The precedented unprecedented

[richardmurray]

 

Many say that Donald Trump's actions are unprecedented in the usa, or uncommon and yet, historians in the usa oppose this position. 

The question is simple, why do people in the usa claim things as unprecedented or uncommon in the usa when they have more precedence than many other things or at one time were more common than later actions?

 

[ProfD]

3 hours ago, richardmurray said:

The question is simple, why do people in the usa claim things as unprecedented or uncommon in the usa when they have more precedence than many other things or at one time were more common than later actions?

They are either ignorant of history or choosing selective amnesia.

 

Some people seem to think events that occurred before their lifetime didn't happen or aren't relevant & therefore lack precedence.