U.S. News 评选出美国历史10位总统：川普排名第二

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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.