Most 21st-century surveys consider James Buchanan, as the worst president for his leadership during the build-up to the Civil War.
Others vote for Andrew Johnson, for blocking civil rights for freed slaves and undermining Reconstruction.
However, more recently, the finger-pointing goes to an alleged sell-out and a traitor who reportedly won by cheating and then committed treason by trying to stay in power by overthrowing a duly elected president.
Trump rises to the top of the heap as the only living president among the 10 worst presidents in history and the only president to be impeached twice and maybe more... Stay tuned.
Are these really America's worst presidents? Read more about the U.S. News Worst Presidents rankings, the history of presidential polling, and how difficult it can be to objectively compare one president to the next.
https://www.usnews.com/news/special-reports/the-worst-presidents/slides…
Presidents ranked from worst to best https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/presidents-ranked-worst-best/
America's Best and Worst Presidents Ranked https://www.voanews.com/a/america-s-best-and-worst-presidents-ranked/66…
Who Was the Worst President Ever in U.S. History? https://people.howstuffworks.com/worst-president-ever.htm
However, the damage has been done. Trumpism, an ideology for the extreme far-right globally
https://www.opendemocracy.net/
"Donald Trump and Doublespeak" by Ivy McKay https://stars.library.ucf.edu/
Donald Trump and Doublespeak: An Unsettling Precursor to the Dystopian Society of George Orwell's 1984