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#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics
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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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() – Introduction
() – Why Trump won
() – Book recommendations
() – History of wokeism
() – History of Scots-Irish
() – Biden
() – FDR
() – George W Bush
() – LBJ
() – Cuban Missile Crisis
() – Immigration
() – DOGE
() – MAGA ideology
() – Bernie Sanders
() – Obama vs Trump
() – Nancy Pelosi
() – Kamala Harris
() – 2020 Election
() – Sam Harris
() – UFOs
() – Future of the Republican Party
() – Future of the Democratic Party
() – Hope
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