Speaking to supporters in Las Vegas over the weekend, former President Donald Trump claimed he has been treated much worse than any president in U.S. history – including the four who were assassinated.
Trump has claimed on multiple occasions that he's been treated worse than Abraham Lincoln, in particular. Lincoln survived two assassination attempts before being assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln died after languishing in a coma for nine hours, three days after the end of the bloodiest war in American history.
During a 2020 Fox News interview at Lincoln Memorial, Trump pointed to the 19 foot tall likeness of Lincoln and told anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum that he had been treated “worse” than the 16th president.
His remarks came in response to a Fox News viewer's question about the use of harsh rhetoric toward the press.
“They always said, ‘No one got treated worse than Lincoln,'” Trump replied. “I believe I am treated worse.”
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