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Trump’s obituary already has a grim opening line: historian
What happened
Historian Allan Lichtman argued that the first line of Donald Trump’s obituary should record what Lichtman considers Trump’s defining legacy: persuading Americans that elections are dishonestly counted. AlterNet reported that Lichtman made the argument in a Salon column published Wednesday, October 28, ahead of the November 3 midterms.
Citing an October 18 60 Minutes report, Lichtman said Trump had made more than 150 claims about election rigging during the first 21 months of his second term. He identified a July 16 White House address as the centerpiece of that campaign, saying…
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