.MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump displays his knowledge of history during Mt. Vernon visit.
To hear Donald Trump tell it, he’s a fan of history, though we’re occasionally reminded that this may not be altogether true. Politico published this gem this morning.During a guided tour of Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that Washington was one of the major real-estate speculators of his era. So, he couldn’t understand why America’s first president didn’t name his historic Virginia compound or any of the other property he acquired after himself.
Of course, smart or not, Washington didn’t name his home after himself, though he appears to be remembered anyway. The nation’s capital city is named after him; there’s a state named after him; his face is on American currency; a prominent university is named after him ; and there’s a giant obelisk in his honor near the White House.
It was, for example, just two weeks into his presidency when Trump declared, “Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice.
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