Trump has been no where near as bad as Buchanan, and honestly these 5 president are still worse
1. James Buchanan
2. Franklin Pierce
3. Andrew Johnson
4. Herbert Hoover
5. John Tyler
Yeah I’m not about to be a hack and say that Trump was even anywhere close to the worst president we’ve ever had. Not even the worst president we’ve had in the 2000s. That (dis)honor should obviously go to George W. Bush. Bush would probably make it close to my bottom 5 and Trump would be around my bottom 8.
I tend to agree with OSR’s list. I may swap Johnson and Pierce and I’d probably put Trump in place of Tyler. Pre-Covid I was inclined to think the damage caused by W’s presidency was more extensive and more long-term than Trump’s. I’m not sure anymore. I think perhaps when viewing things from a global perspective, W’s actions and missteps are slightly worse. But I think Trump has, internally, within this country, done more to destroy the social and institutional fabrics of America. Politics and elections are rather joyless affairs now a days (he doesn’t deserve all the blame for this of course). No man has left the office of the president weaker and more diminished in modern times.
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