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Donald Trump: “I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War. He was a very tough person, but he…”

On the recordApril 30, 2017
I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War. He was a very tough person, but he had a big heart and he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump suggests that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War.

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