{"id":2360081,"date":"2024-10-26T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T22:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-joe-rogan-tragic-story-about-the-lincoln-bedroom-they-called-it-melancholia\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T18:49:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T22:49:13","slug":"trump-tells-joe-rogan-tragic-story-about-the-lincoln-bedroom-they-called-it-melancholia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-joe-rogan-tragic-story-about-the-lincoln-bedroom-they-called-it-melancholia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Tells Joe Rogan Tragic Story About the Lincoln Bedroom: &#8216;They Called it Melancholia&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-tells-joe-rogan-tragic-story-about-the-lincoln-bedroom-they-called-it-melancholia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-nuclear-talks-resume-in-vienna-amid-new-complications\/\" title=\"Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Vienna Amid New Complications\">-hour interview<\/a> on\u2063 Joe Rogan&#8217;s \u200dpodcast, former President Donald Trump shared his\u2062 reflections from his first day in the \u2063White House, particularly his impressions of the Lincoln Bedroom. Trump expressed amazement at the \u200croom&#8217;s \u2062beauty and reflected on its historical significance, mentioning Abraham \u200cLincoln&#8217;s son, Tad, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-israel-never-again-isnt-just-a-hashtag\/\" title=\"In Israel, &#039;Never Again&#039; is More Than Just a Hashtag\">picture hangs<\/a> in the room.\u200d He \u200cdiscussed the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">emotional\u2064 toll faced<\/a> by \u2062Lincoln and his wife,\u200c Mary Todd, following the\u2064 loss of their children and their struggles with what was then\u2063 termed &#8220;melancholia,&#8221;\u2062 now recognized \u200das depression. Trump&#8217;s comments provided insights into\u2063 both his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">personal experiences<\/a> and historical context surrounding Lincoln&#8217;s family tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump d many insights during his 3-hour viral interview with podcaster Joe Rogan on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>But when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-addresses-fans-trump-episode-goes-dark-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rogan<\/a> asked about Trump&rsquo;s first day in the White House in 2017, he quickly brought up his experience seeing the &ldquo;Lincoln Bedroom&rdquo; the first time, and the sadness surrounding it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said to the guys, &lsquo;I want to see the Lincoln Bedroom,&rsquo; I had never seen the Lincoln bedroom,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I was standing with my wife and I said, &lsquo;Do you believe it? This is the Lincoln bedroom.&rsquo; I mean, it was coo&ndash; it was amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBMoPUAeLnY?si=Mt6ISMqYb3cKfwBC&amp;start=461\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That room was so beautiful to me, much more beautiful than it actually is,&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-knew-trump-comedic-instincts-5-unexpected-words-hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> then segued into talking about Lincoln&rsquo;s son, Tad, whose picture is in the White House room.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He lost his son, and they suffered &mdash; the two of them &mdash; suffered from melancholia,&rdquo; Trump said about Abraham and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. &ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t call it depression. They called it &lsquo;melancholia.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump was likely not talking about Tad&rsquo;s death, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cw-greenlights-woke-series-reimagining-jane-austen-classics-to-show-love-and-family-in-our-time-of-inequality\/\" title=\"CW Greenlights Woke Series \u2018Reimagining\u2019 Jane Austen Classics To Show \u2018Love And Family in Our Time Of Inequality\u2019\">died years<\/a> after his father&rsquo;s assassination. Trump was possibly speaking about William Wallace Lincoln, who died in the White House in 1862.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was a very depressed guy and she was a very depressed woman &mdash; more so than him, and on top of that, they lost their son, whose name was Tad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just seeing it &hellip; a little tiny picture of Tad, who he lost, and it was devastating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not even 10 minutes in and Trump is giving Joe Rogan a history lesson on Lincoln&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>This is incredible. Pure Americana. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w1lfmhCl2w\">pic.twitter.com\/w1lfmhCl2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/1850002416353128523?\">October 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywoods-outspoken-trump-supporter-trump-absolutely-good-president-lincoln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham<\/a> and Mary Todd had four children: Robert, Edward, William and Thomas, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentlincoln.illinois.gov\/Blog\/Posts\/185\/Abraham-Lincoln\/2024\/7\/Remembering-Mary-Lincoln-and-Tad-Lincoln\/blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas &ldquo;Tad&rdquo; Lincoln was 18 years old when he died on July 15, 1871.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln had already lost her husband and two of her sons: Eddy and Willie.<\/p>\n<p>She lived in declining mental and physical health for the next 11 years before passing on July 16, 1882. She was 63 years old.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how Tad died, though tuberculosis is the most likely reason, according to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Pneumonia and congestive heart failure are two other possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>For weeks, Tad&rsquo;s strength diminished, as he gradually grew more miserable.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he had to sleep sitting up just to breathe through the night.<\/p>\n<p>Then one evening, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolnbicentennial.org\/resources\/abraham-lincolns-life\/lincolns-family\/thomas-tad-lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifton House<\/a> in Chicago, Illinois, he passed away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The world is complete darkness,&rdquo; his mother wrote in a letter to a friend.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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When Rogan inquired about Trump&#8217;s first day in the White House in 2017, Trump reminisced about his initial visit to the &#8220;Lincoln Bedroom&#8221; and the emotions it evoked. &#8220;I told my team, &#8216;I want to see the Lincoln Bedroom,&#8217; as I had never seen it before,&#8221; Trump recounted. &#8220;Standing there with my wife, I said, &#8216;Can you believe this is the Lincoln bedroom?&#8217; It was truly remarkable.&#8221; He described how beautiful he found the room, even more so than its actual appearance. Trump then shifted to discussing Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s son Tad, whose portrait hangs in that room. He noted that both Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln experienced deep sadness after losing their son and referred to their condition as &#8220;melancholia,&#8221; which was an old term for depression. Although he may have been referencing William Wallace Lincoln&#8217;s death rather than Tad&#8217;s\u2014who died years later\u2014Trump emphasized how devastating it was for them to lose a child<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-74.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36812,43791,3634],"class_list":["post-2360081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-joe-rogan","tag-lincoln-bedroom","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Picture-74.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}