People Share The One Word That Describes How History Will View Trump's Presidency
In December 2020, Fox News polled Americans toward the end of Trump's first term about how history will look back on Trump's years in the White House.
They asked:
How do you think history will remember Trump’s presidency? Will he be remembered as: SCALE: 1. One of the country’s greatest presidents 2. An above average president 3. An average president 4. A below average president 5. One of the country’s worst presidents 6. (Don’t know)
The results were devastating for the former president, finding that while 22% felt Trump would be remembered as one of the U.S.' "greatest" presidents, a full 42% declared Trump "one of the worst."
Perhaps this should come as little surprise, since Trump is regularly viewed by historians as among the worst presidents in history, including in Siena's June 2022 survey, which ranked Trump 43rd out of 45.
Inspired by the Fox News poll result, George Takei wanted to know a bit more about how Trump will be remembered, and so asked his Twitter following:
"In a single word, how do you think history will look back on Donald's disastrous presidency?"
\u201cIn a single word, how do you think history will look back on Donald's disastrous presidency?\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
And the responses were...blunt.
\u201c@IamAmericasidea @GeorgeTakei TRAITOR\u2026\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Travesty\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Treasonous\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Disgraceful.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
Others were a bit kinder.
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Unprecedented\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Incompetent.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Embarrassed\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Sad\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
Some didn't really understand the assignment.
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Not so much a word as a reaction but: \ud83e\udd2e\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei \ud83d\udca9\u26c8\ufe0f\nor\n\ud83e\udd21\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
And for many just one word would not suffice.
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Worst!\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei The beginning of the end\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei The most corrupt criminal ever to be in a national office\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei @jasonllevin A big mistake.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
Trump did have a few defenders.
\u201c@GeorgeTakei democracy.\n\nand why it's not always so good when someone like Trump can be elected.\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei Good\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
\u201c@GeorgeTakei How about a single gif?\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
But for the most part, perhaps this gif sums up the prevailing sentiment:
\u201c@GeorgeTakei\u201d— George Takei (@George Takei) 1663169974
You loved Bridgerton and The Queen's Gambit.
You can't get enough of The Crown and Lupin.
Hell, you've been Netflix-and-chilling pretty much nonstop for more than a year.
But how much do you actually know about the iconic streaming service?
Bingeworthy facts about Netflix 📺 https://t.co/z2FozleQ9h— UberFacts (@UberFacts) 1620958620.0
How It All Began
Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. Its initial model was selling AND renting DVDs by mail but they switched to 100% rent by mail within the first year.
Netflix launched its website in 1998 and in 2000, Hastings tried to sell the company to Blockbuster Video.
The video giant of yore famously declined the offer and the rest is history.
Netflix expanded into streaming media in 2007 while maintaining a DVD and Blu-Ray rental business. 2 million people still subscribed to Netflix's DVD rental service as recently as 2019.
Netflix is currently available worldwide except in mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea.
Netflix By The Numbers
As of the second quarter of 2021, Netflix had 209 million paid subscribers worldwide, over 73 million in the U.S. alone. But let's face it: the number of users is likely way higher since so many people share their accounts with family and friends.
You know you do!
When Netflix went public in 2002, its stock went for just $15 a share. But now a share costs about $531, making the company's market value around $235 billion.
That makes Netflix the world's 39th most valuable publicly traded company, currently ranked #115 on the Fortune 500.
Netflix is the 10th largest Internet company and in June accounted for 7% of all TV viewing in the U.S., the most of any streaming service.
If you watch only Netflix and no broadcast television, you're saved from about 160 hours of ads a year.
In 2017, Netflix reported that one user had watched Madagascar 352 times that year.
So if you've watched one movie almost once a day for the whole year, Netflix knows about it.
From Streamer To Studio
In 2013, Netflix ventured into original programming with the release of its first show, House of Cards, which won 7 Emmys during its run.
Their next two originals were Orange Is the New Black and Hemlock Grove.
Currently, there are over 850 original titles on Netflix including award-winning series such as The Crown as well as the studio's most-watched original film, Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth. Original content makes up 80% of what American viewers watch on the service.
At the 2021 Oscars, Netflix had the most nominations of any studio (36 nominations across 17 films) and took home the most statues of any film distributor with 7 (Disney was a close second with 5.)
Netflix has 129 Emmy nominations, which is second only to HBO with 130. Netflix has already won 112 Emmys.
Pet-flix And Chill?
12 percent of Netflix viewers confess to having stopped watching a show because their pet didn't watch with them.
And 22 percent have given their pets treats to encourage them to join their viewing party.
Netflix: not just for the humans in your family.
On May 13, George Takei and Todd Beeton spoke with Denise Bell of Amnesty International about how the Trump administration is bringing even more harm to our asylum seekers and refugees during the Coronavirus pandemic.
George drew a distinct parallel between Trump's policies today and the U.S. government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
On Wednesday, March 25th, George Takei joined Oh Myyy Pod co-host Todd Beeton for a remote discussion about how he and his husband Brad are doing under California's shelter in place order, how he's spending his time in isolation, and his thoughts on Donald Trump's response to the global pandemic.
George also explained why Donald Trump's use of the term "Chinese virus" to describe the pandemic is so insidious and has such a dark precedent in U.S. history.
You can listen to the discussion below:
For more Oh Myyy Pod, you can check out Season 2 below.
People Still Believe Hillary Clinton Was Running a Child Sex Ring Out of a Pizza Parlor--Here's Why
On this episode of George Takei's "Oh Myyy Pod!" podcast, host George Takei and co-host Todd Beeton explore the roots of the conspiracy theories that haunt the Internet and look at how and why they spread like wildfire online.