--- title: Harry Reid Calls Trump 'The Worst President We've Ever Had' description: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has spoken out against Trump, calling him the "worst president" and "amoral" in a new interview. canonical: https://time.com/5491931/harry-reid-donald-trump/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-02T18:28:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:57.099Z article:section: Politics og:title: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Calls Donald Trump 'the Worst President We've Ever Had' og:description: 'There's not even a close second to him," Reid said in a new interview og:url: https://time.com/5491931/harry-reid-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13a11d63003f7c00/69894281096a94d49b6a448b/harry-reid-donald-trump-chuck-schumer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton And VP Biden Attend Portrait Unveiling For Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Calls Donald Trump 'the Worst President We've Ever Had' twitter:description: 'There's not even a close second to him," Reid said in a new interview twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13a11d63003f7c00/69894281096a94d49b6a448b/harry-reid-donald-trump-chuck-schumer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Calls Donald Trump 'the Worst President We've Ever Had' > Sponsored content. 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Jan 2, 2019 6:28 PM UTC  Then-U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during his leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Then-U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks during his leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 2, 2019 6:28 PM UTC As he faces a serious health crisis, former Senate Majority Leader [Harry Reid](http://time.com/5378420/harry-reid-john-mccain-tribute/) has spoken out against President Trump, calling him the “worst president” and “amoral” in a new interview. Reid, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer and retired from the Senate in 2017, did not mince words about his view on Trump while speaking with the [New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/magazine/harry-reid-senate-cancer-trump.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage). “I think he is without question the worst president we’ve ever had. We’ve had some bad ones, and there’s not even a close second to him,” Reid told the _Times_. “He’ll lie. He’ll cheat. You can’t reason with him.” Reid said Trump is not an immoral person, but described him as “amoral.” “Amoral is when you shoot someone in the head, it doesn’t make a difference,” he said. “No conscience.” Reid has in the past strongly criticized Trump. Following the 2016 election, he [denounced Trump](http://time.com/4567860/donald-trump-harry-reid-statement/) as a “sexual predator” who “emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry in America.” The former Senator also discussed his successor, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has a much more conciliatory style than Reid’s bare-knuckles approach. Reid told the _Times_ he didn’t really want to talk about his relationship with Schumer, saying, “My personal feeling should have nothing to do with it.” He added: “I do not call Schumer. I call him once in a while — not weekly. Let’s say monthly I may call him.” ## Transcript Even as we as leaders accept the results of this election, we must also give voice to those who are afraid. Cuz there are many who are afraid. Indeed, a majority of Americans post- Donald Trump. Many of Republican colleagues in this chamber oppose Trump. They weren't alone. Trump will be the first president to take office having lost the popular vote by 2 million. Democrats have a responsibility to improve the life of Americans, all lives. But we also have other responsibilities. We have a responsibility to be the voice of millions of Americans sitting at home. Afraid that they're not welcome anymore in Donald Trump's America. We have a responsibility to prevent Trump's bullying, aggressive behavior from becoming normalized in the eyes of America. Especially the millions of young people who are watching and wondering, for example of sexual assault is now Laughing matter. [ INAUDIBLE ] responsibilities say it is not normal for the KKK Ku Klux Klan to celebrate the election of the president. They view as their champion with a victor parade. They had one scheduled. In another words we have a responsibility to lead. If Trump is serious about seeking unity the first thing he should do is rescind his appointment of Steve Banner. Resend it, don't do it. Think about this, don't do it. As long as a champion of racial division is step away from the old office. It would be impossible to take Trump's efforts. You have a nation seriously. So I say do Donald Trump Take responsibility. Wise to the dignity of the office. The president of the United States instead of hiding behind your Twitter account and show America that racism, bullying, biggoting have no place in America. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5491931/harry-reid-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5491931/harry-reid-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Calls Donald Trump 'the Worst President We've Ever Had'","datePublished":"2019-01-02T18:28:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:03:57.099Z","description":"'He'll lie. He'll cheat. 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