Donald Trump's idea of "consistent"

The worst president ever was George W. Bush. No, wait ... Jimmy Carter. I mean ... Barack Obama!

Published April 15, 2011 11:33PM (EDT)

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Donald Trump on "Hannity" Thursday night:

He's been a horrible president. I always said the worst president was Jimmy Carter. Guess what? Jimmy Carter goes to second place. Barack Obama has been the worst president -- ever. The history of America -- Barack Obama is No. 1."

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Donald Trump in an exchange with CNN's Wolf Blitzer; September 2007:

Trump: A Democratic candidate -- whoever wins (the primary) -- is going to have a huge advantage because of Bush. People don't like him. People think he's been a horrible president, possibly the worst in the history of this country.

Blitzer: You believe that.

Trump: Oh, he's been a terrible president.

Blitzer: You think he's the worst in the history of the United States.

Trump: I don't think you can get much worse. Why? I mean, who's worse? Give me a couple of names. Who could be worse?

Blitzer: Because in the last interview we did in March, you said he was the worst.

Trump: Well, at least I'm consistent.

The full video of Trump's explanation for why George W. Bush was the worst president ever -- without a single mention of Jimmy Carter -- is here:

 


By Steve Kornacki

Steve Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. Previously, he hosted “Up with Steve Kornacki” and was a co-host on MSNBC’s ensemble show “The Cycle.” He has written for the New York Observer, covered Congress for Roll Call, and was the politics editor for Salon.

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