Donald Trump Highly Unlikely To Repair His Legacy

 

     Donald Trump's legacy defined in one word? Self-centeredness. He ran for president to promote his business. After losing the popular vote and having a disastrous term in the White House, he was impeached for soliciting foreign aid in an election, refused to take responsibility for coronavirus, pardoned allies, let coronavirus aid hang in limbo to get some praise, claimed fraud in an election he lost, golfed more than any president in history, pressured officials to overturn election results, refused to attend Joe Biden's inauguration, and was impeached again for inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

     Unlike presidents like Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, who devoted their retirements to repairing their legacies to the fullest extent they were able, Donald Trump is unlikely to have a chance. Already banned from Twitter and losing contracts with businesses, he has no chance of getting a book deal. His old charity and university are under investigation for fraud, and, even after he leaves, he faces impeachment, meaning he cannot become a humanitarian like Jimmy Carter or an elder statesman like Gerald Ford. With no presidential immunity, he faces possibly hundreds of lawsuits and indictments for fraud and possibly sexual assault. He may face bankruptcy, and he is already struggling to find a community to welcome him.

     Donald Trump is doomed to be one of the five worst presidents in American history, and there is nothing he can do about it.