A Donald Trump comment about ancient Rome had everybody making the same joke
Donald trump has got himself into a twist over historical facts on one or two occasions, such as when he said that Americans took over the airports in the 1770s, or when he claimed to have spent a lot of time at Ground Zero on 9/11. On Wednesday, it looked like he’d done it again, when he said this:
President @realDonaldTrump just wrapped up a joint press conference with President Mattarella of Italy.
“The United States and Italy are bound together by a shared cultural and political heritage dating back thousands of years to Ancient Rome." 🇺🇸🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/10Ib2h4O4e
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 16, 2019
His claim of a shared heritage didn’t sound right to some people, and they – mostly – had basically the same joke to make.
1.
You guys, it's true.
America was super tight with Ancient Rome. This was BEFORE the Revolutionary Civil War, in which Frederico Douglassino Rammed the amparts.
It was at Da Battle of a Da Bowling Greene, capiche? https://t.co/vgJ8kEUGfq
— BrooklynDad_Defiant Savage! (@mmpadellan) October 16, 2019
2.
Is that the same Ancient Rome that ended 1300 years before the US was formed, aye? You almighty fuck. https://t.co/qKtMo6Drwc
— Chris Scullion (@scully1888) October 16, 2019
3.
Trump: "America and Italy go all the way back to Ancient Rome."
Me: "Nero fiddled. Trump golfs." https://t.co/hfpwpy7Dt5
— Santa Claus, CEO (@SantaInc) October 16, 2019
4.
I'll never forget Caesar's first state visit to the United States in 53 B.C., the jokes (okay, a bit off color) about the subjugation of Gaul, the sharing of fine Vesuvian wine … https://t.co/2nZRVGNxeR
— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) October 16, 2019
5.
I – what https://t.co/PAFL9myDYS
— Alan White (@aljwhite) October 16, 2019
6.
Ah yes, we stood strong together at Cannae, even if Hannibal's forces won the day. *pours one out* https://t.co/KoF7WjAf2J
— Kevin [insert spooky pun here] Gannon (@TheTattooedProf) October 16, 2019
Guitarist Charles Johnson thought there was more to the speech than sketchy knowledge.
He isn’t only being stupid here – this is white supremacist “blood and soil/Western culture” rhetoric. It was probably written by Stephen Miller. https://t.co/GE10nmNzDA
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 16, 2019
However, historian and writer, Greg Jenner, believed the statement of “shared …heritage” was actually correct, but was fairly unconvinced that Trump understood what he was saying.
It’s a damning indictment of his stupidity and cultural ignorance that he gives speeches that might be true on paper, or approximately true enough for basic comprehension, yet we know he doesn’t understand the words he’s mumbling into the microphone.
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) October 17, 2019
It’s a bit like this, then?
Source: White House, Twitter Image: White House, Twitter
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