{
  "id": 4118582,
  "title": "Trump ranks himself 'greatest' US president ever, above Lincoln, Washington",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-ranks-himself-greatest-us-president-ever-above-lincoln",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260829/trump-ranks-himself-greatest-us-president-ever-above-lincoln-washington"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump has declared himself the greatest U.S. president ever, surpassing even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln according to a chart he posted on Truth Social. The chart ranks the 34 U.S. presidents into six categories, with Trump being the only one placed in The Greatest tier. Washington and Jefferson, both Founding Fathers, shared the Great tier with Lincoln, who guided the nation through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Trump's political rivals, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Jimmy Carter, were placed in the Failures category. This ranking, however, is largely based on a presidential assessment from nearly 80 years ago.",
  "summary": "U.S. President Donald Trump has ranked himself as the \"greatest\" president in American history, placing even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln one tier below him. Trump shared a chart on Truth Social on Friday ranking 34 U.S. presidents across six tiers: \"The Greatest,\" \"Great,\" \"Near Great,\" \"Average,\" \"Below Average\" and \"Failures.\" Trump was the only president placed in \"The Greatest\"…",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump claims to be the greatest U.S. president ever.",
    "He ranks above George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.",
    "Trump's rivals are classified as failures in the ranking."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trump's self-assessment as the greatest US president elevates him to a status above historical figures like Lincoln and Washington, while diminishing his rivals by placing them in a \"Failures\" category.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Why Trump keeps changing the subject: Is the US president distracted as mid-terms near, or is it all deliberate?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/why-trump-keeps-changing-the-subject-is-the-us-president-distracted",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump ranks himself 'greatest' US president ever, above Lincoln, Washington",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-ranks-himself-greatest-us-president-ever-above-lincoln-4120018",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:07:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}