While I accept the thesis that being what some random author estimates to be a bad person is not really tightly linked to either long-term success or failure, I

While I accept the thesis that being what some random author estimates to be a bad person is not really tightly linked to either long-term success or failure, I'd advise against using such divisive, sensitive topics as contemporary presidential politics to illustrate your point. It's just baiting that is going to make the conversation devolve quickly. Suffice it to say, enough Americans reject that narrative about Trump for him to have won the election. There are much better examples out there.