Watch: Lincoln Freed the Slaves, Reagan Won the Cold War, Now Trump Reveals Phrase He Wants to Be Remembered By
CBS News aired its post-midterms “60 Minutes” interview with President Donald Trump Sunday, and there was a lot to unpack.
The president will spend the last two years of his time in office with Democrats in firm control of Congress after Tuesday’s blue wave. When speaking to network correspondent Ross Douthat, Trump touched on several topics, but the interview finished with a question about his legacy.
“Lots of presidents are remembered with a single line. ‘He freed the slaves.’ ‘He won the Cold War.'” Douthat said, while recalling accomplishments of former presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.
“A hundred years from now, while you’re working out your situation in purgatory, what is the line that your presidency is remembered with?” the host asked.
“That I made America great again,” Trump responded.
Douthat, understanding he set up the home run for Trump, told him, “I guess I asked for that.”
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It’s not only the most predictable answer, but the one that encompasses Trump’s agenda since he made the decision to run for president over a decade ago.
In trying to tackle leftist ideology, address the economy, and secure our borders, the president was aiming for a great American resurgence, which has been the essence of his message.
He made an earnest attempt to rehabilitate the country, for better or worse. He has not been immaculate since his first term, but his actions have spoken to his genuine belief in the phrase he popularized.
Presidents do not get to choose how they are remembered.
Former President George H.W. Bush carried the brand of “Read my lips, no new taxes.”
Former President Bill Clinton is forever associated with the name “Lewinsky,” and former President George W. Bush often gets, “Bush lied, people died.”
Former President Barack Obama pushed for “Change we can believe in” to “fundamentally transform America.” He and former President Joe Biden would both likely say that they fundamentally transformed America.
Granted, Trump’s legacy is still being worked out.
Sure, Democrats swept the midterms last Tuesday.
In some sense, the enthusiasm for Trump’s final years in office does not seem high. He will grapple with stern opposition from a party out to hamstring any of his efforts to enact his agenda.
Yet, politics is an unpredictable game. Very few people believed Trump had a chance before his shocking and historic victory in 2016.
Now, with much of the country predicting he will spend two years powerless with a Congress against him, we can only wait and see.
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