Trump says people don't know Abraham Lincoln was in the party of Lincoln

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Did you know Abraham Lincoln was a Republican? Donald Trump assumes you don't! 

"Great president," he said of Lincoln on Tuesday night. "Most people don't even know he was a Republican. Does anyone know? Lot of people don't know that."

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Trump won the presidency as the candidate from the Republican Party, which has long called itself "the party of Lincoln."

"We have to build that up a little bit more," Trump said. "Let's take an ad. Let's use one of those PACs."

Here’s that moment— Trump: "Most people don’t even know" Lincoln was a Republican, says PACs should take out an ad to promote thatpic.twitter.com/Hw9LrWqUFB

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 22, 2017 Read more...

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