Business Insider: Every living former U.S. president – except Donald Trump – are direct descendants of slaveholders

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  • Donald Trump is reportedly the only living US president whose ancestors did not own slaves.
  • That’s because Trump’s ancestors came to America after slavery had already been abolished.

Every currently-living person who has served as President of the United States is descended from ancestors who owned slaves — except for Donald Trump.

That’s according to a new investigation from Reuters examining the ancestral history of American lawmakers and presidents. In addition to presidents, the investigation found that two Supreme Court Justices, 11 governors, and 100 members of Congress are the direct descendants of slaveholders.

They include prominent members of both parties, including Republicans like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrats like Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth.

https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/jeffrey-epstein-likely-rehearsed-his-suicide-on-july-23-but-he-was-still-left-to-accomplish-the-real-thing-weeks-later-federal-inspectors-found/articleshow/101318089.cms

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