A more illuminating aspect of Trump the businessperson was his stint as chair of a public traded company - a scenario in which he was supposed to be the steward of not just his own interests but those of the company’s shareholders. But as the operator of mostly privately owned companies, Trump has primarily been in it just to enrich himself. He has no prior experience in politics or government service, pointing instead to his career in business. Donald Trump wants to run the American government.
