said, “People don’t realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why?”

In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Trump wondered, “People don’t realize, you know, the Civil War, if you think about it, why?”

Trump argued that President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years prior, could’ve stopped it: “He was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War, he said, ‘There’s no reason for this.'”

He defended the claim on Twitter.

President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the Civil War started, saw it coming and was angry. Would never have let it happen!
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/859209801175269376

Trump later said people don’t realize “Republicans really did the thing” during the Civil War, though the end result was “questionable.”

The Hill – Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
CNBC – Trump: ‘People don’t ask that question, but why was there a Civil War?’
Toronto Star – ‘People don’t ask that question. But why was there the Civil War?’ Trump asks
Trump Twitter Archive

said COVID-19 testing is “in many ways foolish”?

At an October 24, 2020 rally at Lumberton, North Carolina, Trump complained about COVID-19’s media coverage. He went on to say that the pandemic would no longer be mentioned after the election, and called widespread testing “foolish.”

He’d previously complained about testing, blaming it for the large number in US cases, and said he’d asked his officials to slow testing down.

The same day Trump made the remarks, the US broke a new record for daily reported COVID-19 cases.

Trump reiterated his claims on Twitter.

The New York Times – U.S. Sets Coronavirus Case Record Amid New Surge
Forbes – Trump Resurrects False Testing Claim As Daily Covid Cases Hit New High

tweeted a satirical news story, believing it to be real?

On October 16, 2020, Trump tweeted a story from a satire site which claimed that Twitter shut itself down to slow the spread of negative news about opponent Joe Biden.

An excerpt from the referenced story reads,

After seeing account after account tweet out one particularly bad story, CEO Jack Dorsey realized he had to take action. Dorsey smashed a glass box in his office reading “Break In Case Of Bad Publicity For Democrats.” Inside the case was a sledgehammer for smashing Twitter’s servers.

“Red alert — shut the servers down! Shut them all down!”

The Babylon Bee’s Twitter responded to Trump’s support.

The Babylon Bee – Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News
Newsweek – The Babylon Bee Wasted No Time Trolling Trump After He Tweeted Its Satirical Article as News
Wikipedia – The Babylon Bee

said if Biden were elected, he’d “listen to the scientists”?

Trump made the remark at an October, 18 2020 rally in Carson City, Nevada.

He will surrender your future to the virus. He’s going to lockdown. This guy wants to lockdown. He’ll listen to the scientists. If I listened totally to the scientists, we would write down, have a country that would be in a massive depression.

Opponent Joe Biden responded on Twitter.

Axios – Trump says if Biden’s elected, “he’ll listen to the scientists”
The Hill – Trump: Biden will ‘listen to the scientists’ if elected
CBS News – Trump slams Biden for listening to scientists as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

repeatedly called Matt Gaetz “Rick”?

On October 16, 2020 at an Ocala, Florida rally, Trump repeatedly called Matt Gaetz “Rick.”

Florida’s 1st congressional district representative Matt Gaetz and convicted Trump aide Rick Gates. Wikipedia

Matt Gaetz is the US House Representative from Florida’s 1st district. Rick Gates was a former aide that pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Business Insider – Trump repeatedly botched Rep. Matt Gaetz’s name at a Florida rally, calling him the name of a former aide who was convicted
The Washington Post – Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail, 3 years probation for conspiracy and lying to FBI in Mueller probe
Wikipedia – Matt Gaetz
Wikipedia – Rick Gates (political consultant)

called Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, “Tim Apple”?

On March 6, 2019, Trump referred to the CEO of Apple as “Tim Apple.”

Trump defended the mistake by saying it was done intentionally to save time.

Trump also called national security advisor John Bolton “Mike Bolton,” Vice President Mike Pence “Mike Pounce,” and former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan “Ron.”

The Verge – The president just called the CEO of Apple ‘Tim Apple’
CNBC – Trump says he called Apple’s CEO ‘Tim Apple’ to save time after reportedly telling donors he never said it
USA Today – President Trump calls Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’ and social media responds to the flub

repeatedly referred to national security advisor John Bolton as “Mike Bolton”?

John Bolton, former George W. Bush ambassador to the United Nations, served as a national security advisor for Trump from April 2018 to September 2019.

Trump repeatedly referred to him as Mike Bolton to aides and in public.

Michael Bolton is a famous singer.

Michael Bolton - The One Thing - Amazon.com Music

Trump also called Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple,” Vice President Mike Pence “Mike Pounce,” and former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan “Ron.”

Newsweek – ‘Mike Bolton’: Donald Trump’s Relationship With His National Security Adviser Is So Distant That He Sometimes Can’t Remember His Name
The Week – Trump sometimes calls John Bolton ‘Mike’
CNN – Hear President Trump’s latest name flub
PBS – Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton

called his Vice President “Mike Pounce”?

In a September 12, 2019 address to House Republicans in Baltimore, Maryland, Trump accidentally referred to Vice President Mike Pence as “Mike Pounce.”

Trump also called national security advisor John Bolton “Mike Bolton,” former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan “Ron,” and Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple.”

Business Insider – Trump called his vice president ‘Mike Pounce’ and the internet blew up with memes
The Hill – ‘Mike Pounce’ trends on Twitter after Trump slip at GOP retreat

called Paul Ryan “Ron”?

During an April 18, 2017 speech in Paul Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin, Trump repeatedly referred to the former Speaker of the House as Ron.

The mistake came after Trump and Ryan worked together for months on a new healthcare plan that ultimately never materialized.

Trump and Ryan were often at odds with each other during the campaign, particularly after Ryan referred to Trump’s remarks about a Mexican-American judge as racist.

Trump also called national security advisor John Bolton “Mike Bolton,” Vice President Mike Pence “Mike Pounce,” and Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple.”

GQ – Donald Trump Kept Calling Paul Ryan “Ron” at a Wisconsin Event
Independent – Donald Trump forgets Paul Ryan’s name and calls him Ron twice
Politico – Inside Trump’s Feud With Paul Ryan

said Austrians live in “forest cities” with “more explosive trees”?

During a Fox and Friends interview on September 15, 2020, Trump claimed that many nations, like Austria, had “forest cities” and had more “explosive” trees than the American West Coast, which was suffering from widespread forest fires.

Well look, Brian, you have forests all over the world. You don’t have fires like you do in California, you know. In Europe, they have forest cities. You look at — you look at countries — Austria. You look at so many countries, they live in the forest. They’re considered forest cities — so many of them.

And they don’t have fires like this and they have more explosive trees. They have trees that will catch easier. But they maintain their fire. They have an expression, they thin the fuel. The fuel is what’s on the ground — the leaves.

In response, an Austrian minister of agriculture made a statement correcting Trump, and emphasizing how the country lives “in a close, sustainable relationship with the natural environment.”

San Francisco’s red sky during the wildfires. Brittany Hosea-Small / AFP

Trump previously suggested “raking and cleaning and doing things” to prevent forest fires and threatened to deny federal emergency funds for assistance. He also called climate change a Chinese hoax, and said he doesn’t think “science knows” while visiting California during the wildfires.

Snopes – Did Trump Say Wildfires Are Caused by Exploding Trees?
The Washington Post – Austrian minister to Trump: No, we do not live in forests
Independent – Austrian minister to Trump: No, we do not live in forests

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