Trump ranks himself the 'greatest' US president of all time on Truth Social, placing Lincoln and Washington below him

The chart, drawn largely from a 1948 *Life* magazine survey, placed Biden, Obama and Jimmy Carter in a "Failures" tier while Trump reserved the top spot solely for himself.

Trump, 80, posted a six-tier presidential ranking on Truth Social, positioning himself alone at the summit under the label 'The Greatest,' with Lincoln, Washington and FDR placed in the tier below. The chart was swiftly traced to a 1948 Life magazine ranking that had been doctored — Trump's name added at the top and Obama, Biden and Carter tacked onto the 'Failures' category at the bottom. Historians note that a 2024 survey of presidential scholars placed Trump last in the field, with a score of 10.92 out of 100. The post came in response to a CNN poll showing that 53% of Republicans admire Trump above every other Republican president.

The chart conspicuously omits Reagan, Kennedy, Nixon, both Bushes and Eisenhower — all presidents who served after the 1948 original.

Georgetown political scientist Michael Bailey called Trump 'easily the worst president in US history' over corruption and damage to institutions.

Conspiracy researcher Mike Rothschild mocked the post: 'Exactly the kind of thing a healthy, high-functioning person shares.'

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