Bernie Sanders Hints That Abraham Lincoln Was A Democratic Socialist

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Oh, Bernie. Bless his heart — or at least whatever part of it still thinks Abraham Lincoln was on Team Socialist. Yes, in a moment that can only be described as historical revisionism with extra sprinkles of delusion…

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