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 Several U.S. presidents have suffered assassination attempts or have been assassinated because of their opposition to the creation of a central bank or conflicts of interest with bankers.

Abraham Lincoln: Assassinated in 1865, the issuance of "Greenbacks" during the Civil War, instead of relying on private banks, may have been a factor in his assassination.

James A. Garfield: He was assassinated in 1881. Garfield was very critical of the control of the money supply by bankers.

Andrew Jackson is undoubtedly the president who fought most against the creation of central banking and also suffered an assassination attempt.

They have had plenty of time to kill Trump, but they justly try to kill him when he brings Bitcoin to the table.