Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘failures’
TL;DR
- Donald Trump self-ranked as the 'greatest' US president ever on social media.
- Scholarly surveys and presidential historian rankings place Trump near or at the bottom of presidential performance.
- The Presidential Greatness Project survey ranked Trump last, below James Buchanan.
- A Siena University poll ranked Trump third-to-last, but last in 'integrity' and 'intelligence' categories.
- Historians like Barbara Perry cite Trump's role in the January 6th insurrection and his continued claims of a stolen election as reasons for his poor historical assessment.
- Trump's self-ranking included Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Washington in the 'great' or 'greatest' categories, while placing Biden, Carter, and Obama in 'failures'.