Trump’s misunderstanding of the past presents serious questions about our future VIDEO
If Charlottesville proved one thing for certain, it’s that President Donald Trump is not only out of touch with reality, but almost completely ignorant of U. S. history. Since taking the oath of office, he’s popped out uncountable gaffes via speeches and Twitter, but has suffered virtually zero substantial political consequences of his various mishaps, misstatements or moments of historical illiteracy that would have likely resulted in some form of backlash for run-of-the-mill Washington politicians. It’s time to put an end to this exception and take a look at some of Trump’s biggest historical blunders only since taking office. Remember when the president asked that question and somehow followed it up with an even more ridiculous one? “Why could that one not have been worked out?” he said. The astounding gaffe regarding Andrew Jackson and the Civil War seems ages ago, but it was only on May 1. “I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little bit later, you wouldn’ t have had the Civil War, ” Trump said. He added, “He was a very tough person but he had a big heart, and he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War. He said there’s no reason for this.” Jackson, a pro-slavery imperialist, would have likely put him on the wrong side of the conflict (and justice for that matter) . Was Trump saying that Jackson would have “worked out” the slavery debate such that abolitionism lost? Would he even understand that question? Unclear. Just a I wrote an article about the president being presented with pictures of Afghan women from the 1970s in which they were wearing short skirts. Reportedly, it helped influence his decision to contribute additional troops to America’s longest war. It’s difficult to overstate just how limited this makes Trump’s knowledge of Afghanistan look — does he really think that deploying more troops to the country will magically result in some sort of Democracy-establishing, mini-skirt supplying liberalization of the country? Now, liberal foreign interventionism is by no means unique to Trump, nor is the counterintuitive strategy of incessant bombing campaigns that result in large swaths of civilian deaths. Though there has been a in civilian deaths since he’s taken office, and it’s certainly not going to improve situations on the ground for Afghan citizens. His hollow, yet bombastic address earlier this week in which he announced the deployment of more troops (deliberately leaving out specific numbers) was indicative that not much is likely to change in Afghanistan. First off, I can’ t even fathom the subheadline I just wrote. But to Black History Month this past February, Trump evidently had absolutely no clue as to who Douglass was. “Frederick Doug — Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice.” As former Salon writer Simon Maloy:
