Donald Trump's model of the presidency is The Apprentice

And a White House ruled by 'You're fired!' would be disastrous

Would Donald Trump run the country like his television show?
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After a convention widely considered a near-apocalyptic disaster, the electorate should have a pretty good idea of what kind of campaign Donald Trump is going to run: one based overwhelmingly on fear, and on Trump's unique ability to quell that fear through vigorous leadership.

But what kind of leader would Trump actually be, in the unlikely event of his victory?

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Noah Millman

Noah Millman is a screenwriter and filmmaker, a political columnist and a critic. From 2012 through 2017 he was a senior editor and featured blogger at The American Conservative. His work has also appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Politico, USA Today, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, Foreign Policy, Modern Age, First Things, and the Jewish Review of Books, among other publications. Noah lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.