Matt Yglesias gets a BRUTAL reality check on Andrew Jackson

Matthew Yglesias thought it would be a good idea to remind everyone about Andrew Jackson’s past after President Trump visited his memorial in Tennessee on Wednesday:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/842156222858039296

Yglesias was responded to this tweet from the president:

Thank you Andrew Jackson! #POTUS7 #USA?? pic.twitter.com/GToWsWXiNv

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2017

And interestingly, Democrats around the country honor Andrew Jackson at annual Jefferson-Jackson dinners. From Politico’s Marc Caputo:

Interestingly, Democrats paid homage to Andrew Jackson in their annual Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinners https://t.co/s47BLl4Ahr

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 16, 2017

You know, dinners like this in New Hampshire:

ICYMI – @HillaryClinton remarks at @NHDems Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. https://t.co/C0fNn6tZI5 #nhdems2016 #fitn pic.twitter.com/0rRSLa4d2l

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 30, 2015

Or in Iowa:

Hillary Clinton just gave a hulluva speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa https://t.co/DmLTVv8Yc1

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 26, 2015

Interestingly, nobody mentioned “genocide” at any of these past events for some reason.

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