Obama Tops Trump as Most Admired, Gallup Poll of Americans Finds
- Hillary Clinton most admired woman for 16th year in a row
- First time since 2008 an incumbent president doesn’t top list
Former U.S. President Barack Obama
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Donald Trump may be the current president, but in terms of who Americans most admire, his predecessor and the person he beat in the 2016 election top the list.
Barack Obama edged his successor as the most admired man for 2017, a Gallup poll finds, marking the first time since 2008 when a sitting president didn’t win the annual accolade. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, is the woman Americans most admire for the 16th year in a row.