Trump Wakes Up Sunday & Tweets New Defense Of Robert E. Lee Like A Maniac

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If there is one recurring theme of Trump’s reactions to news stories about him from the very beginning of his decision to run for the presidency all the way up until now, nearly two years into his first (hopefully, only) term as president, it’s that the “fake news media” is awful for reporting exactly what he says when he says it.

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No one has changed the meaning of anything. Trump praised Robert E. Lee as a “great general.” He told some insane and unfounded story about Abe Lincoln “developing a phobia” because he couldn’t beat Lee and hiring the “alcoholic” Grant, who was able to finally defeat him.

No one denies that Trump told the story to recognize Grant’s victory. However, his facts are made up and without any proof, Lincoln did not just choose Grant as his military general at random in some kind of “duck, duck, goose” game, and no one is interested in his tales of Robert E. Lee, who fought to keep black Americans enslaved. as a “great general.”

Every news outlet is covering Trump’s words at that rally, so calling out NBC News in particular also makes little sense. As each plays the video of the Ohio rally, all are in agreement that Trump’s stories from history are based on nothing but his own imagination, and that any praise of a Confederate general is unwanted and, at this point in history, directly intended to inflame racist passion.

Twitter wasn’t impressed with Trump’s denials. Read some of their comments below:

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