President Trump thinks he knows better than anyone, but not because he actually knows very much. His 2016 campaign was run from the gut, under the explicit rationale that “experts are terrible” and that whatever someone with a degree and years of experience could do in any area of government, he could do better relying on instinct. His White House has conducted itself according to this philosophy, to devastating effect.
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Washington Post: 4 more years of Trump’s contempt for competence would be devastating
U.S. President Donald Trump turns to gesture toward the White House while delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
