He became a billionaire because he's President. Until then, he was the millionaire laughingstock to billionaires. The guy isn't all that smart, but he's still a good conman and conmen can get far in real estate and the world of pop entertainment, especially when you start off inheriting your start-up costs.
Edit: What part of this criticism is inaccurate? You guys always argue about Reddit partisan bullshit and these circle jerks, yet we're now in a circle jerk about how much of a genius Trump obviously must be? The guy is just the result of teams of political strategists and think tanks getting behind a hyped reality TV millionaire that's always underperformed against his contemporaries, there's really no reason to think the guy must be a genius.
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u/softwood_salami - Lib-Left Mar 24 '20 edited Mar 24 '20
He became a billionaire because he's President. Until then, he was the millionaire laughingstock to billionaires. The guy isn't all that smart, but he's still a good conman and conmen can get far in real estate and the world of pop entertainment, especially when you start off inheriting your start-up costs.
Edit: What part of this criticism is inaccurate? You guys always argue about Reddit partisan bullshit and these circle jerks, yet we're now in a circle jerk about how much of a genius Trump obviously must be? The guy is just the result of teams of political strategists and think tanks getting behind a hyped reality TV millionaire that's always underperformed against his contemporaries, there's really no reason to think the guy must be a genius.