10 Times Lex Luthor Outsmarted Everyone
2. When He Was Elected The President Of The United States Of America
Lex Luthor has always been an ambitious man, but he wasn't a politician; rather, he was an evil businessman with dreams of world domination. That was fine for decades, but in 2003, he did the unthinkable; he ran for and won the office of the President of the United States.
Becoming the most powerful man in the world certainly put him in a position over Superman, who had always respected the government of the United States. It wasn't long before Lex declared Superman and Batman as public enemies, and he accomplished this by blaming Superman for a Kryptonite meteor shower.
This presented a problem for the two heroes, as it was perfectly clear to them that Lex wasn't interested in being a good President. He had a plan, it was evil, and the two superheroes teamed up to put a stop to it. Meanwhile, they had the entire might of the United States Military, numerous supervillains, and converted superheroes to contend with.
Ultimately, the two heroes were able to take the President down by using his own words against him. Batman secretly recorded Lex saying that he traded weapons with Darkseid to counter another threat to the planet, but it took a lot of work and a long time to dethrone President Lex Luthor.