Carrie Eaves, an assistant professor of political science and policy studies, recently spoke with N.C. Policy Watch for an article putting Trump's presidency into a historical context.
A recent article in N.C. Policy Watch featured insights from Carrie Eaves, assistant professor of political science and policy studies, about how President Donald J. Trump fits into the history of the U.S. presidency as an institution.
In the article by reporter Joe Killian, Eaves notes that Trump’s use of Twitter to express his frustrations and attack opponents puts the country in “uncharted territory” when it comes to the presidency.
“This level of publicly lashing out is certainly unique,” Eaves told Killian. “As President you’re going to take a certain amount of criticism, and how you respond to that is a matter of character. President [George W.] Bush reportedly didn’t really care what people thought of him and didn’t address it publicly. That isn’t the case with Trump.”
Eaves also offered her assessment of how well Trump matches up to President Andrew Jackson, who Trumps has said he’d like to model himself after.
Eaves has focused her research on U.S. political institutions such as Congress and the President, with a particular focus on U.S. congressional elections. She teaches a course specifically on the U.S. presidency, and last fall led a course tracking the “Road to the White House.”
N.C. Policy Watch is a news and commentary outlet that’s part of the advocacy group the N.C. Justice Center.