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Historians say Trump went afoul in lumping Robert E. Lee with founding fathers

Historians say Trump went afoul in lumping Robert E. Lee with founding fathers: Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday? Many historians say yes.

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