Trump apparently once burst into a White House meeting to rave about a picture of Abraham Lincoln

President Trump really loves a good photo of Abraham Lincoln, and he'll interrupt whatever you're doing to share one, evidently.
A new Politico report on the early days of the Trump presidency describes an informal meeting in then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's office, which the president apparently "burst into." Trump "apologized for interrupting but said he wanted to show them something," the report said.
An aide then brought in a picture of Abraham Lincoln, which Trump described by saying, "Abraham Lincoln. President Abraham Lincoln. They've got all kinds of cool stuff here." Trump would later add a painting of himself drinking a Coke sitting across from Lincoln and other past Republican presidents to this collection of "cool stuff."
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This instance is included as an example of what Politico calls Trump's "disbelief that he, of all people, was now occupying such a weighty office," not an unbelievable claim considering Trump has expressed similar sentiments publicly, such as when he famously said in May 2017, "I'm president. Can you believe it?"
Trump has also praised Lincoln fairly randomly on a number of occasions as well, like when he declared in 2017, "With the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that's ever held this office."
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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