Who's the worst president the US has ever had? (lemm.ee)

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Depending on how the next four years go I'm on the fence between Bush Jr. and Trump but I'd like to hear from you

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Top 10 suggestions so far (unordered):

Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
George W. Bush Jr
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
James K. Polk
Woodrow Wilson
James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
Donald J. Trump

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[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

me if enough of you write in "EstraDoll" in 2028

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[-] xiao@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago

This question is too difficult, there are too many candidates...

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago

James K. Polk. He went into a bloody war for conquest with Mexico to conclude Manifest Destiny.

[-] Yeat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

If we’re talking strictly the neoliberal era would it be too out there to say 1. Bush Jr 2. Reagan 3. Biden? All time though probably Andrew Jackson

[-] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

While i abhor Bush Jr, I would put Reagan as #1. He paved the way for Bush Jr. And Biden. IMO Bush Sr is tied for the #3 spot simply for pardoning members of the Iran-Contra affair.

Nixon is one of the worst presidents we've ever had though, and I would put him higher than any of the others. The "war on drugs" caused so many rippling horrors domestically. And those horrors don't compare to what he did abroad.

[-] Yeat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Wilson and Nixon are definitely up there with Jackson too

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

It's Reagan or Nixon, no contest. Bush pales in comparison

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 12 points 1 day ago

The idiot son of an asshole

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

(the upside down book was photo shopped l

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 5 points 1 day ago

I think it does not make it less funny, everyone believes it because it's so in character.

[-] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 day ago

Reagan. Without a doubt Reagan.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Going for the low hanging fruit, huh?

[-] iii@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

I'm having a hard time deciding between grape and kiwi what about you?

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Strawberry, for sure

[-] zyratoxx@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Everyone loves strawberries

(But ngl I just really wanted to know what people would say. I find some answers very reasonable, others quite debatable. But I'd also be interested in what Lemmy thinks is the best president the US has ever had)

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The one that's presiding over a genocide and is currently trying to start WW3.

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