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Trump's praise of Robert E. Lee gets pushback from Minnesotans proud of state's role at Gettysburg

Standing in the heart of a state that has gloried in its role in helping save the Union at Gettysburg, President Donald Trump extolled at length Friday the battle prowess of a seemingly odd hero - Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Some Minnesota veterans and Civil War historians were surprised to hear the commander-in-chief lavish praise on a man who led the Confederacy's fight against Americans trying to preserve the Union.

"Had he won, we would be two countries," state Sen. Jerry Newton, a veteran who served in the Vietnam War and the Middle East, said Saturday. "That's just unconscionable for me, for him to make those statements."

https://www.startribune.com/trump-s-praise-of-robert-e-lee-gets-pushback-from-minnesotans-proud-of-state-s-role-at-gettysburg/572466461/

 

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