Except he wasn't. He coasted. Inherited a really good economy and job market from his predecessor.
All he had to do was not fuck it up...which happened the moment his presidency was tested for the first time.
We don't measure our real leaders mettle when things are good. We judge it when things are dire.
And on that note, Trump fails. Miserably.
They tell tall tales. C'mon, you're old enough to remember the 70's and 80's clearly. Politicians tell stories to get elected.
But they don't engage in serial lying to the point you have even the most conservative of supporters with their jaws on the floor.
How about one of his originals?...the Central Park 5.