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Top 5 most controversial figures in American history

Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think

  • Many of the most polarizing Americans were Presidents.
  • Being controversial created complicated legacies.
  • Pop culture can also cause strong division.

Controversy is not always bad for you. Case in point, most of the people on this list are well-known political figures who have made a strong imprint on the country’s life.

While President Trump is certainly a divisive figure to many, the full extent of his impact on America is yet to materialize. And as incendiary as some of his tweets might be, he’s definitely not the first leader to act on opinions that exploit and exacerbate major ideological rifts. Here are 5 people who courted controversies that are still affecting the United States of today:

5. George W. Bush

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President George W. Bush Addresses Nation On 9/11 Anniversary. 2006.

If you judge by Wikipedia, the former U.S. President George W. Bush is undoubtedly the most controversial person in the history of the country. While 2019 stats are not available, the community encyclopedia reports that Bush’s page is edited almost twice as often as any other page on the site.

Why is “W” such a magnet for revisionary thinking? While he has become to some an almost beloved figure after leaving the office, in part thanks to taking up painting, his tenure as the 43rd President was very polarizing. Gallup reports that over his two terms Bush’s average approval gap from Republicans to Democrats was 61 points. This means that generally 61% more Republicans were supportive of what he was doing than Democrats. In the period from 2004 until 2005, this gap was even worse, at 76%, with only 15% of Democrats (against 91% of Republicans) approving of Bush’s decisions, like going to war in Iraq.

Besides getting the U.S. involved in costly and largely unwinnable wars that have crippled its own economy, other decisions made by George W. Bush that have been dogged by protests and argument include establishing the special prison for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and his administration’s poor response to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

4. Barack Obama

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President Obama Delivers Remarks On Executive Action Immigration Reform. 2014.

The President who followed “W” into the Oval Office was perhaps an even more divisive figure. Barack Obama’s decisions and background contributed to an ever-growing partisan approval gap, pointing to…

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