Trump compares himself to Abraham Lincoln, says "fake news" media had ridiculed the iconic president as well
President Trump said the speech only became widely revered 50 years after Abraham Lincoln's untimely death
The "fake news" media has been around for decades, maybe even centuries, according to President Donald Trump. On Thursday night, he declared that unreliable media houses “excoriated” former President Abraham Lincoln after his Gettysburg Address.
During a rally in Billings, Montana, Trump said, "You know when Abraham Lincoln made that Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, you know he was ridiculed?" He was referring to the famous speech delivered by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863.
"And he was excoriated by the fake news. They had fake news then. They said it was a terrible, terrible speech," reported The Hill.