I didn't think the rest of the paragraph helped your cause in any way. You appear to admit he fails at his objectives, but threw in an unsubstantiated claim th

I didn't think the rest of the paragraph helped your cause in any way. You appear to admit he fails at his objectives, but threw in an unsubstantiated claim that he's a quick learner. If he was a quick learner, he would have learned he makes outrageous claims, and tempered his statements.