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

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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*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

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