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

submitted 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

It's tempting to pick someone recent, but the real answer is probably Andrew Jackson. He successfully engineered a genocide, trampled the Constitution and human rights, and was actively hostile to limits on Presidential power.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

We'll see if 47 surpasses him. He's set up to do so. It's going to be wild to see what happens when Trump order troops to fire into crowds of American citizens.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Have anyone but him and Biden overseen genocides?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

overseen? Yes.

With Jackson, it's not overseen, it's orchestrated