Donald Trump has done a lot in his first week as president of the United States. Trump canceled several of former President Barack Obama’s executive orders. He signed some of his own executive orders. He also met with members of the U.S. intelligence community. In between, the new president chose artwork to hang in his office at the White House. One is a painting of former President Andrew Jackson. Some Americans say his choice of the painting is not a surprise. Many have been comparing President Trump with the former president. Jackson became America’s seventh president in 1828. Historians consider the 1828 election one of the more negative presidential campaigns. Many people say the 2016 election campaign was also extremely negative. That is just the beginning of the comparisons between Trump and Jackson, observers say. Both men campaigned as populists candidates who say they represent ordinary people. Both are also known as political outsiders and conservatives. And, both are known for having strong personalities. Jackson, like Trump, was fiercely independent. He said that he alone would define his administration’s policies. Trump spoke about conditions in the United States, and around the world, at the Republican Party’s national convention last summer. “I alone can fix it,” he said. Trump was talking of, in his words, “poverty and violence at home,” and “war and destruction abroad.” Observers have also noted similar parts of his inaugural speech to the speech given by former President Jackson. Andrew Jackson served two terms in office. He was a member of the Democratic Party -- the conservative party at that time in American history.
Title: Trump Being Compared to Former President Andrew Jackson
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/trump_jackson.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Trump Being Compared to Former President Andrew Jackson' data-article-id='2171'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8625'>Donald Trump has done a lot in his first week as president of the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='8625' data-end-time='16646'>Trump canceled several of former President Barack Obama’s executive orders.</span> <span data-start-time='16646' data-end-time='22167'>He signed some of his own executive orders.</span> <span data-start-time='22167' data-end-time='28833'>He also met with members of the U.S. intelligence community.</span> <span data-start-time='28833' data-end-time='38500'>In between, the new president chose artwork to hang in his office at the White House.</span> <span data-start-time='38500' data-end-time='45021'>One is a painting of former President Andrew Jackson.</span> <span data-start-time='45021' data-end-time='52833'>Some Americans say his choice of the painting is not a surprise.</span> <span data-start-time='52833' data-end-time='59625'>Many have been comparing President Trump with the former president.</span> <span data-start-time='59625' data-end-time='67125'>Jackson became America’s seventh president in 1828.</span> <span data-start-time='67125' data-end-time='76625'>Historians consider the 1828 election one of the more negative presidential campaigns. </span> <span data-start-time='76625' data-end-time='85729'>Many people say the 2016 election campaign was also extremely negative.</span> <span data-start-time='85729' data-end-time='93896'>That is just the beginning of the comparisons between Trump and Jackson, observers say. </span> <span data-start-time='93896' data-end-time='104063'>Both men campaigned as populists candidates who say they represent ordinary people.</span> <span data-start-time='104063' data-end-time='110979'>Both are also known as political outsiders and conservatives.</span> <span data-start-time='110979' data-end-time='117188'>And, both are known for having strong personalities.</span> <span data-start-time='117188' data-end-time='122896'>Jackson, like Trump, was fiercely independent.</span> <span data-start-time='122896' data-end-time='129979'>He said that he alone would define his administration’s policies.</span> <span data-start-time='129979' data-end-time='142208'>Trump spoke about conditions in the United States, and around the world, at the Republican Party’s national convention last summer.</span> <span data-start-time='142208' data-end-time='146396'>“I alone can fix it,” he said.</span> <span data-start-time='146396' data-end-time='157646'>Trump was talking of, in his words, “poverty and violence at home,” and “war and destruction abroad.”</span> <span data-start-time='157646' data-end-time='169479'>Observers have also noted similar parts of his inaugural speech to the speech given by former President Jackson.</span> <span data-start-time='169479' data-end-time='174875'>Andrew Jackson served two terms in office.</span> <span data-start-time='174875' data-end-time='184000'>He was a member of the Democratic Party -- the conservative party at that time in American history.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/three.m4a'><span>Three</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/two.m4a'><span>Two</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8023 data-hint-location='45021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/some_americans_say_trumps_choice_of_the_painting_is__blank_.m4a'>Some Americans say Trump's choice of the painting is <span class='blank'>not a surprise</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not a surprise'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/not_a_surprise.m4a'><span>not a surprise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1652/surprising.m4a'><span>surprising</span></div><div 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