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The Most Ridiculous Presidential Ranking

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President Donald Trump participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, July 31, 2026.

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Donald Trump yesterday took time out from his “let them eat lakes” campaign to post on the internet a ranking of the U.S. presidents, with himself at the top as “Greatest”:

There are many outrageous things about this hierarchy, but as usual, it is almost certainly the case that Trump put no more thought into this than seeing a meme that praised him and sharing it without a second thought for where anybody else ranked on the list. This serves both as self-flattery and trolling of his enemies.

Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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