Dec 182020
 

Only 15 Presidents have failed to get re-elected

Only 5 Presidents have failed to win the popular vote

Only 4 Presidents have been impeached or resigned

Only 1 President has done ALL THREE!!

So Donald Trump is the FIRST and ONLY  U.S. president elected while losing the popular vote (TWICE), impeached, and then fail to be reelected as an incumbent.

FAILED REELECTION

Fifteen American presidents sought reelection as the incumbent, but failed:

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and DONALD J. TRUMP.

LOST POPULAR VOTE

Five presidents were elected while losing the popular vote:

John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush and DONALD J. TRUMP TWICE!

IMPEACHED OR RESIGNED

Three sitting presidents have been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.  And one resigned just prior to being impeached.

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Richard M. Nixon and DONALD J. TRUMP.

 

President

Failed to be reelected as incumbent? Elected while losing popular vote?

Impeached by House of Representatives?

John Adams

John Quincy Adams

Martin van Buren

Millard Fillmore

Franklin Pierce

Andrew Johnson

Rutherford B. Hayes

Chester A. Arthur

Grover Cleveland

Benjamin Harrison

William Howard Taft

Herbert Hoover

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

George H.W. Bush

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Donald J. Trump

In an effort to redeem himself, Donnie tries to read a Christmas story to kids – but even fails at that!

 

(Apologies to JD if she’s posted this before.  I don’t remember it, and I couldn’t find it on a cursory search.)

And if you’re looking for the perfect Christmas ornament to represent what a god-awful $hitty year 2020 has been, here it is:

Wishing everyone HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

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