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Trump Compares Tweets to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
12/21/2025
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- U.S. President Donald Trump, recounted by Fox News host Jesse Watters at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, compared his Twitter account to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, prompting laughter from the audience.
- Trump previously made a similar claim in 2018, saying the media criticized him like Lincoln and calling outlets "fake news."
- The Gettysburg Address, delivered in 1863, is a significant Civil War speech honoring fallen soldiers.
