Former President Donald Trump has received backlash on social media after a rant about the Battle of Gettysburg in which he got numerous facts wrong.
This battle, which took place from July 1 to July 3, 1863, revolved around Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launching a second invasion of the North, only for him to be defeated by General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac in a conflict which had resulted in over 50,000 casualties.
“Gettysburg, what an unbelievable battle that was,” Trump stated during a Schnecksville, Pennsylvania rally on April 13. “The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable… I mean it was so much, and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country – Gettysburg, wow.”
“I go to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to look and watch the statement of Robert E. Lee, who’s no longer in favor,...
This battle, which took place from July 1 to July 3, 1863, revolved around Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launching a second invasion of the North, only for him to be defeated by General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac in a conflict which had resulted in over 50,000 casualties.
“Gettysburg, what an unbelievable battle that was,” Trump stated during a Schnecksville, Pennsylvania rally on April 13. “The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable… I mean it was so much, and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country – Gettysburg, wow.”
“I go to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to look and watch the statement of Robert E. Lee, who’s no longer in favor,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
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