Barack Obama Leads Gallup Poll as Most Admired Man of 2016, Beating Out Donald Trump

For the ninth year in a row, respondents participated in a Gallup Poll and they have ranked President Barack Obama as the most admired man in the United States. In what some are calling a, not-so-surprising defeat, Donald Trump came in second.

Historically the most admired men and women in Gallup polls tend to be sitting or incoming Presidents and first ladies, however Donald Trump’s numbers are below what President-elect Obama’s numbers were back in 2008. Obama as President elect had about a 32 percent support ranking in ’08; however Donald Trump’s numbers are higher than President-elect George Bush’s numbers in 2000, which was only at around a 5% ranking.

Hillary Clinton ranked as the Most Admired Woman for the 15^th year in a row, and the 21^st time overall. Since her stint as First Lady in 1993, she has only lost the number one spot three times, in ’95 and ’96, to Mother Teresa, and again in 2001, to First Lady Laura Bush. Michelle Obama came in second among Most Admired Women.

Shortly after the news broke regarding the Gallup poll revealing 15% of the respondents chose Trump, compared to 22% of the respondents choosing President Obama, and 12% choosing Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump began tweeting critical remarks about President Obama making his transition into the role of President difficult.

Source: Gallup.com