American political debates began in 1858 with Abraham Lincoln taking on Stephen Douglas over the future of slavery. And 162 year later, in what will hopefully be the final debate of Donald Trump’s career, Lincoln again took center stage.Trump, with the fact-free audacity that has characterized his entire career, claimed, “Nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump. If you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, possible exception, nobody has done what I’ve done.”That boast had everything from the use of the third person (“Donald Trump”) to the hedge for Lincoln (“possible exception”). Joe Biden, who …read more
Source:: The New Republic
