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Donald Trump: “I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little bit later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War.”

On the recordApril 30, 2017
I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little bit later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump speculates on the historical implications of Andrew Jackson's potential influence on the Civil War.

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