Trump’s lies and insults pale next to Jackson’s, Roosevelt’s, Truman’s

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“Loser.” “Third rate.” “A total low-life.” Almost every new day brings a bevy of fresh new insults from President Trump.

Trump may be in uncharted territory with his insults, but only in his their sophomoric level. They are brief and not intellectual or clever. He labeled his 2016 Political opponents “Crooked Hillary,” “Lyin’ Ted,” and “Little Marco.” As president, he branded Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., “Sleepin’ Bob Casey,” Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum “a stone-cold thief,” and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., “Jeff Flake(y).”

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