Overview
- Speaking to Republican senators at the White House Rose Garden on Oct. 21, Trump said a television segment rated him behind George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
- He said he was "extremely angry" about the ranking and acknowledged it would be tough to top Washington and Lincoln while vowing to "give it a try."
- In the same remarks, he declared, "We put out eight wars and the ninth is coming," a statement that critics immediately questioned.
- Video of the comments posted by The Bulwark spread widely on social media, fueling real-time reaction and scrutiny.
- HuffPost reported that it was unclear whether Trump was being tongue-in-cheek, and no clarification or evidence for the 'eight wars' assertion was offered in the coverage.