Donald Trump Hasn't the Faintest Idea Who Frederick Douglass Is @alternet:
"Trump, who clearly had never heard of Douglass, offered the following take on the revered abolitionist's work: “Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job that is being recognized more and more, I noticed," Trump said. Douglass is not an up-and-comer in the civil rights movement. He has been dead since 1895. His legacy as a former slave turned outspoken abolitionist voice, and counselor to Abraham Lincoln, has made him a central figure of Black History Month celebrations for decades. Trump, who probably had to be explicitly told not to state that “All Histories Matter,” was clearly unaware. The rest of Trump’s speech was filled with now-boilerplate complaints about his mistreatment by the media and anyone else who lodges even the mildest of criticisms. Trump criticized the “hostile CNN community” and dismissed it as “fake news.” He added, “Fox has treated me very nice"."
