Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Trump Ranks Himself Above Washington and Lincoln as Greatest
Donald Trump made a list rating American presidents.
He put himself in a special group called “The Greatest.”
He placed Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in a lower group called “Great.”
Other presidents received labels such as “Near Great,” “Average,” “Below Average” and “Failures.”
Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter were among those he called failures.
Some famous presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, were not on the list at all.
The list was Trump’s personal opinion.
He shared it on Truth Social.
Donald Trump shared a personal ranking of former US presidents on Truth Social on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Trump placed himself alone in a category labeled “The Greatest,” above the “Great” presidents.
Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were rated “Great.”
The “Near Great” category included Theodore Roosevelt, while Bill Clinton was “Average” and Calvin Coolidge was “Below Average.”
Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant and Warren Harding were labeled “Failures”; several other prominent presidents were omitted.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump ranked himself and former US presidents.
- What
- Trump published a personal ranking placing himself above presidents including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
- When
- Thursday, Aug. 27; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- On Truth Social.
- Why
- To share his personal assessment of the greatness of former US presidents; the articles give no further explanation.
- Top category
- “The Greatest,” occupied by Donald Trump alone.
- Great category
- Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.
- Near Great category
- Included Theodore Roosevelt.
- Average and Below Average
- Bill Clinton was rated “Average,” while Calvin Coolidge was rated “Below Average.”
- Failures category
- Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant and Warren Harding.
- Notable omissions
- John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush were not listed.
- Publication platform
- Truth Social