Why Donald Trump won’t be president

I was a big fan of Donald Trump’s exploratory moves for the presidency. I saw those interviews the money mogul did on Fox News recently. I have to admit, I was impressed. He was poised, and told host Neil Cavuto he was “embarrassed” for this country. Ashamed that the world viewed us so poorly, and he was just the fella to try and right the ship of state. Aside from his usual ramblings about his money (I can’t see a blue-collar worker subscribing to that), the Donald made a lot of sense. 

Take note: I was a big fan …

I wish the comment weren’t in the past tense. But then I watched Trump appear on a dayside show called "The View" on Wednesday, and he single-handedly tanked his entire campaign.

It was on that show that Donald tussled with Whoopi Goldberg. But the exchange was not over serious issues of how this country is in total debt; or why this president should have a better story to tell regarding Libya, Afghanistan … you name it. No, Donald Trump pulled a rookie move — he took the bait of a host who knows nothing about politics. He thought he was smarter than she was.

Donald engaged in an argument with Goldberg that no one — whether in Washington or elsewhere — believes is a serious policy concern, let alone a personal one. We’re talking about why or why not President Obama won’t show his birth certificate. Yep, the Donald is a “birther.” Give me a break, folks.

I know many Hill readers question why this president refuses to reveal his birth certificate, but every time anyone brings the topic up, they are immediately relegated to the “not serious” pile.

I’m sorry, it’s true. With all the issues facing this nation, a wannabe leader of the free world chooses to have a deep conversation about whether Obama was born in this country? Please.

All Whoopi had to do was pull the race card, which she did, and Trump was in over his head. Oh, he won’t think so, but he was. It wasn’t even a serious forum. "The View"? That’s a venue where you wax nostalgic about your first kiss, or where you were when you watched your first Harry Potter movie with the kids. You don’t talk about political conspiracy theories. And you certainly don’t do it on a show where Whoopi’s producers have access to an APPLAUSE button for the audience to make her look good and you look like an imbecile.

I know Donald Trump is smart. But that might be part of his problem. He’s too smart for his own good. And the moment you start believing that you’re going to set a liberal host like Whoopi Goldberg or Barbara Walters straight, you lose.

That play might have worked on "Rosie," but not here. If Donald Trump keeps pulling such amateur moves, he won’t be around long enough to get his exploratory committee off the ground.


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