Matt Margolis - The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama

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For my son, Isaac.

May your life not be burdened by the damage done during the Obama years. Hopefully, your generation will make wiser decisions, informed by history and reason, learning always from our mistakes.

Matt Margolis

To my late father, George Childs Noonan, Jr. Marine, mathematician, philosopher, and patriot. Shortly before he died in 2009, he warned me that bad times were coming for America. He has been proved correct, and I pray that we recover his spirit so that we may restore our nation to greatness.

Mark Noonan

When we published the first edition of this book in July 2016, we knew that, with seven months left in Obamas presidency, thered be more to say by the time he was done. And boy, were we right! Those seven months proved to be just as calamitous as the previous eighty-nine. We knew wed have to publish an update; the only question was, how long should we wait? Even a full year after leaving office were still getting new glimpses into just how bad things were during Obamas presidency. This updated and expanded edition aims to complete our original fact-based tomeas much as possible, since well be learning new details about the dumpster fire that was the Obama administration for years to come.

One thing we learned was that we underestimated just how important it was to build a complete and honest history of Obamas leadership. Obamas real record has been whitewashed by former members of his cabal, his supporters, the media, and academia. Obama still thinks his policies benefited the nation, and his supporters parrot those claims without skepticism. If their fantasy version of Obamas presidency goes unchallenged, we will lose more than just the facts to history.

Despite all the failures and abuses documented in this book, Obama remains popularpeople believe his two terms were scandal-free and think he meant well, even if they disagreed with his ideas. He won a second term despite an economy mired in stagnation and myriad scandals, and hes winning the war for history itself. Still, there is hope. On Obamas watch, the Democratic Party suffered widespread historic losses down ballot. Between state and congressional legislative seats, governorships, and the presidency, the Democratic Party suffered a net loss of 1,042 seats. While he ruled, Americans were miserable and pushed Donald J. Trumpa political newcomer and harsh Obama criticinto the White House.

Though we think Obama set a dangerous precedent with his reliance on executive actions to enact his agenda, theres a silver liningmuch of his legacy can be undone. Trump and his cabinet have made surprising progress cleaning up the mess Obama left in his wake, and there are measurable signs of improvement. In the first year after Obama left office, the economy finally turned a corner, small business confidence soared, deregulation swept through the executive branch, the individual mandate in Obamacare disappeared, median income climbed, North Korea felt real pressure to cooperate for the first time in years, and ISIS crumbled.

Our job, however, is to make sure no one forgets what happened. This book began as a cathartic response to Obamas reelection but became an important register of historical consequence. Its easy to relax when times are good and to let the political left paper over the past with gorgeous propaganda, but this is not the time to get complacent. Barack Obama was an undeniable phenomenon, and many invested everything in his successincluding the journalists, filmmakers, and educators to dominate the narrative. But the fiction theyre building doesnt stand up to scrutiny. The truth must be exposed.

In addition to updating and reorganizing the original book, weve added two new chapterswith this new edition, you have the most comprehensive compilation of facts detailing Obamas presidency available. My other book, The Scandalous Presidency of Barack Obama, documents how the press blinded America to dozens of the worst scandals in American history to protect their messiah. Both books will be indispensable references for those who still believe that facts matter.

Matt Margolis

When Americans are asked Who is the worst president in history? and Who is the best president in history? one man ranks high on both lists: Barack Hussein Obama. How can he appear on both lists so frequently? The polls reflect dueling versions of history, one backed by objective research and the other by wishful thinking. In a December 2011 interview with 60 Minutes, Obama said he would rank himself as fourth best president in terms of legislative accomplishmentsan assessment so laughable the crew edited the comment out of the initial broadcast. One billion dollars is a lot of money, but its not enough to cover up the epic failures of his presidency, which weve compiled in the following pages. As opinionated as Americans are about how Obama measures up, history will be the ultimate judgenot recent polls, and certainly not Obama himself.

Theres just one problemhistory is a story, and our view of past events depends heavily on who is telling that story. Based on our research, however, we believe that honest historical accounts of Obamas presidency will