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Trump vs. Teddy Roosevelt: The AI Hologram That Revealed Everything
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Tim Miller takes a detour to the AI Teddy Roosevelt hologram Trump interacted with at the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota — asking the avatar if the Panama Canal was its greatest achievement [1] — Susan Glasser "Trump compared to Teddy Roosevelt — near-total opposites: Susan Glasser argued Trump and Teddy Roosevelt are near-polar opposites: Roosevel…" 17:00 . The hologram's answer, centered on helping people broadly, inadvertently underscored the chasm between Roosevelt and Trump. Susan Glasser uses the moment to deliver what amounts to a mini-lecture: the Progressive Era was defined by the idea that government must constrain rampaging monopolists — the Gilded Age equivalents of Elon Musk — and Roosevelt was the embodiment of that movement. He was a conservationist, a writer, a thinker, a champion of immigrants. Trump is, Glasser argues, his polar opposite in almost every dimension: a kleptocrat who governs for oligarchs, dismantles environmental protections, and deports immigrants. Tim Miller adds the personal dimension: Trump had bone spurs and hid from war; Roosevelt was a literal rough rider. They cap the segment with Trump's well-known fear of the bald eagle during a photo shoot.
Susan Glasser argued Trump and Teddy Roosevelt are near-polar opposites: Roosevelt constrained monopolists and built national parks; Trump enables oligarchs and dismantles government.
