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