by Mark Binfield on Quora
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Here’s a thought experiment I’ve used before in another answer. Would you make Donald Trump the coach of your favorite sports team?
Take a moment and really imagine doing this. Imagine that tomorrow, the team announces its coach is leaving, and Donald Trump is going to be the replacement. Are you thrilled by this news?
Imagine Donald Trump saying “We’re gonna win big this year! We’re gonna win so much you’ll be sick of winning! We’ll have the best team that’s ever played, we’re going to win the championship so easily, I promise you. It’s gonna be great.” Do you believe him?
Can you imagine your team steamrolling through its season with Donald Trump as coach, winning game after game as opponents marvel at his toughness and brilliant strategy?
Hmm.
Those other coaches have spent their careers studying the game, and most of them - maybe all of them - used to be players. Donald Trump doesn’t even know what all the equipment is for or what it’s called. He doesn’t seem to have a complete grasp of the different roles of the players on the team, or the rules of the game, let alone the strategy.
But hey! Considering he’s not a career coach, why not give him a chance?
No?
You say you wouldn’t trust Trump to lead your favorite sports team?
THEN WHY WOULD YOU GIVE HIM YOUR COUNTRY???
This is real life, people. Giving a job to someone who doesn’t know how to do it? Bad idea. Donald Trump isn’t any more qualified to be President than he is to be the coach of the Washington Nationals, and he shouldn’t get either job.