In the scene of this nation's political history, what Trump said 11 years ago, about something that took place longer ago than that, is a big fat NOTHING!
Jefferson called Adams an Hermaphrodite and much worse.
Burr called EVERYONE, including Washington, terrible things and killed Hamilton on purpose, whilst Hamilton shot into the air, like a gentleman.
The Whigs went after Jackson and his wife so badly, that Andy blamed the entire party for his wife's untimely death!
There's so much more, but lets skip forward to more modern times...the 1950s. The Dems started a vile "WHISPERING CAMPAIGN" that Mamie Eisenhower was a "closet drunk" AND WORSE...A FALLING DOWN ONE and a CUCKHOLD.
Most people, now, have less than NO idea what was done to Mr. Nixon, FOR MANY DECADES, nor why he was labeled "tricky Dick" by them, or even what the context of "I AM NOT A CROOK" was, yet they throw it all out there, STUPIDLY !
The "Tricky Dick" thing was in reference to a flyer printed on PINK paper ( in reference to Helen Gahagen Douglas being a PINKO ! ) when he ran for the Senate and won.
The "I AM NOT A CROOK", was said in the 'CHECKERS SPEECH" which everyone needs to look up!
Nixon was driven to paranoia and chased out of office for NOTHING but revenge from the left!
Hopefully, everyone here knows how Reagan was treated and forward.
Thank you for adding perspective.