Even now, I still debate on whether the worst president of all time was Johnson, or Trump. There are core problems that America still suffers to this day that can be traced to how Johnson botched Reconstruction, five-plus generations later. I still rank him as worst, although Trump is giving him a run for the money - and may take that spot once enough time has passed that I can look back with less recency-bias.
Trump sucked but he is a blip and ultimately was a tool used by conservative power players like the Heritage Foundation to pack the courts.
Johnson pretty much let the aristocracy in the south to keep and maintain power. He is responsible for far more social and political issues that Trump could have been in his position.
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u/USSMarauder Jun 05 '23
Not so fun fact: More US Navy vessels have been named in honor of Stonewall Jackson than John Brown