- Richard Nixon (USA)
- Unpopular Policies: Vietnam War escalation, Watergate cover-up
- Falling Approval: Approval collapsed 1973–74
- False Claims: Denied Watergate involvement until evidence forced admission
- Similarities to Trump: Paranoia, media hostility, eventual resignation
- Herbert Hoover (USA)
- Unpopular Policies: Passive response to the Great Depression
- Falling Approval: Approval crashed after 1929 crash
- False Claims: Claimed economy was improving when it was worsening
- Similarities to Trump: Economic denialism, detached from public suffering
- Silvio Berlusconi (Italy)
- Unpopular Policies: Cronyism, corruption, legal controversies
- Falling Approval: Declined during later terms
- False Claims: Exaggerated economic success, self-promotion
- Similarities to Trump: Media control, populism, scandals
- Boris Johnson (UK)
- Unpopular Policies: "Partygate," COVID mishandling, Brexit fallout
- Falling Approval: Approval plummeted post-2021
- False Claims: Misled Parliament about lockdown breaches
- Similarities to Trump: Charisma, norm-breaking, strategic denial
- Viktor Orbán (Hungary)
- Unpopular Policies: Authoritarian reforms, suppression of opposition
- Falling Approval: Remains polarized but stable among core base
- False Claims: State-controlled media projects inflated success
- Similarities to Trump: Nationalism, attacks on press, loyalty-based governance
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Turkey)
- Unpopular Policies: Economic chaos, crackdowns on critics
- Falling Approval: Public discontent over inflation and repression
- False Claims: Repeated claims of economic recovery and growth
- Similarities to Trump: Institutional purges, strongman image
It seems Trumps bullshit is over the top, but truth is, Trump only does what dictators do.