It seems Shareblue’s Oliver Willis, formerly of Media Matters, missed a few days in U.S. History class. Here’s his take on why President Trump waited “72 hours” to take on the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville with a shout-out to President Franklin D. Roosevelt:
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/897133686352728064
Obviously not:
Do you even history, bruh? https://t.co/SrCPQjZ8PT
— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) August 15, 2017
We don't teach history well in schools. https://t.co/UMZMk2rgbU
— Nick Pappas (@NickAPappas) August 15, 2017
Conservatives on Twitter helped him out fill in a few facts he missed:
FDR admin did nothing to stop Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 – Nazi-Soviet exchange that led to mass bloodshed throughout E Europe https://t.co/m9KSzqNZTQ
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) August 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/897291979444191232
jfc, are you really that ignorant of history? Did you know FDR denied refuge to Jews fleeing Hitler? And why? B/C Nazis might be among them https://t.co/fS8NpF2FiC
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) August 15, 2017
Here’s a photo. Jews aboard the St. Louis in 1939. 937 people turned back. 25% died in the Holocaust. https://t.co/fS8NpF2FiC pic.twitter.com/I4CMvEvZqu
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) August 15, 2017
And it took years for FDR to respond to the Nazi threat:
You're right. It took him several years. https://t.co/R8rWvJ9N50
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 15, 2017
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Two years actually. FDR didn't get involved until 1941. WWII started on Sept. 1, 1939. https://t.co/sXzurMctHS
— ? Thankful Ginger ? (@mchastain81) August 15, 2017
Or longer depending on when you start the clock:
https://twitter.com/ZachNeedell/status/897417352882651136
And let’s not forget this:
He also put Japanese Americans in internment camps. https://t.co/sXzurMctHS
— ? Thankful Ginger ? (@mchastain81) August 15, 2017
Nazis invade Poland: 1939
US declares war on Germany: 1941
(Obligatory reference to FDR putting Japanese-Americans in camps.) https://t.co/JHhwAFa1fv— Franklin Harris? (@FranklinH3000) August 15, 2017
Maybe Oliver was hacked?
Clearly this account was hacked. No one #Verified would be this ignorant of history. https://t.co/7qpaJImAmh
— BlazeTV (@BlazeTV) August 15, 2017
But nope … he’ll own this one:
https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/897262342416855040
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