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best and worst usa president (lmao if there even is a 'best')

in your opinion and knowledge, who have been the best and worst potus. worst can mean degraded overall world stability and didnt improve anything within america, best meaning they lead a good change in america which has helped global relations too.
I want to say that worst is Trump but that’s only because I really dislike the dude, there must be be worse president (if you exclude the fact that Trump is a felon).

Or maybe there isn’t.
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Reply 2

Original post by uniplsacceptme
in your opinion and knowledge, who have been the best and worst potus. worst can mean degraded overall world stability and didnt improve anything within america, best meaning they lead a good change in america which has helped global relations too.

During the reign of D.Trump, there was no covid, Russia/Ukraine wasn't big, Israel/Palestine wasn't big, he wanted to protect Americans from Mexicans so built a massive wall, he wanted to protect Americans from Muslims so he banned Muslims entering... the list is endless. And then Joe Biden came along and all the problems i listed, happened...
There is a clear winner

Reply 3

Original post by Talkative Toad
I want to say that worst is Trump but that’s only because I really dislike the dude, there must be be worse president (if you exclude the fact that Trump is a felon).
Or maybe there isn’t.

Trump is a felon for committing a crime that no one can explain what it actually is. Not even the prosecutors, and charged under circumstances that would disgrace Russia, Iran or a Banana Republic.

On topic -

Best - Abraham Lincoln for Civil War and Emancipation, or maybe James Madison for the Federalist Papers and generally ratifying the Constitution.

Worst - Nixon for obvious reasons, Clinton for obvious reasons. Andrew Johnson for promoting slavery post Emancipation (obviously a Democrat). People think Harding was a terrible president for all his corruption - but if you review what he was actually involved in, it's not even close to Clinton/Biden level corruption.

Biden will be in a category all of his own if and when it comes out what he's been involved in and having sexually abused his own daughter.
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Reply 4

Original post by Trinculo
Trump is a felon for committing a crime that no one can explain what it actually is. Not even the prosecutors, and charged under circumstances that would disgrace Russia, Iran or a Banana Republic.
On topic -
Best - Abraham Lincoln for Civil War and Emancipation, or maybe James Madison for the Federalist Papers and generally ratifying the Constitution.
Worst - Nixon for obvious reasons, Clinton for obvious reasons. Andrew Johnson for promoting slavery post Emancipation (obviously a Democrat). People think Harding was a terrible president for all his corruption - but if you review what he was actually involved in, it's not even close to Clinton/Biden level corruption.
Biden will be in a category all of his own if and when it comes out what he's been involved in and having sexually abused his own daughter.

Sleepy Joe masterminded America's greatest criminal conspiracy by rigging the 2020 election. Four years on and no one has produced any credible evidence to support those claims.

You've got to give Biden credit. He lives in so many people's heads rent free.

Reply 5

Original post by Gazpacho.
Sleepy Joe masterminded America's greatest criminal conspiracy by rigging the 2020 election. Four years on and no one has produced any credible evidence to support those claims.
You've got to give Biden credit. He lives in so many people's heads rent free.

Sleepy Joe's son got is charged with using drug money to buy guns

Reply 6

Original post by hh1209
Sleepy Joe's son got is charged with using drug money to buy guns

Maybe he can share a cell with Trump?

Reply 7

Original post by Gazpacho.
Maybe he can share a cell with Trump?

that would be jokes lol

Reply 8

I'm going to separate it out in a best and worst three, each for domestic and foreign policy, as prior to the late 19th Century, US presidents generally had limited foreign policy impact beyond a regional level.

Domestic top 3:

1.

Lincoln

2.

LBJ

3.

FDR

Domestic bottom 3:

1.

Buchanan

2.

Trump

3.

Either Hoover or Harding

Foreign policy top 3:

1.

FDR

2.

Bush Sr

3.

Nixon

Foreign policy bottom 3:

1.

Bush Jr

2.

LBJ

3.

Teddy Roosevelt

Reply 9

"Best": Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Ronald Reagan
"Worst": Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson

Biden is bad sure but I can't blame him much since it's not like he's fully there. Trump was mediocre, he is responsible for some of the bloated public spending and deficit/debt.

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