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  • Before Trump, this president [Andrew Jackson] ‘paralyzed’ Washington with cuts

    02/28/2025 7:56:00 PM PST · by RandFan · 33 replies
    Wash Post / MSN ^ | Feb 28 | Story by Ronald G. Shafer
    Jackson set the standard for the most tumultuous presidential term ever — at least until now. He took office on March 4, 1829, as the self-described champion of “the common man,” declaring he was out for revenge against the “hungry rats” from the outgoing administration of President John Quincy Adams. Jackson quickly replaced the Adams-appointed U.S. ambassador to Colombia, fellow 1812 war hero Gen. William Henry Harrison, who had been there only a few weeks after a months-long trip. Then Jackson turned to federal workers. Everyone in government “from the highest officer to the lowest clerk, was filled with apprehension,”...