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Trump says one of America’s greatest accomplishments is the “abolition of civil rights”

Published 16:28 7 Feb 2019 GMT

Updated 17:03 7 Feb 2019 GMT

Rudi Kinsella
Trump says one of America’s greatest accomplishments is the “abolition of civil rights”

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It was probably just a mistake, but at this stage we can't even be sure.

Donald Trump hasn't had the best time of it this week. A survey emerged on CNN that showed that over 40% of American people felt that they were currently living through the worst government of their lives. On top of that, he went on a Twitter rant on Thursday, where he accused the media of "presidential harassment", except he did it in all caps. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1093489029780332545 And most recently, in a video, where he was definitely looking a little less energetic than usual, the US President had an unfortunate mix-up in his words. While speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday morning, Trump said that the "abolition of civil rights" was one of America's finest achievements... Have a look at the clip below: https://twitter.com/ZackFord/status/1093517299380899841 Realistically, this was just a slip of the tongue from The Donald, but given the controversy that surrounds him at all times, it certainly isn't a good look. We'll keep an eye on his Twitter for an official response.

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Trump says one of America's greatest accomplishments is the "abolition of civil rights"