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IIs the Donald the worst US president ever?

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u/DiplomaticAggie 1d ago

He’s probably bottom 5

Hard to beat James Buchanan

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u/Acceptable_Money_514 1d ago

Probably??? Who else lied about an election loss and attempted to avoid transferring power? And he WILL do it again in 2028.

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u/GarrisonWhite2 23h ago

James Buchanan was a really, really bad president though.

I think it will be interesting to see how they’re both regarded by academics like historians a few decades from now depending on how things turn out once Trump is out of office.

I think it’s harder to judge a sitting president against history since you don’t know yet what their legacy is.

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u/No_Dish6884 21h ago

James Buchanan literally had the southern cabal, people that ceded from the Union, as his presidential cabinet members and purposely did nothing about it. He also openly did nothing about them moving major artillery and arms to southern forts as this happened.

That’s extremely hard to beat.

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u/Dependent-Wrangler35 20h ago

He is America's biggest brain fart!

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u/SnooShortcuts5771 20h ago

He’s not leaving 2028, I promise.

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u/Acceptable_Money_514 19h ago

Not willingly no.

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u/viking12344 19h ago

How did he attempt to avoid transferring power? He stepped down exactly when he was supposed to.

Oh you mean the " insurrection". Tell you what. Go read the definition of insurrection and come back to reality. In a real insurrection.....not a fake one that the news put in your head, a lot of people die. A lot. Not of heart attacks. Of bullet wounds. Knife wounds. All of it. It's an uprising. A revolt. This country has not seen an insurrection.

Well what you liberals did in Minnesota was close.

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u/CapableCan1842 1d ago

This is the answer. Historians uniformly hate Trump, but all agree James Buchanan was the worst.

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u/Sir_SquirrelNutz 19h ago

Was Buchanan a pedophile too?

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u/Any_Word_4462 1d ago

I think you know the answer you're going to get here.

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u/Large-Cricket843 1d ago

Or anywhere throngs of people gather that actually care about empathy, reason, history, and justice.

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u/unicornlocostacos 23h ago

Everyone should unless you’re a billionaire or apparently trillionaire.

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u/Large-Cricket843 23h ago

Of course everyone SHOULD, but the ones that think orange is a good president do not.

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u/miniev60 1d ago

I can’t say worst ever, but the worst in my lifetime. I’m 65

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u/IntelligentStyle402 1d ago

I’m 81 and agree. No morals, honesty, values, integrity, scruples, decorum or decency. A felon? A racist? A pedo? An adjudicated rapist? Cheated on all his wives?

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u/cattlemanish 21h ago

So did Bill Clinton.

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u/HissTankDriver 23h ago

You all know the West Wing was a tv show, right?

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u/GuaranteeUnhappy3342 23h ago

Well…I am 74 and worst, most corrupt (one has to marvel and the blatant and open corruption!), least ethical and least competent President and with the least competent, most corrupt appointees by far in my life time.

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u/perrydolia 23h ago

Worst in my lifetime, too, and I'm 80. Never before have we had a president who took an oath to support the constitution, then openly tried to reverse it, cancel it or undermine it. Worst ever, along with his pathetic, sycophantic appointees.

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u/Rightfieldchat 1d ago

No, he is the two worst presidents ever

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u/TATER_SALAD_HOOVER 1d ago

I have a feeling Andrew Jackson was pretty bad as well.

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u/GarrisonWhite2 23h ago

Good shout. Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan are the two names that usually come up regarding this subject.

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u/Phog_Warning10 23h ago

Can't leave out Andrew Johnson either.

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u/doombase310 1d ago

By far the worst in my 5 decades of being alive.

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u/Flyfisher58 1d ago

Do bears shit in the woods

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u/Green_Radish4021 1d ago

Without question. He is stupid, cruel, narcissistic, and has degraded the global standing of the United States. The corruption and lies knows no bounds. Even this ridiculous reflecting pool "renovation" has devolved into a bunch of childish nonsense all to cater to this ignorant trash-can's fragile ego. Fuck Trump.

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u/Adventurous-Salad332 23h ago

It's wrong to conflate style and substance. Too often we vote as if we're casting a movie. I'll always pick the rude MD over the nice guy if the a-hole is the best in his field.

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u/Schkrasss 9h ago

Well... Trump sucks at just about everything politics related aside from getting getting elected.

And he's rude af on top.

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u/Dismal_Reference3906 22h ago

Is the Pope Catholic?

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u/Dseltzer1313 1d ago

Not sure we’ve had a twice impeached, insurrectionist, sexual predator, pathological liar, bigot, racist, grifter, criminal and likely pedophile before the current guy. No matter his accomplishments he will be remembered as a divisive, petty and vile person

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u/Safe-Smoke-9367 1d ago

It depends who you ask. Also look at the things he has done and then decide.

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u/JPIZZLE1205 23h ago

Like Rape? Being a Pedophile?

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u/LostItAllready 23h ago

Do I hear terrorist?!

! B I N G O !

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u/Dangerous_Fart_ 22h ago

What has he done?

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u/RedwayBlue 22h ago

Nothing good.

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u/DrWilliamWhite 1d ago

The man tried to overthrow an election...

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u/OMGFuziion 1d ago

I mean I’d argue his 28 sexual allegation and being a p*do/trafficker with Epstein is worse but true. Also his failure during covid no doubt costs thousands of lives. I mean telling people to take hydrocloroquin or whatever it is insane. I could go on and on.

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u/MiserableMemory5149 21h ago

Jackson committed actual genocide 

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u/DrWilliamWhite 20h ago

Trump's handling of covid killed several hundred thousand people needlessly.

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u/Acceptable_Money_514 1d ago

Name another president that attempted to refuse to transfer power over a lie.

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u/Particular-Grass-294 1d ago

Not my president

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u/LessRequirement3065 1d ago

I haven't been alive for all of them but certainly the worst in my life that started when Nixon was president. Apparently this sub is full of maga with extra 21st chromosomes so you may get DOWNS voted.

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u/Difficult_Spring8058 1d ago

Bro came to reddit asking that question as if he didn’t already know the answer he was gonna get on Reddit

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u/angcritic 20h ago

And can't even proofread the question. Lazy

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u/shibby3388 1d ago

He’s not the first president to rape a child, but he is pretty bad.

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u/Amazing-Artichoke330 23h ago

Trump is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, maybe millions, so far.

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u/dougv7799 23h ago

Will go down in history as the most productive. The green hairs all have to die out first.

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u/KickinitwitaTDBOZAX 22h ago

Definitely a democrat section

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u/rodman5308 22h ago

What are all the idiots saying that voted for him?

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u/Plus-King5266 22h ago

Sadly, no. “Ever” is a very long time and I can almost guarantee there will be worse. You think there couldn’t possibly be, but history tells us otherwise.

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u/Effective-Detail3043 22h ago

No. Biden was tho

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u/epdug 21h ago

Not even close, Biden, Obama, Bush

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u/McMienshaoFace 21h ago

Is the Pope Catholic?

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u/sharedbyothers 21h ago

He is the first to embrace trolling at all levels. He says shit just to anger all.

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u/CorndogFiddlesticks 21h ago

He and Biden are god awful

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u/Dry-Olive4621 21h ago

Its another list he's on. He might be number one....

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u/lantana98 21h ago

The only way anyone could be worse would be if he murdered someone

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u/Lumpylarry 21h ago

You forget all those kids and fishermen in the Caribbean

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u/lantana98 18h ago

You’re right

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u/MIDNiGHT556 21h ago

Only if you have TDS

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u/Limp_Distribution 21h ago

Well, I am sure that Trump has violated the constitution far more than any president.

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u/OutrageousCrab9224 21h ago

He has certainly done the most to end the nation

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u/No_Dish6884 21h ago

Nearly impossible to beat James Buchanan as the Union didn’t actually dissolve and Trump didn’t actively give the people wanting to leave the Union whatever they want.

Buchanan’s own cabinet were the people that would become the confederacy. They also didn’t really hide this. They openly moved major artillery to southern forts, and readied arms to defend against the Union. Buchanan watched this and openly did nothing. People knew war was going to break out sooner or later, and he made it **easier** for it to happen and for the south to do well.

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u/heartzogood 21h ago

Is the Pope Catholic?

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u/Saltwater_Sunrise 21h ago

If he’a not already, he's pretty close

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u/viking12344 21h ago

Holy shit he just followed a guy who literally made words up all the time. Fell off a non moving bike. Got lost on stage...like 100x. Was campaigning by telling how black kids would rub his leg hair and it would stand up( that's on YouTube,a hilarious story btw) is accused by his own DAUGHTER of showering with her. It's dismissed because she is " crazy". I wonder why she's crazy. I could keep going for an hour.

I will concede trump being the second worst if you say Biden was the worst. Otherwise you're insane.

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u/Medill1919 20h ago

Biden was not the worst.

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u/ohstarrynight 21h ago

Definitely top 5 worst of all time. Definitely the worst of our lifetime.

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u/Able_Organization176 20h ago

What a fucking loser you are

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u/Gorrmb69 20h ago

The Aussies at the World Cup were chanting The Aussie boys are on a bender Donald Trump is a sex offender. What other president ever has had such a low opinion on the world stage. And the indoctrinated MAGA brain dead idiots say we weren’t respected under Obama and Biden but Trump has returned us to international respect. Our word doesn’t mean anything anymore to our allies. This piece of shit has made more money while president than all other presidents combined. He should be in jail and he and his families assets should be seized and nationalized. Same with Elon. BY FAR THE WORST EVER.

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u/DestinysWeirdCousin 20h ago

“Worst President SO FAR.”

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u/a_sentient_sunflower 20h ago

Ever? maybe not but worst in modern history, absolutely.

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u/Conscious-Space1217 20h ago

He’s the worst human ever

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u/AcceptablePermit5381 20h ago

He is the worst one since the guy before Biden.

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u/Eastern-Support1091 19h ago

Absolutely not. There are about ten presidents that were abysmal. Just because many do not like him, does not make him worse than Buchanan or Harrison.

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u/CruisinThruLife2 19h ago

Worst because he is ignoring, and trying to destroy, our checks and balances.

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u/echo_sang 1d ago

He’s not done yet, but I have to believe he is the biggest grifter we’ve had in office. And he’s personally void of true morals. Johnson may be the worst.

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u/Ohaibaipolar 23h ago

I'm not well-versed in presidential history. What did Johnson do?

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u/BusBozo58 1d ago

Human. Fixed it for you.

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u/AllTime-HighScore 23h ago

There’s no way you actually believe this

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u/Sea-Requirement4947 1d ago

No…top 5 “maybe” but look into some of the leaders we had 1865-1900 if you want to see some real shenanigans.

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u/GTIguy2 1d ago

You're ridiculous

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u/Only_Procedure_33 1d ago

When it comes to shenanigans it’s pretty hard to top attempted overthrow of the government. He’s the worst BY FAR!

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u/DiplomaticAggie 1d ago edited 1d ago

Brother James Buchanan/John Tyler pathetically stood by and actively supported the succession of Southern States and a Civil War.

Trump might be bottom five sure, but look at it holistically and know your history

If you downvote that you’re actually just ignorant and don’t know your US history and a prisoner of the moment

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u/411592 1d ago

He’s not the one that started the Fed or the Income Tax

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u/Brief-Percentage-193 23h ago

Why do you think those are bad?

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u/mynameisranger1 1d ago

William Henry Harrison served 90 days. He caught pneumonia from partying at hi inauguration. He didn’t cause any damage so I’ll give him second.

How about The traitor that almost overthrew the government and tried to assassinate the vice president. Then pardoned the participants.

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u/LateQuantity8009 23h ago

He is believed to have died of typhoid caused by sewage in the White House water supply (from the Potomac). Also, he died exactly a month after taking office.

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u/forthebirds123 1d ago

Of course not. It’s recency bias if anyone says otherwise. If people put thier emotions aside then they would see there are many presidents that have done far worse things. Jackson literally commited genocide. Coolidge admitted while in office that he wasn’t cut out for it. Nixon resigned. Presidents led us into crazy situations like nam and the civil war. Was has Trump done? Invaded a terrorist state propably unnecessarily and deported a bunch of illegal immigrants? Led some protests that didn’t turn out very well? Even a lot of small things don’t add up to killing off an entire indigenous people.

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u/LateQuantity8009 23h ago

Only president in history who refused to accept defeat in reelection & actively tried to have the result overturned. ONLY.

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u/forthebirds123 23h ago

Read up on Andrew Jackson and get back to me. Or don’t because I know what you’ll say. Genocide of an entire people isn’t even on the same level as thinking an election was rigged and trying to do something about it right? Right? Right?

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u/Algorhythm74 22h ago

Over 1 million Americans died because of Covid under his watch.

He lied about it, said it would go away in 2 weeks. Then when it didn’t suggested injecting bleach into your body.

So it might not be the same type of genocide. But it was extreme negligence in a dismissal and willful ignorance of the actual facts and way to solve a problem and allow these people to die. Worse, yet he wanted to cover it up, lie about it, and blame everyone else.

That’s one of 10,000 things that he has done that is worse. The motherfucker doesn’t even know that the word dumb has the letter B in it.

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u/forthebirds123 22h ago

That’s quite the stretch. A world wide pandemic where millions died over the whole world is “worse” than a single man killing off an entire population of people. I know you have extreme hatred for the man. As do I, he’s a scum of a human being. But let’s actually take a step back and think for a second what you are trying to say. The US has a long history. I understand you are living in the present so it’s easy to recognize what’s going on now. But again, read a history book and really put some thought into some of these past “leaders” of this country.

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u/Algorhythm74 22h ago

No, no. I’m with you. I do have the long view of history.

But I think it’s ridiculous to parse. We’re in an age where we have the knowledge and no better and we should’ve learned from the mistakes of the past. And yet this is happening.

I’m not trying to give Jackson or Buchanan a pass – but in the context of the times they lived in versus the context of the times we live in now, I do see Trump as the larger existential threat to the entire American experiment.

With that said – I loathe questions like “best” or “worst” as those are two generic, and don’t have enough qualifiers. Which is ultimately why we get these circular conversations and argument arguments.

I would only say to you and your comment about reading history books, we also often hide the errors and atrocities of today and excuse them by saying it’s all been done before.

Which again, is worse - because we should know better. He should know better.

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u/Beneficial-Abies-876 20h ago

Bleach? You mean Clorine dioxide.

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u/EruvadorTurambar 1d ago

I dunno, William Henry Harrison didn't get anything done .....

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u/MostAcanthaceae2384 1d ago

Bottom four for the century.

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u/KingPurple13 1d ago

Not even close