It’s Official! Donald Trump Is The Worst American President Ever And Obama The Best – Poll

A new poll has confirmed that a good portion of Americans don’t like President Donald Trump. But many Americans take it further than just not liking Trump.About four out of ten U.S. adults rate the former reality TV star as the worst president in American history, according a recent poll. The poll from YouGov/The Economist released last week asked “Who was the worst President in U.S. history?” Respondents could then choose every president ever.Forty-one percent chose Trump, who far and away earned the most support for the undesirable honor. It’s worth noting there is likely some recency bias in these answers—meaning folks’ views are skewed toward things that happened recently. Recent presidents were seemingly more likely to be rated as the “worst ever.”Twenty-eight percent chose Barack Obama as the worst president ever while another five percent chose George W. Bush. Another five percent chose Richard Nixon as the worst commander-in-chief in history while no other president registered more than two percent, according to the poll from YouGov/The Economist.Interestingly, while a large number of Americans chose Obama as the best president ever—16 percent—just six percent chose Trump. Abraham Lincoln just nudged past Obama to earn the most support for “best president” at 17 percent. The YouGov poll surveyed 1,500 U.S. adults from August 19 through August 21. It had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.Photo Credit: Getty

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