The mainstream media continue to prove President Trump was right when he said they shamelessly spout leftist propaganda and foment faux outrage.

This time, the liberal mob had a mass freak-out when it attacked Trump for “praising” Confederate general Robert E. Lee during a rally in Ohio.

Trump made the remarks in a build-up to praise Ohio native Ulysses S. Grant, who defeated Lee during the Civil War despite Lee’s undisputed skills as a commanding general.

The brouhaha erupted after President Trump said the following:

“So Robert E. Lee was a great general. And Abraham Lincoln developed a phobia because he couldn’t beat Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee was winning battle after battle after battle. And Abraham Lincoln came home, he said, ‘I can’t beat Robert E. Lee.'”

Trump recounted that Abraham Lincoln was wary of putting General Ulysses S. Grant in charge of the Union Army because he had a drinking problem.

“They said, ‘don’t take him. He’s got a drinking people.’ And Lincoln said, ‘I don’t care what problem he has, you guys aren’t winning.’ And his name was Grant, General Grant. And he went in and he knocked the hell out of everyone. Man, was he a good general! And he’s finally being recognized as a great general. And Grant came from right here [Ohio].”

The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway underscored that the point of Trump’s story was to praise Ohio native Ulysses S. Grant (in front of an Ohio crowd) for having defeated such an opponent.

You don’t have to like Robert E. Lee to concede that he was a fierce general.

Trump wasn’t — as the liberal mob implied — praising Robert E. Lee as a wonderful human being.

Also the point was to praise Ulysses S. Grant for having defeated such an opponent. https://t.co/0hkMYjj4OA — Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 13, 2018

Mother Jones pundit David Corn — who was investigated for inappropriately touching female employees — was one of the liberals outraged by President Trump.

Seven thousand Ohioan soldiers–fighting for the Union–were killed during the Civil War. Trump praises Robert E. Lee, who led the troops that killed them. And Trump's Ohio supporters cheer. Now that's deplorable. — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 13, 2018

A Trump-hating leftist blogger was also triggered.

Trump: "Robert E. Lee was a great general." Reality: Robert E. Lee was a traitor. — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 13, 2018

If you actually believe Trump was making a historically accurate point about Robert E. Lee, you're as much a fucking idiot as he is. — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 13, 2018

Radio host Cam Edwards remarked: “If you listen to the clip, he’s clearly telling a story and building to the point of Lincoln appointing Grant as Lt. General and head of Army of the Potomac, where he proceeded to take Lee on and win where other Union generals had failed. Y’all are such hacks.”

If you listen to the clip, he’s clearly telling a story and building to the point of Lincoln appointing Grant as Lt. General and head of Army of the Potomac, where he proceeded to take Lee on and win where other Union generals had failed. Y’all are such hacks. https://t.co/SfOC9G196d — Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) October 13, 2018

“They’re hacks.”

That was Trump’s point; that Grant had the will to fight and to press the point rather than withdrawing, and that in turn allowed him victory over Lee. @NBCNews wants you believe that Trump went to Ohio to praise Robert E. Lee instead of Ohioan U.S. Grant. They’re hacks. 9/9 — Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) October 13, 2018

The leftist media bias was so over-the-top that even self-proclaimed “raging liberals” defended President Trump.

“Jesus, NBC. Do NOT make me defend this guy but your headline/clip completely misconstrue context by cutting the clip short. I’m a raging liberal and this is irresponsible. He goes on to say how Grant was better, despite his alcoholism, and defeated Lee.”

https://twitter.com/mileskahn/status/1050953048036712448

Even CNN hack Andrew Kaczynski — who shamelessly bullies private citizens for making anti-CNN memes — called out the media hypocrisy.

“It seems clear watching this clip, Trump is praising Lee only in skill as a general, and is actually using it to praise Ulysses S. Grant (raised in Ohio) for beating him the Overland Campaign.”

It seems clear watching this clip, Trump is praising Lee only in skill as a general, and is actually using it to praise Ulysses S. Grant (raised in Ohio) for beating him the Overland Campaign. https://t.co/jAggmtPDUr — andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) October 13, 2018

“Here’s a [CNN] reporter leaving out that Trump was building up Lee to praise Grant as more remarkable.”

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1050942386518528000

Hillary—inciter of mob violence—finally turned in her top-secret security clearance. What took so long?