Trump insists Border Patrol union told him they like him more than Abe Lincoln because he’s ‘tougher on the border’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump claimed that members of a Border Patrol union told him that they liked him more than Abraham Lincoln because he did a better job protecting US borders. On Monday, Trump discussed the endorsement of a Border Patrol union, claiming that a union official had told him, “I’m the greatest president there’s ever been.” “I said, ‘what about George Washington?’. “He said I’m tougher on the border than Abraham Lincoln, right, than Honest Abe,” he added. I’m a guy that — it doesn’t make sense we had a civil war.” Former president Donald Trump is suggesting border agents like him more than Abraham Lincoln because he did a better job with the border In January, Trump again commented on the Civil War, saying that it was “so fascinating, so horrible.” “So many mistakes were made.