These Presidents Got Terrible Grades in School (and How Donald Trump Compares)

These Presidents Got Terrible Grades in School (and How Donald Trump Compares)

Well, that’s what happens when you’re President of the United States and everyone wants to know if you’re closer to the smartest or dumbest side of the spectrum. People with bad grades still end up being successful, as Donald Trump and these other presidents who got terrible grades illustrate. Franklin Pierce attended Bowdoin College in Maine before becoming president, but he wasn’t a great student — at least not at the beginning.