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Trump says Abraham Lincoln 'did good' for the Black community but that 'the end result' is 'questionable'

President Donald Trump claimed in a Fox News interview that he's done more for the Black community than any other president, including Abraham Lincoln.

"He did good, although it's always questionable, you know, in other words, the end result —" Trump said of Lincoln before Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner cut him off.

"Well, we are free, Mr. President, so I think he did pretty well," Faulkner, who is Black, said.

Lincoln is one of the most popular presidents in US history and widely revered for signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery.

President Donald Trump claimed in a Fox News interview with Harris Faulkner that he's done more for the Black community than any other president in history, including Abraham Lincoln.

"Well, we are free, Mr. President, so I think he did pretty well," she said, referring to Lincoln.

This isn't the first time Trump has claimed he's done more for the Black community than his predecessors. »

A NASCAR Truck Driver Is Quitting Over the Sport’s New Confederate Flag Policy

Authored by vice.com

NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli, a part-time driver in NASCAR’s pickup truck division, said in a now-deleted Facebook post published Wednesday that he would quit over the sport’s new policy banning Confederate flags.

NASCAR said in a statement on Wednesday that the flag would be banned at its events from now on.

The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties.”. »

Trudeau: police video of aboriginal chief arrest shocking

Authored by apnews.com

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says police dashcam video of the violent arrest of the Canadian aboriginal chief is shocking and not an isolated incident.

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that black and indigenous people in Canada do not feel safe around police after a police dashcam video emerged of the violent arrest of a Canadian aboriginal chief. »

Fact check: Bill Gates isn't planning to implant microchips via vaccines

Authored by eu.usatoday.com

Fact check: Bill Gates is not planning to microchip the world through a COVID-19 vaccine.

Gates is not planning on implanting microchips in people around the world through vaccines.

More: Fact check: Bill Gates did not craft contact tracing bill. »

TIL about Loving Day, June 12th; the day that Mildred and Richard Loving finally won their case against Virginia in the US Supreme Court in 1967, legalizing interracial marriage in the US.

Authored by history.com

Loving v. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States.

The central figures in Loving v. Virginia were Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, a couple from the town of Central Point in Caroline County, Virginia.

In addition to its implications for interracial marriage, Loving v. Virginia was also invoked in subsequent court cases concerning same-sex marriage. »