If Trump = Andrew Jackson (At Least In His Mind) Everything’s Playing Out Exactly To Plan

This photo, taken shortly after inauguration day, of the men who comprised President’s “A-Team” at the time:

With Bannon gone, now all are out save for VP Mike Pence. (And of course a lot more who aren’t pictured.) But if Trump views himself as the modern-day Andrew Jackson (who’s also in the photo), that’s perhaps as it should be. Or at least should come as no surprise. Nobody in Jackson’s first cabinet survived his first 2 years in office, save for the Postmaster General (which is no longer a cabinet position.)

Jackson also famously had his “kitchen cabinet”, an unofficial group that advised him privately, including former cabinet member and future President Martin Van Buren, and two newspaper publishers. Sound familiar?

Now for the reset, the instantly famous photo from this weekend where everyone looks angry:

Trump apparently likes this one so much he’s made it the main image on his Twitter page.

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