Finally, Trump’s greatest failure is social division. He used “both sides” rhetoric after a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, called Mexican immigrants “rapists,” and told four congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries. It’s like he was auditioning for the role of the worst dad in a sitcom, except the sitcom is real life and people get hurt.
The craziest stat? Approval of democracy in the U.S. fell by 15 percent under Trump, the biggest drop of any country surveyed. He normalized lies, conspiracies, and authoritarian behavior. Even his own former staffers—like John Kelly, his chief of staff—said Trump “is the most flawed human being I’ve ever met in my life.” When your own employees call you a walking disaster, you’ve officially won the golden toilet award for awful.
So, why was Trump a bad president? Because he treated the office like a reality show, ignored science, hugged dictators, and left the country more divided, poorer, and sicker. The only thing he made “great again” was the art of the trainwreck. And that’s no joke.
