How historically accurate is this?

[OtterMan68]

Did Robert E. Lee ever say "Never fight up hill, me boys" or "Wow, that was a big mistake"?

Yes, me boys, Trump quoted Lee verbatiim

Trump just misquoted Lee

No, me boys, Lee never said that. Trump made it up

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Any Civil War buffs want to chime in?

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I can find no proof Lee said those things

[MisterWack]

Trump ‘misquoted Lee’ is one of the choices.

Trump pulls out of his ass all the time, what are you talking about?

“Our contential army they manned the - gibberish -, they RANT the ramparts… They took over the airports it did everything they had to do.” - Donald J Trump (talking about the historical Revolutionary War)

Airports weren’t around then by the way, Trump knows that. Trump isn’t totally an idiot, he just talks out his ass knowing his supporters will eat it up without question.

[Dargil]

One thing people are discovering. You take Trump seriously, not literally. He doesn't intentionally deceive. He drives his point home. "Everybody wants to do better financially!" He doesn't know that. He feels that should be true.

[OtterMan68]

so why did he make up something Lee said?

[Dargil]

I don't care.

[OtterMan68]

it doesn't say anything about his honesty that he just makes stuff up

[Dargil]

The only politician that ever did that, too!

[OtterMan68]

to the extent he does, yes. Why just make something up about Gettysburg?

[dustybiker2]

Bent over, cheeks flapping... as usual.