Simon Rabinovitch

So, Roosevelt has something of a blue-collar background, you could say. He had a big family, youngest of seven children.

So, Roosevelt has something of a blue-collar background, you could say. He had a big family, youngest of seven children.

He himself has talked about having a very strong Christian upbringing. He went to college at an evangelical Christian school. All this matters because part of the way that he views his role in government is not just trying to change the way the presidency operates, but also trying to infuse Christian nationalism, his kind of self-defined ideology.

He himself has talked about having a very strong Christian upbringing. He went to college at an evangelical Christian school. All this matters because part of the way that he views his role in government is not just trying to change the way the presidency operates, but also trying to infuse Christian nationalism, his kind of self-defined ideology.

He himself has talked about having a very strong Christian upbringing. He went to college at an evangelical Christian school. All this matters because part of the way that he views his role in government is not just trying to change the way the presidency operates, but also trying to infuse Christian nationalism, his kind of self-defined ideology.

He spent many, many years as a staffer for Republicans in Washington, D.C., and so kind of worked his way up the totem pole, if you will. And then he was a key player in Trump 1.0. And he's one of the few returnees in Trump 2.0. And I think also what's notable is that not only has he returned to the administration— He's back in the very role that he was in at the end of Trump's first term.

He spent many, many years as a staffer for Republicans in Washington, D.C., and so kind of worked his way up the totem pole, if you will. And then he was a key player in Trump 1.0. And he's one of the few returnees in Trump 2.0. And I think also what's notable is that not only has he returned to the administration— He's back in the very role that he was in at the end of Trump's first term.

He spent many, many years as a staffer for Republicans in Washington, D.C., and so kind of worked his way up the totem pole, if you will. And then he was a key player in Trump 1.0. And he's one of the few returnees in Trump 2.0. And I think also what's notable is that not only has he returned to the administration— He's back in the very role that he was in at the end of Trump's first term.

He's the director of the Office of Management and Budget. It's one of these agencies that not many people have heard of, but it actually wields a great degree of power and even more power in Russ Vogt's hands.

He's the director of the Office of Management and Budget. It's one of these agencies that not many people have heard of, but it actually wields a great degree of power and even more power in Russ Vogt's hands.

He's the director of the Office of Management and Budget. It's one of these agencies that not many people have heard of, but it actually wields a great degree of power and even more power in Russ Vogt's hands.

When Russ Vogt says his politics are Christian nationalist, what does that mean?

When Russ Vogt says his politics are Christian nationalist, what does that mean?

When Russ Vogt says his politics are Christian nationalist, what does that mean?

Well, the way that he describes it is that he wants to basically bring Christianity into all aspects of society, especially government.

Well, the way that he describes it is that he wants to basically bring Christianity into all aspects of society, especially government.

Well, the way that he describes it is that he wants to basically bring Christianity into all aspects of society, especially government.

And I think it's important because it doesn't just give him sort of a guidepost in terms of what he's doing, his views on abortion, which he wants to have a total ban on. It also kind of brings a certain righteousness of conviction to the way that he approaches his work, a belief that, in some cases, the ends justify the means.

And I think it's important because it doesn't just give him sort of a guidepost in terms of what he's doing, his views on abortion, which he wants to have a total ban on. It also kind of brings a certain righteousness of conviction to the way that he approaches his work, a belief that, in some cases, the ends justify the means.

And I think it's important because it doesn't just give him sort of a guidepost in terms of what he's doing, his views on abortion, which he wants to have a total ban on. It also kind of brings a certain righteousness of conviction to the way that he approaches his work, a belief that, in some cases, the ends justify the means.