# Trump compared to Roman Emperor Commodus (180–192 CE) or other megalomaniacs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [June 13, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881 "2026-06-13T21:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881/2 "2026-06-13T21:26:21Z")
I wrote this in a current thread: > [@Non-American Dopers, what was your nation's worst president/leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-was-your-nations-worst-president-leader/1030791/13): > > Yes, sure, but there would have been no Hitler without Kaiser Wilhelm II. First one I thought of when I read that. If (and there cannot be any doubt) Hitler was our worst leader, WIlli II was the second worst. Very similar personality as Trump btw., narcissistic, ego-driven, vindictive, incorrigible, pompous and an idiot with Dunning Kruger complex to boot. ETA: notable third place: Hindenburg, who had already played an infamous role in WW II and its aftermath as commander-in-chief, and who… And I stand by it, I noticed the similar personalities of Trump and Wilhelm II a long time ago. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-compared-to-roman-emperor-commodus-180-192-ce-or-other-megalomaniacs/1030881)._