A Hilarious River of Blood
By I know it’s been said many times before, but I’ll continue saying it so long as it’s relevant: If you wrote a story a about Trump’s campaign and presidency people would say it was too silly and over-the-top. Here’s Exhibit 50 billion proving this axiom.
Apparently there’s monument at one of Trump’s golf courses that memorializes a battle that never happened. You can’t make this stuff up. I mean, you can, but at this point why would you bother? We’re living in a world where parody can no longer exist.
The whole article is Trumpian in its unintentional hilarity but my favorite thing about it is the actual quote on the plaque, which reads:
“Many great American soldiers, both of the North and South, died at this spot. The casualties were so great that the water would turn red and thus became known as ‘The River of Blood.’ It is my great honor to have preserved this important section of the Potomac River!”
The Times checked with various historians in the area who had trouble tying the site of Trump’s course to any such event.
Oh dear.
Hold up. Did I say that plaque quote was the best part? I meant this Trump quote:
Trump, who is a leading Republican candidate for President, questioned how historians could dispute the battle. “How would they know,” he told the Times. “Were they there?”
Indeed.