  ry/trump-suggests-abraham-lincoln-s houldve-let-the-south-keep-a-little -slavery lol excuse the source, use 12footwall to get around the paywall > > quote asked by a 10-year-old who his favorite president was when he was little, trump began by saying he liked ronald reagan. (note: trump was 34 when reagan first took office, and 42 when he left.) then he turned to lincoln, who he believes was a great presidentbut couldve been better if hed settled the civil war. great presidents? trump said. lincoln was probably a great president, although ive always said, why wasnt that settled? you know, im a guy thatit doesnt make sense we had a civil war. youd almost say, like, why wasnt that [settled]? as an example, ukraine would have never happened, and russia, if i were president. israel would have never happened; october 7 would have never happened, as you know. its not exactly clear what trump thinks lincoln should have done to settle the dispute between the north and the south, the latter of which seceded from the union largely because it wanted to keep enslaving people. does trump think abe should have come to the negotiating table, art of the dealstyle, and let the south keep some slaves? because thats what it sounds like.
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