May 2, 2017
Dumb-Ass Lists: Top Ten #TrumpTeachesHistory Tweets
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Twitter exploded Monday in response to an interview published by the Washington Examiner in which President Donald Trump asserted that President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the Civil War started, was so angry about it, he could have prevented it.
By late afternoon Monday, the hashtag #TrumpTeachesHistory trended on Twitter, with users employing the best of their 140 characters to skewer the president's historical gaffe.
How do you pick ten diamonds from Tiffany's window? That was the monumental task EDGE faced when choosing our Top Ten Trump Teaches History Tweets.
Characteristically, President Trump responded to the jokes without humor.
A mock Melania account had the best last word.
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