LBC caller: 'Trump isn't a good person but he's the best man for the job' | LBC debate

James O'Brien debates with caller Lewis who suggests Americans don't care about Trump's character because they see him as 'the best man for the job.'

The conversation takes place as a report in the US finds that Trump would have been found guilty of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump would have been found guilty of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election if he had not been re-elected in 2024, a US government report has found.

The president-elect took part in an "unprecedented" attempt to cling to power after his 2020 defeat to Biden, according to special prosecutor Jack Smith.

Mr Smith submitted a report to US Congress detailing his team's findings about Mr Trump's efforts to cling to power.

He said that Mr Trump inspired acts of violence in his supporters in the January 6 US Capitol riots, as well as knowingly spreading a false narrative about the election.

But efforts to prosecute Mr Trump were thwarted by his victory in 2024. The US Justice Department does not prosecute sitting presidents.

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[adolfoquinoneslombrana]

I am surprised someone believes that Trump is going to decrease the price of groceries or "convince" Putin about anything.

[Emilyaaker]

I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years in another country. We are absolutely worried that SSI will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific lnvestment account with Tracy Britt Cool Consulting my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.

[tontocorazon]

Best man for the job, can't really explain what the job is

[Santiago]

If this person actually believes that Trump is the best man for the job of running the US, he would probably vote to have Boris Johnson returned as PM. One look at the track records of these men shows similar stellar performance.

[davidkeogh]

A bankrupt who added 8 trillion to the American deficit is the best man for the job?,

[ianedwards]

Aldous Huxley: 'Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.'

[Nosh_Feratu]

the problem is that people carelessly use phrases like 'best man for the job' without fully understanding what the job is, what qualifications the job REALLY requires, and whether the man claiming to be 'the best man for the job' is actually lying about his capabilities or what he intends to do when he gets the job.

I dont think the caller has asked ANY of these questions.

[daiphelion]

He's the worst man for the job. The guy straight-up undermines legislative efforts to protect their citizens, the very thing the 'job' has at its core...

[Rebellife]

Sounds like your caller also drank the Kool Aid
Also, Biden is going down in history as one of the best presidents.

[lbrounen]

The USA had record oil production in 2023 and 2024. There was no shortage.
Did grocery prices come down?

[capncrackfiend]

"Best man for the job." JFC that's an embarrassing take. A pug with a brain injury would be a better man for the job. Yes, I'm aware a pug is not a man, that's half the point.

[lbrounen]

Ending the war with Russia by threatening to do land grabs and annexations on friends and allies? Make it make sense.

[RobinHarris-nfyv]

These are people who claim Kamala Harris would be useless…but their only argument is that she “cackles”. That’s it

[tracyschaub]

He is not the ‘best’ man period in anything .. morals.. empathy.. intelligence.. etc… we are in for a tough four years 👹

[Varley-kn]

The bigotry is cranked up to eleven today

[stevendevilliers]

The fact they have elected Trump again should terrify the world about Americans intelligence 😢

[simonspeak]

“People are worried about the price of petrol”
I paid $3.10 per gallon yesterday, about 70p per litre, roughly half what motorists in the UK pay. It’s a non-argument.

[franciscollingwood]

Crucial unanswered (and un-asked) point: the best man for what job? The man actively campaigned to overturn the very job for which he previously & subsequently campaigned to be elected.
Voting for that isn’t naivety: it’s wilful ignorance.

[gosia]

The caller thinks that any man is better for the job than a woman.

[lynnoorman]

James, the scales fall from the eyes always in retrospect, unfortunately. The education policies of the populace, in times like these, ensure that the masses never learn the lessons of history. However sci-fi, a long time ago, predicted that the world would be ruled by large corporations. We are just now in the death throes of rule by elected governments throughout the world imo.