Joining us now on book tv is author nick adams his sixth book is just out. Here it is trump and churchill defenders of western civilization what does trump and churchill have in common . Great to be with you. Donald trump and Winston Churchill have a lot of a lot in common you wouldnt think that to be the case and women to begin their career and the other by opposing them and that compelling or raider that crude and trader nonetheless but peter is then you start to drill a little deeper with western civilization to have remarkable similarities both alpha males. Both have acrimonious relationship with the media. And with their own Political Party those had predecessors that were considered very weak Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and donald trump had barack obama. And those parallels between the time in the man. When we look back at Winston Churchill and history we picture him with unanimous support. Is certainly wasnt that way Winston Churchill was a disruptor something that
Two very distinguished attorney generals. This part of the series the Constitution Center is doing at the National Association of attorney generalg plated and it would likeo to thank these peope for helping us put together this program. Please remember to put your questions in the q a box has are talking. I will introduce them as we are moving along. And i know we are going to have a great discussion. We have to extraordinarily distinguished attorney generals. They will guide us but some questions involving peace in the constitution. That are at the center of but america today. And the attorney general ofmi minnesota in 2019. From 2007 2019, he represented the fifth congressional district. And house of representatives and also was an attorney specializing in civil rights ana defense law including as executive director legal rights center. And is an honor to have you with us pretty. It is an honor to be here with you. Thank you for having me and inviting me today. And turning became ohi
One was a great compelling orator one was crude but good with tweeting nonetheless. But as soon as you start to drill a little deeper and the remarkable similarity. Both planes speakers and alpha males both had the acrimonious relationship with the media the establishment of their own Political Party. Both had predecessors that were considered very weak Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and trump had barack obama. There are incredible parallels between the time and then and thats why i wrote the book. When we look back at churchill in history we picture him as beloved. It certainly wasnt that way. And then someone that decided to do things a different way. And those to be in the falls for a long time. And with those British National newspapers in the early 19 forties and if those are British National newspapers you may thank you are reading the Washington Post or New York Times so similar are the criticisms and the accusations that both man like judgment or dont listen to anybo
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With you. Donald trump and Winston Churchill have about a common. When you look at both men you wouldnt think that would be the case. One loves to drink in the other is a sixfoot threeinch teetotaler. One nap in his pajamas almost every afternoon and the other barely sleeps. One began their career by introducing and the other by opposing them. One with the soaring orator and the other a rather crude tweeter but nonetheless. On the surface they seem to be fairly different but peter is soon as you start to drill deeper in my looks trump and churchill defenders of western civilization you find the men have remarkable similarities both being intensely dislike and even hated. Both love their country and both clear thinkers, both alpha males, both had an acrimonious relationship with the media, both endured massive apples with the establishment in their own political party. Both had red assessors that were considered very weak. Winston churchill had Neville Chamberlain and donald trump had b