A little misleading, since he says worse *by the press* but even there...no. True, Lincoln had the NY Times like Trump has Fox News, plus Lincoln owned a newspaper in Illinois. But even adjusting for all that: no.https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1257101273914126336 …
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People who say it's never been this bad need to study history. Good example.
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The difference between then and now is that during the civil war, the press wasn't pretending that it was objective. You knew where each paper stood and they didn't try to hide it.
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Fine, but what did Lincoln say about them? Find me one modern public figure that can match Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, or even the other Douglas. Mountains are judged by their summits not their valleys.
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