I think every president has had conflicts of interest , they were just kept more hidden . One of the downsides of not being groomed for decades to become president is the fact that you have a wealth of publicly accessible knowledge about you and your businesses , whereas someone who has been groomed their entire life have planned this out better . The bottom line is , nobody will ever know someone ' s intention , whether it be Donald Trump , Hillary Clinton , or Kanye West . You can only hope they took the presidency for a noble purpose . Why would a billionaire throw away a relaxing lifestyle of excess to get lambasted in public , have his marriage put to the test , have the public scrutinizing every move he and his family makes , jeopardize the safety and security of him and his family ? Do you really think someone would do that just to grow their brand ? I truly think he believes he can make a change and cares about the direction the country is headed . You can talk all the shit about him you want , he ' s definitely not undeserving of most of it , but at the end of the day I think he truly wants to make America great again . As far as his cabinet picks , you realize that any republican he picks is going to get bashed on by liberals ? It ' s common for republicans to be antimarijuana , abortion , etc . It ' s part of the platform . I agree that it ' s an outdated platform that needs an update but lately they stay away from social policies . They let the states decide on hot button issues like abortion , gay marriage , etc . I can ' t sit here and say I know how his term will work out , just like nobody here could say the same about Hillary . Politicians always lie . The hope with Trump is that not being a politician will shake things up a bit . If not , then so be it . It was atleast worth a try .