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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:27 PM Mar 2021

Why Donald Trump will be known by all as the "Worst President Ever"

Last edited Wed Mar 3, 2021, 11:59 AM - Edit history (1)

....It is very simple. The U.S. faced a crises of major proportions that could kill tens of thousands.
Donald Trump said this was not a crises, it was a hoax and would be gone soon even though he had information that said otherwise.

He could have contacted other country's leaders to find out what to do, and he did nothing for a very long time, but defend himself and his viewpoint.

...During that time we could have gotten everyone masked up and prepared for the very worse.
Which has happened. Far worse than anywhere else...He did the very worst in preparation and
warning us of what was coming. When it got bad, he still did nothing...People warned him,
but the federal government could have done much more in the very beginning, but Trump did
nothing.

Even Dr Fauci warned him, but he did not listen. If anyone else was President of the U.S.A., you
or I, or Obama, we would have done something for nationwide preparation that would have saved thousands of lives. Trump did not prepare the federal government for this what he he knew was coming. And Trump knew it was coming because that is what he was told and could easily observe.
Last one, maybe most important: Trump did not care about anyone but himself

And that is why Trump will always be known as the ...Worst President Ever in history...

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Why Donald Trump will be known by all as the "Worst President Ever" (Original Post) Stuart G Mar 2021 OP
I agree, but it is only 1 of thousands or reasons. Enter stage left Mar 2021 #1
Yes, I agree with you and there are many other reasons. But this is: ..."The Reason" in my opinion. Stuart G Mar 2021 #2
Great response...... MyOwnPeace Mar 2021 #7
Dubya thanks God every day that Trump took the title. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #9
He DOES look smarter........ MyOwnPeace Mar 2021 #12
Danger of Covid revealed to Woodward,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #3
And then there was the insurrection he incited; his disregard for laws, subpoenas and process; Gaugamela Mar 2021 #4
The other thing is he encouraged people to not wear masks and made the US Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #5
Yes, you are correct, quote:.....he encouraged people not to wear mask...and... Stuart G Mar 2021 #6
Saw a clip of the new DHS director giving a press briefing ...he talked about the appalling cruelty Thekaspervote Mar 2021 #8
Killing 500,000 US Citizens is a good way to win this designation LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #10
Well, RAYGUN ignored AIDS among the rest of stuff and it makes me retch to hear him praised UTUSN Mar 2021 #11
On January 6th, he was seconds away from becoming the LAST President in history. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #13
His handling of the Coronavirus was inept and corrupt as he didn't want to say Poiuyt Mar 2021 #14
Thank You for posting your opinion on this....I like your discription ...'TREASONOUS" Stuart G Mar 2021 #15

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
2. Yes, I agree with you and there are many other reasons. But this is: ..."The Reason" in my opinion.
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:39 PM
Mar 2021

..Could the Civil War have been prevented?..No, Lincoln was elected and because of that one idea, and
his view about eventually abolishing slavery it could not have been prevented.
...Could WWII have been prevented..No, we were attacked at Pearl Harbor..
...Yes, our involvement in WWI might have been prevented, but could the war have been prevented?
Not likely because the alliances that existed actually set up WWI, and also there was no idea how
fatal such a war would be. If leaders had assumed the very worst, given the weapons that were new...
machine gun..etc. it might have been different..Maybe...

MyOwnPeace

(16,923 posts)
7. Great response......
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:57 PM
Mar 2021

and based on "Could'a - Should'a" - THAT will put him on top of the list every time!

BUT: (hate to be a 'negative Nelly' here) - let's NOT forget the "daily briefing" in August of 2001 that told of some "possible" attempts by hostile foreign agents aimed at direct attacks on the United States:

August 6, 2001
On August 6, 2001, the President's Daily Briefing, entitled Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US warned that bin Laden was planning to exploit his operatives' access to the U.S. to mount a terrorist strike: FBI information... indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country, consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attack.[8] Rice responded to the claims about the briefing in a statement before the 9/11 Commission stating the brief was "not prompted by any specific threat information" and "did not raise the possibility that terrorists might use airplanes as missiles." *

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_intelligence_before_the_attacks

Of course, the "argument" that there were single days when there were more deaths (and MANY days at that) than the total from 9/11 has a very strong 'argument' for which was worse.......

keithbvadu2

(36,722 posts)
9. Dubya thanks God every day that Trump took the title.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 12:00 AM
Mar 2021

Dubya thanks God every day that Trump took the title.

magicarpet

(14,143 posts)
3. Danger of Covid revealed to Woodward,...
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:40 PM
Mar 2021

Washington(CNN)

President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."

"This is deadly stuff," Trump told Woodward on February 7.

In a series of interviews with Woodward, Trump revealed that he had a surprising level of detail about the threat of the virus earlier than previously known. "Pretty amazing," Trump told Woodward, adding that the coronavirus was maybe five times "more deadly" than a strenuous flu.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/09/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump-coronavirus/index.html

Gaugamela

(2,496 posts)
4. And then there was the insurrection he incited; his disregard for laws, subpoenas and process;
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:48 PM
Mar 2021

the fact that he was impeached twice; his fawning deference to adversarial dictators; his endless lies . . . .

And all of it is recorded on video for perpetuity.

Maraya1969

(22,474 posts)
5. The other thing is he encouraged people to not wear masks and made the US
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:49 PM
Mar 2021

have one of the highest Covid rates in the world because of it.

He is responsible for at least 100,000 deaths and probably more.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
6. Yes, you are correct, quote:.....he encouraged people not to wear mask...and...
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 10:52 PM
Mar 2021
made the US have one of the highest Covid rates in the world because of it."

Thekaspervote

(32,750 posts)
8. Saw a clip of the new DHS director giving a press briefing ...he talked about the appalling cruelty
Tue Mar 2, 2021, 11:55 PM
Mar 2021

By the previous admin regarding the debacle at the border. The look on his face was stoic and sobering.

He and his ilk...monsters the likes of goebbels and mengele

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
13. On January 6th, he was seconds away from becoming the LAST President in history.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 11:22 AM
Mar 2021

We are still at war; we have dodged the first volley of bullets but have a long way to go.

Poiuyt

(18,122 posts)
14. His handling of the Coronavirus was inept and corrupt as he didn't want to say
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 11:57 AM
Mar 2021

anything that would hurt the economy and thus his reelection plans. But his role in the insurrection was treasonous. That a president would try to overthrow the government was reprehensible. I can't think of anything that any president could do that would be worse.

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