Ben Stein Says Trump Is Bad at Business and Economics, Good at Getting His Vote 

The Republican economist and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein burned presidential hopeful Donald Trump many times in an interview published Saturday by The Guardian. The only redeeming thing Stein had to say about Trump is that he will be voting for him, although he’s previously stated that he would not.

On Trump’s business acumen:

He is not a great businessman. He inherited a great deal of money. He did some successful real estate deals. Hardly anyone could miss doing successful real estate deals in New York considering the incredible boom that has taken place and the very low base point when he started out. He is not a great businessman at all – in no way.

On the feasibility of Trump’s economic policies:

I think Trump is popular because he says: I am going to go to China and get those jobs back. But he is not going to be able to do that. And any attempt to try would be a disaster.

On Trump’s grasp of economics:

I don’t think Trump knows a goddamn thing about economics.

On Trump qua Trump:

But I like him anyway, I might add.

So close.