#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics

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: lexfridman.com/saagar-books

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(09:47) – Why Trump won

(14:48) – Book recommendations

(18:24) – History of wokeism

(25:54) – History of Scots-Irish

(32:32) – Biden

(36:34) – FDR

(38:36) – George W Bush

(40:59) – LBJ

(46:15) – Cuban Missile Crisis

(53:48) – Immigration

(1:25:46) – DOGE

(1:52:27) – MAGA ideology

(1:55:39) – Bernie Sanders

(2:04:00) – Obama vs Trump

(2:21:00) – Nancy Pelosi

(2:24:14) – Kamala Harris

(2:40:00) – 2020 Election

(3:03:49) – Sam Harris

(3:14:55) – UFOs

(3:20:47) – Future of the Republican Party

(3:27:24) – Future of the Democratic Party

(3:35:21) – Hope