Trump is incredibly dumb, ignorant, uneducated, lazy, and lacks any semblance of self control and...

[Yavin4]

discipline as evidence by his diet and his overly aggressive libido.

So, then, please tell me how did get accepted into an Ivy league school, become "successful" in commercial real estate, had a major network TV show touting him as a great businessman, won the nomination of the Republican party, and then became president.

How could he have done any of this?

[madaboutharry]

1. Because he is a con artist.

His father greased the skids for him and then he conned his way through life taking advantage of gullible and weak people.

[Yavin4]

3. That's an awful lot of gullible and weak people. n/t

[YessirAtsaFact]

11. He is an extremely talented con artist who understands how to manipulate the media

I don't think he does anything else all that well, but he's a great con man.

He behaves like a 13 year old asshole who was given a fortune to play with.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. 200 million inheritance and a team of competent people already in place.

oh and running cons.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. When you have compliant "authorities" in NYC, who let you get away with

whatever the fuck you want. You'd be amazed at what you can get away with.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Yes to all of your descriptions. As to your other ?s, he cheated, lied, bribed, cheated, and ...

cheated and lied.

Pathetic and poor republican leadership in the GOP. This alone should make anyone pause to even want to support this party ever again. As un-American as you can get, and pandering only to their wealthy donors, no one else.

[DonaldsRump]

6. 5 letters: D-A-D-D-Y n/t

[world wide wally]

7. When you have no conscience, any road to monetary gain becomes easier to negotiate.

Think about how much you could have stolen and lied about if you were inclined to act like that.
Well, Trump is inclined to act exactly like that.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. He tapped into people's primal fears of "the other."

He promised his followers the moon and delivered a shit sandwich, which doesn't phase them because they have been assured they are the only ones smart enough to know what's going on. And they get to wear red hats.

During the campaign, he smartly targeted one GOP candidate at a time, attacking with the force of an out of control machine gun until they capitulated or were eliminated. Eventually he was last man standing. Say what you will about Fat Donnie, he's a survivor.

Then, with Russia's help, he gamed the election to win the Electoral College and won "the biggest victory ever," except for all the others that were bigger.

Ultimately, IQ45 proved the adage we were told in elementary school, "We live in a country where anybody can become president."

[Historic NY]

9. M O N E Y!!!!

[ooky]

12. ding ding ding

[procon]

10. Like wealthy people everywhere, Trump expects,

and receives, preferential treatment. His wealth means he can buy the outcomes and results he desires, and hire the sort of people to assure his success.