Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #454

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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
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Saagar’s Book Recommendations: https://lexfridman.com/saagar-books
Saagar’s Substack (where he recommends more books): https://saagarenjeti.substack.com/
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Saagar’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/esaagar
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Saagar’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esaagar

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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 – Introduction
5:06 – Why Trump won
10:07 – Book recommendations
13:44 – History of wokeism
21:13 – History of Scots-Irish
27:51 – Biden
31:54 – FDR
33:55 – George W Bush
36:18 – LBJ
41:35 – Cuban Missile Crisis
49:07 – Immigration
1:21:06 – DOGE
1:47:46 – MAGA ideology
1:50:58 – Bernie Sanders
1:59:20 – Obama vs Trump
2:16:19 – Nancy Pelosi
2:19:34 – Kamala Harris
2:35:19 – 2020 Election
2:59:08 – Sam Harris
3:10:15 – UFOs
3:16:06 – Future of the Republican Party
3:22:43 – Future of the Democratic Party
3:30:41 – Hope