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Stuart G

(38,414 posts) Wed Nov 21, 2018, 04:51 PM Nov 2018

Question ? Is Trump the meanest, most selfish President in the last 100 years?..

Say from Woodrow Wilson to today..
....Was Nixon more selfish?..Bush Jr.?...Yes, Nixon was mean..Was he more selfish than Trump?..
....Thank You for your opinion..

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Question ? Is Trump the meanest, most selfish President in the last 100 years?.. (Original Post) Stuart G Nov 2018 OP

Nixon was a crook, but his thing was power more than money, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

Yes. Marie Marie Nov 2018 #2

YES, YES, YES YES, YES, YES YES, YES, YES, AND YES!!! Doreen Nov 2018 #3

YES x's 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bluestarone Nov 2018 #4

I think you left off a few 0's PJMcK Nov 2018 #8

won't disagree here!!! bluestarone Nov 2018 #9

Warren Harding comes to mind.... Just a Weirdo Nov 2018 #5

I really don't know much about Harding...except he was before Hoover.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #6

Fascinating guy. Just a Weirdo Nov 2018 #7

Harding was not especially corrupt personally, but he appointed some very bad people The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #12

Ever???? LAS14 Nov 2018 #10

By far. Blue Owl Nov 2018 #11

For me -- the meanest, worst, most corrupt "president" EVER !!! ananda Nov 2018 #13

The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. Nixon was a crook, but his thing was power more than money,

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2018, 05:06 PM

Nov 2018

at least money for himself. He was not personally especially venal (though he did some funny stuff with his taxes, which is what his "I am not a crook!" statement related to, not Watergate). I don't think Nixon sought the presidency to make money for himself, or that he tried to cover up his own personal financial transactions. And he wasn't nearly as obsessively self-absorbed and narcissistic as Trump.