Former President Donald Trump recently downplayed the Civil War to advance the argument that he’s been treated worse than any other president in American history.
It has been noted that speaking to supporters at a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, the Republican frontrunner claimed that he has been treated worse than President Abraham Lincoln— who led the country during the Civil War.
TRUMP: Somehow it all works out somehow. People say, how do you do it, sir? How do you do it? I get two questions. If you had it to do again, would you do it? Because, you know, in history, they say the president that was treated the worst was Abraham Lincoln. But he had the Civil War, you know. So he had a little Civil War going, Abraham Lincoln. And Jackson was treated very badly, and a couple of others were treated. Andrew Jackson, he was treated very badly and a few others, and I haven’t seen the new list. But if I’m not number one over Abraham Lincoln, I will be very disappointed because I don’t believe any presidents ever been. And they do that because their policies can’t work. This is the only way.
The former president has been indicted four times in four different jurisdisctions for a variety of alleged crimes, including his handling of classified material and his attempts to overturn the election.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, played a pivotal role in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history, the Civil War. Born in a log cabin in 1809, Lincoln rose from humble beginnings to become a renowned statesman and leader during a time of great crisis.
The Civil War erupted in 1861, fueled by deep-seated tensions between the Northern and Southern states over issues like slavery and states’ rights. Lincoln, a staunch opponent of the expansion of slavery into new territories, was determined to preserve the Union and end the conflict. He believed that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”
As President, Lincoln faced the daunting task of leading the country through the bloodiest conflict in its history. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be set free, fundamentally altering the nature of the war. Lincoln’s leadership and vision were instrumental in guiding the nation towards unity and freedom
