Thomas C. Stewart: The Day I Went Head-to-Head With Donald Trump

I'd like to believe this--that Trump is a smart, knowledgeable, tough negotiator... 

It's certainly consistent with some things we have good reason to believe--e.g. his business success and some video we have e.g. of him speaking to NATO. 

But it also seems at odds with a lot of things we know--e.g. that he's an inarticulate bullshitter, and a log of smart people who have worked closely with him think he's an idiot.

Me, I think he's a smart doer, not a smart talker. 

But (a) being President also requires that you be a reasonably smart talker, and (b) his most serious defect, according to me, isn't is intelligence, but his temperament.