President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. ... Trump is a proud McKinleyite—and most especially in his vision of an executive branch that functions as a helpmeet to ...

In a wide-ranging July 16, 2024 interview with Bloomberg, Trump proclaimed William McKinley “the most underrated president. ... Republicans occupied the executive branch for all but eight years.

An undated photo of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in 1897, and again in 1901 just prior to being assassinated on Sept. 6, 1901.

Trump’s new obsession with William McKinley undermines his ‘populist’ reputation McKinley was the literal enemy of the original populists. Jan. 22, 2025, 6:00 AM EST ...

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know? Trump Administration. live Updates. June 29, 2025, 3:31 p.m. ET.

In 1910, the William McKinley monument in Cooper Park became one of the first public monuments erected in Dayton. ... which continues to stand at the Dayton Metro Library’s main branch.

Animatronics of former President William McKinley and former First Lady Ida McKinley inside the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Canton, Ohio.

President Donald Trump says McKinley made the United States prosperous through tariffs. Historians say that’s an incomplete understanding of the 25th president.

Animatronics of former President William McKinley and former First Lady Ida McKinley inside the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Canton, Ohio.

Politics / The president-elect promises to rule with robber baron tactics and imperial belligerence—just like his role model, ...