On Monday's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' the comedian ripped a recent poll that found Republicans think Trump is a better president than Lincoln.
and YouGov in which 53 percent of Republicans said Trump was the better president. A total of 47 percent said they preferred Lincoln, the president who steered America through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
"They can't be serious... no one believes Donald Trump is a better president than Lincoln," said Kimmel in disbelief."That's like saying measles is better than ice cream." Kimmel then added:"Trump isn't even a better president than Daniel Day-Lewis pretending to be Abraham Lincoln," referring to Day-Lewis' Oscar-winning performance in Steven Spielberg's"To compare Donald Trump to not just one of the greatest presidents, but one of the greatest Americans who ever lived, sounds nothing short of preposterous," said Kimmel.
The comedian then showed clips of Trump's more rancorous moments interspersed with a reenactment of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address beginning with the famous line,"Four score and seven years ago..." The montage ended with the actor playing Lincoln saying,"I'm glad I'm dead."zinged Trump, adding:"Donald Trump thinks Four Score is a strip club in Florida.
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