Trump still doubts Lincoln did 'more for the black community' than him
President Trump has once again forgotten some important pieces of history.
In an interview with Fox News' Harris Faulkner for an interview that aired Friday, the Outnumbered Overtime host asked Trump to explain why he hasn't called for unity amid nationwide protests against systemic racism. Trump quickly pivoted to insist he's "done more for the black community" except, perhaps, Abraham Lincoln, and then doubted Lincoln's track record as a whole.
"So I think I've done more for the black community than any other president," Trump said. "Let's take a pass on Abraham Lincoln 'cause he did good," he continued, but added "it's always questionable ... the end result." "Well, we are free, Mr. President," Faulker reminded him. "But we are free," Trump echoed, though that's probably not the "we" Faulkner was referring to. "So he did pretty well," Faulkner continued, though Trump didn't exactly agree.
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Trump then pushed on to discuss "criminal justice reform" and how "nobody else could've done it" but him. Watch the whole segment below. Kathryn Krawczyk
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