PoliticusUSA: Here Is Why Donald Trump Is The Biggest Failure In Presidential History

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Here Is Why Donald Trump Is The Biggest Failure In Presidential History

Donald Trump is the biggest failure in presidential history because he designed a fatally flawed administration intended to serve only himself.

Jason Easley
Feb 16, 2026

https://www.politicususa.com/p/here-is-why-donald-trump-is-the-biggest?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&r=3aksq

The American system of governance is set up so that popular presidents have more political capital to get things done. Unpopular presidents struggle to accomplish their agenda because, as the talking heads are fond of saying, the political winds are blowing against them.

Donald Trump has tried to place the presidency above the American people and invert the power dynamic. Instead of the president being responsive to the American people, Trump wants the American people to be responsive to the presidency.

By trying to create what historian Arthur Schlesinger called an imperial presidency, Trump has caused a visceral retaliation by the majority of the American people that has sunk his presidency to historic low points in popular opinion.

The best presidencies set themselves up for success before they assume power. Trump did the opposite and built a presidency that was destined to fail.

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