A historian says Trump's presidency is likely to be the second shortest in history

Donald Trump'spresidency is likely to be the second shortest ever, a leading historian and author has claimed.ProfessorRonald LFeinman predicted that the former reality TV star will stay in the top job"between the 31 days of William Henry Harrison in 1841," who diedpneumonia and the "199 days of James A. Garfield in 1881," who died 79 days after he was shot by an assassin "afterterrible suffering and medical malpractice."Even if his time in office is "dragged out," Feinmanpredicted thatTrump is unlikely to last the 16 months and 5 days of 12th president Zachary Taylor, who died of a digestive ailment while Head of State in 1850.The 20th-century American history professor, who recently publisheda book aboutthe unfortunate fates of US leaders, addedthat he thought the "Pence Presidency" was inevitable. He was referring to Trump's Vice President, Mike Pence, who would take over if Trump was to leave the leadership.In a blogpost, he added thathe thought it was likely thatTrump will be impeached or forced to resign in a matter of weeks.His predictioncomes shortly after the White House admitted the President was told several weeks ago that hisNational Security Adviser Michael Flynn had not told the truth about a telephone call with a Russian diplomat.The news fuelledbroader concerns about his closeness to Russian PresidentVladimir Putin and the role his countrymay have played in helping Trump's election.Feinman, who teaches at Florida Atlantic University, suggested the businessman turned politician is more generally unsuitable for office."Many foreign policy professionals are shaking their head at Trump's inappropriate behavior and language every time he speaks in public, or issues a Twitter comment, and his instability and recklessness," he said, citing Trump's decision to hold a security meeting over the North Korean missile test in a public space in earshot of other people as "a sign of his failure to act responsibly.""The fact that Vice President Mike Pence played a major role in pushing Flynn out is a sign that Pence is already asserting himself with Trump," he said, adding the Vice President often appears uncomfortable with Trump's "freewheeling and careless behavior."No US president has ever been successfully impeached, althoughan attempt was made toBill Clinton but he wasacquitted by the Senate.Richard Nixon also resigned before he could be impeached for serious wrongdoing in the Watergate scandal.SEE ALSO:Trump reportedly 'yelled' at CIA director over response to reports about US intelligence being withheldJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: 1,500 happily-married people say the key to lasting relationships isn't communication ' it's respect
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