# Why Trump will be one of the best Presidents ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190 "2016-02-26T13:42:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/61 "2016-02-27T11:53:17Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I’ve heard a few reports that Donald Trump is not at all like the persona he portrays. [Chris Christie Thinks Trump Really Does Believe All The Horrific Things He Says](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-christie-donald-trump-endorsement_us_56d0b81be4b0871f60eb65c7) > [@](#): > > “I think he’s just being himself. You can characterize that however you want, and everybody will have their own opinion,” Christie said. “But I can tell you, people ask me all the time, because they know I’ve known him for 14 years, ‘What’s he really like offstage?’ I’m like, ‘That’s it. That’s him.’” > > As for whether Trump is playing a character in order to gain favor among GOP voters, Christie said he didn’t think he was. “This is Donald. This is the Donald I’ve known,” he said. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/62 "2016-02-27T12:44:59Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > The Kinkster is a pretty good writer (of songs & books). But his candidacy helped Rick Perry [remain governor in 2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2006). There were four major candidates & Rick won with 39% of the vote. > > Would all of Kinky’s fans have voted for the Democrat if he hadn’t run? That’s not certain. Still, the fiasco made me hope Kinky keeps doing what he knows how to do… Yes. As much affection as I have for the man, he was way out of his depth on that one. As is, IMHO, Mr. Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/63 "2016-02-27T12:54:45Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > You’re right…he doesn’t sit at home crying. He just [sues the shit out of them](http://fortune.com/2015/08/14/donald-trump-lawsuits/). Who was it he threatened to sue because they (some media outlet or individual) referred to him as a “millionaire” instead of “billionaire?” When he’s POTUS, Trump will make it easier to sue for libel, Trump says:[ > [@](#): > > Donald Trump is threatening to weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier for him to sue them. > > The celebrity businessman turned Republican presidential front-runner told a rally in Forth Worth, Texas, Friday that he wants to “open up” libel laws. The changes envisioned by Trump would mean that “when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money,” he said. > > Trump added that, should he be elected, news organizations that have criticized him will “have problems.” He specifically mentioned The New York Times and The Washington Post. ]([http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c2a1ba494631474b9e17251f3670998e/trump-wants-weaken-libel-laws-amid-feuds-reporters](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c2a1ba494631474b9e17251f3670998e/trump-wants-weaken-libel-laws-amid-feuds-reporters)) ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/64 "2016-02-27T13:28:04Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Yes. As much affection as I have for the man, he was way out of his depth on that one. As is, IMHO, Mr. Trump. Insofar that it may have actually caused harm I regret having bought a shirt supporting his campaign. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/65 "2016-02-27T13:37:43Z")
I don’t understand people who think there is a different man behind the persona. What signs do you have that this is true? It only seems to come from incredulity that he could be for real. The one thing I have is that Penn Jilette, who worked with the man and has no reason to lie about it, says that what you see is what you get. “But,” you say. “Maybe he never showed his true self to Jilette.” What does that matter? What good is some secret self that he never actually shows to anyone? What matters is how he’d run the country. And I see no sign he’d run it any differently than how he’s running his campaign or how he’s run his businesses–both of which seem to be the same. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/66 "2016-02-27T13:40:57Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’ll say this for him. Given his repeated successes at coming back from bankruptcy, America’s debt issues will be a thing of the past if he’s elected prez. My understanding is that he did that only by letting his companies fail. So I expect he’ll be fine but he’ll let the US crash and burn. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/67 "2016-02-27T15:01:46Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Well, once there was a man named Ronald Reagan, who made B-movies and sold cigarettes. He hated the California university system, and he became governor of California… > [@Folacin](#): > > I would point you to Jesse Ventura as governor of MN. I had moved out by then, but my brother (an otherwise intelligent man) voted for Jesse on pretty much the “hell, why not?” theory. Let’s not forget a muscle-bound bodybuilding / action movie star who talked funny who was inspired by the presidency of Richard Nixon to become the “Govenator” of California - Arnold Schwarzenegger. In all fairness, that’s three oddballs who were elected to pretty high offices. While you may not agree with their politics or policies, I don’t think any of their terms would be considered a “disaster”. Personally, I feel that Trump would be more credible as a Presidential candidate if he had been governor of a state first (let’s say New Jersey). ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/68 "2016-02-27T15:10:29Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > My understanding is that he did that only by letting his companies fail. So I expect he’ll be fine but he’ll let the US crash and burn. Precisely. This is a guy who, if an arm of his company is failing, says “fuck it, cut it off. Not my problem anymore.” That’s not a bad model for business–throwing good money after bad rarely works–but a national leader can’t just say “fuck it, not my problem” when Michigan goes into the pooper. That would be sick. It’s a fundamentally different way of operating. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190/69 "2016-02-29T17:04:36Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Let’s not forget a muscle-bound bodybuilding / action movie star who talked funny who was inspired by the presidency of Richard Nixon to become the “Govenator” of California - Arnold Schwarzenegger. > > In all fairness, that’s three oddballs who were elected to pretty high offices. While you may not agree with their politics or policies, I don’t think any of their terms would be considered a “disaster”. Arnold’s was not great though. He was saved because here we care about our environment unlike some of the other states, and he pushed some green initiatives while governor. Which is too bad because we all know that Carl Weathers from Predator would have made the best governor between the three of them 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-will-be-one-of-the-best-presidents-ever/747190.md?page=3)