Posted on 04/05/2020 8:05:25 PM PDT by Ennis85
Until now, I have generally been reluctant to label Donald Trump the worst president in U.S. history. As a historian, I know how important it is to allow the passage of time to gain a sense of perspective. Some presidents who seemed awful to contemporaries (Harry S. Truman) or simply lackluster (Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush) look much better in retrospect. Others, such as Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson, don’t look as good as they once did.
So I have written, as I did on March 12, that Trump is the worst president in modern times — not of all time. That left open the possibility that James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Warren Harding or some other nonentity would be judged more harshly. But in the past month, we have seen enough to take away the qualifier “in modern times.” With his catastrophic mishandling of the coronavirus, Trump has established himself as the worst president in U.S. history.
Until now, I have generally been reluctant to label Donald Trump the worst president in U.S. history. As a historian, I know how important it is to allow the passage of time to gain a sense of perspective. Some presidents who seemed awful to contemporaries (Harry S. Truman) or simply lackluster (Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush) look much better in retrospect. Others, such as Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson, don’t look as good as they once did.
So I have written, as I did on March 12, that Trump is the worst president in modern times — not of all time. That left open the possibility that James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Warren Harding or some other nonentity would be judged more harshly. But in the past month, we have seen enough to take away the qualifier
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Nope.
Just watched jumping forward 1 or 2 minutes at a time.
Went to C-span and read transcript.
No mention.
He did address the nation on it specifically March 11,
the next day he also announced the EU travel ban.
Thanks.
Thanks
I had originally stated:
February 15, 2020 Trump declares national emergency
And also:
Trump declared national emergency Feb 15. 46 days after WHO notified by China 25 days after first known US case. 14 days BEFORE first US death
The truth is:
February 15 Trump declared national emergency, to circumvent the wall with Mexico not being built.
Not about Covid-19
That was March 13
Trump declared national emergency Feb 15. March 13
73 days after WHO notified by China
52 days after first known US case.14 days BEFORE first US death
13 days after the first death
Thanks for the clarifications.
Keep in mind, though, that the national emergency was a second declaration by the President. He first declared a public health emergency in the United States on January 31, the very next day after WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30.
Yes, thank you! Keep up the good work.
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