Donald Trump started gaining popularity at the beginning of the election because he was different. He was the non-politician, he was the outsider, he was the businessman.
Now, as everything comes to an end, it seems that what America first recognized as a positive thing could actually just be a horrible negative. Maybe what was so different about Trump wasn’t his business career, but actually the fact that he never wanted to be a politician at all. Donald Trump has a lot of notches on his belt, is this the next one? Every good businessman knows that it is important to be a little bit selfish when making decisions. Is this philosophy going to apply to Trump’s America?
Trump and his supporters have long argued that being a good businessman is a qualification for being a good president. That just because Trump is successful, he will be able to handle the most important job in the world. That just because Trump has casinos and hotels galore, he is the better choice than any candidate with past political record. Maybe it’s about time to question this. Why were we so fast to accept this train of thought?
Part of being a good businessman is being selfish, thinking of how to make more money, and not worrying about the people who will get the short end of the deal. How would this turn out for America if Trump ran our country the way he runs a business?
The rhetoric this entire election has been focused on Trump’s qualifications to be president. Maybe it boils down to the fact that being a good business man makes one a good business man, nothing more. Maybe the rhetoric should flip on it’s head, and in turn become a discussion about how being a business man like Trump actually disqualifies one for President.
A successful businessman is selfish, yes, but Trump is a very greedy man, who, if he doesn’t get what he wants (i.e., Taj Mahal) will just kick an idea to the curb. Donald seems to have no problem shutting down businesses and projects that garner no money. He may even give up on the US if we don’t produce the way he thought we would.
You have risen an incredibly good point. It’s easy to assume that those who have become succesfull on the scale Trump has, has done so through selfish means and will continue to do so in other ventures. At the beginning of the election, many supporters were making the claim that if Trump runs the country like his business, success and glory will come for all. The point you have made here, I beleive, negates that claim in a very true manner.