Lara Trump Once Mistook A Meme For An Abe Lincoln Quote And Used It In A Speech

Thanks to internet detectives and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, we know that Abraham Lincoln never actually said those words. He did, however, express a somewhat similar sentiment, hinting that Lara Trump might have benefited from believing only half of what she read online. Politifact reports that Christian McWhirter, a Lincoln historian at the museum, clarified Lincoln's actual quote: "At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher." 

Additionally, Lincoln's remarks were not in support of any political party. Instead, they were made as he addressed the issue of mob violence at the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, in 1838. While there are similarities between the alleged quote and Lincoln's actual words, Lara's quotation is demonstrably incorrect. However, compared to the false claims made by Donald Trump and his family members, Lara's error might seem forgivable.