Trump’s conviction proves America’s sharp left turn Barack Obama’s transformation of America is now complete with the successful persecution of a political adversary, as authoritarian tyrannical governments do. Abraham Lincoln’s admonition that we could only be destroyed from within has now come to pass. Fact check: Abraham Lincoln quote is fabricated but Lincoln did once […]
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Al Sharpton Dares Trump To Make 1 Particular Veep Selection After Abraham Lincoln Remark
The Rev. Al Sharpton turbocharged “Morning Joe’s” ridicule of Donald Trump Monday after the repeatedly indicted former president once again compared himself to Abraham Lincoln. (Watch the video below.) Sharpton accused Trump of insulting the intelligence of “American voters of all races,” and issued a “be my guest” challenge to the presumptive Republican nominee on […]
Ethiopia Premier Drops Tigray-Born Abraham as Defense Minister
(Bloomberg) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made changes to his cabinet, which included the removal of Abraham Belay as defense minister, the state broadcaster EBC reported. Most Read from Bloomberg Abraham switched roles with Aisha Mohammed, who was head of the irrigation and lowlands ministry. She served as defense minister briefly in 2018. […]
A lost 22-page transcript discovered at the National Archives reveals the secret history of how Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden’s ancestor
Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather, Moses J. Robinette, in 1864. Robinette was convicted after a fight with an army colleague during the Civil War, documents show. He was pardoned after receiving support from several army officers and a West Virginia senator. President Joe Biden’s former boss, ex-President Barack Obama, used to say that […]
Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln
Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather was charged with attempted murder after a civil war-era brawl – but pardoned of any wrongdoing by Abraham Lincoln, a newspaper said on Monday, reviving on the US holiday of Presidents’ Day the often contentious issue of presidential powers to grant pardons. Citing documents from the US national archives, the historian David […]
3 sentences from Abraham Lincoln to explain the Civil War to 2024 GOP candidates
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. One hundred sixty-three years after multiple Southern states seceded from the Union rather than accept a new president who was hostile to slavery, the origin of the Civil War is looming over another presidential […]
38 Dakota Men Executed by Order of Abraham Lincoln
This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 —Most commonly revered as the United States President who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country. On this day 160 years ago, 38 Dakota men were hanged following orders from Lincoln in the largest mass-hanging in U.S. history. The execution happened in Mankato, […]