Story highlights David Reynolds: Trump should add dose of Lincoln to his love of Andrew JacksonHe says people admired Jackson's fighting spirit, as many do Trump's pugnacious sideDavid S. Reynolds is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author or editor of 15 books, including "Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson." There are, to be sure, similarities between Jackson and Trump. In both cases, a populist president followed a cerebral one. Jackson anticipated today's anti-intellectualism, epitomized by Trump, who has -- among other things -- rejected the science behind climate change.

Source: CNN March 15, 2017 19:07 UTC