# Trump compared to Roman Emperor Commodus (180–192 CE) or other megalomaniacs

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> [@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):
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> Hindenburg, who had already played an infamous role in WW II

I thought that was WW I. And, yeah, he was horrible.

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