{"id":2179808,"date":"2024-02-19T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-ranks-the-five-worst-presidents-in-american-history-in-latest-facts-episode\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:56:43","slug":"ben-shapiro-ranks-the-five-worst-presidents-in-american-history-in-latest-facts-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-ranks-the-five-worst-presidents-in-american-history-in-latest-facts-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro lists the top five worst US presidents in his recent &#8216;Facts&#8217; episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-shapiro-ranks-the-five-worst-presidents-in-american-history-in-latest-facts-episode%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2179808&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro\u2063 Reveals His\u2064 List of the Five Worst Presidents \u2062in \u2063American\u200b History<\/h2>\n<p>In the \u200blatest\u200b episode of &#8220;Facts,&#8221; Ben\u200b Shapiro, the former \u200ceditor of the Daily Wire, unveiled his selection of \u2063the five worst presidents in American history. This\u200d episode, released on Presidents&#8217; Day, delves into the presidents\u200b who disregarded the Constitution,\u2064 wreaked havoc \u2064on the economy, implemented detrimental policies, and \u2063contributed to\u2063 the\u200d Civil War.\u200d Shapiro also \u2064argues that two\u2063 modern presidents, \u200bGeorge W. Bush and Donald Trump, deserve higher rankings than they are typically given by \u200dacademics.<\/p>\n<h3>The Fifth Worst President:\u2064 Jimmy Carter<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro identifies Jimmy Carter as \u2064the fifth worst president due to his term being plagued by inflation, a gasoline shortage, and the Iranian Revolution. Additionally, the\u200c Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan after Carter downplayed the threat of\u2063 communism during his time in office.\u2063 Shapiro criticizes Carter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-claim-from-australian-billionaire-that-he-divulged-critical-secrets\/\" title=\"Trump denies Australian billionaire's claim of divulging critical secrets.\">post-presidential activities<\/a>, such as his association\u200d with \u200dHamas and his speeches for \u2062terrorist Yasser Arafat.<\/p>\n<h3>The Fourth \u2062Worst \u2062President: Barack \u2064Obama<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro argues that Barack \u2062Obama\u200c is the fourth worst president and \u2062believes understanding his\u200c presidency\u200b is crucial to comprehending where American politics went astray. During Obama&#8217;s two terms, the country \u200cexperienced a\u200c weak economic recovery, heightened racial polarization, and the \u200drise of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burn-every-cop-precinct-to-the-ground-new-dccc-cto-tweeted-violent-anti-police-rhetoric\/\" title=\"\u2018Burn Every Cop Precinct To The Ground\u2019: New DCCC CTO Tweeted Violent, Anti-Police Rhetoric\">anti-police sentiment<\/a> \u200cin cities like Baltimore and Ferguson. Shapiro also \u2062highlights Obama&#8217;s use of\u2064 the Justice Department to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republicans-give-huge-gift-to-fulton-county-da-going-after-trump\/\" title=\"Georgia Republicans have bestowed a significant favor upon the Fulton County District Attorney in their pursuit of President Trump.\">target\u200d political opponents<\/a> and his\u200d flip-flopping\u2063 on the issue of marriage.<\/p>\n<h3>The Third Worst President: \u200cJames\u2063 Buchanan<\/h3>\n<p>James Buchanan, who served one term before the Civil War, is Shapiro&#8217;s pick for the third worst \u2062president. Shapiro criticizes\u200c Buchanan for stating \u2062that while secession \u200cwas illegal, the government lacked the power to prevent \u2062it, which\u200c ultimately fueled the\u200b states&#8217; decision to leave \u200cthe Union.<\/p>\n<h3>The Second Worst President: \u200bLyndon Johnson<\/h3>\n<p>Lyndon Johnson\u2062 is Shapiro&#8217;s \u2064choice for the second worst president. While Johnson is credited for the Civil\u2062 Rights Act and the \u2063Voting Rights \u200dAct, Shapiro\u200c argues that the rest\u2062 of his administration was a disaster. Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;War on Poverty&#8221; is highlighted as \u2062a\u2062 major policy failure with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-suggests-she-does-not-know-of-any-checks-on-the-supreme-court\/\" title=\"AOC implies lack of oversight for Supreme Court.\">long-lasting negative consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE\u2064 DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>The \u2063Worst President: Woodrow Wilson<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro\u200b declares Woodrow Wilson \u200cas\u2062 the worst\u2063 president in\u200b American history. He criticizes\u2064 Wilson&#8217;s authoritarian tendencies, his\u200d support for \u200ceugenics, his handling of World War I, his infringement on civil liberties, \u200dhis racial policies, and his nationalization of major American industries. Shapiro describes Wilson as a &#8220;horrific president&#8221; in various aspects.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro concludes the episode by \u2063defending George W. Bush and Donald Trump against their critics.\u200d He attributes Bush&#8217;s economic \u2063failures to policies inherited from\u2063 the Clinton era and emphasizes that the Iraq\u2062 war had\u2063 broad support at the time. Regarding Trump, Shapiro argues that people often focus\u200d on his rhetoric while overlooking his\u2062 successful economic\u200d record and peace deals in the\u200b Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s\u200d actions in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-wilson-introduce-bill-targeting-china-creep-on-campus\/\" title=\"Rubio, Wilson Introduce Bill Targeting China Creep on Campus\">limiting free speech<\/a> and creating the Federal \u200cReserve\u2062 affect individual liberty and the economy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And his mishandling of foreign policy, \u2064such as the failed intervention in \u200cLibya\u2062 and\u2064 the controversial Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<h3>The Third Worst \u2062President: Woodrow Wilson<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro contends that\u2063 Woodrow Wilson is the\u200c third worst president in American history due to his actions that undermined individual liberty and the Constitution. Wilson enacted the Espionage Act, which severely limited free speech during World War \u2063I and targeted those \u2062who spoke out against the war. Wilson also\u200c created \u200dthe Federal Reserve, which has had a detrimental impact on the economy and led to inflation and economic instability.<\/p>\n<h3>The Second Worst \u2064President: Franklin \u2064\u2064Delano Roosevelt<\/h3>\n<p>Shapiro\u200b ranks Franklin \u2064Delano Roosevelt as the second worst president due to his expansion of government power and his policies that prolonged the Great\u200d Depression. Roosevelt&#8217;s New Deal\u2063 programs, while well-intentioned, \u200dcreated a\u200c culture of dependency on the government and failed to bring\u2064 about true\u200b economic recovery. Additionally, Roosevelt&#8217;s internment of Japanese-Americans during\u2064 World\u2063 War\u2063 II is a stain on his \u200blegacy and violated the principles of due \u2062process and individual rights.<\/p>\n<h3>The Worst President:\u2062 \u2060James \u2062Buchanan<\/h3>\n<p>According\u200b to Shapiro, the title for the worst president\u200c in American history goes to\u200d James \u2062Buchanan. Buchanan&#8217;s presidency\u200d was marked \u200cby the escalating tensions between the North and the South, which eventually \u200dculminated in the \u200cCivil War. Shapiro\u2063 criticizes Buchanan for his failure \u200cto take decisive action to \u2063address the issue of slavery and his \u200dinability \u200bto\u2064 broker \u200ca compromise between the opposing factions. Buchanan&#8217;s\u200c inaction and weak leadership ultimately led to the\u2063 bloodiest war in American history.<\/p>\n<p>While Shapiro acknowledges that the rankings in his list may\u200b be controversial and subject to interpretation, he firmly believes that these five presidents had \u200ca detrimental impact \u2062on the country and should\u200b be remembered \u200bfor their failures. He \u200balso argues that the\u200d traditional rankings by academics often overlook the negative consequences of their actions and \u2063policies. By shedding light \u200con the\u2064 flaws and shortcomings of these presidents, Shapiro hopes to encourage\u2064 a more nuanced understanding of American history\u200b and the impact of presidential leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Ben Shapiro&#8217;s selection of the five worst presidents \u2062in \u200cAmerican history\u200d includes Jimmy \u200bCarter, Barack \u2062Obama, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin \u2064Delano Roosevelt, and James \u2062Buchanan. \u200dHe argues that these presidents\u200b not only disregarded the Constitution and wreaked havoc on the\u200d economy but also implemented detrimental policies and \u200dcontributed to the Civil War. By challenging \u2062traditional rankings\u200c and highlighting the negative consequences of their \u2062actions, Shapiro seeks to\u200b prompt a more\u200b comprehensive evaluation of presidential leadership and\u2062 its impact on the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro recently unveiled his top five worst American presidents on the latest episode of &#8220;Facts.&#8221; Released on Presidents&#8217; Day, Shapiro criticized these presidents for disregarding the Constitution, causing economic turmoil, implementing detrimental policies, and fueling the Civil War. 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