Trump Ups The Ante, Tells Hannity Obama Is ‘The Worst President In History’

The last time a public figure uttered this sentence, the nation had a hearty guffaw at Ben Quayle‘s expense— until he became Congressman Ben Quayle of Arizona, one of the 535 most powerful people in America. This time, it’s Donald Trump who is pulling out the “Barack Obama is the worst president ever” card with Sean Hannity, amid claims that he also has a “big heart” and “gets along with everybody.”

Unlike most of the combative Trump personal appearances that have made him, somehow, the top potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate on some polls, Trump’s sit-down on Hannity (lavishly overlooking Central Park) was more about what was good about Trump than what was bad about President Obama. This may be, however, because he began the interview with the harshest critique of President Obama yet:

“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. In the history of this country, Barack Obama is number one.”

Moving right along, Trump had nothing but good things to say– about himself, that is. And of his most threatening opposition, Mike Huckabee. “I do much better when I don’t like the people,” he joked, worrying that the fact that Huckabee was a “terrific guy” would weaken his attack. He once again confirmed that he was not making the media rounds to promote Celebrity Apprentice, and then took some time to explain why he may run. “I think I’m know as a really good businessman,” he noted, adding later that “I’ve made a lot of great decisions” and, what’s more, “I’m a very conservative person with a big heart.” This meant that he gets along “with everybody”– hence his campaign donations to Democrats– and he hoped the rest of the nation could grow to get along, too.

The interview via Fox News below: