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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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[โ€“] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

James K. Polk. He went into a bloody war for conquest with Mexico to conclude Manifest Destiny.

[โ€“] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Agree with most of the comments about jackson being the worst, but I'm surprised no one's mentioned Eisenhower and Hoover, who would easily go in the top ten.

[โ€“] zyratoxx@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

I also wanted to throw Truman in the ring for signing off nuclear strikes on mainly civilian targets (i.e. cities) and for the American war crimes in Korea (but I mainly blame MacArthur for that) but he also fired MacArthur and roasted him and the other generals whilst doing so. So maybe somewhere in the top 15 to 25. If MacArthur's run for president had succeeded tho we'd have another strong candidate.

[โ€“] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't care about others opinions on this one bit, for my money. When looking at how much long term damage they have done to the country, our global relations and to the world in general; it's Donald and it's not even a close contest.

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