Cast your mind back to 2017; Donald J Trump has just beaten Hilary Clinton in the US election and much of the world is now in hysterics regarding the World War Three event that President Trump is indubitably going to incite.

Skip forward to 2021; President Trump has completed his four-year stint as Leader of the Free World and, having been edged out in the recent election by Democrat Joe Biden, has transpired to be one of history’s least pugnacious presidents.

WW3 never occurred despite Trump’s riling of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and, in fact, exactly zero wars were started in the name of Donald J Trump.

There are no presidents in recent history who can say they incited zero international conflicts.

Before Trump there was Obama; he started the Waziristan War.

Before Barack Obama there was Bush; he started the Afgan War against the Talliban.

Before George W Bush there was Clinton; he started many wars, including the Kosovo War.

Before Bill Clinton there was Bush Sr; this man started the original war in Iraq which, in fairness, has been more devastating to the US than concurrent COVID pandemics.

George Bush Senior was still far from the biggest warmonger the US has seen but, assuredly, nor was Donald J Trump who, despite bearing such hatred and derision, actually did nothing wrong during his single term in power and, more notably, he started no wars.

Going back even further – Raegan, Carter, Ford, Nixon – US Presidents, traditionally, start at least one international conflict during their time in power.

The man, who many were terrified would bring the world to its knees, as a further many of us could appreciate, was nothing but a big fat blowhard.

Article by Tim Walker

Edited by Imp Eaching

Photography by D J Trump