Steven Hayward, who blogs at
Power Line, writes an intriguing
comparison of Donald Trump and Charles de Gaulle. Some key thoughts:
There are some notable similarities between both men as political phenomena that point toward taking Trump and Trumpism seriously, and moreover as something fundamentally different from ordinary political categories.
De Gaulle wrote in the intro to his war memoirs:
To my mind, France cannot be France without greatness.
To which Hayward adds:
Seems to me that Trump, in his inarticulate rhetoric, sees things exactly this way.
I've compared Trump to Teddy Roosevelt, but maybe de Gaulle is a better fit ... we'll see.
