Trump links himself to Hamilton and Jefferson in shared history piece
Trump posts a Washington Times link arguing historians see a founding-era playbook still at work in his approach to governance.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump pointed followers to a Washington Times article that ties his approach to governance back to the nation’s founders.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Hamilton, Jefferson and Trump: Historians see a founding-era playbook still at work: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/1/hamilton-jefferson-trump-historians-see-founding-era-playbook-still/” on August 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 17th message released today, and the last post was 3 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 14 of his 558 posts over the last 30 days classified as reposts and external links.
Trump shared the piece by mentioning the source (see washingtontimes), which frames his methods against those of two founding fathers.
President Donald J. Trump shared a link to an article at WASHINGTON D.C.
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Alexander Hamilton served as the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury in the cabinet of President George Washington, from 1789 to 1795, according to history.nycourts.gov. He authored more than half of the Federalist Papers and was a member of the New York State ratification convention in 1788, according to history.nycourts.gov.
Thomas Jefferson is the other founding figure named in the post’s headline.
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