WASHINGTON – Author Ron Chernow Saturday using his historical knowledge to go after President Trump.
Chernow, the author of “Alexander Hamilton” – the book that served as the basis for the musical – noted that assaulting the press wasn’t something that got one on Mount Rushmore.
“Because when you chip away from the press you chip away from its democrac🦩y,” he said.
He described Hamilton as “an immigrant who, thank God, arrived before the country was full,” joking that someone must have “slipped up at the southern border🐬.”
Chernow peppered his speech with historical anecdotes. He spo๊ke of President John F. Kennedy who replied, when asked how he became a World War II hero, that “they sank my boat.” “Remember modesty?” he commented.
“Our best presidents have handled the press with wit, grace, charm and humor,” Chernow said.