《纽约时报》
并非所有美国总统一旦离开白宫就会被怀念——《纽约时报》时评

《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. News)平均了三次主要总统民意调查的结果,以编制出自己的美国最糟糕总统名单。
根据《美国新闻》的最新评价方法,川普被认为是历史上第二差总统,虽然他的任期已经结束。
Not all U.S. presidents are missed once they leave the White House. U.S. News averaged the results of three major presidential polls to make its own list of America's worst presidents.

1. James Buchanan
Born: April 23, 1791
Died: June 1, 1868
Presidential Term: March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861
Vice President: John Breckinridge
He refused to challenge either the spread of slavery or the growing bloc of states that became the Confederacy.

2. Donald Trump
Born: June 14, 1946
Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 2017 - Jan 20, 2021
Vice President: Mike Pence
The only living president among the 10 worst presidents in history, Trump is also the only president to be impeached twice.

3. Andrew Johnson
Born: Dec. 29, 1808
Died: July 31, 1875
Presidential Term: April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869
Vice President: None
Johnson survived impeachment after opposing Reconstruction initiatives, including the 14th amendment.

4. Franklin Pierce
Born: Nov. 23, 1804
Died: Oct. 8, 1869
Presidential Term: March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857
Vice President: William R. King
Pierce's fervor for expanding the borders – thereby adding several slave states – helped set the stage for the Civil War.

5. William Henry Harrison
Born: Feb. 9, 1773
Died: April 4, 1841
Presidential Term: March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841
Vice President: John Tyler
Delivering the longest inaugural address in U.S. history, he came down with pneumonia that made his 30-day presidency the shortest in U.S. history.

6. Warren G. Harding
Born: Nov. 2, 1865
Died: Aug. 2, 1923
Presidential Term: March 4, 1921 - Aug. 2, 1923
Vice President: Calvin Coolidge
Harding was an avid golfer and poker player whose administration is perhaps best remembered for its litany of corruption and scandals.

7 (tie). Millard Fillmore
Born: Jan. 7, 1800
Died: March 8, 1874
Presidential Term: July 9, 1850 - March 4, 1853
Vice President: None
He backed the Compromise of 1850 that delayed the Southern secession by allowing slavery to spread.

7 (tie). John Tyler
Born: March 29, 1790
Died: Jan. 18, 1862
Presidential Term: April 4, 1841 - March 4, 1845
Vice President: None
He was a stalwart defender of slavery who abandoned his party's platform once he was president.

9. Herbert Hoover
Born: Aug. 10, 1874
Died: Oct. 20, 1964
Presidential Term: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
Vice President: Charles Curtis
Hoover was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Great Depression.

10. Zachary Taylor
Born: Nov. 24, 1784
Died: July 9, 1850
Presidential Term: March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850
Vice President: Millard Fillmore
Taylor's brief presidency came to an end in 1850 when he fell ill after celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, becoming one of eight presidents to die in office.
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