Washington Post | Trump said to study General Pershing. Here's what the president got wrong. Washington Post A sordid tale of Gen. John J. Pershing executing Muslim insurgents in the Philippines at the turn of the century is a favorite of President Trump. “They were having terrorism problems, just like we do,” Trump told a throng of cheering supporters on the ... What General Pershing Was Really Doing in the Philippines Trump's discredited pig's blood tale may have roots in Tribune story from 1927 Trump cites an urban legend about Gen. Pershing's fight with primarily Muslim insurgents |