WASHINGTON ¨C The idea that Donald Trump might be a good president seems as unlikely as the idea that he would win the election. Yet, as we see, strange things sometimes happen.
Actually I wasn¡¯t as stunned by his win as many other observers. If he proves to be a good president, that will surprise me more. One always comes back to his character. What happens when such a vain, impulsive, bullying and proudly ignorant man meets resistance, or has to deal with a crisis? That¡¯s certain to happen. The risk with such a leader isn¡¯t so much that he will be a routinely disappointing president, but that he might be a disastrous one.
Nonetheless he has one or two things going for him. The first is expectations. His supporters are said to be in for a colossal disappointment. Yet they might be less crestfallen than you¡¯d think. After all, how many will really be surprised that Trump can¡¯t and won¡¯t keep his promises to them? For many of his supporters, the biggest benefit of electing Trump has already been banked: They told Washington what they think.
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