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Trump shares chart ranking himself best US president ever

Donald Trump's self-ranking comes despite historians and experts consistently ranking him as America's worst ever leader. The Republican put himself above figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on the list he shared on Thursday. A recent 2024 survey of historians and political scientists put Trump at the bottom, with Joe Biden at 14th.

By BriefTea Editorial · 28 August 2026 at 16:31

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