- President Trump has shared a self-created chart ranking himself as the greatest US president in history, placing himself above George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
- The post came in response to a CNN poll showing that 53 percent of Republicans named Trump as the Republican president they admire the most.
- Critics noted that the chart was based on a 1948 Life Magazine ranking, with Trump added to the top while omitting recent Republicans like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
- Despite his self-assessment, historians and political scientists routinely rank Trump at the bottom of presidential rankings, citing damage to democratic institutions.
- The incident highlights Trump's long-standing partisan focus on U.S. history, including White House displays and the removal of sensitive historical materials at national sites.
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