audience – mostly white supremacists halt immigration from the countries where and nationalist groups. people hate America, to cut aid to United Vol. VI, No. I (Winter 2021) Page | 13 Muhammad Nadeem Mirza, Summar Iqbal Babar and Farheen Qasim Nizamani Nations agencies where the United States is bombardment, ruthlessness against the criticised, to get it out of Paris Climate enemy once wars are launched. Presidents Agreement, and the list goes on. He adopted through most of history have always worried atrocious attitude towards the protestors in more about losing public support than losing 2017, his spread of the misinformation and the wars. Vietnam War, World War-II, Korean conspiracy theories, his disbelief in sciences, War, the Afghan war, Iraq wars are peculiar his presenting the alternative facts attracted examples. Presidents fear losing wars and particular section of the American society and public support. President Bush Sr. lost popular he did receive overwhelming support. Violent support because he did not bring a logical right-wing extremism gained momentum end to the war started in Iraq. It is believed during his administration. that had he brought Saddam Hussain to Trump was not unique, and the United justice, put an end to his regime, and declared States has seen one president in history who a total victory, he could have won the second adopted somewhat similar behaviour, Andrew term in office (Mead, 1999). President Trump Jackson. Trump is often dubbed as the person has pursued the Jacksonian tradition and who has emulated Jackson and followed avoided the wars but at the same time has Jacksonian tradition in the US domestic and tried to bring wars that already have been foreign policies. Though Trump was a started by the United States to a logical businessman, the son of a rich father, a person conclusion – not the unprepared and who always tried to dodge the system in order immature withdrawal of the US forces from to avoid paying taxes, Jackson was an orphan the ground. and poor and military hero who has fought This study is an attempt to explore and won a war. Though these differences exist Trumpian and Jacksonian traditions. How are yet, there were several similarities between their idiosyncrasies developed? Why Donald the two (Strother, 2019). Trump followed the Trump is known as the Jacksonian president. ‘introverted tendencies’ that has remained a What are the main features of Jacksonian and peculiar feature of Jacksonianism, a departure other historical traditions attached with the from the usual American ‘extroverted policies’ American statesmen? This qualitative research intended to provide leadership to the world. is conducted using historical content analysis. He clearly signalled that he will not pursue The paper is organised in a manner to give an such policies and would focus instead on the introduction of different traditions in the American nation. United States, followed by a detailed analysis Jacksonian tradition has remained alive of Jacksonian tradition.
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