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

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by zyratoxx@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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

Edit:

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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[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 56 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (17 children)

While W. sucked in many ways, there is no way he is the worst. Off the top of my head I can easily think of four better contenders: Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan (both guilty of pro-slavery fuckery before the Civil War), Andrew Johnson (fought to let the Confederates off the hook after the war and opposed the 14th amendment), and Donald Trump (first president to be impeached twice, first to be convicted of a felony, and may be remembered by future historians as the spark that ignites the next Civil War).

[–] guy@piefed.social 8 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Question from another European about that, he's convicted but never got a sentence? Or did he and why in that case isn't he serving?

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Non burgers here: I believe the sentencing for the conviction was delayed till after the election. And since that they have announced it has been delayed indefinitely.

[–] guy@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

How is this even possible? Aren't sentences supposed to come with the verdict?
The punishment might come at a later date (it might in my country where you can be told that in 3 months you will serve jail time), but the sentence?

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