“The Civil War "could have been negotiated" rather than causing years of bloodshed.”
Donald Trump
former president. an event in Newton, Iowa. Claim dated 6 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisNegotiation was tried. It failed
What PolitiFact found
After Lincoln's election, a last-ditch negotiation produced the "Crittenden Compromise," but neither side was willing to consider it.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 6 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 January 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Negotiation was tried. It failed”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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