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Robert E. Lee Descendant Slams Trump Over Praise For Confederate General
Rob Lee
Get out and vote on November 6th folks. Don't allow Donald Trump and the GOP to resurrect racial divisions in this great nation of all colors and ethnicities.
Rob Lee
10/14/18
A descendant of Robert E. Lee said in a video tweet Saturday that he was “disheartened” to hear President Donald Trump praise the Confederate general, saying Trump is supporting an “idol of white supremacy and hatred.” Trump at a rally in Ohio Friday hailed the military skills of Lee, calling him a “true great fighter and a great general” who racked up victories against the Union — until he was defeated by Ulysses S. Grant. The president only focused on Lee’s military skills and hailed Grant in his home state of Ohio. But Trump’s chief of staff John F. Kelly has also called Lee an “honorable man.” “Last night I was disheartened to hear Donald Trump, our president, make comments about Robert E. Lee as a great general, as an honorable man. These were far from the truth,” said Robert Lee IV, who is the great-great-great-great nephew of the general. “Robert E. Lee fought for the continued enslavement of black bodies. rump’s comments made Lee “saddened by the state of our nation,” he said. “But I’m encouraged because we are going to work to end this,” he added. “We are going to vote. We are going to show Donald Trump that white supremacy has no place in ... our government. We are going to show him who the people are and what really matters in this nation.”
Get out and vote on November 6th folks. Don't allow Donald Trump and the GOP to resurrect racial divisions in this great nation of all colors and ethnicities.