The Daily Show made Trump narrate a real Drunk History lesson

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Listening to President Trump talk about historical events is always an adventure — Is Frederick Douglass doing an amazing job or what? How (posthumously) angry was Andrew Jackson about the Civil War? Did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan keep those terrorists out of Russia? Last week, The Daily Show's Trevor Noah compared Trump's disquisition about the wheel versus walls to a "Drunk History lesson," and on Monday's show, he ran with that, bringing in Drunk History's Derek Waters to present Trump's history of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and the end of the Civil War. The Daily Show correspondents fill out the cast. It's pretty seamless. Enjoy! Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.