Would you guess that ol Abe is near the top of popularity and Donald at the bottom?
Trump was always bragging and comparing himself to Abe Lincoln. He said at one of his town halls, he chose to be filmed at the Llncoln Memorial by FOX NEWS, cried out that the press treats him even worse than Abraham Lincoln. "I am greeted with a hostile press the likes of which no president has ever seen," Trump said during a Fox News town hall on a Sunday night. "The closest would be that gentleman right up there," he added, pointing to the statue of Lincoln. "They always said nobody got treated worse than Lincoln. I believe I am treated worse."
NO! IDIOT- NO ONE ASSASSINATED YOU!
Humble and gracious, but stubborn on principle -- were an early indication of Lincoln's unique leadership. In the end, Lincoln would always take the side of hope over hatred. He would always appeal to the best in Americans, not the worst. And he did so without conceding his principles. Amidst the darkness of war, Lincoln overcame enormous opposition and reached for the light. On January 1, 1863, he signed the Emancipation Proclamation: the first monumental step to abolish slavery in America. In so doing, he would make himself a target for assassins.
Honesty. Humility. Selflessness. During a time of hatred and rage, Lincoln took the side of the better angels. Under his leadership, America didn't just survive the Civil War -- it became a better nation through the struggle.
Today as we face our own crisis at a time of division- MOSTLY CAUSED BY DONALD TRUMP AND HIS TRUMPTARDS CALLING FOR A CIVIL WAR- and with yet another contentious election on the horizon -- Trump should just shut the hell up about Lincoln and the press and instead model Lincoln's leadership.
In my opinion, Trump should not be allowed to even shine Lincolns boots.