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Trump Ranks Himself “Greatest,” Calls Biden Worst President

8/28/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted a personal ranking of American presidents on Truth Social, putting himself alone in “The Greatest” tier.
He placed Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson in the “Great” tier.
Trump rated Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant and Warren Harding as “Failures.”
A CNN/SSRS poll found 53% of Republicans named Trump most admired president, versus 18% for Reagan and 8% for Lincoln.
Trump-written plaque describes Biden “by far, the worst president in American history.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted a personal ranking of American presidents on Truth Social, putting himself alone in “The Greatest” tier.
He placed Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson in the “Great” tier.
Trump rated Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant and Warren Harding as “Failures.”
A CNN/SSRS poll found 53% of Republicans named Trump most admired president, versus 18% for Reagan and 8% for Lincoln.
Trump-written plaque describes Biden “by far, the worst president in American history.”