All posts tagged "Abraham Lincoln"

Americans are "not alarmed enough" by President Donald Trump's federalization of the National Guard to secure Los Angeles, conservative columnist William Kristol claimed in a new piece for The Bulwark.

Kristol invoked President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 that freed "all persons held as slaves," claiming that Trump was trying to undo the historical document's declaration that "the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons."

"One might call [Trump's directive] the Usurpation Proclamation," Kristol wrote. "And while this weekend’s mobilization of two thousand National Guard troops in Los Angeles has alarmed many observers, I suspect we aren’t alarmed enough by this presidential order, which has implications far beyond this one action in one place."...

Seismologists report that the chunks of granite falling from the Mount Rushmore National Memorial come from the laughter of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt after they read a recent email blast from the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Donald Trump is “the greatest president in American history,” the NRSC’s fundraising missive declared.

The group, whose purpose is electing Republicans to the Senate, isn’t known for having a staff of eminent historians. But that didn’t stop the NRSC from making the claim about Trump in an email urging people to sign an online birthday card for the former president and current putative Republican president nominee. Trump turns 78 on Friday....

Only vague signs point to the possibility of piercing Donald Trump’s orange armor and political impunity.

Trump dispatched Nikki Haley, his last serious challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, in early March. But Haley fared better than expected in May’s Indiana primary, where she was still on the ballot if not in the race, possibly indicating softness in Trump’s support.

If Trump is convicted on any of the 88 felony charges he faces in four court cases, it could cost him his freedom — and support. An ABC/Ipsos poll said one-fifth of Trump voters would either reconsider or withdraw their support if he’s convicted of a felony. ...

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." ...

Donald Trump on Saturday was fact-checked live by a NBC News reporter who was attending the former president's Iowa rally.

Trump said at his rally that the Civil War, and therefore the existence of slavery as an institution, should have been "negotiated," instead of erupting in bloodshed. He also said that no one would have ever heard of Abraham Lincoln had he simply negotiated the conflict between slave states and non-slave states.

Trump's comments were mocked by fellow conservatives, lawyers, and historians....

In the days of the later Roman Empire, when much of the skill to create sculptures and bas-reliefs in the original, classical style had been lost, the builders of that time used to construct their monuments using stuff --ornaments, statues and carvings-- removed from earlier buildings.