I know enough about history!
Donald Trump, James Buchanan, and Andrew Johnson are the worst Presidents we've ever had.
The best Presidents we've ever had are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
You should compare and contrast them all. The clever ones will note that the greatest strengths of the latter administrations are antithetical to Trump's.
Washington -> Refused to stay in power after his terms, even against the wishes of most of the country.
Trump -> Tried to stay in power after his term, even against the wishes of most of the country.
Washington -> Used his farewell speech to emphasize the importance of checks and balances and The Constitution, and warned against the rise of despots.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge... is itself a frightful despotism. - George Washington
Trump -> Dismantles checks and balances and wipes his ass with The Constitution as he wields his power primarily for revenge.
Lincoln -> Utilized his humility and leadership to bring the country together during our darkest hour. Emphasized equal opportunity for all.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. - Abraham Lincoln
Trump -> Tears the country apart through vengeance. Attacks states he dislikes.
Lincoln -> Kept strict ethical standards to avoid becoming corrupt. Refused to demonize the news media and his political opponents. Even appointed his own political rivals to his cabinet in order to foster unity.
Trump -> Launches meme coins and takes bribes. Demonizes the media and his perceived enemies in nightly Twitter rants. Fires anybody not loyal to him.
FDR -> Led the US out of the Great Depression with enormous public works projects to improve our nation's infrastructure.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
Trump -> Leading the US into a recession—does nothing to help infrastructure, and in fact actively avoids doing so by turning away from renewable energy programs.
My whole life, I’ve been greedy, greedy, greedy. I’ve grabbed all the money I could get. I’m so greedy. But now I want to be greedy for the United States. - Trump
FDR -> Created government agencies, industry regulation, and social programs to help tens of millions of Americans (FDIC, SEC, Social Security, labor rights, et cetera).
The only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. - FDR
Trump -> Shutters and guts government agencies, regulations, and social programs designed to help tens of millions of Americans.
They're eating the cats! They're eating the dogs! - Trump
Et cetera. Truly a shit-tier President.
