If you were to create a Mount Rushmore of Republican presidents, the obvious four faces would be those of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. Experts rate these men are among the most highly-regarded presidents in our history, not only for their accomplishments, but for their character.

Unfortunately, the party of Lincoln is now the party of Trump, as Republican National Convention delegates officially nominated the business mogul and reality TV personality as their presidential candidate Tuesday. While I’ve written in the past about how Donald Trump’s policies conflict with conservatism, what is even more troubling to me is how Trump’s character is wholly inconsistent with the Republican Party’s proud history of nominating presidential candidates who exemplify the highest in personal integrity while in the public eye.

The first key character flaw is that Trump has throughout his campaign consistently pedaled information that is false, offensive, and many times both. Politifact rates his campaign and debate statements as 75 percent false, and he’s been called out by journalists in both conservative and liberal outlets for his blatantly false statements on crime statistics, immigration and the war on terror.

Think on that for a moment. A full three quarters of public statements made by Trump were evaluated as false. While Politifact notes that the statements they evaluate shouldn’t be construed to be fully representative of a candidate, but note “Donald J. Trump’s record on truth and accuracy is astonishingly poor,” even lower than “Lyin’ Ted” Cruz’s or “Crooked” Hillary’s.

Trump’s business practices are also a cause for concern. While many point to his numerous bankruptcies and refusal to release his tax records, far more troubling is the staggering number of lawsuits brought against him by former employees and contractors. Trump currently has 1,450 lawsuits filed against him, many coming from workers who allege he simply decided not to pay them for their hard work. For comparison, USA Today found Trump was involved in more lawsuits than five top real-estate business executives combined.

Trump and his staff frequently brush off concerns about the number of suits brought against him as the cost of doing business, but the vast quantity of these suits and their allegations show a man with no regard for “the little guy” he claims is being harmed so much by the political establishment.

Finally, Trump has shown throughout his campaign an inability to rise above the most disgusting and childish name-calling and slander. Whether it was alleging Ted Cruz’s father was involved in murdering JFK, that Hillary Clinton is not a Christian, or mocking a disabled reporter, he has demonstrated a complete lack of character.

I could only imagine what Abraham Lincoln’s reaction would be to a man who claimed an opponent wasn’t a war hero because he was captured by the enemy.

In his second inaugural address, Lincoln uttered the phrase that should be our guidance:

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

In a time where America finds itself on edge, we desperately need a leader who appeals to the better angels of our nature? The Republican Party has picked its man, and he surely isn’t it.

Sam Wallace is a graduate student studying government and politics. He can be reached at swallacedbk@gmail.com.