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Trump calls Robert E. Lee a 'great general' at Ohio rally

At the same Ohio rally, Trump described Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as one who supposedly struggled with alcohol.
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US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on October 12, 2018. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

LEBANON, Ohio (NBC) -- President Donald Trump provided a Civil War lesson at his rally in Ohio Friday night that had many on social media buzzing.

Trump praised generals on both sides, calling Confederate General Robert E. Lee a "great general," and describing Union General Ulysses S. Grant as one who allegedly struggled with alcohol, but knew how to win and defeat Lee.

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Grant was born in Ohio about 50 miles from where Trump was speaking.

Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM
US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on October 12, 2018. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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