{
  "id": 12655925,
  "title": "How Trump's Ranking of Best Presidents Compares to America's",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/how-trumps-ranking-of-best-presidents-compares-to-americas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:32:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/how-trumps-ranking-of-best-presidents-compares-to-americas-12534252"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent poll by YouGov reveals the contrasting views of President Donald Trump's ranking of American presidents compared to the general public's perception. In August, Trump posted his own ranking on Truth Social, placing himself in a category labeled \"The greatest,\" above Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom he also deemed great. However, the public's opinion diverges significantly. YouGov's poll categorized Trump as the most negatively rated president, with 48% of respondents labeling him a failure, 10% below average, and 8% as average. Only 20% deemed Trump great, along with 10% who considered him near great. In contrast, Lincoln, Washington, and FDR were recognized as \"consensus greats\" by 57%, 52%, and 34% of respondents, respectively.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump's ranking of presidents diverges from the American public's opinion on the subject.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump ranked himself \"The greatest\" above Lincoln, Washington, and FDR on Truth Social.",
    "48% of respondents labeled Trump a failure in YouGov's August poll.",
    "Lincoln, Washington, and FDR were recognized as consensus greats by 57%, 52%, and 34% respectively."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}