Historic repeat: Only second US leader makes surprising White House return
A rare political event puts **Donald Trump** in same category as 19th-century leader. Their similar paths to power show interesting match-ups but different approaches to trade policy
In a once-in-130-years event Donald Trump joins Grover Cleveland as the only US presidents who got back to the White House after losing re-election. While many tried to do the same thing here are those who didnt make it:
- Martin Van Buren
- Millard Fillmore
- Ulysses S Grant
- Teddy Roosevelt
- Herbert Hoover
These two leaders share some eye-catching similarities - both faced personal-life discussions that didnt hurt their campaigns (Cleveland had an out-of-wedlock child). Both found ways to skip military service: Trump got a bone-spurs note while Cleveland paid a Polish man to take his spot back in civil war times
Their election stories match up too - Trump beat a vice-president to win‚ while Cleveland knocked out Benjamin Harrison whoʼd beaten him about 130 years ago. But theres a big difference in how they saw trade: Cleveland wanted lower tariffs which made factory workers mad; Trumpʼs high-tariff ideas helped him get blue-collar votes
Do compromise and donʼt over-reach!
Dr Taylor from Georgia Tech points out some key lessons - Cleveland did well when working with others but his stubborn choices led to a big money crash. His strict views made things so bad that his party lost power for almost 20 years‚ letting Republicans take control everywhere
