Notice the difference?

I’d slide Reagan a lot closer to the Trump side. Trump compounded the problems that began, more or less, with the Reagan presidency.

I was about to make exactly that comment. Put Teddy Roosevelt on the Buff Doge side.

teddy was more of a progressive

Yeah, Lincoln too. Back in the day, the Republicans were a liberal/progressive party. But there were some good conservative Republicans too.

still looking for the reasonable arguement with fact and not just an unflattering photo...

Hmmmmmmmmm I don't know what visual you would use along with Trump, but maybe something along the lines of the Grim Reaper since the GOP appears to have become a death cult.