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Happy Presidents Day, as long as you’re not trying to put Donald Trump’s face on a presidential Mount Rushmore any time soon! In the latest ranking of American presidents by the so-called “experts,” Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, unsurprisingly snagged the top spot with a high score of 95.03 out of 100. Makes sense, right? I mean, the man ended slavery and saved the Union. Who wouldn’t give him a super high five for that?
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But hold onto your hats, folks, because in a shocking twist that surprised absolutely no one, Trump, the man who stirred up more controversy than a squirrel in a bird feeder, ranked dead last with a measly 10.92. Yikes! Looks like the experts weren’t exactly wearing MAGA hats while filling out their surveys. Hey, even Lincoln had his haters at the time, so Trump’s in good (or bad) company, depending on who you ask.
And guess what? Conservatives and liberals couldn’t even agree on what day of the week it is, let alone which presidents were the greatest. Conservatives were all like, “Reagan and Bush all the way, baby!” While the liberals were like, “Obama and FDR are where it’s at!” Can’t we all just get along and admit that maybe some presidents did some good things and some not-so-good things? Nah, that would be way too easy.
Joe Biden, love him or hate him (and most conservatives would say hate, hate, hate), somehow managed to sneak his way into the top 15. Seriously? Maybe the survey was conducted on opposite day. But at least the experts could agree on something, right? Well, kind of. They all seemed to think that putting FDR on Mount Rushmore would be a totally boss move. Meanwhile, poor old Obama was just an afterthought. Better luck next time, buddy.
And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more heated, the survey revealed that Trump, Andrew Jackson, and Obama hold the crown for the most divisive presidents. It’s like they were playing a game of presidential tug-of-war and nobody wanted to let go of the rope. On the flip side, Washington, Lincoln, and Eisenhower were seen as the peacekeepers of the Oval Office, not stirring up too much trouble. Boring, but hey, it works.
These “experts” have a lot to say about our past leaders, but let’s not forget that history is written by the winners, right? Some presidents get a bad rap, some get a little too much praise, and some, like poor old William Henry Harrison, barely even had time to pick out their curtains in the White House before kicking the bucket. It’s a tough job being president, and even tougher to get a high score on some fancy survey. So, next time you see Trump, give the guy a little pat on the back. He needs it.
