Source: Washington Monthly
by Jonathan Alter
“Presidents’ Day is a good day to rank presidents. There’s debate about the top three — my choices are Lincoln, Washington, and FDR — but no suspense about who’s bringing up the rear. Even if he racks up an achievement or two in the next couple of years, we can be confident that Donald Trump will be viewed as the worst president in U.S. history, with Richard Nixon now a distant second. Yes, historians said that in his first term, and more than 70 million Americans ignored his coup attempt and returned him to office. But Trump has no road back now; the country as a whole is finished with him. This period reminds me of 1943, when the Allies knew we would eventually defeat the fascists, but only after a lot more death and destruction.” (02/16/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/16/worst-president-in-us-history-donald-trump/