In interview Trump says Abe Lincoln "did good although it's always questionable... the end result"

[Mrs. Overall]

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Daniel Dale
@ddale8

Trump says he did more "more for the black community than any other president," but will exclude Lincoln "'cause he did good, although it's always questionable, you know..."

Harris Faulkner, who's Black, interjects, "We are free, Mr. President, so he did pretty well."

Trump wasn't clear about what he meant by "it's always questionable" whether Lincoln did good - he added, "You know, in other words, the end result." ??? After Faulkner interjected that "we are free," he repeated, "We are free," then said, "You understand what I mean."

[yellowcanine]

1. Maybe he is blaming Lincoln for getting assassinated.

He liked Presidents who don't get assassinated.

[unblock]

6. Yeah, he's thinking "successful presidents get rich, not shot."

[Newest Reality]

2. Signaling again?

Did he leave that one open for interpretation by his fanatic base? Like a nudge and wink? Get it?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. It's always questionable... the end result. You know, that slave-freeing thing.

[mucifer]

4. Well in the end choosing andrew johnson as VP sure was a shit show after Lincoln died.

[Doodley]

5. What are all these things Trump has done for the black community?

[SCantiGOP]

7. Kept them from having health care forced on them by Obama?

Appointed one black cabinet member and puts one crazy black tweeter on his feed every other day?
Can't think of much else.

[handmade34]

8. trump is alien

not human, monster maybe, lizard?.... no, a Moray!! anyways, not human

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

9. In his own mind

In his own mind, 45 believes he is the greatest and most perfect person to ever walk the planet. And in order for him to maintain this delusion, he has to put down other people who, by every objective standard, are actually better than he is.

[genxlib]

10. Maybe he meant the overall end result

Like that the plantation owners should have been put into jail and the plantations given to the freed slaves.

I am sure that is what he meant.

[lame54]

11. The surrender was rigged

[no_hypocrisy]

12. "Always questionable" about:

Reuniting the country?

Ending slavery?

Ending commercial plantations?


I don't recall a single debate about the benefits of the resolution of the Civil War.