The top 10 nicknames Trump has given his critics

Proof that he’s a bully, and not a smart one

With Trump’s surrender to Nancy Pelosi yesterday, it seems a fitting time to ask oneself, “just what is Trump good at?”

After all, he was elected President, so he must be good at something.

Based upon our experience so far, despite his claims to the contrary, it appears that he is no good at negotiating. That was just shown by his complete failure to get even one dollar for his wall. He also does not appear to understand government. He and his team were, for example, taken by surprise by some of the activities that were affected by the shutdown. Indeed, it appears he wasn’t even a really good businessperson. Evidence of that comes from analysis of his affairs showing that he would be richer if he had just taken his inheritance and invested it in index funds.

So just what is he good at? Adam Serwer of The Atlantic wrote a brilliant article arguing that he is good at being cruel. Serwer argues convincingly that Trump’s cruelty is the reason his supporters are willing to overlook his incompetence, his lying, his self-dealing, his nepotism, his personal immorality, among his many other faults.