#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics

Saagar Enjeti is a political journalist & commentator, co-host of Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar and The Realignment Podcast. He is exceptionally well-read, and the books he recommends are always fascinating and eye-opening. You can check out all the books he mentions in this episode here: https://lexfridman.com/saagar-books Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep454-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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EPISODE LINKS: Saagar's Book Recommendations: https://lexfridman.com/saagar-books Saagar's Substack (where he recommends more books): https://saagarenjeti.substack.com/ Saagar's X: https://x.com/esaagar Saagar's Instagram: https://instagram.com/esaagar Breaking Points: https://youtube.com/@breakingpoints The Realignment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@therealignment Saagar's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esaagar

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OUTLINE: (00:00) - Introduction (09:47) - Why Trump won (14:48) - Book recommendations (18:24) - History of wokeism (25:54) - History of Scots-Irish (32:32) - Biden (36:34) - FDR (38:36) - George W Bush (40:59) - LBJ (46:15) - Cuban Missile Crisis (53:48) - Immigration (1:25:46) - DOGE (1:52:27) - MAGA ideology (1:55:39) - Bernie Sanders (2:04:00) - Obama vs Trump (2:21:00) - Nancy Pelosi (2:24:14) - Kamala Harris (2:40:00) - 2020 Election (3:03:49) - Sam Harris (3:14:55) - UFOs (3:20:47) - Future of the Republican Party (3:27:24) - Future of the Democratic Party (3:35:21) - Hope https://lexfridman.com/saagar-enjeti-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saagar-enjeti-2

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