Wait, did Trump plan the North Korea summit this way? Today is the anniversary of Reagan's 'Tear down this wall' speech

June 12th in American history, everyone. Did President Trump plan it this way?

On June 12, 1987 at the Brandenburg Gate, President Ronald Reagan told Mr. Gorbachev: “If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity… if you seek liberalization… tear down this wall!”

Today, exactly 31 years later, @POTUS picking up where the Gipper left off.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) June 12, 2018

Flashback:

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" – #OnThisDay in 1987 #POTUS Ronald Reagan spoke at the Berlin Wall calling for the reunification of East and West Germany. pic.twitter.com/cpcKAMSB4a

— American History TV (@cspanhistory) June 12, 2018

And the comparisons between Reagan and Trump are already flying around:

.@seanhannity: "The @POTUS is now following the lead of a predecessor named Ronald Reagan. And just like President @realDonaldTrump, Reagan deployed a policy, a philosophy of peace through strength, trust by verify, a very aggressive military posture." #Hannity pic.twitter.com/aKSEEpgxGL

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 12, 2018

Buckle up, as we’re in for an entire day of these sorts of takes. Like, Trump is like Reagan, but not Russia-Reagan. He’s like South Africa-Reagan:

Just appalling. But I hope today that some media folks who’ve been around for awhile will mention President Reagan’s equally if not more unconscionable insistence on a policy of “constructive engagement” with Prime Minister Botha’s most brutal apartheid regime in South Africa. https://t.co/Y8C0reLPmc

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 12, 2018

Or that Trump rightfully pointed out that North Korean can make a lot of money as a capitalist nation:

Reagan: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Trump: "Wouldn't that make a great condo? … You could have the best hotels in the world right there. Think of it from a real estate perspective.”

— Marcus Baram (@mbaram) June 12, 2018

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And it’s just history repeating itself!

every time you hear a hawk saying Trump sold out conservative principle in his summit with Kim, remember: The most prominent hawks in Washington said the same thing when Reagan embraced Gorbachev https://t.co/2ElmZHXlNW

— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) June 12, 2018

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Related:

Former spox for Eric Holder calls Obama a failure for not getting North Korea to denuclearize https://t.co/90VO0mogrO

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 12, 2018

Dean Cain's already found the photo to post if Trump's North Korea negotiations succeed https://t.co/h8lDgznmCW

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 11, 2018

WHAT? Bill Clinton has a 'kind of regret' about his admin's handling of North Korea, but not really https://t.co/EA7L3bvNy5

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 8, 2018

CNN's Jim Sciutto get TORCHED with old tweets after his Trump-North Korea scorching hot take https://t.co/iZ9ECjt8NJ

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 4, 2018