Poison Control . Donald Trump + the Civil War Battle

If I were in poison control, I would, I think, be very interested in controlling poison.

Donald Trump said — as a statement of fact — that a Civil War battle took placein a space now marked by a plaque at Trump National Golf Club, along the Potomac River in Sterlling, Virginia. The plaque reads:

"The River of Blood" 

Many great American soldiers, both of the North and South, died at this spot, "The Rapids", on the Potomac River. The casualties were so great that the water would turn red and thus became known as "The River of Blood". 

It is my great honor to have preserved this important section of the Potomac River!

-Donald John Trump

On the facts, the dedication, publicly defended multiple times by Donald John Trump, is a lie … and the claim about preserving the river is contested.

1. No such battle occured at that site.

https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/president-trumps-golf-course-memorializes-fake-civil-war-battle

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/details-details-donald-trump-has-plaque-at-his-golf-course-commemorating-civil-war-battle-that-never-happenedvvv

2. Clear cutting mature trees for a mile-and-a-half along the river in 2010 increased toxic runoff into the Potomac  … and cutting down another dozen or so mature trees in 2019 (and throwing in the river to drift downstream and become someone else’s problem) … raised legitimate questions about whether that can be described as preservation.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/03/30/donald-trumps-golf-course-continues-to-threaten-potomac-river/

https://dcist.com/story/19/03/07/trumps-virginia-golf-course-illegally-cut-down-trees/

Is this the worst? I don’t imagine it is … but it’s poison nonetheless. 

Is it a stretch to question the integrity of a person who goes to the expense of making up such an extravagant and self-serving lie, and then publicly doubles down when it’s shown to be a lie?