President Donald Trump’s seemingly unscripted defence of Confederate statues during a press conference Tuesday echoed some right-wing talking points — and rhetoric from the far-right fringe. I wonder: Is it George Washington next week? And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after? You really do have to ask yourself, ‘Where does it stop?”‘ Trump asked, noting that Washington and Jefferson were slave owners. Because George Washington owned slaves.

Source: National Post August 15, 2017 23:12 UTC