A thought experiment

 A few months ago I began to draft a post in which I challenged myself to list the the character traits a role model would have, after which I was going to note that Donald Trump is almost the complete antithesis of everything I think an admirable person would be. I got this far:

List the qualities that you find admirable for a person to have. 

For me: confidence humility kindness generosity intelligence discipline temperance honesty decency virtuous

If you were to build a person from scratch who did

I had intended to return to the draft and finish, but having come across this reposted essay from a few years ago, I think this already says everything I might have thought to have written.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace

One thing I might still note, however, is that some people might see my list and say that Trump does, in fact, have a great deal of confidence. I beg to differ. My conception of confidence is Stoic: it is inwardly focused self-awareness that can not be affected by external circumstances. Trump does not have this: he has arrogance (false confidence) - and much of it.