It's Unfortunate - Trump Had The Opportunity Only 44 Men Before Him....

[global1]

to be a leader of this wonderful country. He really could have been a good president if he wanted to. Instead we got this treasonous goofball - and he decided to be a jerk of a president.

I don't think it will ever happen - but - he might live to regret that he didn't take a better path for his presidency.

Most unfortunate for him and for us and sad.

[dawg day]

1. I don't think he could have been a good president anyway-

He'd have to be a completely different person with the same name maybe.
He lacks something essential -- real intelligence, sure, but more than that, empathy. He's never shown it his whole life. He's got some animalistic ability to "read crowds," but that's not empathy.

He'll never think about being a good president. He is president... he doesn't get any sense that there would be expectations about that beyond "I am president. Submit."

[nuxvomica]

2. He's suffering the trap of narcissism

You can't really aspire to greatness if you're a narcissist because there's nothing greater than yourself to aspire to. And if you can't aspire to something, you can't get there. There was never any hope he could have been a halfway decent president much less a great one.

[Goodheart]

7. Well said.

[unblock]

3. He never wanted to do anything good.

He's only ever wanted to accumulate money, burnish his image, and be cruel to people he hates (anyone who doesn't solidly further his first two goals).

How anyone could look at this and see anything other than a tyrant is beyond me.

[Wounded Bear]

4. No way. No job tests a person't character like being President...

Trump never had sufficient character to do the job. He's an internet troll, supported by other internet trolls.

Hopefully, the non-voting public has woken up to what happens when they abrogate their duty to vote. If the so-called undecideds decide to pitch in, we'll swamp the Red Hat assholes.

[Totally Tunsie]

5. Without trying to diminish OP's point, technically tRump is the 44th man to hold the office.

Grover Cleveland is counted twice as 22nd and 24th presidents in the count of 45. Thus, 44 men holding 45 presidencies.

[link:https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/01/20/technically-donald-trump-is-not-the-45th-president-hes-the-44th|

Trump will not be the 45th person to be the country’s president. He’ll actually be the 44th.

The reason? Grover Cleveland.

Cleveland was inaugurated in 1885, but after serving one term lost his re-election campaign in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison (one of the five presidential candidates to win, despite losing the popular vote). Not to be discouraged, Cleveland ran again in 1892 against his successor, and won. He served his second term from 1893 to 1897.

Thus, Cleveland is known as both the 22nd and 24th American president.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. He's not capable of even being a good person.

[2naSalit]

8. Since the first breath he drew

this individual has never been capable of being president due to his mental health condition that was probably present at birth. Sadly for every living thing on the planet, he has become illegitimately president of a powerful nation and is determined to destroy it and everyone on the planet to do so.