'People at his rally are laughing at Trump': Audience erupts after Abraham Lincoln remark
Composite image. Donald Trump’s official portrait and Abe Lincoln, photo by Alexander Gardner.
January 27, 2024
Donald Trump on Saturday said he was treated worse than Abraham Lincoln, prompting laughter from the audience at his rally in Nevada.
The former president delivered remarks to a Team Trump Nevada Commit to Caucus Rally in Las Vegas, where he said he should be number one on a list of presidents who were treated the worst. He even specifically mentioned beating Abraham Lincoln for that top spot.
"People say, 'How do you do it, sir?' 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. He had a little Civil War going," Trump said. "And Jackson was treated very badly. Andrew Jackson, he was treated very badly. And a few others."
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However, Trump said he believes he now deserves to unseat the greats.
"I haven't seen the new list, but if I'm not number one over Abraham Lincoln, I will be very disappointed," he added, to laughter from the pro-Trump audience.
This moment prompted Democratic political strategist Simon Rosenberg to suggest the audience was laughing at the ex-president, and not enjoying his humor.
"People at his rally are laughing AT Trump here not with him," he wrote on Saturday.
A popular Democratic influencer account, @JoJoFromJerz, also had a reply.
"John F. Kennedy and Abe Lincoln could not be reached for comment," she wrote.
Former federal and state prosecutor Ron Filipkowski also chimed in.
"Lincoln was shot in the back of the head," he reminded his followers.
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