(CNN) Longtime political journalist and columnist Al Hunt says Donald Trump is "certainly the worst president in my lifetime." "He's the worst president, not because I disagree with his policies -- though I disagree with many -- but I think there is a carelessness, a recklessness, meanness and, I think, corruption," Hunt told David Axelrod on The Axe Files, a podcast from The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN. Hunt, who got his start in Washington covering the US Treasury for the Wall Street Journal, sat down with Axelrod ahead of leaving Bloomberg, where he's been a reporter and columnist for 13 years. Hunt's 50-year career in journalism informs his analysis of how Trump's presidency deviates from past administrations. Here is how Trump compares with some of his Republican predecessors, according to Al Hunt:Read More

Source: CNN December 14, 2018 22:52 UTC