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Trump Ranks Every President—and Somehow Declares Himself the Greatest of Them All

Fadingcorroborated5 outlets reported this themselves in 5 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
Fri, 28 August 2026peak 4 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Thu, 3 September 2026

What it is about

Donald TrumpGeorge WashingtonAbraham LincolnFranklin D. RooseveltRonalda ReaganaÉtats-UnisMaison-BlancheTheodore RooseveltWoodrow WilsonAndrew JacksonWarren HardingWilliam Henry HarrisonBarack ObamaRonald ReaganRichard NixonBill ClintonJimmy CarterHillary ClintonGerald FordThomas Jefferson

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
Le Figaro (France)1 original report
iDNES (Czechia)1 original report
ibtimes.co.uk1 original report
Libération (France)1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
28 Aug, 10:32over 6 days3 Sept, 10:00

How it spread - 5 original reports

  1. Fri, 28 August 2026

    4 reports
  2. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World10:00

      Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘failures’ Donald Trump has declared himself to be the “greatest” US president ever, sharing a post on social media last week which graded him above the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D Roosevelt and George Washington. Experts take a different view. Few presidential historians have previously suggested Trump holds such a place in the history...

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