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Trump Edits His List of Greatest US Presidents

Trump Edits His List of Greatest US Presidents

Summary

President Donald Trump updated his list ranking U.S. presidents, keeping himself alone in the top "The Greatest" category. The revised chart adds several presidents who were missing in the first version, like Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and George W. Bush, while moving some to lower categories.

Key Facts

  • Trump originally posted a chart ranking presidents with himself alone in the top spot.
  • The updated ranking adds presidents like Reagan, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
  • Reagan and Eisenhower are now in the "Near Great" category in the new version.
  • Kennedy and Nixon are ranked as "Average" presidents.
  • Ford and George H.W. Bush were placed in the "Below Average" tier.
  • Herbert Hoover moved from "Average" to "Failures," and George W. Bush was also added to "Failures."
  • Trump remains the only president in the "The Greatest" category, above historic figures like Lincoln and Washington.
  • The list excludes some presidents such as William Henry Harrison and James Garfield, who served very short terms.
  • There have been 45 individuals who served as president, but 47 presidencies because Trump served two nonconsecutive terms, counted as the 45th and 47th presidencies.
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