"Trump Contends Civil War Was Avoidable Through Negotiation, Historians Challenge Claim"

At an Iowa rally, former President Donald Trump suggested that the Civil War could have been "negotiated" to avoid conflict, sparking criticism from various figures including Liz Cheney and Michelangelo Signorile. Trump's comments come as he leads the GOP primary polls in Iowa. The issue of the Civil War and its causes also touched fellow GOP candidate Nikki Haley, who faced backlash for her comments on the war's origins before affirming that it was indeed about slavery.